WOYWW -#246-Sewing Bee

 Its that time again, Wednesday where does the time fly and I managed to miss last week.  For all the T's & Cs go along to the lovely Julia's.
Did you all see last night, Sewing Bee is back, well these are my efforts.
This is the finished article for my Creative embroidery course which I showed 2 weeks ago in progress.  It is layers of organza fabric which has been sown to my design.  then the layers have been randomly cut.

I will have to finish my main project but will show you another time.

this is another project i have managed to finish this week.  found the fabric at a show and just had to have it.  Isn't great and know its not everyone cup of tea, but I like it.  So went to my first quilting class with the lovely Tanya Bashford who shown me the way to make a Wallaby bag.   it has 3 pockets on either side and 4 inside and its quilted.

This is a card I did get to do this week so still doing a bit.  Sorry to end on a sad note but Mum went back into hospital again just after I had posted 2 weeks ago so only home for 4 days.  Well that's how it goes.  Have a good day every one..........................................

WOYWW #244-Hello again

Hello All, I'm back again, hopefully for a bit longer than last time.
For those in the know My Mum was taken back into hospital just after Christmas with a massive infection.  I got her out on Monday, and she is much better this time.  We are now building her up.  
I have been doing a Creative Embroidery course which started before Mum became ill, and this has kept me going.  So my desk today is not my craft room but the dinning table.  We have been looking at design, so took leaves , so my first pic is the design I created using Ivy leaves.
 the yellow block is part of my design I used to make a design block, which can then be used to make any pattern you want.

 This pic shows the blocks plus the start of my fabric design.  It has a base of stabilisher, then silk and 5 layer of organza.  I have then free machined my design  on the reverse.

 This is the front of my design and I have started to cut out layers , to show the different layers of organza.

To join us on the biggest blog hop go over to the lovely Julia at Stamping Ground .  Have a good day.

WOYWW -240# Happy New Year......

Happy New Year to all in Blogland and joining in on WOYWW co ordinated by the lovely Julia.
I'm a bit late today, wasn't going to take part, but thought I had to take the plunge and get into the swing again or else I will not do it.  My desk is a little sparse as haven't done much as the mojo is not what it was.  However taught a small class today, with an easy Thank you card and how to make a cascade card.  Plus some of my new stash,  Tim Holtz Eclectic Material, 2 On The edge Dies and stamp from Dyan Reavealy.Shall have some fun with those later.....
Have a good week Ta Ta...

WOYWW- 238 Happy Christmas Everyone!!

Wishing you Julia and everyone else in blogland a very Happy Christmas.   No crafty stuff today, just waiting til we go to my Mum and Dad's for dinner.   Mum is doing well, as can be expected.   Pic is of my cat Delilah  who managed to position herself very well for a pic.  My tree is in fact clematis vines twisted into a curl that hangs from the ceiling and decorated.  I have had it for years.   As I said before wishing everyone good things.......

WOYWW #235 Good news at last!

Hello to all you Wowers, I have been absent for a very long time, but I have some good news.  After nearly 8 weeks my lovely Mum is out of hospital.  She is still very frail and has a long way to go but she is out! This is a picture of her when we went on a cruise to Norway in July.

I would like to thank all the well wishers and prayers everyone said for my Mum, someone was listening.

Thats me today, wishing you all a good day.    

FwATC's No 100! and the Last

Its the 100 ATC challenge and sadly the last.  so a big thanks you to all of you who have taken part in the past.  So let us go out with a bang and join us in this challenge at Fun with ATC's

Practise Time.....

for Free Motion Machinery.  For those of you who know, Mum still in hospital.  So yesterday managed to grab a couple of hours to practise my free motion machinery, I decided to make a couple of covers for my Pinking shears( they cut little zig zags to stop material fraying) and my ordinary material scirrors.

I used 2 cotton napkins for the back, thick iron on vilene for the centre and the top pieces are curtain remnants, plus my machinery.  Wishing everyone a lovely Saturday before the storms hit us.