I hope your New Year has started on a good note.
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks trying to relax a bit and get my head around the big lifestyle changes occurring in our family this year. While youngest son is trying to decide how to spend his gap year and where to travel to, I am wrestling with some big decisions regarding work, travel and a possible relocation myself.
While the big decisions are taking a while to formulate, I’ve been organising my sewing space and “to do” list. I am hoping to finish off most of my UFOs and WIPS this year – so that I can get started on my current wish list (which grows longer by the minute!)
I wanted to show you a couple of late finishes for 2011. These were stitched early last year but took until just after Christmas to be finished off. Oh well, at least they’ll be ready for next Christmas – once I find some nice buttons and bells to embellish them! Why is the small thing you need to finish off a project always hard to find when you need it?


I’ve also sewn together a top, am sewing together and finishing off the appliqué on Patchwork Posies, am basting another ready for quilting, and have the next WIP hanging on my design wall. I also have plans to finish another WIP top before I go away at the end of the month. At least I’ve made a good start to the year – let’s hope I can keep it up!
In Stitches
Liane