Good-o!

Well one not-so-little-anymore boy was rather pleased to wake up and find that I had finished the binding on his quilt last night…

This was a super easy, quick and painless quilt!  100 x 6.5" squares to finish up with a 60" square cuddly blanket.

20 black and 80 of various Kona greens, stitched with a little Aurifil, (one of those perfect freebees you cannot remember where is came from ones), and backed with turquoise bobble Minky from Plush Addict.

Although I didn't quilt (again), I did bind because I think that looks so much better than doing the right-sides together and turn through option, also as that is my favourite bit of the quilting process, a bit of self-indulgence never goes amiss!

Good Friday has been spent getting all the chores out the way for the long weekend, being flummoxed by the TV trying to set up the internet, and a little Amitié BOM hand stitchery in front of The Book of Life on DVD.

Dear hubby has an Easter egg from his boss begging to be shared, so I am headed for a smashing weekend; hope yours is full of love and chocolate too xxx

That's my boy!

He did it!

First thing this morning we, well he, got on with finishing the Creeper cushion.  I pulled a piece of duck cloth for a bit of fun speed stitching, attaching it to a piece of batting for lining.  Then a simple envelope back was prepared, and hemmed by the youngster.

We layered everything, and there was guided rotary cutting to square it all up; so with stitch 11, a straight-zig-zag combo, the whole lot was stitched together.

Then it was time to turn through and reveal...

Oh what a happy boy!!!

Luckily I had an cushion pad the exact right size, so it could be a proper finish...

And because even he is no stranger to what sells, he did his best Alex V impression...

He's my #auriboy !!

A quick run down...
100 2.5" Sizzix cut squares of misc greens and black Sketch flannel
Pieced with Aurifil 50wt in 2860
Backing Klona Grey and Kona Sprout
Finished size 19" square
Designed and sewn by Master O aged 9

I enjoyed every minute, and the beaming smile he has been sporting all day has made it doubly worthwhile.

He now wants to make a quilt!

Creeper!!

Yep, there is a Creeper in the house!

Dear son pieced his cushion top this afternoon, accompanied with cheers (well, 'Likes') from Instagram, and he loved every minute of it...

There was very little parental intervention, just a little pinning and seam pressing, but this is all his!

He was even keen to be an #auriboy - he used the best green thread in the house, of course!  And there were even enviable points...

Tomorrow should see the cushion finished, and one even happier lad; there were no harsh words nor fabric hurt in the making, so it's all good xxx

The start of something...

Today's after-school craftiness meant more mod-podging, Szzix cutting and layout plans...

I pulled some fabric, then made a cup of tea!

Apologies if you are awaiting a reply to a comment or email - I will get onto it tomorrow, promise xxx