I'm sew so

I feel like I have achieved much in the last few weeks. I was all bouyed up by Sophie's visit and then I just seemed to be a stymied by all the things that I knew that I had to get made. But before I wanted to do any of those I found myself ordering up some lovely Heather Bailey 'Nicey Jane' fabric and an Amy Butler pattern and having a go at making a Frenchy Bag. It is the first time that I have ever used a paper pattern. In places I wanted to tear my hair out, it made no sense and I wanted to walk away leaving an unfinished bag. But no. I held my nerve and made my first ever bag. It's not perfect, but I am really pleased with it and I am going to have a go at making another one in a month or two.

I also finally cracked on and made a baby quilt for Kelly. I used the same fabric as I used for the quilt I made for Miranda's quilt but I changed the pattern - a mix of squares and long rectangles.


Then on the back I added in a strip of the quilt fabrics just to make it a little bit different.


It was a bit of a hit with the mighty Kelly which was the intended effect.