Say Thanks by Rachael Merrick

Here in South Australia there are only 6 weeks left until the end of Term 4.  With that in mind Rachael is very organised and has put together a tutorial for you for a wonderful teacher's gift.

Rachael has used fabrics from the Early Bird Collection by Cosmo Cricket for Andover Fabrics.  Cosmo Cricket are probably better known for their scrapbooking papers, so it is exciting to see them producing fabrics for us non scrapbooking types. 

You will find Rachael's tutorial here.

Thank you & Very Sketchy Daisy Cushion

Firstly, thank you to everyone who has left a comment on my last post.   It is a worry that I talk to myself, but even worse would be if I started to answer myself.   I'll be back next week to tell you who I will be sending a little selection of Cosmo threads too.  It seems there is no fantastic, sure fire way to keep your threads and indeed many of you are like me and have them all over the place with your various projects.

It has been a while since we had a tutorial for you.  I worked the girls so hard during Christmas in July I gave them a bit of a break, or was that me who had a bit of a break?  :)

Amanda has made a stunning cushion.  I love the colours and the pretty embroidery design, I have a thing for natural linen at the moment.

You will find the tutorial over here and if you would like to make your own in the same fabrics Amanda has used you just click on the links in the requirements and you will go directly there.

A big thank you also to Lisa and Melissa for all their wonderful designs as part of the QFD Creative Team.  Lisa and Melissa have decided not to continue as members of the QFD Creative Team due to other commitments, but we hope they will be back for future special projects.  Thank you girls it was a pleasure working with you. I wish you both all the best for the future.

Sarah

Fleur's Boudoir Set (Slippers and Eye Mask) by Cheryl Goss of Willowberry Designs

Recently I sent Cheryl a bundle of fabrics from the pretty Somerset Cottage fabric range by Robyn Pandolph and Cheryl has turned them into something so very ladylike. 

Aren't they pretty?  I am sure that you will be able to think of lots of friends and family who these would make a wonderful gift for.  Or you could just make them as a gift for yourself,  head to the bedroom with a cup of tea and your favourite choccies and escape the world for a while.

You will find the tutorial here and the fabrics used by Cheryl are available here and if you love the fabrics Cheryl has used a kit is available here.

Daisy Needlecase by Amanda Bergamin

You will remember this beautiful sewing box designed by Amanda.  Amanda has designed an equally beautiful needle case to go with her sewing box.

You will find the tutorial here.  Amanda has used fabrics from Flora and Fauna by Patty Young.

I'm a scrapbooking wannabe!

I am you know, a scrapbooking wannabe.  I pretend that I buy scrapbooking supplies for Vanessa and Rachel, but really it is just an excuse for me to get my hands on some of those great scrapbooking accessories.  I don't really want to do scrapbook layouts though, I keep looking at them and thinking how could I use these with fabric and sewing?

Last time I let the girls shop at our favourite scrapbooking shop Anna's Craftcupboard (no affiliation just a happy customer) there were a few things that just happened to fall into the shopping cart for me.  Of course being a scrapbooking wannabe I haven't actually used them yet.  One of the things to fall into my shopping cart was a bird cage. 

I had this idea to make wall art using Lantern Bloom and scrapbook chipboard bird cages.  So I told Rachael, who is a scrapbooker, about my idea and she took the idea, a fat quarter of lantern bloom and ran with it.  This is what Rachael came up with.

And now I am even more inspired to mix sewing, fabric and scrapbooking accessories. 

If you are a sewing wannabee this is a great project as you don't really need a sewing machine.  You could hand stitch around the bird cages rather machine stitch and it would look great.

You will find Rachael's tutorial here.

Thanks Rachael for taking my idea and turning it into reality.