My Bling Thing!

Well, I promised you a reveal of my finished jewellery quilt, now affectionately known in this house as the Bling Thing, so here we go.

First of all, I apologise for the terrible picture.  The weather is so awful and dull that it has been impossible to get decent light at all, and my close ups of various parts were so bad I had to abandon them, so I'm left with just the one pic to share.

Ta da!

It has all this girl needs to have jewellery on hand when dressing of a morning.  Little ribbon tabs hold necklaces and bracelets, there are little popper button tabs for rings, felt for earrings and pockets for odds and ends.  I also added a brooch felt at the bottom right so that my brooches are also not languishing in a drawer forgotten in the morning rush!

It was fun to create this one from my head.  A little tricky here and there and I've learned some things I could have done better, but it works and does the job and I love the creamy vintage look achieved with the neutral colours and lacey trims.  All in all, pleased with my efforts.

Jewellery Quilt Progress

Three or four weeks ago I made a start on a jewellery tidy project.  Other commitments and lack of time generally mean that it has looked like this since that time -

Until today, that is.  Now it looks like this:

I have high hopes for this little jewellery quilt as a problem solver - keeping my jewellery organised and accessible which means that it should actually get worn more!

This is also the first project that I have used my newly acquired FMQ skills on.  I wasn't going to risk it once I'd added all those little fiddly ribbons and popper buttons and lace, but then I figured that I have to have a go sometime.  So, have a go I did.  There are some truly awful bits, too tight curves and pointy bits, but I did it.  I have stippled my very first item!  And really, when I get my bling on there who's going to notice but me?

It just needs a little binding and then I'll show you what all those little bits and bobs are intended for.

And, just because I like to show off a bargain, here's my newest little piece of sewing room organisation - ruler storage a la IKEA - plate rack (£1.99).

I can't really take credit for this idea as I saw it somewhere  a very long time ago (just can't remember where), but it is definitely very handy.

Almost forgot to tell you that I'm guest posting on Karen's blog today on something totally different.  Check out the post here.  (There's a wee giveaway too.)