This weeks mid week makes . . . . . . .

Just a quickie for this weeks mid-week making, I am in the midst of making a mini quilt, with patchwork blocks of tea cups! 

Ohhh I do love a cup of tea, whether it be summer or winter. In the summer it helps cool you down and in the winter there is nothing finer than warming your hands on a cup of tea. I think it does truly have medicinal properties, when you are upset it cheers you up, when things go wrong it makes you feel better, and if you are happy it makes you even more happier!  

My mini make is going to be a four block quilt with pretty tea cups, in reds, pinks and crisp white.  Perfect for in my kitchen at the shop.  

 Hope you like and keep crafty xx.

A bit of home mid-week making . . . . . .

On my work table at home and for my makes in the midst this week, I found a little time to do some hand quilting, after doing some boring old chores.  In fact In my head that day I planned to do some crafting, so it made me do my boring things quicker!

This project has been a lengthy make in the midst, I knew it would as I wanted to make a quilt which was totally handmade, firstly, I English Paper Pieced (EPP) the squares of lovely fabric, which are in lovely shades of blues and creams. 

 This quilt is double bed size, in a favourite colour combination of mine,  it has appliqué butterflies which were firstly hand embroidered.   

Then by hand I sewed seed beads to make the trails of the flutterby's shimmer in the light.  Instead of binding I have made a crocheted edging in a mercerised thread, using a 1.75mm hook.    

I am now hand quilting around the butterflies to bring the layers together. A bit cock-eyed way of doing things, but I could not wait to do the crocheting, and I could not decide what design to hand quilt.  I love hand quilting, it is so relaxing, the world is your oyster regarding what design you use, and just stitch away.  I will certainly show once finished.  

Hope you like?