WIP Wednesday

It is Wednesday again so time to link up with the Needle and Thread Network  ,so what have I been up to ,well I have started two new things , yikes what am I thinking right but I did sign up at Cat Patches for one new project a month ,seems I have exceeded that already ;-) . Well first off I love wool , just love it ,love the feel of it and the look of it so there was no way I was not taking part in Melody's BOM penny rug over at The House on the side of the Hill .I have only just started so, this house is ironed on but not stitched yet .If you are interested there is still lots of time to take part, I mean really how can you resist :-)

Remember I am shopping from my stash this year and that means wool too , so luckily I had this large piece of very lovely black wool to use for the base of the penny rug and since I wanted  the house to stand out I choose this tan wool, it is a deeper tan than shows here.
Lets try this close up ,still looks paler than it really is ,oh well you get the idea.

I have been collecting wool for a little while , most of what I own came from thrift type stores or is clothing that has been taken apart and shrunk , it is such fun to make something from a recycled piece of fabric . I know I am going to love this project, I love it already .
 Then I had been seeing lots of the 12 days of Christmas minis all over blogland and even though I had not followed along when it was first introduced in blogland I did keep the patterns and decided I just had to make it . Well into my stash I went and found a box of scraps left over from my Louisa quilt and felt they would be perfect so I have made some of the blocks .

 I am really pleased so far , cute little blocks and not difficult at all . Just three blocks to go . If you are interested in doing this little quilt head on over here to the Temecula Quilt Co.  It is a fun little project to make.
I also made a postcard a simple design but I really like it .

I also finished off my landscape but am not overly pleased with that as I did not allow enough batting to add a border and don't really like it with just a binding , maybe I could frame it instead .This is not a great picture it looks a little wonky but it isn't .

Mistake number two was I hand quilted it and it was not that easy as I  always use some muslin as a base for the landscapes and it was a little challenging to get nice even stitches , it made it too thick ,live and learn ;-0
 So lots on the go and lots of UFO's to deal with too. Why not head on over to the Needle and Thread Network and see what others are working on.
 Thanks for stopping by,
hugs Sheila