Showing posts with label Cath Kidston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cath Kidston. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Rita the Knitted Rabbit

Hello all, let me introduce you to my first knitted rabbit toy which has taken me since the summer to reach this stage! (Partly because for a while I thought I had lost the magazine pattern so for a couple of months there were various unfinished rabbit boy parts lying around much to the perplexment of my other half, hehe).


She does currently remain unfinished and, ahem, un-clothed the poor thing so it's now on to the dress before she gets cold, although I first have to work out how to do 'yfwd' stitch first as I haven't done that one yet. Hopefully it turns out as per the picture...


I was flicking through all my craft book collections today and remembered that I had this new 'Patch!' book from Cath Kidston that I still hadn't done anything with yet... I don't normally buy books at full price when they are always loads cheaper on Amazon, but on this occasion I did because I managed to get it signed by the lady herself.



As I work near Selfridges and Cath was doing her book signing in there soon after I finished work I though 'why not' and actually had a little chat with her about fabrics and sewing which was fab! Worth paying full price for I think.

You get a little fabric kit with the book so you can make your own bag or cushion out of patchwork.

Such gorgeous prints....



Some lovely pictures and projects in there...




I really love this picture showing the combination of printed fabric appliqued on to knitted material...so sweet.


Enjoy the rest of your weekends!

Sarah
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Saturday, 19 March 2011

Felt flowers and a blog award!

Hello everyone on this lovely day where we had sun and a blue sky (hooray!)


I am only half way through this little felt flower creation... but thought it would be nice to make a little collection of them in different colours and turn them into colourful hanging decorations for a Springy/Easter tree type thing. Feels a bit like making Christmas tree decorations but different :)



On the subject of colour, last weekend I popped into Cath Kidston to have a little nosey at the new bits and pieces on offer and saw this beautiful tapestry cushion (which is also featured in Cath's latest book Stitch!), and yes I know it is a bit pricey for a cushion, but I could not help but completely love it to bits, and it has now also made me want to indulge in a bit of cross stitch - only another thing to add to the million other things I want to do then!!

Pop over to the fabulous blog Faith, Hope and Charity Shopping for a chance to win 'Stitch!' in a giveaway...


Last week Lakota from Faith, Hope and Charity Shopping also awarded me with a Liebster blog award and I was very chuffed and honoured. Thank you very much Lakota!


It is very very difficult to chose only a handful of blogs to pass this on to from the multitude of amazing ones that I already follow...so I am awarding this to a few of the fabulous younger blogs that haven't been up and running that long, and definitely deserve a good read!


I hope that you are having good weekends

Sarah
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