Times Table Square Quilt.

Now, I have no idea where this idea came from, but I do know that it kept me from sleeping one night. As I think I've mentioned before, I've very quickly become obsessed with quilting, and am continually thinking of ideas for new quilts.

So one night, I'm lying there, trying to sleep but my little brain just wouldn't let me. When from out of nowhere came the idea for the times table square. When I was younger I would draw these up all the time to try and help me learn my times tables. My children are older now and so have no need for one of these quilts, but I still had to make it.

So I then had to think about how the numbers would be attached to the fabric and what colours to use etc. I decided to go for bright rainbow colours and designed the quilt using a table in a Word document.

Once I figured it all out the rest was fairly easy. Hope you like it. I may even do a little tutorial at some point if there is enough demand for it. What do you think?

So here it is in all it's colourful glory. 

I think this would be fab for any child. You can order one over on my Facebook page. Sonja's Stitchery.

Bye for now

Sonja x

Got to love a jelly roll.

I'm sorry I've been a bit quiet of late. I have been busy setting up my new business, and time has just kind of got away from me. We've also had visitors over the last two weeks, so everything has been a bit manic. I'm also busy preparing for some upcoming craft fairs, which will be my first!!

Anyway, in this post I wanted to tell you all about Jelly rolls. I am a bit in love with Moda jelly rolls. I have been setting myself the little challenge of seeing how many things I can make with 1 jelly roll. I've purchased several in the last couple of months.

I've had S'more Love, from which I've managed to make 1 quilt top using a pattern from Fat Quarter Shop, 1 cushion cover, a small child's bag and 6 pencil cases! Plus I have some strips left over! Now, I don't know about you but I don't think that's bad going.

From a Floral Gatherings jelly roll I have so far made a very large handbag and 3 table runners plus an assortment of bookmarks.

From a Soho Chic Jelly roll I have made made 5 handbags and 3 cosmetic bags.

And finally, from a Chantilly Jelly roll I have so far made a quilt top and a table runner, 2 handbags (still in progress) and still have plenty left.

They're so versatile and a great way of being able to use a whole range of fabrics. I've got 4 more jelly rolls to play with too and am looking forward to getting stuck into sewing with them.

I'd love to know what you all think of jelly rolls and what you like to do with them. Some of the above items are for sale on my Facebook page. Sonja's Stitchery or on my Handmade in the UK shop

What's going on?

I know I've been a bit quiet lately, sorry about that! But I've been very busy. I've decided to start my own little business selling quilted items. So I've been making plans about what to make to sell and doing lots of research about starting your own business. So much to do! I've set up a Facebook page which you can find here Sonja's Stitchery. Pop over and give me a like and you'll see more photo's and in time more info about my business launch. Don't forget that this is all a work in progress so please be patient, there will be lots of goodies in the not to distant future! I know this short and sweet but I will be back soon.

Sonja x

Happy Monday!

Hi again,

So it's the start of another week. I've been a busy bee over the weekend. As I said before, I currently have 5 quilts on the go, so I've been trying to get as far ahead on them as possible, however I'm waiting for Mr Postie to arrive before I can actually complete any of them.

I have also been making some very cute drawstring bags, ideal for make-up or travelling, crafty bits and pieces, all sorts really. I've made hubster a couple as he works away a lot and he loves them. I've also  done lots of cutting of little projects ready to sew today. I'm struggling a little bit if I'm honest, I have too many ideas. It's keeping me awake at night, and it also means I have lots of sewing to do! I have so many things on my to do list, and I want to share them all on here, now! But doing that means I'll have to nothing to write about later on, so I will just have to be patient.

Katie has taken some pictures over the weekend so I shall pop them on later.

Have a good week

Sonja x

Memory Quilt

I'd like to share with you one of the projects I'm currently working on that is very dear to me. My gorgeous hubster was in the British Army for 22 years, and during that time he collected many t-shirts from different tours of duty which he kept. When I saw them I knew they had to be made into something and memorialised in some way, so I've made them into a quilt. It has turned out much larger than I anticipated and is still not quite complete. The top is almost finished and I'm now working on a pieced backing. It's not perfect by any means, some of the lines don't quite match up, but considering I'm new to the patchwork and quilting game, it's not that bad. So I hope you like it.

Once I'd figured out how to stabilise the t-shirt material it was all fairly straight-forward. I've just used whole and 4-patch blocks with black sashing. Will update once all finished! 

Sonja x

Welcome!!

Hi, welcome to my new blog!! I'm so excited!

 I am a new quilter and blogger, driven to it by illness and have quickly become a little obsessed! I have cross-stitched for many years and always enjoyed crafty things. Everything I know is self taught through books and more recently through online tutorials. I have spent many hours trawling the internet for fabrics and watching tutorials, and I have learned that I am definitely better at learning by watching than by following a pattern. They seem to tie me in knots. There are so many fantastic blogs out there that can take you through projects step by step and in future posts I will share with you my favourites.

My ultimate dream is to be able to sew and create stuff full time and maybe have my own little fabric shop, so I can spread the joy with others. Although I live in a fairly big city in the South of England, there seems to be a severe lack of places to buy scrummy fabric without driving for an hour first, hence the need to spend many hours online searching. So I hope to share with you the places I have found (once I've sought their permission) so that you don't have to spend hours online and can just sew instead!

So please watch this space! I'm off to take some photo's of pretty things to share with you.

Sonja x