Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Today my post will be sewing related I promise just had get a few holiday shots in....
I have a finish for September.... back at the start of August Jenny of Elefantz blog suggested a challenge to make a sewing machine cover which is something that has been on my to do list for many years, so I designed one for my darling Lizzie.....



I borrowed the flower and bird from a lovely quilt design in Homespun Vol 10- No8 by Kellie Wulfsohn from Don't Look Now which is a fun blog to have a peek at... I used the buttonhole stitch on Lizzie(my Bernina 440 QE) with a varigated thread and I was very pleased with the end result, could be the start of something big maybe instead of needle turning my applique quilts I can do them on the machine, much quicker to make......
Then I needed a little sewing bag to cart my sewing around in my handbag so I whipped up this little purse from Jennifer Knol, it was nice and quick to make.....
It has a cute little Ladybug button to keep it closed
This is my cross-stitch that I carted around  during my travels, good idea when you have to sit in airports and planes waiting to travel... I pre-threaded my needles so I wouldn't need my scissors.......

Now I have some exciting news to tell you I have only three sleeps until I fly to Adelaide for the Beating Around the Bush convention.......

I am going there with my SIL Chris and two stitching girl-friends, Sharon and Melissa, we booked this in December last year so we are all very excited that it is finally here.....

3 comments:

Deb said...

Sheryl, your machine will be definitely smiling now. Lucky you going away with your SIL, can't wait to hear about your trip.

Christine said...

Welcome home ... lovely holiday pics in the last few posts. Would love to visit NZ one day. I LOVE your machine cover ... much nicer than my awful white plastic one. The little pouch is sweet too. Look forward to hearing about the embroidery convention.
Christine

Jenny of Elefantz said...

Wow Sheryl, that is really beautiful!! And I love the little purse...you did so well!!!