Finally A Finish

It seems like a long time since I finished something,, so I'm pleased to show you It's
A Hoot finally finished

(and you can just see some of the oiled kitchen work surface, also finished, unlike the walls!)

Was it on the Christmas list?
Did it need to be finished?
Are there other things which DO need to be finished in the next ten days?

I'll leave you to guess the answers!

Happy Hooting

A few years ago I was given an Its A Hoot charm pack, back in June I cut the charms in half, and stitched them in strips with pink charm squares. 

And they have sat, hung from a coat hanger from the ironing board, ever since.

Until I got an urge!

So I satisfied the urge, and now have this ready-to-bind quilt top

 

And there are two strips left over, so I think I will make a cushion to go with the quilt.  I'll be adding this to my to-do list, so I can cross it off!!!

Sunday Stitching

As I can't make up my mind what to do with the rainbow charms, and as I was 'stuck' in the sewing room as the embroidery machine chuntered through the pre-school embroideries, I decided yesterday I would chop into a different charm pack.

I was given an Its A Hoot charm pack a few years ago, but felt the designs were so varied they needed to be broken up a bit.

So I cut a whole load of extra charm squares from a plain pink, and cut all the It's A Hoot squares into rectangles

And joined them into strips (no design wall, but a rail with clips will do)

I'm happy with the arrangements, so now I can pin A to N row markers onto the strips to keep them in the right order,  and I'll press the seams next time the iron is on. 

Happy Sunday Stitching - hope you had a good weekend too