Sewing While Raining!

The last week mum has been at home with the idea of doing some gardening and outsite jobs...that hasn't happened so we've been sewing.  Jelle made a surprise visit up for a few days last week too!

Beach Sling Bag

Mini Bags (Jelles homemade pattern) Yes I've used a doily and florals!!

 Turning Twenty Pattern - Using some of Jelles new fabrics

 Dilly Bag/Hand Bag - Jelles fabrics

 Dress for Miss Lacey - The Wrap Dress & Top by The PatchworKids

Again that Sister-in-law Sonnie saw this pattern and I just loved it....not all the time when I was attempting to make it up though mind you!  In the end it all turned out and I'm pretty impressed with the finished product!

Laceys Dresses

Sonnie & Sime came for the weekend a couple weekends ago - it was FABULOUS!  Sonnie of course brought over these awesome patters for little dresses and I had to have a go!  There is a few adjustments to be made on the purple one ie. the sleeves.

A Sonnie has also taken care of the matching nappy covers!!! :)

Happy Birthday Jill

I made this runner for Jill Kemps birthday - she was 21 not long ago and we went to her 21st at Lotus Park on the weekend!  She loves PINK............., black & white.

New Doona Cover

I got this fantastic daisy and polka-dot print fabrics from Highfields, Toowoomba.  I didn't know what to do with it until I had an idea to make it into the doona cover complimenting it with plain navy, white & yellow so as not to loose the effect of the large print.

Anyway this is the result so far....

STAMPIN UP BIG SHOT

The picture below shows two items made using the Big Shot.  A note paper holder and a card.  The Big Shot embosses and die cuts paper, card, fine chipboard and also fabric.  There is a huge range of templates that can be used in the Big Shot.

If you would like a demonstration on using the Big Shot please contact me.

With thanks to my very talented friend and sister-in-law Sonnie Allen - she made the note paper holder and card for my birthday!

Please express your interest to stephjallen@hotmail.com

A Few Things I've Made for Mum or Dad...

Petals of my Heart - A Wildflower Collection

Woodland Sunflower

There is a whole range in the collection of flowers that go into a quilt...

Confetti or Kingsley, think this was for Dad

Actual photo on the right.....if you can't tell!!

Visitors Book

Queensland & Northern Territory

Both have native emblem flowers on them.

Confetti Pansy's

This is meant ot be on it's side....

Last of the Current USB's

I'm down to this many USB Holders!  They are $4.50 each so if you would like on of them please let me know and I can arrange postage or delivery (depending on where you are!!). 

Something for Me!

So I finally made something for me and kept it!  It's only a note book cover but all the same for me!  I have sent a lot of my latest projects down to Kerry Wolff for her online shop and I didn't photograph it before I sent it.  I will put Kerry's details on here when I get them!!!

Sewing Retreat with Jelle!

Hello - yes I'm still alive and making things and photographing them but not getting them to my blog quickly or at all like I should be!!!  So I'll start with last weeks effort:

Jelle came up on Sunday arvo for a few days just us sewing, foot to floor going for it!  Although our intentions were good we did have a few hic-cups!!  Our first one was for the better - we travelled up to Iddy Biddy Patchwork Shop at Proserpine for a look see and show & tell - ( www.iddybiddydesigns.com ) they have a huge range of fabrics and great bunch of ladies that go there!  Jelle took up some quick & easy project ideas for their get togethers too.  Back home, we stopped at Needleworx Mackay for a short while as we were headed to Sarina doctor for Lacey.  All in all we had a great day out and got some awesome stuff for projects to come.  Jelle wanted to have a go at 'Confetti'....so off we go designing our landscape pictures and we're into it!!  Jelle is wanting to hand on her new found 'expertise' to her ladies back at Wowan!  Hope you enjoy our projects as we did making them! 

Jelle's Confetti Landscape

If someone knows how I get these photos the right way up in my blog please let me know!! They are saved the right way but went whoopy here!!

'Teacup Paddock' by Steph

Bag by Amy Butler - Jelles above; Steph below

Our sweeper!!!

Pattern is Shoji by Lisa Moore - Above Jelles

Jelle had a table throw made out of the new rectangle packs you can by, I like the quick & easy idea so I made these few.  I got this fabric from Needleworx.

I bought this as a Layer Cake at Iddy Biddy!!

Mr Peacock!

About 2 years ago I was at Jelles; mum had given me this awesome book of woven fabric pictures.  In it was a peacock!  I had in my mind that I wanted to do one of these so I got all the right fabric from Red Polk-a-Dot in Alice Springs when I was there with mum & dad a month or two before.  After one trial and muck up we figured out the circle that made the main part of the Peacock was going to be HUGE not the 30cm one I had started with!!!! 

I havn't had the patience to make another one yet but maybe soon!