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The following kits have been added to my store.
The kit includes the pattern, fabric, felt, threads, rusty bell, Bush Santa Decoration, Iron-on-Pellon & Cardboard.
The kit includes pattern, fabric, Moggy Decoration, threads, Iron-on-pellon and cardboard. The blue fabric is needle-turned in position.
If you have purchased the pattern but would love to purchase one of the kits email me marglowdesigns@bigpond.com .
Around this time of the year if I'm visiting friends or relatives I like to make a little gift for them. Something quick and simple as it's often a spur of the moment decision.
A Christmas decoration was the obvious choice; something tried and tested to take the guess work out of it. A Simple Pleasures decoration using one of Barb's hand painted buttons was just the thing.
Feeling very pleased with how quickly the first one came together I decided to make a house warming present for my daughter. I do like Barb's 'Moggy' decoration and Jess owns a black cat or should that be the other way around.....
It looks very cute hanging on her front door, out of the weather.
Last week we made the very difficult decision to say goodbye to our puppy dog, Azzy. He might have been 14 but to us he was and always will be 'puppy dog'.
I loved his optimism, checking his bowl first thing each morning just in case he'd missed a bit from the night before or in the hope it had been magically refilled. He wasn't too fussy about his food enjoying fabric, lolly wrappers, tissues, toothbrushes, loaves of bread, Red Skins (very chewy red sweets), and no we didn't deliberately feed him these things he just had a knack for finding them. He loved checking out handbags and the unwary would find him with his nose right at the bottom pushing it around the floor.
When I decided a bit over 6 years ago I needed to lose weight, it was Azzy that dragged me around the hill. He loved the walk (as all dogs do) and so I kept at it each day, simply so I didn't disappoint him. His walking days had been over for the past few months, but my routine was established and I am forever grateful for this.
He loved us unconditionally, as only a pet can, and is greatly missed - even his man-like snoring.
After the last class I came home and started doodling. It wasn't long before I was cutting out felt and fabric, adding a few stitches and thinking this year's Christmas presents. Simple and quick - just the sort of thing I love to make.
Now I could hardly finish them off at Friday Sewing and I couldn't just sit there with nothing to do, so I made the Stitched Heart from the Festive Trinkets pattern.
I prepared it at home, stitched the front at sewing and finished it off in front of the TV. This is for a non sewing friend, who still has some things I made for her many years ago (things that make me blush when I look at them).
It would make a charming addition to your own collection of decorations or a special friends.
Tempted - you can purchase the kit for the Stitched Heart here.
This week the final Red Treasures classes were held. I have loved every minute of the classes and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the variety of fabrics the girls have used.
They all look lovely but I am very tempted to make a yellow one like Mel's. Mel plans to make a couple of more and surround them with the hexagons she's made. That sounds exciting!
Heather is making hers (bottom pink/blue/green) into the cushion and rang to say the background fabric cordinated perfectly with her new bed spread. I'm sure the other girls in class Wednesday night will be pleased to hear this. It's a little nerve-racking picking fabric to coordinate with something you've never seen.
Thank you to everyone who particpated in this year's club. And for those of who've asked, yes I am thinking about projects for next year.
