Tilda Fabric Project

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Found a use for the fat quarter pack of Tilda fabric.  This is the second project from this book.

Embroidery panel done, I haven't done a very much of this especially the satin stitch on the letter L.

It's a stationery pocket to hang next to my desk.

It has a pocket for pens and another below for stamps (no more searching, I will know where they are).  I used the Tilda ribbon that held the bundle together for the hanging loops.

I will keep any letters that need me to do something with them instead of just putting them in the filing box and forgetting about them!

Cheers

Sharon

Beamish Museum Shed Envy

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I am a shed sort of girl, perhaps its being brought up on a working smallholding farm in Yorkshire.  I have 2 lovely sheds (well one is a summerhouse) and my greenhouse is masquerading as  shed!

We took Burt to Beamish for a day out, it was my birthday treat.

Great place, I drooled over their sheds.

This little hook caught my attention.

I think this posh looking shed is made out of an old boiler.  The windows are great.

They have rebuilt a cottage belonging to quilter, the poor chap was murdered.  I thought that there would be quilts in there but no, just one on the bed and quilting frame in front of the fire.  He designed Durham Quilts.  There was an article in one of the quilting magazines about this.  I thought that they would have had a collection of quilts in there and make a big deal out of the quilts but the chap dressed in period costume was only talking about the murder.  I was a little disappointed re the lack of quilts.  My sister had been to Beamish, she was given a guide and in was a quilt trail for you to find quilts in the other buildings, unfortunately we weren't given anything when we paid to go in, the girl on the desk was too busy admiring Burt the flirt! She must of forgotten.

Burt the collie, enjoyed his day out.

The even rebuilt the cottage with a crack in the wall.

Homemade Needle Case Birthday Present

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Just for a change I actually made something with my Singer 221K, all I have seemed to do recently is service and restore my machines instead of using them!

Using the Centennial Featherweight I made a needlecase using the pattern from this lovely book (bought from The Works for just a few pounds).   It was for my sister Sandi.

I tweaked the embroidery pattern a bit missing out a cat (my sis is not a cat person)

Filled it with a selection of needles and pins, a teeny charm pack of Moda fabric and a handy Prym chalk tracing wheel.

All ready to go.

We had a visit to Beamish Museum a few weeks ago, in the Drapers shop they were selling fat quarters so I bought a few, the fabric is lovely quality.  Still got 2 more to use.

She loved it, phew!

When I went into the sewing shop to buy the charm pack and tracing wheel.  Three fat quarters of Tilda somehow fell into my shopping basket.  So had another project to do, this is the start of it.

Its a pouch for keeping letters in to hang on the back of the door next to my desk to keep my "things to do letters" in.  I have a habit of stuffing into a box and forgetting about them!

Cheers
Sharon