Hexing Around!

After getting over the shock of the temperature outside this morning, and seeing the white stuff on the hills, the theme for today was hexies!

I'm still in 'present making mode' this week.  So I rustled up another trusty 2 in 1 pouch (that makes 5 so far!) using some gorgeous Essex Yarn Dyed Linen in Denim, and a vintage blue and orange combo!

Front and Back

I have a stash of 1" hexies already made, and these ones were made using vintage sheets.

I think this is my favourite 2 in 1 pouch so far!

A while ago I had made up some French General hexies, with no particular purpose in mind.

Well now they have a purpose!  Check back tomorrow to see what I turned this small panel into! (Don't you love it when a plan comes together!)

Tonight was the first of 3 days of my closing down sale!  Thank you to everyone who came out and purchased a bargain!

For those of you not able to make it, as well as missing some bargain fabric prices, you are also missing out on these gorgeous Liberty buttons ....

...and keyfobs!

Only Wednesday and Thursday evenings left to get to The Basement, Christian Fellowship Church, Belfast and bag yourself a bargain and some Christmas presents!

Jude xo

Tote for a Tot!

My friend gave birth to a gorgeous girl last December, and to help little one celebrate her special 1st birthday, I've made her a tote bag to carry dolly around in! 

A girl can never have too many bags, and it's never too young to start, right?



I acquired a Sizzix Big Shot a few months back, and decided that hubby really wanted to buy me a few more dies for it for Christmas!! One being the 1" Hexie die.  (Yes I opened my Christmas present the moment it arrived! Naughty!)

I ironed bondaweb onto the back of some pink and blue fabric scraps before whizzing them through the Big Shot like a magic whizzy thing!

I then ironed the hexies onto some linen and satin stitched them securely, so no amount of dragging around the floor will unhinge them! 

I went for a practical denim bottom too on this tote, and as the family have recently got a puppy, I thought Aneela's playful pups for the lining was perfect.

And at the last minute, I discovered that cute wee teddy in my ribbons box.  Perfect!

So dolly is now snug and secure, at least until some tiny hands starting flinging her around! I hope teddy's head doesn't get chewed off (by baby or the puppy!).