Not completely idle

Before my holiday I was looking for a hand-piecing project to take and as I searched my sewing room I found the perfect block. I had made up one and cut several others but had put it on the back burner and totally forgotten about it. The sunburst blocks are hand-pieced in circles then pressed, the surrounds are set in and then the centres are appliqued.

I am really enjoying the process and have a finished project in mind although there are 3 finished and 17 to go -Watch this space

Hello 2011

Happy New Year to all, I am back from a lovely break with the world and enjoying a few well deserved weeks lying on the beach. As I haven't done much through January I thought I'd share some of my Christmas decorating and this time I thought I'd change a few displays so I decided to group my snowman collection and display them on the mantle.

Previously the wreath housed a Santa but that wouldn't do, so I made this large snowman head from fabric and cotton batting and he really finished off the display.

I set up the village which usually graces the mantle on one of the treadle sewing machines.

A recently purchased sled became a perfect spot for these two snow people.

A vintage style Santa looked at home on my hooked rug stool.

The snowman trio were probably a bit out of place as Christmas day in Sydney topped 38 degrees C, but I think there cute.

This German Twig tree was a new purchase from the States but it was too tall to fit into the pic.