My little snippets of varying blue fabrics have been assembled into dainty blooms.  The finished item is a little hanging ‘card-to-keep.  It’s a pleasure to be given carte blanche when designing and delightful to hear that the item has been well received!

Asked to make a birthday card in blue, I rummaged through a bag of bits and found just the colour.  For the background I used a piece of furnishing fabric from a book of sample pieces.  It’s so satisfying to be able to give something a new lease of life rather than just throwing it out.

Who knew that there were so many colours and shades of elastic to be had?  I’m looking forward to using them in my latest Cards-to-Keep range.   Some birthday candles maybe…?

Does anyone else get super excited when given a bag full of odds and snippets?  I was given lots of lacy bits and pretty elastics which will take me an age to sort – but very therapeutic!

Some colourful little cards in the making.   Brightly coloured gingham embellished with stitch and beads can be just the thing for a “Thank You”, a birthday, or a get well wish.  The list is endless…

and who wouldn’t love a notebook in which to record their travels?  As we can’t venture too far at the moment these quilted books could be used to write up interesting info about past and future trips abroad…… or, at the moment, favourite staycation destinations.

A jolly flotilla of sailing boats, sending Father’s Day wishes, are on sale at Craft Coop Windsor.