Gallery - My guestbook

Those of you who read my blog know that I will marry the 1st of September...

Here are our initials...

A little heart from Bleu de Chine...

The kit I used...

And finally our guestbook...

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More finishes for this weekend

Maybe third time will be the charm. Some more finishes this weekend. Ana

Mid-year Christmas

For those of us in the Southern Hemisphere fighting the winter chills, it feels quite appropriate to drag those unfinished Christmas ornies and snowmen out of the closet to bring them into a life of their own this weekend!

I hope a few of you will join us and the Christmas Ornie SAL blog and post your ornie finishes here over the weekend. Don't forget there is a prize up for grabs - Karen, Nicki and myself have put a wee parcel of goodies together ... everyone that posts a piccie of a completed ornie (ie finish-finished) on this blog will have their names go into the draw for some Christmassy finishing supplies.

Looking forward to seeing those piccies arrive - if you need help don't hesitate to scream out to Karen or myself (links are in the sidebars) ... or you can leave a comment here, of course. You'll need to have a WordPress account to post to the blog, but you don't need to have an actual WP blog to be a member :)

Rightio, who's got the eggnog?? ... Let the fun begin! :D

Gallery - Starting the ball rolling...

OK, here's my contribution to this special ornament FAL weekend :) I finished up the 4th, 5th and 6th blocks of my PS 12 Days of Christmas wreath - halfway there now!

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone's ornament finishes this month and don't forget - if you post a photo of your finishes on this blog, your name will go into the draw to win some great finishing supplies - bonus! :D

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Flange Pillow Materials List

Flange pillows are great fun and are used alot by many of our favourite designers. So what is a flange pillow? Its a pillow that has a border of flat fabric that goes around the outer edge of the pillow. This border is not sewn on; it is an effect created by sewing and stuffing the actual pillow a few inches away from the edge of the material.

Later in the month I'm going to be showing a tutorial on how to make one, just like the photo above. To make the pillow just like mine, 9 1/2" square, you will need the following supplies:

1. Your stitched piece. (My stitched piece was 5" by 5" square).

2. Some plain backing fabric (calico fabric is good for this).

3. Sewing thread and fabric to match your design.

4. Stuffing for the cushion.

5. Four buttons.

6. Pins, sewing scissors, a needle, and your sewing machine.

The class is going to be the weekend of the 21st & 22nd July so I hope you can join me then. In the meantime, happy stitching and feel free to leave me any comments if you have any questions.

Tutor = Katrina

Next FAL weekend 6-8 July

Just a reminder to get those items out of the finishing pile ready for our Finish-A-Long happening this weekend.

We're also joining forces with the Christmas SAL blog for an ornamentifying weekend, so we'd love to see all the ornaments that get finished over the weekend as well :D

And, as an extra little incentive, this month everyone who finishes something and posts it to the blog will be entered into a draw to win some lovely finishing stash! So dig out your stitched pieces and your finishing supplies and get ready to join in.

Gallery - My 2 old bourses

These are 2 bourses I made last year and the year before that are done like in Isabelle's tutorial... As Karen said in her previous post, I just share pics with you ;-)

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