Girlie stitching

I've done it again, and started another new quilt. I mentioned earlier this week that I had the urge to make a baby girl quilt and I just couldn't fight the urge. I'm telling myself that making little baby quilts is a really good idea because I'm getting to use my stash,  try out some ideas that have been brewing, and I can list them in my Etsy shop. If they don't sell that's fine because we have a large extended family and there's always babies - and if they do sell then Yay! I can make some more! :)

I started cutting into the lovely Colour Story bundle that I bought from Pink Castle Fabrics and mixed in some linen and other scraps. I fell in love with this gorgeous quilt that Svetlana made a little while back, and wanted to make something similar in soft girlie colours with some pretty handstitching.

After a bit of stitching I had a little quilt top

I was able to baste it on the kitchen table, and now I'm sitting hand stitching, looking out at the sunshine and wondering where all the snow is because it's not arrived here yet!

I'm thinking that a quilt like this in lovely fresh crisp blues and whites with linen would be gorgeous! What do you think?

Have a great weekend, and stay warm if you have snow :)

Fiona x

A hand-stitchy kind of week

It's been a hand-stitchy kind of a week this last week. I won't bore you with all the details but when I got out of bed on Monday morning I fell over as soon as I stood up. It pretty much went downhill from there. Another attack of labyrinthitis perfectly timed for the school October holidays :( we were supposed to be going to stay with my Mum for the week but it wasn't to be.

Instead she spirited the kids away for a few days (Thankyou Mum xxx) and I have spent the week in bed. After a few days I was able to sit up enough to do a bit of hand stitching and that's what's been keeping me sane(ish)

First of all I hand-stitched a keyfob for my Mouthy Stitches partner (triple-stitched to make it good and sturdy!) Embroidery pattern is by the amazing Lilipopo

Then I worked on my EPP Bee blocks

Did a bit more quilting on my Loulouthi quilt (yes it's covered in dog-hair - I took pity on my poor attention starved puppy and let him curl up next to me while I stitched this)

and my favourite :) This has cheered me up! The lovely Susan cut these fabrics for me months ago after I fell in love with this beauty made by Michelle I like Orange Too, and just had to make one of my own. I've been scared to put them together and quilt it because I was scared I would mess it up. This is the very last bits of some of my most treasured fabrics! Luckily it seems to have gone okay (or at least if it hasn't, I still can't see straight enough to realise!!!)

I'm feeling a bit better now and managed to watch a tiny bit of TV with the kids last night. Paul O'Grady - for the Love of Dogs My little lovelies waited for me to feel better so we could watch it together on Sky+ :)

And there have been benefits to being poorly. I've got an early start on my Christmas weightloss - I've lost 6lbs!

Hope you've had a good week :)
Fiona x