A summer spent SEW nicely!! ;-)

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Not one to renege on my promises…..here is post number three of my get back up to date out of semi-retirement (though, technically if you count the random alliteration post ~ it’s actually No.4 LOL) !!                                                                                                                                              Sew nicely is how I have been spending my spare time, getting stock ready for the Christmas rush (well..I hope ;-)!!) in my little on line Etsy shop . Trying to cater for all manner of tastes when it comes to festive dining??!!….from the traditional, as shown here, in this beautiful hand quilted set of twelve…to many new quirky, colourful, original and unique designs below……

Again, quite a traditional set of twelve, though with a less formal theme aimed at the young at heart…of course 😉

Now then!! If you really want to add some colour to your Christmas mealtimes..??…these ”Rockin’ Reindeer” Place Mats and matching fabric Coasters/Mug Rugs,  should definitely do the trick!! Traditional Christmas colours with a modern ”skewed” design twist  😉

Another modern take! Colour themed around the central printed cotton squares, I have selected and added fabric strips in co-coordinating colours to bring the different coloured backgrounds together as a bright bold set, which can be brought out year after year! As all my sets are made from cotton fabrics with a 100% cotton wadding, they can be laundered in a machine (YAY) and ironed…. to have them looking as good as new after every mealtime!!

Having been caught out last year, by a customer who wanted extra to match a set she’d bought from me (which I didn’t have, but managed to make a coordinating set to match in for her)….I decided to make a few more smaller sets, which can either be bought as stand alone or add on sets for larger dining tables!

And, then back to traditional! A beautiful hand quilted Festive Table Runner  ~ and it’s still not quite the end of August ~ so, still time to get a few more Christmassy things done 🙂 

Sew!! Missing I may have been, but, slacking..well, not really! And it’s definitely nice to be back amongst you All !! 😉

 

 

Button Decorated Keepsake Trinket Jewellery Boxes – Perfect for little treasures!!

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Buttons! Buttons!! AND, more Buttons!!! Routing around my vast collection has kept me quiet of late…now you know why 🙂 Creating little buttoned wonders! Sheer Bliss!!! To anyone, who shares the same passion as me for buttons, they will definitely understand! I’m sure the cost of the buttons far outweighs its sale value should they be carefully removed, even melted down, LOL!…though the pleasure of making them can’t ever have a true price tag! 😉

Making it special inside and out! A little rich red cotton fabric to line the oval wooden box! Sets thing off perfectly, I think! Just in case you missed how many delicious button were on this box……

An aerial view 🙂

Tomorrow is a special day for me ! Though, I think we should always think of TOMORROW as a SPECIAL DAY!!!! —Who knows what’s around the corner?!? Firstly, I would like to point people in the direction of a very special and extremely talented artist, called Ray Ferrer- he’s an extraordinary talented artist who’s just had a traumatic diagnosis http://wp.me/p2pdfM-nD  please visit! Then I have an extremely talented couple, who have a site on WordPress called Iarxiv – wonderful illustrations and series of stories – tomorrow marks the start of their new ‘Blublets’ series    http://iarxiv.com/2015/02/09/introducing-the-blublets/  – do please check it out!! I’m sure if past things are to go by, it will be wonderful 🙂 What is special tomorrow for me?…Well, it’s my five years of extra life…………. five years since I had a heart attack at the age of 43 (not over weight, no cholesterol, just hereditary, I’m led to understand) …..Making and creating, as well as gaining many new friends here on WordPress has given/kept me ticking along, for which I am so thankful 🙂 But, when I wake tomorrow, the next tomorrow will be one of the proudest days of my life, our daughter will officially graduate as Dr. Jen! Cap, gown and the works! – she’s worked so hard all her academic life and we love her to bits xx! I wish to congratulate her on her hard and dedicated path!!!!!!!!!!!

And then,  couple more!

The hot glue gun and a million more buttons……..so,

More unique little treasure chests 🙂

……….enjoy your every tomorrow!!!!

Pretty Patchwork Place-mats

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Variation on a theme of late….Place-mats and coasters this time!

Sometimes, in fact quite often, I question my sanity over my desire to make more than one of something, especially as each one has so much work involved from designing it to the finished creation…BUT…to eventually end up making 12 !?! six place-mats & six coasters (each and every one slightly different too) then hand quilt them all…and, as if that wasn’t enough I added tiny hand stitched flower borders to them all as well..not to mention hand stitching the binding down…I might have to think about upping my hourly work rate from a penny an hour…..;-/

At first, there was…a set of two……

….obviously I still didn’t think that was enough….So, off I went again…..

Then some more…..

In case you had any doubts about the 12……

Altogether now…. Colourful cotton table mats (including a 100% cotton wadding layer) AND fully washable too!

Perhaps, I’ll just sit and rock quietly in a corner for a while….;-)