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 :o)
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
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