Hand Tied Flannel Snuggly

I made this hand tied flannel snuggly for Grandson Oliver to use in his pram or car seat and later maybe it can be a small comfort blankie.

Obviously, I'm in America and Oliver's in Spain but I wanted to give him something that's a little piece of our heritage, England.

Details:

Finished size 20 "x 20"

Red Flannel - Darcel Phillips for Robert Kaufman Nordica 12095

Sherpa Fleece

Binding - leftover piece of Peppered Cotton from my Even The Dog's Got Two quilt

Berisfords Ribbons - The Best Of British Art 13605 Soldiers and The Best Of British Art 13603

East of India Union Flag Ribbon (it's actually sold under my pet hate name 'Union Jack' >:( ) 

Red satin ribbon - in stash for more years than I can remember

20 x DMC Pearl Cotton 5 hand ties.

A few sneaky pics of the snuggly in use - and a little peep at Oliver!!!

Mum, Ana, with Auntie Katie holding Oliver.

The snuggly's the perfect match for Oliver's pram.

Oliver making good use of his snuggly already.

So the snuggly's a big hit, I think my middle son, Uncle Joe, would like one of his own - at 6' 3" absolute proof that you're never too grown up for a snuggly!!!

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Are You Hanging Up A Stocking On Your Wall?

 

Are you hanging up a stocking on your wall
Are you hoping that the snow will start to fall
Do you ride on down the hillside
On a buggy you have made
When you land upon your head
And you've been 'Slade'

Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade

Suddenly it's 1973, I'm 10 and loving this great new Christmas song by the band Slade (click here if you'd like to hear it!).

 I'm still loving it 40 years later and I'm going to be bold and suggest that some of the best Christmas songs ever came out of the UK back in the 70s and 80s, far too many to list here but an appropriate opening to a post about my very first Christmas Stocking.

At work here in Manhattan, we Manhattan LQS Staffers are having a Christmas Stocking competition.  I haven't made a stocking before but knew immediately it had to be something incredibly appropriate to me, the one British member of the team.

I adapted an Elf Stocking pattern available here on Sew4Home, adding batting and a few other changes and used a Timeless Treasures panel of the Union flag (needs must as, unfortunately, this panel is designed incorrectly with all the white sections the same width - this is a pet hate of mine when I see quilted/crafty variations of my country's flag across the internet and also when I see the white sections created to different widths but upside down!!!).

Do you think any of the customers will guess it's mine?

My favourite Christmas song is actually Fairytale of New York (1987) by The Pogues and featuring Kirsty MacColl, if you haven't heard it you've missed a treat so here's a video link and also a link to the lyrics which might come in handy for those struggling to understand the Irish accent!


Have you hung your stocking yet and what's your all-time favourite Christmas song?

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What Do You Think Of My Mini Adventure?

Been making cushions again - well just one cushion.  A batch of fat quarters arrived in The City Quilter last week - and as I was rolling them (for anyone who's new to my blog or wondering just what I was doing rolling fat quarters in The City Quilter, Manhattan then you can catch up by reading this post about my new job!) I just knew I had to have three of them - all England/London/America/New York related - they were meant for me and I knew exactly what I wanted to make with them so I bought them.

And this is what I've made using my own Quilted Pillow Cushion With Hidden Zipper tute: enjoy the front and back view!

Benartex Fabrics - London Bridge (Kanvas) Mini Coop; Pooch On Blue; News

I'm crazy about the Mini, I've owned 3 in my life - as a teenager, my first car was a red Mini identical to the bottom two Minis on the cushion front.  My second Mini was in my late twenties and was like the cushion's top red with white stripes Mini - I had to sell that Mini when I was ready to have Flicky - anyone who's ever owned an original Mini knows there's no room for a pram and three children under the age of 6 in a Mini!  In my forties the kids were grown and I wasn't always carting half a house with me everywhere I went so I went back to the Mini - meet Dolly, yes she was named after Dolly Parton, and she was my pride and joy until I had to sell her to move to the States - Flicky and I had our own 'Mini Adventures' in Dolly and lots of wonderful giggles and memories.

So now you know I love Minis, enough of all that reminiscing, let's get back to the cushion and some close-up details:

I'm loving the 'Best of British' and 'Soldier' ribbon details - I used some of the ribbon that Sarah @Quilt Candy sent me from one of her visits to Liberty, London (not been to Liberty, London?  Check out my photos/blog post from my visit last August, it's awesome!) and also the hidden zipper flap with all those cutesy dogs wearing the English and American flags.

And some front and back full shots:

 And here's some gratuitous front and back shots just because I kind of like the lighting!

I love this cushion - and I've got just the right person in mind to give it to, I'm pretty sure they're going to love it too and they can have their own Mini Adventure. :)


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