Back With A July Finish

Well nearly finished.  I'm jumping in before Monday begins another week of busy busy and I miss posting.  My apologies for being absent through June but life has been hectic with one thing and another. Some of it not great, but a lot of lovely quality time spent with family before and during the school holidays and a little trip away.

So I'm back to my Santa Cutlery Keepers and if I can stay on track I will have six of these little fellows by end of November. Just to prove I'm not sharing a pic of the same Santa each time, here is my first one with his new friend. (Still needs a little more sparkle)

I've also been doing some thinking re next year. I'm happy to keep 1 Xmas Item A Month and our quiet little workshop door open for anyone to pop in and out when time permits. It's lovely seeing the beautiful creations that each of you kindly share with fellow Elves.  I've already decided that I'm going to be working on my "A Merry Christmas Garden" which I started waaayyy back in January 2014. Time to bring this beauty to at least a finished top by end of 2020.  Progress so far is ...

Merry Christmas Creating xx

April gifts completed

Boy, oh boy, this year is really flying by, or is it just me?


It seems that I was just writing the post for last month but here I am writing again for this month!


Ok, on to the good stuff. . . .


Here is a "group" shot of the 2 items that I recently finished and will add to the Christmas gift box:

The doily is crocheted with thread. . . . I found that I have a *ton* of thread and since I don't want to throw it away I will be doing a lot of doilies and such during the summer months while we are camping.

This is another one of the placemat zipper pouches that I have done in the past.  However, this time I put little pulls on both ends of the zipper so that there is something to hold on to while zipping or unzipping the bag.


If you look closely you can see that the pulls are made out of a ribbon that is marked like a tape measure.  I thought it was a fun find at Hobby Lobby so I picked up the spool.

So, now I am on to trying to figure out what I will be making for next month.


I do have several more placemats, just need to get zippers, so you might be seeing more of them. . . and maybe more crocheted pieces. . . it depends on what hits my "fancy".


Have a lovely month.


Sherry V.
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February Finishes

Hello all,  

Got heaps achieved this month. Lots of Christmas/ Birthday gifts made.

The final tally for Feb is - 7

Christmas Gifts - 4

2 x Christmas Skirts

2 x Christmas Table Runners

 Birthday or Christmas Gifts - 3

Set of 6 Place mats

Hot Handle Pad and Oven Mitt

Woo Hoo, go me! 😊😊😊

Until next month, Happy Sewing

Raelene

1st Christmas gift done!

Ok, first a confession, the picture below is not the project that I completed for this month.  But, it is what I completed.

Let me explain.  I made another placemat storage bin but I could not find my camera (I think it may be at work).  And blog posts without pictures are not all that interesting.

So, I found a picture of the first placemat storage bin that I did and am substituting it until I can find my camera and correct the picture.

These bins are so very easy to do.  I watched the YouTube video from Lorrie Nunemaker.

In fact, she has an entire series of videos about using placemats to make bins, zippered pouches and other things.

I have made several other items from her videos and may be making more of them as Christmas gifts because they are so easy and fun to do.

The only problem that I am running into is finding suitable placemats. . . . I think other quilters are getting to the stores before I can!  LOL

So, if you are looking for easy projects you may want to check out her YouTube channel.  Or just search "placemat projects" because I know that there are other videos with other projects out there.

Have a lovely day.

Sherry V.

House Keeping

Firstly ... a big woohoo! to Elves Fiona and Cheryll for their first items of the year ... off to a great start.

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Now just a little housekeeping before school goes back (which means me back to work) next week.

After a stumble through my spam folder this morning I hope I have replied to all who have knocked on the workshop door. Check the sidebar under "1 Xmas Elves - 2019" ... if your link isn't there or not working please let me know. An asterix * indicates you are current.

I have sent a few invite emails out this morning to be able to post to our blog ... again if you haven't received your invite or aren't able to post to the blog ... please email me at pinsandwhiskers AT gmail DOT com so I can (try to) sort it out for you.

We all look forward to seeing the beautiful projects you complete or have been working on so jump in and share away ...the more Elves the merrier.

There is still time to join in. Please refer to THIS POST for signups and make a start on a Merry and Stress-less Christmas 2019.

Happy New Year - Roll Call

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Wishing everyone a Happy New Year full of family, fun and fabric.  Trusting that your Christmas was a happy time spent with loved ones and just a little less stressful with all the wonderful gifts and decorations you made throughout 2018.

Time to kick off the new year with a roll call of Elves wishing to play in the "1 Xmas Item A Month Workshop" and make a start on filling your gift box or decorations box ready for a Merry and Stress-less 2019 Christmas.

Please leave a comment on this post only if you wish to join our merry band of elves working their magic.  I will be updating the sidebar list at the end of the month ... then just make a post around the 25th of each month with something you've made or progress on a long term project.

Get ready ... get set ... sew. 

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