MUG BAGS, ETC

Easter is but a memory - the girls loved the chickens!   I have been busy making articles I may sell at our June fair.  My sister gave me a bag for my birthday and I couldn't help but try the pattern - I have made two, one the same size (cat fabric) as she gave me and one a mug bag size.  Two other mug bags with the UK theme fabric are already spoken for by CQ members.  My sister also shared her disappearing 4 patch bag - I tried this too, making a table runner.   The bag with the embroidered and bead embellished heart was made using pastel fabrics - not my cup of tea at all, but I was given a pack as a swap with a quilting book.

Star Quilt and Easter Chicks

The star quilt is made from a pattern I purchased from Sunshine Linus at last October's Craft Fair - this one is a charity quilt for CQs.  The Easter Chicks are a little bit of fun - thanks Ulla for the pattern - I am sure my little girls will like them, complete with chocolate egg of course, for Easter.

Stitching / Colouring / Chenilling

I have completed (?) a Christmas wall hanging - it is over 5 feet long - I may add more bits and pieces to it. When asked why am I doing Christmas in February - I replied 'It was not raining when Noah built the ark!"
My first (and maybe my last) attempt at colouring on fabric.  I had purchased a set of 12 Intense Pencils a few years ago and had not used them.  One problem I had was that with only 12 pencils, there was not enough colours and without a white or grey there was not opportunity to shade the bright colours.  I am going to make it into a cushion.
Our group is doing chenilling next week and when I cut my pieces for the workshop, I had a rectangle left over and I decided to give it a trial run.  I was happy with the result and made it into this small pouch which will go with a bag I intend to make out of my large pieces.
The bag with the treble cleft on is one I made for my grand-daughter to carry her music books in to lessons - the singing teacher wants one!

KOKESHI DOLLS AND WRIST PIN CUSHION

I completed this very cute swag of Kokeshi Dolls from the January issue of the Homespun Magazine and made myself a wrist pin cushion using a snap band I purchased from the Smiggle shop.

APPLE CORES

I made this small pouch using the project in the latest Quilters Companion using Sue Daley's technique for piecing apple core shapes.   I have used Japanese fabric scraps for the core, black homespun and another Japanese fabric for the lining.  Sew in magnetic clips from Chandler's Cottage completed the project.

FINISHED!

Have finally finished the 7 counting capes.  The numbers were sewn on with a narrow zigzag stitch - seemed to be never ending.  Now I can move on to other projects I have on the go!

LEARNING TO COUNT

I have made this counting cape as a teaching aid for my school teacher daughter - six more to go!