Sew The Library: Needle Book

Welcome to another edition of Sew the Library! I'm so happy you stopped by. For this month's project I chose a lovely book that has in my library for quite some time but I've never got around to making a single project from it. It is such a shame because it is an excellent book. Hex-Go-Go by Tacha Bruecher gives us a new take on traditional  English paper piecing with great projects for all skill levels. I decided to start small and tackle one of the more beginner friendly projects: the Rosette Needle book. The colors I chose are very different from the ones on the book, but I really like how it turned out. It feels very warm and the brown and oranges really got me thinking about autumn. However, I ran into a little problem while making my needle book. I didn't have enough felt for the 'pages' of the book so I ended up with only two pages rather than four as the pattern suggests. Oh well sometimes we have to improvise :)

How a bout you? Have you been sewing from your library? Please link up any projects that you have completed or are WIP's from a book or a magazine.


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Thank you for stopping by!

XO

Martha

Ho, Ho, Ho & On We Sew, Giveaway & Free Pattern

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Thank you for stopping by to this month's Ho, Ho, Ho & Oh We Sew. I'm so glad you are here. On this month's stop Chelsea from Patch the Giraffe and I are sharing hosting responsibilities. She has a wonderful tutorial to make a Christmas pillow cover.  It feels a bit strange to be talking about Christmas right in the middle of July, but it is never too early to get a head start on our handmade Christmas makings. Fiona @ Celtic Thistle Stitches & Paula @ Mud Pies & Pins  had the most brilliant idea to organize the link up and get us motivated to start early making our Christmas presents. 

At the beginning of the year I made and envelope bag to keep my date book and stationery organized (you can see it here)  and it has been such an useful bag that I thought I'll make another one to carry my iPad and share the pattern with you.  It super easy to make! And the would make great personalized gifts. You can download the pattern here. This is my fist try at pattern writing so if you have any questions or need clarification, please let me know. 

An now on to the giveaway... this month's giveaway is sponsored by The Fat Quarter Shop. The winner will receive a Mini Charm Pack. There are over 60 to choose from. To enter the giveaway please ink up you makes below:

Thank you for stopping by!

XO 

Martha.

Finally Off The Needles

Happy Sunday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Things continue to be a bit hectic around here so there hasn't been a lot of finishes. I have so many projects I wish to work on, but sadly so little time. My poor sewing machine feels very neglected lately. But I've been working on my knitting (I love how portable it is) I carry my projects around everywhere I go. I love to knit in the car and my commute to work with the morning light is my absolute favorite time to get some knitting done. In the past  couple of weeks I made so much progress on my Nae shawl that I have been working on for quite some time (you can read about it here and here) and today I finally finished it! I love the way it turned out. I can't wait to take more photos and show you what a lovely pattern this is. 

I hope you have a wonderful week.

*Linking up to Wool on Sundays at Rainbow Hare Quilts and Yarn Along at Small Things*

XO

Martha