July Sewing (~ Part One ~) Kitsets Etc . . . . . . . .

Greetings lovely friends & readers

I have decided to split this Sewing Post into two parts as it is rather long-winded.

 The first bunch of daff's & Jonquils picked earlier this week - these looked so cheerful on my kitchen bench  💛

(The marks at the top are just the velour been rubbed the wrong way, not dirt as it appears)

Using some birthday money I purchased a new sewing chair in the 50% off sales.  My old one came from an Op-shop & was always uncomfortable.  I adore this new pink velveteen one & - so far - no cats have discovered it (!!) 🤞

When I did my sewing room clean-out in * this post * I put aside quite a variety of kitsets that I'd either been gifted, or purchased in recent years.  I wanted to get them made up & either used, or put in the gift box for someone else to enjoy.  I decided to make a start on some of these.

The first one I sewed was this triangle pouch made in a sashiko design fabric, fully lined & with a cute owl zipper-pull.  

The fun thing about kitsets is that everything is there, you don't have to think about what fabrics, trims etc ... you just Sew!

Choosing the simpler ones first 😉, I next made up these "Woodland Santas" hanging tree decorations.  These are only the size of a pen, so not large.  I thought these might be the perfect size to include in my Grandsons Advent calendar stockings.  

This Snowflake Table Runner was included in a Tilda Christmas box that I purchased in 2022 from Kitty Rose Cottage.  There were 6 kitsets in the box & this was my last one to be made up.  I loved the fussy cut hexagon Tilda bird in the centre.  I had started the English Paper Piecing on this awhile ago, put it aside & not come back to it.  I am so pleased it is finished now & can be used in this years Christmas decorating.

I hand quilted mine & also added a snowflake charm to each corner as I found a packet of different snowflake charms in my stash. 

When I visited my friend Claire in * this post *, & she presented me with the china bowl filled with beautiful goodies ... included was a tiny French General Charm pack.  So I sewed it up into a small mat ~ this one was machine quilted ~ I just adore this fabric range. 💓

Next project (not a kitset) was a new ironing board cover.  I'd purchased a generous length of Cath Kidston fabric last year to recover my board & make a new curtain for the spare bedroom. (A curtain for a shelf, not the window) 

To make a new cover I simply remove the old one, take out the elastic, lay it on the floor & cut around it, sew a casing, thread with new elastic, Viola ~ Easy Peasy !

The same with making the curtain - I used the old one for a "pattern". 

As you can see above, I had the usual supervision assistance with this project (!!) 😳 

And Yes I did have to wait 'til she woke up again to continue because I am pathetic like that ! 🐈

But the new curtain turned out lovely & so fresh looking.

I had the loveliest visit from my friend Sally last weekend & she presented me with this beautiful book as a birthday gift.  I absolutely adore Jessie Chorley's style & work,  & this book has inspired me to do more slow stitch work. 

This verse above rather sums up my sewing room currently dear friends & I have lots of "ideas lying around"

I am off to have a tidy-up but I will be back during the week with Part two.

Thank you as always dear friends, for your welcome visits here today,

With much love & friendship to you all,