Wednesday 4 January 2012

A bit of simple crafting!



Very aware that my crafting has taken a back seat for some time, I felt quite inspired

before Christmas, when I picked up 'Patch' and thumbed through it.




I made these little patchwork lavender bags for a friend's 'new home' pressy...

I hope she likes them!



The book is gorgeous ..I just love the snippets of vintage fabrics

included in the ideas and I could sit and stare at them

for ages.





So...' Start the year as you mean to go on', I said to myself!



I've tidied up my craft room, which had become a dumping ground over Christmas.



I gathered all my vintage scraps... and lo and behold...

a bit of crazy patchwork.













My New Year's Resolution...to do a bit more crafting...

along with a bit more reading!

Books next time!!

;-)

11 comments:

  1. So pretty! I'm sure your friend will be delighted with her present! I need to tidy up my craft room which similarly got dumped into over the festivities. The worst bit is the enormous backlog of ironing to do (though normally I don't mind it). To spur me on, I'm heading over to your shop - some new fabric would give me a good reason to get in there and get on!
    x

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  2. Lovely Lavender Bags.
    Hey Sal I think we have the same sewing machine!
    Julie xxxxxxxxxxx

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  3. By the look of your craft room you do not need to buy any more fabric for a very long time to come. Are you listening? If you are anything like my other 'crafty' friends, the advice goes in one ear and out the other. Happy New Year.

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  4. Just love your fabric stash there Sal. That book looks like a lot of fun projects. Thanks for letting us know. I'm looking for a book for a friend that just started sew. That maybe a good book for her.
    Good New year's resolutions too. Have great day.

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  5. Very pretty, Happy New Year Sal
    Twiggy x

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  6. Very nice Sal .. i was reading the same last night .. love CK :) and i have plenty of feedsack scraps so this would be a lovely little project .. so thats another to add to my list .. have a lovely evening xx

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  7. Hi Sal, I'm sorting out my craft supplies, if they were more accessible I know I'd do more. My resolutions are to do more cross stitching, more crocheting and more gardening, having looked at your lovely patchwork gifts I think I'll add "more sewing" too!
    Carol xx

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  8. Happy New Year! Lovely patchwork....I think I need to learn how to do it this year. :0)

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  9. Happy New Year Sal!
    I have just been given Patch! too,so am itching to delve in...But I have too been giving my craft room a good tidy up-looks like you could open yours as a shop!
    Happy Crafting!
    Warm Wishes,
    Callie

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  10. That is so funny Sal, my resolutions are the same as yours, along with getting more organised. I look forward to catching uo with you during the year to see how we are getting along with those ;-)

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