Christmas making in July

Ducking into the Workshop

for just a moment to show my "made"

for this month.

A non-traditional mini

with some yummy Aussie flavour :)

Hopefully I will make it back in a few days to read up on

what everyone else has been up to for July :)

Sisbabe

Oops almost missed June

well this month's end snuck up on me!

I do have three little finishes for June 

bright and cheery for a miserable wintery month :)

This years stitched family cards

2016 is yellow

and bears :)

 Lots more elves busy this month, well done to you :)

Sisbabe

Stitching for May :)

Gosh the end of May came out of nowhere!

I made a big push forwards working on this year's bigger project,
and then a giant leap backwards when I realised,
after I had pieced all the blocks,
that the seam allowance was wrong,
so er none of that to show this month :(

Fortunately after last month's post
 I had continued on some stitching
utilising a dash of diligence
 that showed up out of nowhere
so I can show

the rest of Gail Pan's Wishes bom stitcheries have been completed

These have been such fun to stitch :)

  Wishing you a cheerily festive June :)

Sisbabe 

Almost missed April!

Gosh it's quiet in the Workshop this month!

For me was only when I saw Narelle's post that I realised

yep, the 25th means 1 Xmas post time.

It's a bit tricky thinking 

about Christmas in April for us here in Australia.

On the 25th my head was full of the other National 'occasion'.

On the plus side,

it has meant getting this post together has been a 

lovely light ending to the month.

After all, the bravery we honour is about respect for the lives we get to live 

due to their sacrifices.

I reckon that absolutely includes the joy making Christmassy things :)

This month I have been working on

the other progressive project planned for this year.

Step One- stitching a long-ago Bom offered by Gail Pan

Christmas Wishes

The first 3 designs done 

Tick :)

 

 

Sisbabe

A mini quilt for March

I bought myself a smallish Christmas tree last year

since all my full-grown Christmas stuff is still in storage,

and I'd had enough of not having a tree up :)

It's one of those fibre optic ones, 

really pretty lights :)

However it also has this awful ugly pot

at it's base, yuk!

Now I have a proper little tree quilt

ready for this Christmas

(less than nine months away! eek)

It's about 23" across,

and all from scraps, yay :)

Sisbabe

Very Beary February Finish

This month is a decoration-y item.

A from-a-long-time-ago pattern,

coloured in, stitched,

and made into a fabric canvas :)

Confession: It is only pinned presently.

I need to cut the batting to back the stitchery

before I tack it properly, 

and this hasn't been a good week 

for me to handle sharp objects ;)

Which is also why I am posting 

at what seems like the last minute.

I was still hoping I would get a "safe" day ;)

What lovely finishes have been posted this month :)

See you again in (hopefully) 25 days :) 

Sisbabe

Starting small and sweet

Hello fellow Elves!

Happy New Year to you!

It's so lovely to be back in the Workshop,

and gosh haven't some of you started off well!

I've begun the year small

some more stitched reindeer

 

 to be part of (hopefully) another large-ish project this year

Though these new reindeer are quite itty as you can see :)

I'm well underway for February's item too!

I am determined to be properly present and correct here this year :)

Before I go I must show my other big-ish finish from last year.

It's been the site of many naps during December :)

 

Thank you so much Narelle for taking on the Head Elf job again!

And thanks for letting me back into the Workshop ;)

Sisbabe

November's Finish

November is a big item month.

My 2015 longer-term item is finished

and before Christmas

oh my :)

Okay so I'm a day late posting about it.

Quibble, quibble, lol

You've seen stitched reindeer

and a paling fence that took way longer than expected

so are you ready to see 

where they are now?

I hope so.

And I hope you won't be disappointed!

My 

craZy 8 cHristMas quiLt

It's simple piecing,

 and 

the quilting (done by me) 

is simple too

Random straight lines through the blocks

then some curved lines over the seams

(just for insurance ;) )  

I am so pleased it has been finished this year :)

Thank you so much Narelle for this fantastic workshop

and also thanks to all the other friendly elves

whose encouragement and support

means so many of our

short AND long-term Chrismassy goals can be achieved :)

May your Christmas to-do-list be full of bright and bold ticks :)
  Sisbabe

A cushion for September :)

Yep an actual finish this month :)

Bit late cos I had some temporary malfunctions in my sewing ability 

ie I initially messed up the zip slightly ;)

Santa in his train

have become a shiny 

and very bright 

cushion :)

Thanks Narelle for your continued encouragement

to get Christmassy items finished ahead of Christmas :)

May you all have many ticks off your Christmassy makings list :)

Sisbabe