Lovely Beginning to a New Year

 

Serene

Love to listen to 

the sounds 

of the waves...

       

Round Drawstring Pouch

Easy quick little sewing project! Happened upon a tutorial for this round drawstring pouch on a channel called "Tendersmile Handmade". I used one of Anna Graham's (Robert Kaufman) cotton blend fabrics from her collection "Around the Bend" for the lining.

 

                Sweet Little Pouch!

           Great size for gift cards!

The Ginkgo Tree

The  Ginkgo Tree in our front yard...

  The Ginkgo Tree represents peace, hope, vitality, strength and endurance.  

Wearing it can bring stillness, contemplation, and enlightenment into your life. It is a symbol of resilience, healing and longevity.

Cosmos

Cosmos ...the sum total 

                        of everything
 

Fabric Baskets

Just finished these little fabric baskets. The 5 x 5 inch square nicely holds a couple of balls of yarn and a knitting project that I had begun.
 

The smaller one, about 3 inch square is handy to hold a few sewing and knitting accessories. 

 

  The one basket is sitting atop a coordinated stash  of fabrics that I pulled out for my next (hopefully :) komebukuro. The 5 inch square basket is also great for storing a stack of fat quarters!

            

         

       The baskets are also reversible!

Poppy Art Quilt

Fiber Art ~ Poppies

 This is an art quilt I made using my own variation of a pattern by Lenore Crawford that I did years ago. I was undecided about the top stitching so it got rolled up and stored away with some of my fabrics. I discovered it again as I was going through my stockpile of fabrics. It measures 19 x 24 inches and have been considering I might like to do some sashiko stitching on it and perhaps choose a hidden quilt binding to finally finish it off. 

At least that's the plan for now :)