Now I've finished uni I've had a bit of spare time to do what I love... sew and craft (with a bit of tele watching thrown in for good measure. I just finished watching Dance Academy... next up Downton Abbey Season 2.)

For Sarah, Hannah and Eliana's birthdays I made personalised place mats. I used a tutorial from Moda Bakeshop. Recently I'd been putting off a visit with the Veitch family as I hadn't had a chance to finish the project. I like to give the girls hand made presents each year and so I really wanted to finish them.

The place mats are pretty easy to make as they are just precut squares sewed together and quilted. I love the binding part (sewing the border on) of quilting as this is all hand sewing. I really enjoy sewing while sitting in front of the tele.

Originally Sarah's place mat was more pink, but on our last catch up with the Veitch family the girls told me how much they hated pink. I had to do some quick modifying of Sarah's place mat to try to make it less pink and more red. I'm sure they liked pink last year. It's a bit hard to keep up with favourite colours.

I also finished a newborn quilt. This one was gifted to Zoe. It has patchwork on one side and yellow fleece on the back. I bought the fabric because of the bunny. There is just the one but it is very cute.