Uh oh.... I may have caught a bug.....

a sock creature bug..... Can't stop making them!!

Here's a pic of the monster made for my eldest son..... he's a little small but loved al the same...

Too much fun can b had with a pair of socks since I discovered the evils of sock dolls x

Spotty Sock Monkey

Well... having seen and fallen in love with these guys on a business page where some lady was selling them onFacebook... I decided I needed one each for my boys and for a mindee who is monkey mad and leaving in a few weeks.... due to the popularity of them I was never quick enough to buy one - no sooner do they get posted they are sold i.e 27 going in under 2 mins!!!!

So I went off to Asda last might on a sock hunt and I decided to hunt down a pattern on t'internet and make my own...

Easy peasy lemon squeezy later and here she is..... Well actually this is the 2nd one I made ( haven't pictured the first one yet - this one was taken tonight as its going to be a pressie tomorrow!)

I even managed to find some scraps of fleece from a no-sew poncho I made for my friends daughter at Christmas time to make a fluffy hat!!!

My boys have fallen in love with them too, they were gutted this one was being given away so I now have a list and have bought a book with patterns to make other animals and creatures...

How exciting!!

So watch this space for more sock creatures as time goes on and the boys make their demands x

In the absence of any new stuff....... The nappy stacker

Another item made for my sister's new addition... Again using remnants and an old cereal box to fit out the base lol.....

The pattern showed one layer for the flap at the front but I chose to back it so it looked a bit nicer when opened... As I was running out of the animal print I chose to co-ordinate with the cot tidy and cushion and use that flaggy material for the base and inside the flap.... Another quick make which only took about an hr and half..... after precutting the pieces of course!

And the answer?????

I did neither!!! Too tired - sat and watched a film instead lol......

hmmmmmm Ironing or sewing???? that is the question!

Can't decide.... I'm in the mood for a bit of sewing today and thought I might do something new after the boys go to bed but have a mountain of ironing to do......

Question is do I say sod the ironing and sew something nice or do I hope I'm still in the mood to sew tomorrow ?!?!?!?

hmmmmmm.........

My 1st attempt at a bag charm and matching phone charm

Another present - This time for my niece....

My 1st attempt of making a bag charm which was great fun - I really enjoyed making this one and also the matching phone charm... I think the phone charm was harder to make as I had been so used to the larger scale of the bag charm lol...... I used a collection of different glass beads all chosen with my nieces personality in mind

A collection of applique and patchwork cushions

Applique and patchwork cushions - All made as gifts..

I used curtain scraps for the centre pannels and machine appliqued cut outs from the main material then used strips to patchwork the main cushion... The backs of the cushions are envelope openings..

The Football cushion also has some buttons and iron on transfers on the center pannel as well as the applique design...