September - Completed

Ok, by now you are all aware that I am a rebel with a cause...LMAO. Well I like to put my own spin on things. But I can say that I have made a Needle Case just not the complete verision that was our challenge it grew as you can see.

So with that said, September is complete but you will all look and wonder how at all it resembles the  SKOW version of a needle case. Well I wanted it to be more of a travelling sewing item as I wanted it as a gift, so I have morphed a couple of items together to get my version...thanks for inspiring me.

Also in this post, I did mention that the August was coming, with life just getting crazier - NOPE it morphed into a pillow that little bit of fabric, so no bag is not being remade ..post coming over on my blog

August - still coming....but a share

OK well, it's not a complete from this year....but it is two completed versions of this months project, mine from this month is still coming.

I completed 2 of these wonderful bags back in December 2011, as gifts, one for my mum and one for myself...always  love giving myself a gift.

I completed them for our little travel irons complete will little ironing mats inside...mum loved hers.

 Ok, so here is a sneak of the fabric, that I am making this bag from, I designed that little birdy love nest and printed in a screen printing class yesterday - more images to come of my work on my blog....this is going to be a special little bag for my god-daughter, whom I am going to visit in 3 weeks, (Note chooky the chookshed is going to get a visit)

JUNE... Pinchushion

OK, with the threat of another pass looming, and the month drawing to a nearer end, I had a panic. and although I had dragged out the fabrics, the book and the tools last week, I finally go to it  yesterday I spent some time....so progress has begun...

My stitcheries are complete - yes I decided to stitch the little home instead of applique, and I have now joined almost all the hexis....that's tonight finish.

I am going to say  it may be late as I finally tracked down the walnut shells at Hatched and Patched and placed my order today. So once they arrive I can complete it.

But I have dragged out Next month's pattern and I am thinking of altering the stitchery...but I am thinking early!!!

April

Ooops, it's the 1st of May. I had great intentions of posting the first week.....but!!!!!!!!!!

I got Sick, really sick, there is a vomiting Gastro bug going around and it knocked me out for about a week......I felt horrid... 

Then I had a market, so with being sick well.....

Then number one son's work is swept through with the flu last week, being a Chef he had to send staff home....etc and then he comes down with it, and well needless to say another two of us as well...

So the month of April disappeared 

But I had already done Aprils project, yes I made 3 of them and gave them as gifts.

if I can get away with it Ill try or its a pass please Chooky

March & a 2nd February

Well, I am loving that little threat from Chooky, that I don't complete a month I can't play along. That kind of lingers in the back of mind all the time. Keeping me on point and on target. I read March's project and thought do I need another pincushion, mmm of course LOL...and I have a birthday in March, nice cushion some good pins, perfect gift.....so I got to it, they were rather quick to stitch, I did 2 in one night, then of course they have be plonked on my desk under all the other half projects that have been waiting for a sewing machine sit in.....yes I like to hand stitch, but it's done upstairs in our house and the machine part is done downstairs - I need to schedule a day for it and this week I have - read all about it on my Blog.

Bugger, I don't know how but I missed Kris's Tip, it would have made my job easier - read my blog to find out my adventures with stuffing LOL

So Chooky, I've completed my second bag, and it's packed and ready for GDITC and you can add 2 pin cushions - love ticking of my list of To-Do's

January completed

Back after a big break and ready for another year with Chooky's Stitch A Long Blog inspiration...looking forward to making a year of gifts

Here is January's project, so quick and easy and just a little addictive! Joined the rest of the girls and mixed up the sizes