January & February 2024 makes

Ok so it’s been awhile!

A few finished presents for family members now gifted! Followed by a few special request cards. Of course the gifts had cards too but I forgot to take pics! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Knitted blanket is habitation throw by Helen Stewart from Curious Handmade

Front and back of HST quilt. Love HST!!! Random placement!

A softie for a first birthday. This one has a noise maker sorry G & A! 😊 pattern #trunkshow by Ric Rac. Love this pattern (and all Jodie’s patterns!).

A fancy fold card with slider, design by #jennifermcguireink

A special wedding card. I used the vellum flowers from the invite around the computer generated sentiment.

And lastly a special request 1st birthday card again with computer generated sentiment.

Thank you to Helen, Jennifer and Jodie for their patterns & inspiration

Thanks for visiting!

Until next time

Cheers

Vicki

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

Just popping in to share a little Christmas project with you and to wish you all a Merry Christmas.

This project is from @whatacurlylife

Such great little patterns. Thank you Annabella!

This was part of an advent calendar, won’t get any more made this Christmas but for sure next year!

Thanks to all my lovely followers

Until next time

Cheers

Vicki

Recent makes….

Knock knock! Is anyone still there?

Hello it’s been forever since I posted here!

I haven’t stopped creating just really bad a sharing!

First share is a quilt I made for a friend of my son’s on the birth of his first child.

A simple HST quilt backed with a pale pink fabric and black/white binding.

This was all completed on domestic machine. Binding finished by hand.

A few toys I recently.

Seahorse pattern by Jodi at ricracsews

Of course there have been a few cards. This first one to go with the quilt above.

A special request 18th Bithday card.

Another special request card for a local circle dance teacher.

I have also been knitting and sewing up my MIL stash of fabrics. All these makes have gone to various local charities. This is just a sample of what I’ve made.

I recently spent another day cutting clothing which will be sewn and donated to charity. No promises when it will be sewn! I do want to clear this so I can concentrate on my own projects/stash!

Thanks for stopping

Cheers

Vicki

Checking in…

Hello

So sorry it’s been so long since I posted here. No excuses!

This little guy was finished recently and was a gift for a baby shower. Pattern by Jodie at Ric Rac Sews.

I have a number of Jodie’s patterns and several of them are cut out waiting very patiently for me to sew them up! When I say patiently I cut them out when I was on holidays in January! I have shared some finished softies on instagram if you would like to see them.

Also included in the gift were these grow with me pants and hat.

The cuffs and waist band of these pants unroll for extra length as Bub grows giving months of wear!

Of course a card went along too! This one was in my stash and just happened to have an elephant!

In July I participated in a SAL with Ali at Arabeseque sews to create a sewing space station – came at the right time to get me motivated to create! Here are a few photos I shared on Instagram

I have been using this now for a few weeks. It is working well and I originally wanted this so I could take all my supplies in one go with a mat to the charity sewing I participate in for Days for Girls once a month. I have been doing a little cutting out – my MIL decided she no longer wanted her fabric so rather than it go in landfill I have taken it and have been cutting out tracksuits/pj’s/tshirts/leggins/dresses for any of her great grandchildren who may want them. It is a really big job. Sorry no pics of these at this stage.

Until next time

Cheers

Vicki

A few recent requested cards…

Hello

Hope all well in your part of the world.

I’ve had technical issues with my computer and hope I’m back on track now. This post was drafted weeks ago and some how didn’t get posted! Only realised when I went in to begin a new post.

All these cards are personalised starting with an engagement card then 2 special birthday cards and a very personalised baptism card.

A mix of die cuts, punches,stamps and computer generated sentiments.

We finally gifted this quilt to the newest addition to the extended family. A simple block pattern pieced alternating between vertical and horizontal. Backed with fabric from stash and finished with binding used it the sashing.

And for non-crafty news for those keeping track of my family my youngest has started her nursing degree recently. Now not to make anyone feel old when I started blogging this Miss was just starting her education!

Thanks for stopping

Until next time

cheers

Vicki

So what have I been upto?…

Hello

I had the best of intentions of posting more frequently this year – well so far that has not been put into practice! I have been creating just not a lot of cards until this last week. Most of summer has been spent reading and knitting up some yarn which came my way for winter charity collections later in the year. Mostly baby jackets and beanies so far. Nice quick knits with very little seams. If you are interested in what I have made you can see them on my ravelry page here

I needed to get some card making mojo back so I searched for a sketch and found this one.

As a result I made the following 4 cards using different papers, shapes and images. A couple of the cards haven’t got sentiments. My colouring is a bit rusty. I used an aqua marker along with markers, ink pads and stampin up pastels to colour.

Over summer I have also found a little time to sew. These little ladies are always fun to make. I love looking through my fabric and choosing what each lady is going to “wear”!

Doll pattern from Ricracsews.

This little guy is my first ever seahorse, pattern is Salty again by Ricracsews Jodie.

I will be making more of this guy!

Still on the plan (from January!) are alot more of Jodie’s patterns which I haven’t made up yet and a couple more quilts. And you do know that I have loads of stamps here that haven’t been inked up either from my Christmas purchases.

I do have a finished quilt to share but we need to gift if first!

Until next time

Thanks for stopping

Cheers

Vicki

Hello 2023!

Hello. Hope you’ve had a great start to 2023.

Here’s a couple of pics of my first finised quilt for 2023.

This quilt is at the request of one of my daughters for her to gift – very soon the new Bub witill be with us!!

The back of the quilt which inspired all the fabric choosen for the front of the quilt. Finished size 92.5 x 104 cm

Basted WIP

Hand sewing the binding.

Thanks for stopping by

Until next time

Cheers

Vicki

Merry Christmas

Hello

Just popping by to wish you all a Merry Christmas

Hope you have a wonderful festive season

Cheers

Vicki

A few recent makes…

Hello

I hope your December is going well. Mine is whoosing by so fast! Popping in to share a few things I’ve shared recently on FB/insta

First up is a card using Jane’s Doodles stamps coloured with alcohol markers, fussy cut and popped up on a stencils card front.

More Jane’s Doodles coloured with alcohol markers and popped up with foam tabs.

How fab is Edna? I coloured her with alcohol markers, fussy cut and popped her on my card front. Of course her wings are winked!

Just for a change Ms #3 had a baby shower recently. Even though I knew for a few weeks I was still sewing & stuffing the elephant on the day of the baby shower. Love this pattern, Trunk show, from Jodie at RicRac sews.

A friend of a friend recently asked me to make this set of cards. I used Stamplorations die and Jane’s Doodles sentiments. The die cut was popped up with foam tape.

And to finish for today a few more softies I finally got around to stuffing. I have a few more on insta/FB if you want to take a look (link in the side bar).

Thank you for scrolling to the end!

I appreciate it

Until next time

Cheers

Vicki

A few Christmas cards…

Hello.

I hope all is good in your part of the world.

I know some of you might be a little wet! Hope you are managing Ok.

You are not seeing triple! I coloured a bunch of Jane’s doodles images a while ago with alcohol markers and made some into these cards. All the images are fussy cut and some are popped up with foam tape. The sentiment is from ABS. I have a few more cards, I will share another day!

I don’t often share personal stuff, for those who have been following me from the start of my blogging journey know I am a mum of 4. When I started this blog my children were in primary and high school. Well I now have no children at school! My youngest finished her year 12 exams about a week ago. She will be 18 soon! Next year we will have one at uni and one completing his masters (child #2). Children #1 & #3 have both finished their studies and are working successfully in their chosen fields.

Thanks for stopping

cheers

Vicki