Are we half way through winter? Has it even started here in the UK? Either way it’s time for a review of the list I made back in October spurred on by Sarah at Fairyface Designs:
1. Believe it or not it didn’t take me long to spend the gift voucher for Pink Castle Fabrics:
2. I made Bethan a cushion for her birthday:
3. On Christmas eve I made a new seat for the dolly buggy
I’m ashamed to say that the straps have already started to come off! I guess I should have sewn them in much more securely, but to be honest I’m not sure they ever get used anyway!
4. A quilt for Leah? I’ve joined in the Oh My Stars! quilt along and when she asked what I was sewing the other day I told her and she said ‘is it for me?’ and I told her she could have it if she likes it when it is finished…so I guess we might have success on this one!
5. The Nintendo DS bag, following further conversations with our Gamer friend I won’t be making a drawstring bag for this and have other plans, it’s on my handwritten list in my diary quite near the top. My girls have got to grips/become obsessed with the DS over the holidays so I can see how this will be a useful thing to get done.
6. Things for men…I made some journal covers up in more masculine fabrics:
Other than that I’ve not been too inspired. Although Tobit has some new gadgety stuff that he said he could do with a bag for so I might just have to purchase this pattern:
meylah.com via Mary on Pinterest
It’s one of those things I could probably make my own pattern but time feels short enough without trying to find some peace and quiet to concentrate! Available to buy here.
7. On my list I wrote that I would try and write a tutorial for my flower brooches. BUT, I’ve been approached by a shop that would like to stock them so I’m rethinking what I might do. I’m not wishing to blow my own trumpet but I think they are quite unique in their design and I sort of feel like they are a ‘signature’ piece of mine so I’m not planning to write one in the near future. Apologies to anyone who was hoping for it! I have however written a few other tutorials for you and have at least one more in the pipeline.
8. I got the soft books made for my new nephew and niece, there may be more to make…
9. An Etsy shop, I have plans but not so much motivation right now.
10. I made stock for the Christmas fairs, I sold a good amount but am delighted I have nothing booked in right now.
11. I’ve pinned more tutorials to my Pinterest sewing tutorials board and I did manage to make one of the things on my board:
It’s a great tutorial for earphones by Erin Erikson, so I made one for Tobit for an early Christmas present one afternoon.
12. That on-line class I won…no idea when I might take it!
13. Hurrah I’m using my vintage sheets and pillowcases in the Oh My Stars! quilt so I feel like I’m killing two birds with one stone!
14. It was a bit rushed and last minute but I did get the Christmas decorations made for my swap partner, you can see them here. It was great fun and next time I promise to set myself more time!
15. I’ve used the Go! Baby again, twice in fact to make Bethan’s cushion that you’ve already seen and one for Leah that I wrote about here. I’m planning to have a sewing day with Emily (hopefully next week) and plan to take my Go! Baby with me so that she can play make use of it too.
16. I love this whole review thing! I didn’t know when I wrote it that Stacey at Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy would be running a year long Sewing for Boys sew along! In fact I wrote my original Winter Stitching post the day before she announced the sew along – it was just 2 months before someone drew my attention to it! Anyway I’ve had a first month making a t-shirt for Mathias from knits! I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings.
I must say that having written this I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself having achieved a lot that was on my list. I’ve not much to add to it but hopefully by the time winter is wrapped up I may have Leah wrapped up in a quilt of her own!
Linking up with:
Congrats on the progress so far
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Great progress, great projects!
My you have been a busy bee! Love that little headphone holder, such a handy item. x
Love your pillow
I love your pillow. The scooter fabric is so cute!
Fab projects Mary, love your cushion, LOVE the tshirt, love the journal cover
Thanks for linking up (and sorry its taken me so long to get round, its been manic this past couple of weeks) Sarah x