Cramming in a quilt

I feel I am making good progress on what I want to make for Christmas. I had thought the teachers gift was my extra thing to make. But....... I had this lovely fat quarter pack, Evergreen Peppermint Twist by Dana Brooks, I didn't want to split the fabrics up and I didn't know what else to make. I love how Christmas it is and I really love it is predominantly black. I have had a lot of white, so this was a big change.

 

It makes me want to eat peppermints. 

I am going pretty simple, it needs to be made up quickly so 1. I can use it, 2. So I can get on to other, maybe, more important items and 3. I love the fabric!!!

So I have done the green "pluses" just have red and white to go. I should have enough to do a 150cm squared quilt and two cushions. Will make the lounge even more festive! 

  

And here's Adele, an angel in the kindy nativity show. Bless!!!!!

Tx

Audrey Twirl Dress

I was meant to work today but our carer isn't well so I am working tonight instead.  This meant I have been able to tick another thing off my Christmas sewing list. Greta is all sorted now, just the other two to go.

I made her an Audrey Twirl dress. It was pretty easy to put together. It's pretty cute. Especially made from this lovely Sugar Hill by Tracey Whelan 

 

It is pretty cute.

 The only change I made was omitting the ribbon belt. It's cute but I can see it become a bit annoying, having to re-tie it all the time, or it going missing as it isn't sewn into the dress.

So we did a try on, but it is going into storage for Christmas now. After all it is a surprise!

I really love it

Tx  

Ticking off the list

This afternoon I wanted to get another gift finished. It is one I have to post and the days are speeding by.

I made my new niece who is still to arrive a sleep sack.

Her mum has themed her nursery woodland animals or something and when I saw this fabric I thought, hoped it would suit.

Even though this is not really me fabric, I have to admit it is pretty cute. 

And it is not girlie, she is not into pink. But I couldn't help myself and have used a lovely pink flannel to line it.

It is going to be so nice and warm

Tx

Christmas Treats

It really is starting to feel a lot like Christmas now. I made a batch of fudge and a few chocolates. Adele has her kindy show tomorrow and we have to bring food for a shared morning tea. I thought the chocolates will be a nice touch. All Christmas themed.

Two king size bars of chocolate melted and turned into...

Yum!!!!!!

The fudge I made came from a Facebook link. I make the odd thing that pops up in my news feed, a lot of it is rubbish. Pancakes made from a banana and egg, gross!!!!!! 

But this fudge is yummy. I had to make a couple of changes, not from choice. I had no baileys as suggested so I used kahlua and I accidentally brought white chocolate with macadamia nuts instead of plain white chocolate. Thankfully it tastes yummy still. 

Really how can butter, sugar and chocolate even go wrong.

I may have tasted it and in my opinion it is delicious. 

150 mls of kahlua (or baileys)

50 ml milk

30 ml butter

350 gm sugar

300 gm white chocolate

Over a low heat melt and mix 125 mls kahlua, milk, butter and sugar. Stir until sugar is all dissolved. Turn up the heat and gently simmer for 10 mins. Stir in remaining kahlua and chocolate until melted. Pour in a dish and refrigerate until set. 

It's a sugary happy house at the moment. 

Tx

Boy Christmas shorts

Ryan thought he was missing out with the girls getting their Christmas stuff. He asked me to make him some shorts and since I am finding it harder and harder to find things to make him I jumped at the chance.

I made a really basic pair, no pockets. I only had a couple of hours to buy fabric and make the shorts.

He loves them and is planning on wearing them to school tomorrow on their Christmas themed mufti day. He even did a little dance wearing them. Love that boy.

I had some ribbon and Ryan loved this addition. I thought it might have been a little girlie but he was most impressed. He is wanting to be an elf so as long as it is Christmas like it is a winner.

Both my older kids have a thing about their belly buttons being covered so every thing has to be low riding. 

And of course a Christmas butt.

Tx

Quilt again....

I had to take some in a better light and with the binding on. It is such lovely blues and red. 

And sort of scrappy binding. I used mostly this stripe with a fat quarter length of four of the fabrics. Didn't quite have enough of the stripe. 

Last photos of this quilt I promise

Tx

My Teacher Appreciation Quilt

Today I managed to get into Spotlight to pick up some flannel to finish my quilt. I found the most perfect flannel, Apples!

Perfect, after all you are meant to bring your teacher an apple. I hope she see the "joke".

I did super basic quilting, combination of a large list of goodies to make or really not knowing what else to do. 

It's been so hot today that there was no way I could even contemplate this until after dinner. 

Just the binding to go. School finished in two weeks so I need to keep making progress with this. I want it get it all done by Monday. I think I can!!!!

Tx