My sheep cushion has been a work in progress for a couple of months. It started when I couldn’t find a pattern that I liked and so decided to just design my own. So I drew what I wanted on squared paper, and wrote out the instructions for myself to follow, as though it was any other pattern. Continue reading Sheep Cushion
Category: Fabric
A Lovely Year of Finishes 2015 – September Plans
Easy As ABC QAL – Month 6 blocks

Last month, two years after originally starting it, I finished the fifth set of blocks from the ABC quilt. Continue reading Easy As ABC QAL – Month 6 blocks
New School Bag
A new backpack was needed for the start of the new school year, and when I looked around at the patterns available the one that seemed to have all the things I wanted was the Star Student Backpack from Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop. Continue reading New School Bag
PE Shorts
Schools here went back last Wednesday, and my list of things I needed to make before they went back contained two things, one of which was PE shorts. Continue reading PE Shorts
Zoo Animals BOM – August
This month is the penultimate month of the Zoo BOM from Quietplay.
There will nine animal blocks when we finish in September (next month!)
Bag of the Month 2015 – May
This is another of the bag patterns that I got as part of the Bag of the Month Club. It is called the Seneca Creek Bag by Betz White. Continue reading Bag of the Month 2015 – May
A Lovely Year of Finishes 2015 – August Plans
Easy As ABC QAL – Month 5 blocks

Back in August 2013 I began an ABC quilt as part of a six month quilt along. Then after I’d completed the first four months my sewing machine, all my fabric and the blocks I’d made so far were packed up and shipped back to the UK from Australia. Continue reading Easy As ABC QAL – Month 5 blocks
T-Shirts for Summer
I made a couple more t-shirts for the children to wear over the summer holidays.
After the success of the ones I made during Kid’s Clothes Week, I used the same two Fishsticks Designs patterns.
For the big one the size 6 from the Charlie Tee and Hoodie Pattern. He was given free reign of all the jersey in the sewing cupboard and chose the pink. I picked the grey ribbing for the neck. I turned up about an extra half inch in the hem from last time, which makes it a better length on him.

