Recent And Not So Recent Projects

I've been thinking about including appliqued Bonds growsuits/wondersuits in my etsy/madeit stores for a while. This week I bit the bullet and bought some. Yesterday I appliqued them and put them in my madeit store. The only thing I am unsure about is whether people would pay more for a Bonds growsuit just because it had applique on it. What do you think? Would you not bother? Or do you think it is a cool idea and likely to sell? You can generally buy a Bonds growsuit for $11 and I've priced mine at $18. Thoughts anyone???

Size 000 blue growsuit

Size 00 white growsuit

Size 000 pink growsuit

A couple of months back I appliqued this shirt as a 1st birthday present for a friend's little boy. Apparently he loves Giggle and Hoot, so I made a Hoot shirt. Tegan helped me design the Hoot. Then I cut him out and sewed him on.

A couple of days ago I bought this pattern by Make It Perfect to make this really cute little girl's coat.  I would probably use different colours, but I'm looking forward to giving it a go and make some coats for little girls I know. I can't wait for the pattern to arrive in the mail.

I have lots of flower photos to show you too, so after a couple of months silence, I'll be back with lots to show for it! :)

What I've Been Up To Over The Last Couple Of Months

I don't seem to blog that often, do I? So here's a snapshot of some of the ways I've been keeping busy over the last couple of months. I started back at CIT studying Certificate 3 in Floristry. We are doing wedding flowers this year which is what I love doing, so I am very happy!

These are some of the bouquets I've made....

I also made these monkeys for twin babies. I'm pretty sure the monkeys will be bigger than the babies at the moment....

And lastly I finished Emily's quilt. She wanted something bright and hot pink, and I think I fulfilled the criteria!! :)

So that's what I've been doing. What about you??

Little Boy Blue

My first nephew made his appearance last

 Monday, and so I appliqued some growsuits as a present for him.

Two blue and two grey (though there's only 3 in these photos)

I machine appliqued, so they should stay on through all the washes.

I love this colour combination!

To see photos of the little lad himself, go to my sister's blog!

Project Complete

I realised I hadn't shown any pictures for a while of the Peter Rabbit quilts we were making. Well last Thursday, I finished not only the cross-stitches but the quilts too. Then I heard next morning that my friend's waters had broken on Thursday night - the exact night I finished. The babies were born at 35 weeks, so good thing we had them finished "early".

I made one of these for my oldest niece when she was born. That one I made in yellow and green. This time I decided to do two different shades of brown. In the end, I decided I liked the brown better.

I'm glad to be finished, though I did enjoy making them. Now I am directing all my attention to sewing for my upcoming markets on the 11th and 18th of December. More details in a couple of days. Hope you can come and visit me there. I'd love to see you.

So, what do you think??