Braided star blocks and some requests

Bit of a rambling post today! I finished making these braided stars for my friend Jess in the AusMod bee today (using the great templates from the ADD crafter). Jess was queen in July - so they're not too overdue ;o) Jess sent us a bunch of Sweetwater (from various collections) strips to use for the braids. It's going to be a lovely quilt!

I've also been working on a few things for my little girl's birthday next week - I've put together a doll quilt for her, and just need to stitch the binding down (photos to come in a few days I hope!). I'm really excited - my Mum has pulled her doll bed down from the attic and is repainting it for my wee one's birthday. Mum's dad made it for her when she was little, so it's going to be an incredibly special gift. I just need to make a mattress and pillow and her new (birthday present) doll will be all set :o)

I've just reacquainted myself with Pinterest (after a very long hiatus). I'd love some people to follow - so if you're a pinner, please let me know what your username is and I'll find you and follow you! I've added a Pinterest button to my social media icons at the top of my sidebar if you're interested in following me ;o) - not a whole lot on my boards at the moment but considering how addictive it is, that probably won't be the case for long.  

I've also added a Feedly button to my sidebar - thanks so much to Lucy for saving me from madness! Lu has written a tutorial for how to do it. I spent a long time trying to figure out my blog's Feedly URL to no avail, and asked her how she had managed to do it - and being the awesome lady she is, she wrote up a tutorial that day :o) I much prefer Feedly over Bloglovin' - but for some reason I can't comment on blogs when I'm using Feedly on my iPad. If anyone knows how to overcome that little problem, I would be forever in your debt!

Now if I can just bring myself to use Instagram, I'll be all set in the world of social media. I do have an IG account (I'm The Elven Garden), but haven't actually posted anything there yet. I am following a few people there too - but again, if you're an instagrammer I'd love to follow you! 

I accidentally started a new quilt today too - I've finally cut into my Full Moon Lagoon bundle, so I will hopefully have some progress on that in the near future as well! Hope everyone is having a great week. 

xx Jess