The pattern for my “cards” this year came from the same magazine as the placemats. The small dresden pieces were done with English paper piecing and then each piece was hand stitched together before being added to the background.

I ended up stuffing the ornaments which proved to be challenging when I put them in the mail. Most came in at a reasonable price for postage but one came back with an “Insufficient Postage” sticker (sorry about that Trevor).

I took that particular card apart and used batting in the centre. I debated about doing some quilting on the front but I decided it didn’t need it. The card is flatter but stuffed with just as much love!

I kept cutting and sewing and eventually finished 16 of these placemats. The bias binding was a learning experience for me and some worked out better than others. Note to self: when you are learning a new technique, don’t pick striped fabric!

Most of them went with the Advent Game  I sent to the kids but there were a few left for random gifts and cards.

They were fun to make and so cute!

December 15, 2017

I finished rebinding these four placemats that came from Mum’s projects. Doing them properly (with a bias binding) proves to me how much I have learned through my quilting adventures.

October 31, 2017

I needed a miniature for our November Mini Meez meeting and, since Hallowe’en was approaching, I decided to go with that theme. This pattern caught my eye while browsing either Facebook or one of my blogs; the author said it could be done in an hour or two and that seemed like about the amount of time I wanted to spend.

I had all the fabric in my “Novelty” bin (yes, I’m organizing) although finding five width-of-fabric strips was challenging. Needless to say it took me much longer than an hour or two but overall it was a quick finish.