Getting up to date & trying to get back my creative mojo!

I have just logged in and found that my last blog post was in March, so if there is anyone still reading I apologise and thank you for sticking around!  The last few months have been quite hectic here what with one thing and another, time has slipped away, fast! I did go back to work briefly but unfortunately that did not work out as planned so I have been trying to get back my creativity, but that was harder than I had thought.  When you break your day to day routine, you just assume that you can go straight back to it, however, that did not happen.  For a while I sat at my sewing machine and thought that inspiration would strike, but alas it never came and the more that I thought about it the worse it became.

Eventually I thought that maybe I needed to explore different textile crafts and have been playing around with patchwork and art dolls.  The patchwork is ideal for those nights sat in front of the tv and also is useful for using up all those scraps of fabric that you do not want to part with as they will come in useful!

On finding this book in the library, I knew that I also knew that I had to give these a go as they looked beautiful,



I was inspired to make this one of my own.  I really enjoyed making the skirt as it combined fashion and textile art. 

Anyway that is what I have been up to, so time to cut out more squares for patchwork, although I think I may get a little adventurous and try some hexagons!

Hope you are all well and thank you for reading! x





Proms, New Bags & Crazy Quilting

This week has been a bit manic!  Do you have times when your creativity lulls then comes back with a vengeance but at completely the wrong time?!  This week I have been preparing for upcoming holidays and as all mums will know that involves unbelievable amounts of washing and ironing, small child's junior prom, creating new designs and discovering a new technique, phew!!  So here are some pictures to illustrate.

First of all my baby going to her prom with her friend, oh so grown up! My baby is one in dotty dress...

Secondly new bag a different take on my teeny bag, slightly bigger and quilted,

Lastly my new technique that I am now really enjoying, I knew there was a patchwork artist in me, she just took some finding.  So here is my first attempt at crazy quilting, I knew those bits would come in useful for something!  It does need another little iron though, linen is lovely but it creases like mad.

I have discovered this ladies work over at Patchwork Pottery and am loving it, any patchwork lovers out there I can guarantee will become hooked looking at this ladies flickr pictures!