The Big Day

This large lap quilt is made with the 'Cabin Fever' pattern (by Amanda of Jedi Craft Girl, and Amber of Gigi's Thimble), using a fat quarter pack of 'Bedtime Stories' by Elizabeth Chappell for Art Gallery Fabrics.

The fabric has lovely soft colours and cute garden motifs - my favourite is the little mice on the gold/tan print.

The quilt measures 55"x56" as I made it bigger than the pattern version by using more than five fat quarters and making extra blocks to enlarge the quilt size.

I quilted it on my Bernina Q20 longarm (10ft frame) with channel locks to help me make straight lines.

It was completed in October and gifted to my work colleague, Sarah Botting, to mark the occasion of her September wedding to Matt Mclean.

As with many of my quilts, if I don't use a black and white strip for the binding, I use a black and white polka dot. The backing is a sky-blue gingham.

The quilt was given cat-approval by Gizmo...

Christmas Stocking for Harrison

 

Made this a couple of days before Christmas to gift to my cousin's new wee grandson, Harrison McGowan.

Went with my tried and true pattern for a stocking, as used for all the previous ones I have made (click on 'stocking' or 'Christmas' in the labels on the right of this page to see the others).

Hand-stitched felt, with added embellishments as pictured. Rudolph has a little bit of stuffing to make him more 3d. The ears and antlers also stick out a little. So much fun to make!

Tissues Pouch

 I made this as a Christmas thank-you gift for a parent helper who has been coming along to my classroom at reading time once a week to listen to kiddies read - super appreciated!

Followed a tutorial on Instagram by @simplyeilene for her Tissue Packet Holder, and made a few trial ones first to check the sizes would work for a packet of Kleenex here in NZ.

I went with a starting size (cutting sizes) of 6.25" x 7.25" for the outside print, and the lining piece was cut at 6.25" x 8.25" (the lining also cleverly forms the binding of the opening).

I think I would like to work out how to make it with 'boxed' ends so that the tissue packet slots in really well.