tis the season for giving

 So I have been doing a little more stitching than I have been sharing with you.

Now that they have been received I can show you 

what you can do with some thread and fabric!

In a bid to release the reigns on my epp obsession

I went for some freeform quilting

no measuring

totally off the cuff

just sewing from the heart.

Actually I just wanted to make my pal Mary a label

it just evolved a little.

  My second make also for Mary 

is this kantha quilted heart.

Mary has Irish roots and three daughters

so I embellished it with a vintage pin with three shamrocks.

(these should have been separate gifts, but I was a little tardy on posting)

Making smaller items make the finer details all the more important,

and allows you to explore ideas

like the diagonal stripe binding 

that I have been desperate to try out.

If you loved these little gifts

then why not

hop on over to Marys blog

where she is giving away

the cutest peppermint swirl pin cushion!