Baby Fun!

Last chance to enter my Zazzle giveaway here!

A very special friend of mine will be having her baby soon (squeeee!) so a 'baby shower' was called for!

I had never been to a baby shower before (they aren't native to UK!) but oh what fun!

Thank you Tina for hosting and keeping us laughing in lots of baby related entertainment!

There was of course lots of gift giving! (I'm now addicted to baby departments in every store!)

I found this great tutorial on Pinterest for a baby changing clutch.

And another pattern for bibs!

And something to put all these baby goodies in, an economy square linen basket (a little larger than expected!!).

So all we need now is baby!!

Jude xo

Framed Purses & A Giveaway!

These 2.5" x 6" framed purses have been made using gorgeous deco weight fabrics from Zazzle! (tweed, linings and frames are my own).

Zazzle are an online store, where you can not only buy the querkiest custom gifts, but they also sell a fabulous range of cotton, poplin and linen fabrics, suitable for crafts, handbags, purses, cushions, dressmaking and much more!

I made these framed purses using Zazzle's cotton range, and if you hop on over to their blog, you can get my tutorial on how to make them.

And here's even more great news!

The generous peeps at Zazzle are offering a £50 voucher to a lucky reader of my blog!

So here's how you can win:

1. Have a good browse around the Zazzle shop (it might take a while!!), especially their fabrics, and come back here and tell me what you would spend your voucher on.
2. For a 2nd chance to win, like their Facebook page.

I will announce the winner on Wednesday 17th June.

Happy crafting!!

Jude xo

One Lovely Blog!

My lovely bloggy friend Ruth (Charly & Ben's Crafty Corner) has nominated me for an award!

Thank you Ruth for the lovely compliment. 

The conditions to accepting the award are

• Thank the person who nominated you and provide a link to their post.
• Share 7 things your readers may not know about yourself.
• Choose 10 blogs to nominate for the award. (It is fine to nominate less than ten, just however many you feel comfortable with.)

So here are 7 things about me:

1. I love elephants and have lots of them around my house (not real ones of course!)

2. One day, I would like to visit Florence & Tuscany in Italy.

3. My favourite colour is purple!

4. I live in a city (Belfast, Northern Ireland) though my heart is always in the countryside.

5. I have 3 teenage daughters who make me laugh! They are my world.

6. I have had a deep Christian faith from a young age - God is my rock and foundation.

7. I love to read survivor stories of world war 1 & 2. The strength of the human spirit to endure, overcome and even forgive the most extreme cruelty inflicted by man greatly inspires me!

I'm afraid I have struggled to find 7 interesting things to write about myself!  I hope you aren't too bored!

But here are a few much more interesting people you will love to read about!

Sarah: Sew Me
Tina: Secret Ingredient  - Love
Helen: Archie the Wonder Dog
Mary: Handmade by Mary
Teje: Nero's Post and Patch

Many thanks again for taking the time to read my regular ramblings, and to Ruth for the nomination!

Jude xo

Pixelated Hearts!

One of my favourite makes last year was this mini pixelated heart wallhanging.

Hanging in my daughter's room at Uni

It was quick and easy to make.  So I thought you might like a tutorial on how to make one yourself!

To make this 22.5" x 22.5" mini quilt, hop on over to the Fabric Yard blog for step by step instructions.  (And while you're there, check out Alice's new website!).

Jude xo

British Summer Time????

It's been over a week since I last blogged!!  Apologies!

This week (make that 'month') has been busy, and then I was away over the weekend with friends.

Annalong Mill

My sewing machine also spent a week away, in the 'fix-it' shop, which has slowed me down on some deadlines.

But now that Mr Pfaff is back home, sewing is continuing apace! There's quite a bit of May's sewing I can't show you yet, but here's some I can!

I'm dreadfully behind on my Farm Girl Vintage blocks, but I did manage to get my Siblings Together quilt finished and posted off!

May was also special because I got to meet up with some of my Brit Bee mates, and bring my Uni-girl home!!

Another whirlwind month (to go with the whirlwinds outside!!)

Linking up with Lily's Quilts Fresh Sewing Day!

Jude xo

Bank Holiday Bargain!

Tomorrow is the 2nd bank holiday Monday in May for us in UK.

It doesn't look like the weather is going to cheer us up, so how about 20% discount on designer fabrics, patterns and charm packs!

Everything in my Etsy shop is 20%, using the coupon code BANKHOLIDAY20 at the checkout!

So if you want a new pattern to try out ...

.. a charm pack or two....

or discount on some already discounted fabrics ...

then pop on over to my Etsy shop and grab yourself a bank holiday bargain!

Discount available until Saturday 30th May, while stocks last.

Jude xo

Secret blocks!

Now that 2 of my lovely Brit Bee buddies have received their BIG birthday wallhangings, I can show you which bits were mine!

Di's wallhanging was 'sewing' themed so I made my own mannequin paper pieced pattern to make this block.  

You can see it here in the quilt (for some bizzare reason I didn't get a photo of the front of the quilt, doh!)

Trudi loves the colour green so we went with a 'leafy' theme for hers.  Of course there was only ever going to be one block for me to make!



And here it is in the quilt:

There's lots more secret sewing happening around the Hollies' household at the moment, but I'm delighted to have my very own personal assistant (uni daughter) back with me!!

Jude xo