Introducing........................ ECHO

i bought a charm pack as  !!!!!
and did not know what i would do with it then the next thing was a dresden ruler after reading this http://amyscreativeside.com/2010/11/10/easy-dresden-ruler-tutorial/ but i still didnt put them together  yet................................. took a while ,but on friday night i made a start and this is how it turned out ,
it is probably old hat to some but i think it has turned out well and i will be doing something else with the dresden again :)))

i put a zip in and i made the piping if i could find the tute i would let you see it it was really amazing how it is done when i find it i will let you have it !!.....................found it
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2008/07/summer-sewing-perfectly-portable-cushion/

and as you can see i did echo quilting too:)))

i ended up cutting out 3 circles for the middle and non looked good so i used the scraps from cutting the dresdens and put them together and i quilted them .

                                                        this is during the quilting

this is part of the making piping from a 13 and a half inch square makes over 3 yards of bindings :))

                                                          this is it cut

                                             starting to sew it using a zipper foot

                                                                     close up

                                                                           done it !!!

sorry for all the pics and the waffle but i am quite pleased how it turned out  :)))

Mouthy Stitches pouch

just to let you see (again ) my pouch from my partner Laney http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.blogspot.com/ she is very talented go over and check out her blog :)))

she put in some very nice scraps i love the sunflower scrap so i will be careful to use it just for me !! thank you Laney .

mouthy stitches

this is the front of my pouch i hope it is liked i have put in some nice scraps !!

this i the side !!

and the side again !!

i am thinking of putting this in as it matches the bunting and the lining but is this against the rules !!

this pin cushion for me was a block but it all went pear shaped and i didnt make it so have used it for this plus a small pouch >

i have joined the group organised by katy http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.com/p/foundation-paper-piecing-for-terrified.html  this is the first block very scrappy but it is all done i love the back of paper pieced blocks they are so neat


weight loss now 14 and a half a pound its going !! 

Edinburgh Pics

here they are some of the photos taken on the weekend .......................but not mine as they are still in my phone .

the top one is the scott memorial on princes st do you see that woman bottom left think that is the only coat she has !!  the next is the entrance of the castle .

veiw down the royal mile ,but look at the blue sky good yes we dont see it enough !!

then we stopped in to have a refreshment at Deacon Brodies Pub it is one of our regular stops when we get over there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie you can read about him here .

this is the ceiling in the tavern it is lovely .

then just a quick pic of logi and pip :))

super dooper christmas fabric !!!!!

this is to say a very big thank you to cindy http://www.myroadtoinspiration.blogspot.com/ my very good friend in Iowa i loved a pillow she made for christmas and i tried to get some of the same fabric no luck and guess what a parcel arrived here  and in it that fabric  wow what a girl she is so now i can make the christmas diva pillow :)))
http://www.myroadtoinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/12/friday-night-sew-in-goodies.html just scroll down and you will see what i mean it is gorgeous ...........................also i am hoping we two are going to be like that gal on the cushion by christmas ....................will have to get me a skinny red dress :)))) thank you cindy lots of hugs .

i have made this bag using Ayumis pattern http://ayumills.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-lunch-bag.html also a small cushion paper pieced using some of cindys fabric that she sent along too,

here they are together well now talk about international ................................usa,britain............russia that is where these are going to be headed my sons girlfriends niece she is 4 yrs old (are you still with me ) liked the cushions that i sent them at christmas so i was asked to make her a small one ..............done so i have made her the bag and i am putting a few goodies in it .
i know i am not a pink girl really this 1000 peeps came in a bargain bundle from http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkcastlefabrics brenda puts together some good bundles and i dont think her postage is too bad either .

think that is it for now
no it is not we went to edinburgh yesterday i didnt take my camera as the weather was crap but by the time we got there the sun was out and it was so gorgeous so i took some pics on my phone if i could get them off the phone you would be amazed how sunny it was but i will keep trying .

thank you cindy for making my week x x x 

some more hearts

i made this for my mum sort of a large mug rug !!

then i was just trying out cathederal windows and they were suprisingly not difficult after you got past the bit of folding i dont know if i am going to make loads of them but they are portable and could be done on holiday !!

looking at the scraps for the swap as my partner has failed to comment again i will just make up a bundle for her and hope for the best ...............i have kept an eye on her blog and photo stream looks like she is not in it with us !!  :((  shame really as it is supposed to be MOUTHY.

i have made this pouch from danny http://www.mommyforreals.blogspot.com/2012/02/zippered-pouch-tutorial-and-giveaway.html it comes together very well .

                                                       this is pip relaxing :))))

and as i mentioned holidays this is a little restraunt in alvor portugal i took the pic for all the colours

paper piecing and a valentine

i have been doing a little bit of paper piecing over this past few days i was going to use one or two on my mouthy stitches pouch ...............but i am staying with my bunting one as i have had such a poor response (non) from my partner i have only seen one post from her over the whole swap:((( maybe she did them and i just never saw them  !!

i love this pair i did my paper piecing from here http://sotakhandmade.blogspot.com/2012/01/foundation-paper-piecing.html linking to tamiko for the template !!

these 4 are going to be a cushion (pillow )for the sofa never done any fussy cutting have hardly got anything to fussy cut but i am sure i will soon get some :)))) susan has been doing some brilliant bird blocks wade through the chocolate and you find them :)))) http://canadianabroad-susan.blogspot.com/2012/01/if-i-only-had-brain.html

this is just a little pinwheel paper pieced !!

now to the valentine  you might know Lynda  my friend is from the U.SA and has married a scotsman friend of ours well she was saying the other day about how it is celebrated in the states and i know as i have been married to an american and lived there so i have made her a little quilt either to hang or put on her coffee table ,i have used a few red white and blue charms that i had .actually she brought them back for me i had quite a bit of stuff ordered and sent to her daughters house for when she was over sorting out her visa !!