Ups and Downs around Here.

I wish I was sharing more exciting stuff on what I have been working on with you all. I hurt my back back at the beginning of March, which hasn't been getting better. By Easter I was really in trouble not being able to sew at the sewing machine or cutting fabric without pain. Treatment hasn't been much help, so I haven't been doing much hence I haven't had much to blog about and share.
I  may not have been able to sew or cut much but that doesn't mean I haven't been ideal. I have a new club available starting in June. It is the Tilda Club. It is a bit monthly club featuring Tilda fabrics and notions with a pattern, so you can make the project in the pattern.

You can sign up on my website or in store and the first month will be June. Plus if you join up before 1st June  you can have free postage in Australia on your first month.

The other thing I have been working on is a new set of 12 pin cushions for our pin cushion club. We have been enjoying making pin cushion that the club has been extended. So when you get to the eleventh pin cushion pack you will get the option to continue with the next 12 pin cushions. That make great presents if you make them up or for yourself. You can sign up on my website. I have made a few up myself with the plan to make more.

This is the latest one I have made. This is a Mayblossom pattern and it has 3 different floral arrangement s in cluded in the pattern. I made up a mix of the kits so it would be a surprise which of the three kits.  Mine was the rose kit but there was a daisy hat pin cushion and the viola hat pin cushion.

If you have any questions please ask

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

Rolling Two Projects in to One

I have a group visiting at the end of July and they want to do a little project during the visit. It was decided English Paper piecing and the chubby dresdens will be the shape. They were what I was demoing during the Salisbury fair (working on my Pemberley quilt). So after a little thinking a plan came together as I also needed another pin cushion for The Ark's Pin Cushion Club which I run, so that was it. I will make a chubby dresden pin cushion so I only have to make one project rather than two. Now that should save some time.

My favourite range at the moment is Gerri Robinson Faded Memories for Penny Rose Fabrics. That is why it seems to be everywhere at the moment including this month's Stash Building Fabric Club. Plus there is more coming as it will be the feature range in our Round We Go block of the month starting in August. More details available on my Website .

I think I could of stuffed it a little more but as I English paper pieced the flowers and then hand stitched them together I didn't want to pull out my stitches.
Until Next Time
Keep Stitching
Cynthia

The Ark's Pin Cushion Club

I mention last week I had some more clubs coming up to tempt you if the Gypsy Wife Block of the Month didn't interest you.
Here is the first one that is now ready to go. It is The Ark,s Pin Cushion Club which will run over 12 months starting on the 25th May and will be dispatch at that time of the month each month.
 So what do you receive and how much each month? I hear you ask.
The details are as followed each month you receive a pattern and a kit to make the pin cushion featured in the pattern. The cost is $20 plus postage each month. There is a variety of shapes and sizes featured plus there is a few different techniques involved in this series of pin cushions.

A sample of some of the pin cushions included in this club. Thank you to Pennylane Patchwork for the sample picture. Note fabric in our kits will be different from this picture.

Here is the first pin cushion that will be starting the club off.

To join us visit my website to sign today, so you don't miss out on this great collection of pin cushions. This club is perfect for a lover of pin cushions or for making different pin cushions for all your sewing friends come Christmas. Hint!! Start early.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia