Happy New Sewing Year

A new year and lots of new projects to start. I have so many ideas buzzing around in my head, I can't wait to get started.  Christmas is over and I can now reveal some of the gifts I made.

I experiments with machine embroidery, something I've not done for about 15 years.  Then I patched and embroidered these book covers, adding applique letters for my nieces names.  I hope they find them useful.  The covers slip off easily, so once they fill up the note books, they can reuse them on another new note book.

This close up give some idea of the detail. I need to do some more of this technique and use it on corsets and jackets.  Which will make them a bit special, a project for 2013.

I made lots of gifts this year, for mum I made a blouse and for one of my nephews I made a Carpenters Apron.   I made cheese and chutney hampers as gifts and marmalade.  It was busy here in December and after a quiet few days I'm ready to start to stitch and plant for the new year.

My lovely friend who lives in Spain made this beautiful machine embroidered mat for my hall.  It is so beautiful I just wanted to share it with you.
Happy 2013 everyone.