New Book

 Hello again lovely readers.....today there is some exciting news.....here's the cover of my new book called home sweet home sewing.....17 new designs exploring my love of fabrics, patchwork and colour....

 .........and i thought it might be fun today to show some of my own pictures taken during the making of this book............it is published by tuva who make very beautiful colourful and exciting books for crafters......this is the honey hives quilt photographed last summer on the picket fence in my cottage garden.....it seems we had a lot of very tall cosmos growing there then :).....

 ..............the honey hives quilt uses patchwork and applique....it was long arm quilted for me beautifully by debbie holland of longarm quilting.com and i also added some hand quilting to it too....

 ..........there are lots of smaller projects in this book too like the cherry pouch and the pretty drawstring bag below.....and here are the adorable cherry charms in use..........

 ..............for cross stitch fans i have included a cross stitch house sampler style cushion.....teamed with lovely tilda fabric ......

 ............i love close up pictures of fabrics and sewing...here's one of the circle table topper up very very close ......

 ...........some toys were included too.....these are made from my little deer pattern.....

 ...........and i used simple patchwork and embroidery for this vintage style doll's quilt....

 .............and here are the sweet cherry handles on a little bag........

 ........you can probably tell it was a lot of fun making this book and i am delighted that it is now available for pre order on amazon......it will be on sale in a few weeks in bookshops and elsewhere too.....hope you enjoyed this little peek behind the scenes of some of the selection of projects....there are also sewing notions, coasters, charms and decorations to be found inside the pages of home sweet home sewing.....

............thank you so much for dropping by to see me here dear readers...it's so lovely to hear from you and i really appreciate your kind comments......hope you are keeping safe and well my lovelies.....take care....back soon xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx