More Snowmen

Boy have I been busy lately! And the best of all; I have several finishes! :)

For those of you who have read my previous posts (here and here), know how obsessed I've been with the snowmen! :) The fabrics were leftovers from a wall quilt I made earlier and they were too cute to be hidden in the cabinet!

I ran out of fabric for the binding as well as quilting thread for some of my projects and had to order from the US. Usually the shipping takes 10-14 days, but with our two public holidays last week the parcels were delayed. I was very happy when the fabric as well as the quilting thread came Thursday last week! I bet you have guessed already what I've been up to since last Thursday?! :)
Since I had several fabrics, but not much of each - less than 1/2 yards - it wasn't always easy to put the fabrics together. I wanted to incorporate all of the adorable snowmen stripes in various projects and I think I managed very well; there's nothing left of the snowmen stripes! :)

The snowmen stripes are in different background colors; here's the snowmen on dark brown, mottled background with snowflakes and primitive trees. I ran out of the mottled cream fabric and had to substitute with 'cocoa' Moda Marbles. If you click on the photo, you should be able to see the letters; 'we can build a snowman' - black letters on dark green background.
Here's the table topper - I just loooove the colors!

Close-up of the center piece.

The corner...

Small table runner using the same fabrics.

Close-up of the cute snowmen.

Table runner, using the lighter brown snowmen stripe.

This runner is similar to the one is this post; it is slightly longer and wider and I have used a different brown for the border.

Aren't they cute?!

Another table runner; snowmen on dark red (currant) mottled background (snowflakes and primitive trees).

Close-up of the snowmen on the dark red (currant).

Just to make some interest to the backing...

I have a few more finishes, but I'll have to stop here... The Internet connection is slower than syrup, photos do not load properly etc.. I have lost my patience!

Snowmen in the tropics!

I hope you don't get bored with yet another post from me today?!

I took photos of some finishes earlier today and even if I can't show them all - some of them are secret Christmas gifts! - I have a few that are not gifts! :)

If you read this post, you know I pulled out some cute snowmen fabric and was in the progress of making table runners. I got totally obsessed by it and decided to make whatever possible of the leftover fabric (from a wall quilt).

Here's one table runner...

Close-up of the star...

...the darling snowmen...

Another table runner... Snowmen on a red background...

Close-up of the snowmen...

I have not counted how many projects I got out of the leftover fabrics (from a wall quilt), but there should be 12-13 altogether; table toppers, table runners, place mats, card holder, mug rug... I think that's all!

I have ran out of quilting thread, fabric for the binding as well as batting for the rest of the projects. Thread and fabric are on its way from the US and batting I buy here. I'm using a very thin polyester batting for table runners, table toppers etc.

A wintry mug rug...

I still have some leftovers and I have yet to decide whether they go into the scraps or I make something out of it....

I cross my fingers and hope the parcels from the US are not delayed so that I can finish those projects this month itself!

  



NNC Mug Rug Swap 2011

There are never a boring month at NNC! 

Do you know why? Because there are always some swaps (exchanges) going on! :)

Earlier this year I signed up for the secret mug rug swap.

I had no idea who was my secret swap partner, I couldn't even guess! 

I've signed up for the 'block swap' too (that will be another post soon) and when Janet in Malaysia informed me the blocks were sent, I didn't dream of that included in the parcel was the mug rug too! :)

Here's the mug rug from Janet! As you can see, it is 'written' CAFE in the middle - very cute, Janet! 

Together with the mug rug and as the requirement (coffee or tea bags), there are two bags of white coffee from IPOH in Malaysia! Ever since I became a member of NNC, I've been dying to taste the white coffee - coffee lover as I am - but I have been too shy asking somebody to send me a sample! Now I've got it! But I still haven't tasted it - LOL! :) I couldn't help it but take photos of the coffee bags, because I love the way the they look! 

Janet, be sure I'll find the right day and right moment to enjoy the cuppa!

Thank you so very much!

My secret swap partner was Paul in Malaysia, and here's the mug rug I made for him. I tried to make it a bit 'manly', hope I succeeded! :)  

I decided to make a matching tea tote for the tea bags...

... and I included two small pieces of fabric in the colors I know Paul loves! :)

Read about the mug rug swap on Paul's blog here.

And not to forget; a huge thank you to 'headmistress' MW for hosting the swap!

Thank you MW! Lots of fun!