Bunnies and Cream..soft toys and other projects.

Playing with fabric

Have you ever seen such sweet fabric, bunnies, strawberries, flowers and gingham, all the elements to delight the maker.

When this fabric first came out I thought how absolutely delightful and I bought it of course . It was the soft colours and checks that first drew me in although the other designs from the range are just as lovely.

This of course is my 'Bobby Bunny pattern' and how gorgeous it looks in this fabric.

Other little projects are these sweet pincushions, so simple with the hand embroidered bunnies on the front.

Bunnies and Cream fabric

Just showcasing this sweet line of fabric by designer Lauren Nash, I have also used some Sweet Orchard fabric by Sedef Imer which is also one of my favourites.

Happy sewing

Glenis

A sewing Story

Such a story of sewing and friendship

 &

 an inspired gift

Out of the blue I received a little card from an old friend, a friend whose friendship I had let lapse...I hadn't seen her for about ten years and our only contact was a yearly Christmas card.

The little card read as follows

Dear Glenis,

I have been thinking about you today and wanted to drop a line to tell you how very special you are to me.

The time we spent together will always be a precious memory even though I must have been a right royal pain at times.

The influence you had on my life was HUGE, your sage advice and getting me going in crafts really set me up. I'm off to buy my second Over-locker today... plumb wore the old one out! 

Hope this finds you well and content, you will always be my first and very loved friend.

xxxxx

 Well I don't ever think anyone has written a letter so lovely to me, I was tearful and so taken back. Memories of a simpler time came flooding back, a time of stay-at-home mums, babysitting kids, school gala's, rushing home to cook dinner and sewing up a storm.

She was a very young mum with four little kiddies, living on the farm and not a lot of money to spend. 

I taught her to sew, but she was a natural and became an amazing dressmaker... clothing her family beautifully.

Yes we were friends and I had forgotten!!!
This is a lesson to us all about the power of handmade, the joy of sharing your talents, of how a common love of making brings together women of all backgrounds.
I really can never get over the pleasure I get from using my hands to create beauty, there really is power in it.
So rare these days to pen a letter but I have done that and made a sweet gift to go with it.

Yes it really is a sewing story.

I adore this lovely fabric from the Sweet Orchard Range by Sedef Imer, the soft warm pink spot and the cheater print show off my hand embroidered little mouse clutching his gifts.

This is the back sweet orchard really is just that, so sweet.

The little mouse with his tokens of love.

I have added this to a link up 2016 Q4 FAL
Happy sewing
Glenis