A One Year Old !

I am one year old!


Well not me you understand but Mrs Sew & Sow is!  Who'd have thought it?  
Couldn't have done it without you all, wouldn't have wanted to....  


I started this blog mainly to keep a record of things I was making and principally trying to finish off UFOs but to me it has become somewhere to meet friends and chat about sewing stuff without having too many people yawn and beat a hasty retreat....teehee!   Ok wake up you lot!


But the blogging world itself is more than that and I feel I have learnt so much in this past year. What exactly have you learnt? - I hear you ask!  


First and foremost what a lot of fun, helpful, creative and supportive people you all are !  I have really appreciated all your advice, company, encouragement and inspiration.


Not only that but it seems I can do a bit of free motion quilting, raw edge applique and even a bit of embroidery on my machine!   Who knew ?  I certainly didn't before I started out on this adventure.


Now who started me off on this adventure?  None other than my friend Carolyn Forster ....so thanks Carolyn as I have enjoyed this year of learning and I didn't know what I was letting myself in for when I went on that workshop with you back in 2010!


How do we celebrate a birthday in blogland?  - with a g***away of course!   And who am I to flout tradition!   


Here is a little something I made yesterday which may or may not interest you but it is a product of the things I have learnt this year and as such seemed an appropriate gift!

I have made it as a placemat for a birthday person but it can also be hung up if you prefer - I have sewn hanging corners into the binding at the top so only a stick of some sort is required.   You may also want to pass it onto someone else and that is ok with me too! 




So who gets it?  Well if you would like it perhaps you would be kind enough to leave a comment telling me so and I will post it to the first person I can contact drawn at random...by whom I know not yet but I have three children, one hubby and a cat and I reckon it will be one of them.   Any no-reply bloggers among you - check the button on my sidebar for info - will need to add their email address in their comment.  Will post anywhere in the known world so international commenters are welcome and if I get loads of comments I may not get around to answering them personally...


No hoops or hurdles and as I would rather it went to one of my regulars I guess we should not advertise - hence no g***away word in the title!






Thanks to you all - it has been a year of fun and inspiration - wonder what the next one will bring??