Colour'N'Carry

A new idea I have been working on for kids - a messenger bag with room inside for colouring books, note pads, stickers etc and a velcro closure see through pocket under the messenger flap for pens, crayons and pencils. All packed and ready to go on outings!

Horses....

Bunny and Ted....

Pirates....

Owls......

As always, you can find them in my store!

Quilt cover

This is my first attempt at a quilt cover, no pattern or insturctions, I just winged it!

A friend had an odd sized quilt bought overseas that no linen could be bought for in this country, so I offered to help out and custom make a cover for her baby girl.

I am happy to report it went swimmingly, no mistakes, no unpicking, it fit like a glove and there was no dramas with buttons or buttonholes. All things considered, for me this is amazing!

Little bags

Animals blanket

Large size, double stitched. Mink and cotton.

More mats...

I recently sold 3 of these POGO mats on my madeit store in one order (I know!). This one I decided to make with some material I already had, the cute floral like stars.

Below was one of the 3 in the order, and this particular one I custom made for her. The brief was pretty vague so I am really glad she liked what I had done for her.

POGO mats - stars!

My newest POGO designs, in this gorgeous stars print with pink/brown/white or aqua/brown/white stars. I have been wanting to do a boy/girl variation for a little while and when I saw these stars, I fell in love!

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POGO mat - red!

A variation on an older design, I have made a couple of new POGO (play on, go out) mats after a number of very exciting sales from my madeit store.

I have moved the pockets to make for a more functional desigg (toys end up carried the right way up, and this way allows for larger pockets) and this one has a red inner.

Claude Cat drawstring bag

I couldn't resist this black cat fabric, a beautiful linen like cotton from Japan; in the Kokka fabric range.

I would also like to draw your attention to the embroidered cat stitching on the casing. A fabulous little trick of my new gorgeous Janome. And the husband thought I'd never use the extra sttiches! Ha!

Ignore the fact that Claude himself ended up crooked. Does that just make him whimsical? I like to think so.

I tell you, it took all of my inner strength not to redo this, as it would have ruined it, plus all my work down the tube, so I have left him being cheekily crooked!

Gideon Giraffe Bag...

Meet Gideon, my attempt at a giraffe pocket bag. It didn't quite work out how I envisioned, but still I think he's kinda cute. Not sure how I feel about the patchwork, but I have to give these things a go! Part of his body forms a pocket, good size for a small toy, library card, pencils....

Otis the Owl bag

A little project I have wanted to finish for a while, a little bag featuring this gorgeous owl fabric. The large owl is made from felt and his body forms a pocket, just the right size for pencils!

POGO mat

So following on from yesterday's play mat, here is my little invention! I think I'll call this my POGO mat, as in, "Play On, Go Out mat". I got the idea from always lugging a blanket to put on the floor plus little toys everywhere for my little one so I thought I could combine them! Toys go in the pockets on the non-playing side, fold up, velcro round and off you go using the carry handles! Of course the mat is lightly padded and all fully machine washable. And as I am a major sucker for stripes, I couldn't resist these two gorgeous stripe patterns in ever so boy or girl friendly colours.

What do you think??

Reversible play mat

My first attempt at a play mat. This one is reversible, but the idea has evolved, so stay tuned! It is softly padded and can be used indoor or out, on either side. One side is soft muslin for the warmer months and the reverse is brushed cotton flannel for cooler weather. Or for whatever colour suits your mood that day! In a fairly gender neutral teddybears in purple and aqua on white and cream....

(model not included!)

Edited to add..... this has been SOLD!