Some time ago I bought a little bundle of sherbet pips by Moda and gave it to my daughter so she can make a quilt. She is 11 now and more than capable! So off I went a googling to look for simple designs perhaps in sherbet pips so that she could see the vision of the end product! It didn't take me long to lose myself in Aneela Hoey's lovely blog www.comfortstitching.typepad.co.uk and then following off on another tangent to her "girl on a tree swing" tutorial which is available here.
So it seemed a good idea for the kids to do some school holiday crafting - and they raided my more than considerable stash....
She seems very pleased with the end result
Design by Aneela Hoey
Fabric choice and placement and cutting out etc by my lovely daughter, I love all those kids playing that she chose for the background and all the fruit. We both had a big laugh at the enormous cherry that seems to be growing out of the top of the tree!
I did help by doing the sewing for her - she's not done any raw edge applique and it wasn't quite the time to start when it is 35 degrees in our living room.
I am a very proud mum! And we will get on to the sherbet pips project some day - but I'm glad it led me to Aneela's blog (she is the designer of the Moda "sherbet pips" range) as it is full of lovely ideas!
We do need to give the poor girl on a swing a face though... why do I always avoid that bit!? Think i'm scared of stuffing it up - but I should be brave - it's only a few stitches!
Will be back with posts of my son's project when we finish it - nearly there!
Laura x
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