I decided to make something with my practice piece of hand quilting, so I added a little stitchery and turned it into a needlecase wallet. I do enjoy playing around with the designing of projects and seeing it all come together at the end...plus the added bonus of a photoshoot in the garden at the end!
These are the craft books I have been drooling over lately...Rosalie Quinlans because I would love to have a go at hexagon flowers and make the quilt from the book, and Christine Book...well she just has lovely designs! What are your favourite craft books at the moment?
I hope you are enjoying your Sunday!
I have been practicing my hand quilting in a cross hatch (which my thread keeper is sitting on) I am loving it!
Sharing an oldie today...this is a wallhanging I did when I first discovered my love for crafts, (about 5 years ago) But I didn't (couldn't) do hand embroidery, so I did EVERYTHING in Punchneedle.
I am enjoying stitching for my Gardeners Journal...this one is my favouite so far. I have used Pekinese in the bigger stitcheries, to make a part stand out more...like under the pots.
The beauty of this stitch is that you do backstitch first, and then stitch back over it (see pic) So any part you want to stand out, can easily be done at the end. (click on pic to enlarge it)
Lisa
Yes, I know another binder! This ones a little bit different to the others, as I've used a Theodoracleave button, and designed a little stitchery to go around it. I have quite a few more ideas using my buttons that I purchased from Mothers Cupboard, but firstly I must do some Gardeners Journal stitching!
This is the first time my Hakea has flowered...I have noticed it seems to be attracting a few different birds to the garden...which I love!
No Jess....you cannot eat my owl pins!lol! We have found that Jess eats everything..fruit that has fallen from the Apple and Pear trees, and she was even pushing in the gate, to the vegie garden, to eat the ripe tomatoes! And doesn't she look guilty!lol!
I hope you all have a great wekend! I am going to get my little pot belly fired up at lunchtime, so its nice and toasty for some sewing this arvo!
I used calico, as I wasn't too sure how he would turn out...but I should know better now because all Tilda projects are soo easy!
The postman delivered my button order from Mothers Cupboard today...they are just so gorgeous...thankyou Fiona for such a promt service! I think that the cat buttons would look lovely on the front of a project binder! You can never have to many covered binders, as they are so useful!
I hope you are having a great start to the week!
And signature quilt 
I have an old meat safe which I intend doing up, so I can display all my little quilts that I have made so far (5 all up) 
Chookyblue invited me to join Snappyfriends...which I was pretty stoked about! As this weeks challenge is something old, I took a pic of my favourite old house and posted a pic on the Snappyfriends blog, not knowing that it once belonged to my Great Great Aunt Kelly, as I have since been told by Mum. 
I hope that you are having a great weekend...not sure if I will get much sewing done, as the kids and hubby have finally given me their cold germs!lol! Might just have to curl up with my favourite craft books!
Another project from the Crafting Tilda's Friends book...but I think that this one looks lonely and needs a friend! 
I made this little snail from Crafting Tilda's Friends book...still have to glue him to a plank when I find one suitable. So pleased I don't have real life snails in the garden this size!lol! 
Enjoy your Sunday
These are the threads I have chosen...but unsure if they are going to stand out enough against the fabrics...might need one with more red!
Have a great weekend
This is my cream mink Protea in bud...anxiously waiting for it to flower
And this is an unusual (weird) bud on the Gum tree in the backyard...I didn't even know it had a bud like this until today!
Inside I keep the book, traced stitcheries, photocopies and cut fabric pieces, which are stored in zip locked bags.
The postie has also been good and delivered my Tilda books...still waiting on 3 to arrive...just love her books!
I hope you are enjoying your week!
This is the binder opened out...the fabric cut away from behind the stitchery, I have put on the back (left side in pic)
Now I will have a place to keep all the requirements needed for my LIB Quilt...the plastic A4 sleeves I can keep any completed stitcheries and stabiliser...inside pockets for scissors and glue.
