Festive Fun No.16

By now you are wondering...how much Christmas stuff does she have?????

Sadly I am a bit of a Christmas tragic...

not the Griswald's sort of scary Christmas freak with a power grid worth of lights...

no, I just like to have pretty stuff at Christmas!

Still a bit to go....

I have even scared DH...note his comment a couple of days ago...LOL!

Today's offering is a little wall quilt...

DH went to Arizona a few years back & came home with the pattern & fabric for this little gem.

I like it because he chose it!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.15

A cushion...from a pattern by Piccaninni Patchwork.

Makes you feel Christmas-sy!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.14

A wall quilt, "Christmas Truffles" by Helen Stubbings.

My craft group all made one...they all look great.

I used  fabrics from my stash...I love reds.

This is a great pattern book....and it is full of yummy truffle recipes!

Choc peppermint balls & Creamy white macadamia truffles...mmmm!

Delish!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.13

An enormous stocking...another Christine Book pattern.

It hangs in our entry...

I jokingly told DH to fill it...

he offered a beach umbrella...

LOL!

What would you put in it?

It has lots of felt appliques, beads & ricrac...it was nice to be able to use bells & buttons...just have fun with it really!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.12

And still she goes on!

A little cross stitch...love the reindeer!

This is a pattern called "The Reindeer Sampler" by Sweet Nothings.

Completed in 2002.

It has lovely Mill Hill Treasure hearts on the reindeer...

always reminds me of Rudolph!

Aaah...young heart at heart!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.11

A small cushion made for my daughter...

inspired by a saying...it was on her bed in the Christmas season.

The buttons were  made by a girl who was a neighbour years ago.

She is too old for it now...but it is a nice tradition.

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.10

Quick & fun today.

To Newcastle yesterday Christmas shopping & visiting the folks!

Phew...but getting organised.

A little cushion inspired by a Stephanie Simes pattern.

I satin stitched the little pears (you know how I love this stitch)...

and was really happy with it...I thought it was cute...

until my dear children said that it didn't look like a partridge in a pear tree...

more like "a bird in a bum tree!"
Every year that makes me laugh...priceless!

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.9

A large Christmas sack from Hugs & Kisses.

Great fun to make...from quilt scraps...that quilt will come later!

I love satin stitch...my nemesis at school but now I use it all the time.

I think the variegated thread really suits this project.
I love the hugeness & happiness of it!
Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.8

A group of little cushions from a workshop with Christine Book.

It was at The Whittingham Schoolhouse near Singleton, now closed.

A great fun day out with stitching friends...Christine was a lot of fun.
 These patterns were later released in her Christmas book.

I have made lots of theses as gifts & often put a bell & a cinnamon stick inside them.

"Noel" is my favourite.

Cardygirl xx

Festive Fun No.7

One of my favourites.

A crazy patchwork stocking inspired by Rhonda from southern Cross needlework.

Lots of lovely silks & laces found their way from my scrap box into this.

Fun with beads, ribbons & other embellishments...

a tiny brassy bow, a little crocheted heart, a monogram...

a tiny cobweb with a gold beaded spider...lots of fun.

Glittery net & ric rac.

There is even a scrap of heavy gold lace overlaid with sheer & then quilted in gold thread.
Am I boring you....do you want more?

Cardygirl xx