Sew-hip magazine!

Hurray! We have been featured (all be it quite small) in Sew-hip magazine this month!

This little elephant form issue 15 was made by Emma H. and I sent off the photograph and they very kindly printed it. Emma is very proud and excited and I hope others will be inspired to make patterns from this great magazine!

Summer stitching

This little chap was made in a week by one of my new stitchers, I didn't even manage to 'blog' about her starting the project before he was finished! So here is the lovely elephant in all his glory. The pattern is taken from the Magazine SewHip! and has worked really well. There are lots of great 1st time patterns each month and well worth a look.

He needs a bit more stuffing really, but I do like this exhausted elephant look, I know how he feels!!

Emma is now so taken with stitching that she has bought a whole load of patches from ebay and is planning a quilt for her new bedroom. She hasn't got a sewing machine yet, so we were planning some applique and embroidery to do on the centre panel to keep up the great work.

The colours are looking lovely and I think it will be a great mix of prints, very inspiring.

Murtle and Murtle

This is our first project from the new magazine Sew Hip! magazine, Murtle and her friend Murtle.

Here they are discovering the hedge at the back of the Children's Centre, "nice privet Murtle"

"oh I agree Murtle, lovely"

And here they are just happy to be finished, we added some extra applique details.  Well done V. I know your daughter loves her new friend....