Marg Low Designs

sewing accessories

It is such a good feeling when you turn one of your latest fabric purchases into a finished project. The fabrics (except for the check) are from the Darla range. The bag is one I made and taught about four years ago. I had been on the lookout for just the right fabrics to inspire me to make another.

I had vague plans to incorporate the left over pieces into another project but know from past experience such ideas rarely come to fruition. More often than not, the fabrics are put aside and forgotten in the excitement of the next purchase and idea.  So I decided to use them while I still loved them and made a rotary cutter case and ruler cover.  (Yes I've revisited the strippy rotary cutter case and ruler covers I made about 18 months ago.)  They were perfect for utilising the left over pieces. And how beautifully they compliment the new bag.

There is a pattern just around the corner for these three projects so stay in touch.

One can never have too many sewing accesssories!

'something' done

 Yes, I resisted the tempation to make the ruler cover in red and opted for the coordinating set. Green is my favourite colour and I do like combining it with a little pink.

See the red just wouldn't have worked.

I'd never planned to make this many. I originally just needed a cover for my 60 deg. ruler to protect the edges. But you know how it is, one thing leads to another.

This is one of the projects I'll be teaching in the new year.

 Don't you love it when you finish one project and then straight away start the next one.

I have a new teapot and needed a mat to sit it on. Originally, I was going to make a dresden plate block until I remembered this eight petal flower block by Christine Book.

This is one of my favourite books and I have always wanted to make this block.

Now I wasn't sure what colours to use, as it is one of those modern infusion teapots, but these are the first fabrics I pulled out of the basket. They worked, so there seemed to be no point in looking any further.

What I am excited about is all those 'somethings' that needed to be put in some kind of order, have magically ordered themselves. 

Enjoy your New Year celebrations!