Kitchenware

Slowly  I'm back to my sewing room. This week has been dedicated to my kitchen,

 First a small pot holder using some of my favorite shabby prints.

Them some new handles for my fridge and a couple of hot pads.

 Ok, the hot pads aren't quiet ready yet. I'll post another photo as soon as they're finished

Pocket pen holder....holders.

My daughter is a nurse and she needs do carry along some pens and other stuff during her shifts. She asked me if I could make her a pen holder that she could use in her pocket.
After some internet search I made her this one

She liked it so much that she asked if I could do some more... Et voilá

Four pocket pen holders. She said she will use one for each week of the month and then she wants some matching scrub caps too.

Four and a half years later.....It's Finally finished!!!!

It took me a long time to finish this quilt. I'm usually very quick to cut and assemble my quilt tops but then...quilting them in a domestic quilting machine it's so difficult, at least I find it very hard to manage all that fabric under the small arm space. Well, nevertheless I finally finished my " Squares'n squares" quilt and I absolutely love it.

It looks very nice on my bed and it's 80% wool batting makes it very cozy and warm in this cold Winter nights we've had here in Portugal.

The pillow ( which I absolutely adore) was a present I got from a swap. I love it and it has been in my bed ever since I got it some years ago.

I think I have to get back into swapping, I really miss it.

                                


         
      

My Mojo is back...I think

I haven't posted for quite a while for  my sewing has been on stand by.
Two years ago I was quilting  a big piece on my domestic sewing machine and I ended up with a severe tendinitis on my right elbow. Since then I have been very afraid to sew or quilt again but last week I decided to overcome my fears and got back to my little sewing corner.

It's a big quilt ( almost king size ) and it's very difficult to move so much fabric under a little space,

I never thought that this design would take such an effort . My arms are really aching after each one

I had only three big squares left to quilt....when my quilting foot broke

Can you believe my frustration!!!!!! 

Today I ran to the nearest quilting store and bought a new ( all metal ) quilting foot and I'm back in business. Next week I hope to have more pictures to show.

To all my friends around the world....Merry Xmas!

Our special alphabet

This is a special alphabet I found somewhere on the net. I think anyone who loves sewing, quilting or stitching will love it.
I surely did.

Happy Halloween

To all my friends. I Wish a Happy Halloween.
May this be a first of many posts after such a long absence.

Happy Easter !!!

I wish all my friends a Happy Easter.
 I love crafts and I love cooking so this year I decided to make some treats for Easter Sunday. I made a strawberry and cream sponge cake, with three layers.

I know it looks a little crooked but I assure you it tasted delicious.

For tea I made a "Folar", it's a kind to sweet bread with cinnamon and  ground fennel. It's a tradicional  Easter cake.

HAPPY EASTER!

Some sewing and some Decoupage

I received a new bag as a Xmas present so I needed to make a bag organizer to put inside it. As i love big bags I had to make a XL organizer

 There are four inside  large pockets and a little one to put my pen.
Outside there are three pockets. I think they are enough to put all my stuff.

 I love crafts. Not only sewing and quilting but  also love decorative arts and crafts. So this Christmas I made some wooden boxes to use as presents to my friends. They are painted and decorated with decoupage technique. I used both paper and fabric .

 My ribbons were very useful in the final touches

 This Xmas fabric is wonderful

 Until the next box.....

Story of our lives! Will it be different this year?

I found this in my facebook and couldn't resist to share it with all my friends. Doesn't it happen to you too?

Happy New Year!!!

Merry X'mas to all my friends all over the world

My watercress cake!!!

I love baking and this afternoon I tried this recipe for the first time.
Watercress cake. Yes , you are reading right, it's a green and delicious watercress cake.

A very easy recipe and the cake is really good.

Robert Kaufman sale at Fat Quarter Shop

 Hi everyone, 

I just want to let you know that Fat Quarter Shop is having a fantastic sale

20% OFF ALL ROBERT KAUFMAN FABRICS with coupon code: RK2014

This includes Kona,  Ann Kelle, Carolyn Friedlander, Darlene Zimmerman, and Many more!

This offer starts TODAY, September 22^nd until SUNDAY, September 28^th  at 11:59 PM CST

Don't miss it!!!

More sewing 4 home

Last month my bathroom went through e renovation and I needed some new accessories to match the new tiles and floor.

 First , I needed to make a padded cover to my stool

 I had some leftover fabric that was right what I wanted.

 Made an envelope cover, so i can easily wash it and sew some fabric cords to tie the cover to the seat legs

 I used some foam to put inside the cover

 And here it is. My new WC seat.

 With the little bit of fabric remaining I decided to make a top for my drawer cabinet

 I followed the black lines to do my quilting

 and I instantly transformed my new bathroom

I think it looks very nice, don't you?