Sweets Mat

These little mats are just as the name suggests sweet... and easy too! I wanted a cute little mat for coffee that wasn't a coaster and not as large as a place mat so of course I turned to a Japanese craft book, makers of all things sweet and cute. Perfect.

Not only are they adorable and practical they're ridiculously easy within a couple of hours I had a set of 4 completed and ready to use and that's including interruptions.

I love these books "Linen Wool Cotton" by Akiko Mano and "Patchwork Style" from Suzuko Koseki are Japanese style craft books written in English. Both books offer plenty of inspiration and the sweet factor.

I hope everyone had a lovely, crafty weekend.

Spring Ahead!

Had a wonderful day today...the sun was shining and snow was melting everywhere, I also talked Hubby into a trip to the quilt shop which definitely turned into a very successful outing indeed! Ahhh perfection..

So naturally I'm quite enamored with my new finds so I'm off to gaze lovingly at them and plan some new projects. Later chicks!

Japanese Craft Books and Local Craft Stores

Last night I made my first foray into the much talked about www.yesasia.com from which I am now excitedly awaiting my first shipment of craft books. Bring on the end of March!

Today I also took a little trip to my local craft shop with my Grams and my mom, came home with a few treasures of which I am now eagerly plotting their futures. Although my fave is a single fat quarter of the Grinch, I just happened to look over as I was ringing out and HAD to have it I love the Grinch! Unfortunately there was only the one so I am now faced with the daunting task of finding the perfect project that doesn't involve a lot of cutting I want to keep as much of the pattern in play as possible. Any Ideas? Me either.

Later this evening I think I will start a set of quilted coasters for my living room. The other day the idea just came to me that I wanted fabric coasters and so that was the inspiration for my fruitful search today. Along with the unexpected Grinch find I also came across a lovely piece of cotton that I plan to make a new softy out of. So good luck to me on that. Anyways I'm off to get crafty.

Fabric Beads

Sorry about the crap photo..who knows. Anyways this is my latest project and after some bruised fingers and a little swearing I think it turned out pretty well. Definitely something I'll make more of it's great for using all your scraps up actually most of these are made from fabric left over from my sister's baby quilt but all you see are the sweet girly mix of colours. I've already started a black ribbon necklace. I'll post pics once I'm finished.

Beautiful paris

I'm very excited I just picked up the fabric I ordered from http://www.etsy.com from Textile Junkies awesome store http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5901259 Beautiful Paris I already have plans for a hand stitched quilt for my guest room...lucky bed, mainly because I can't bear the thought of actually cutting such a beautiful piece of fabric. I ended up with just under 3 yards all she had and at 57" wide I think it will suit the job quite nicely. Anyhoo I'm off to tuck my self and all my doggies into bed..hubby is on night shift again.

I just need to find the perfect backing