summer stitching

It's funny how in winter I waited for the summer hoping for long daylight hours for sewing, but now that summer is here I don't sew all that much. Still, there are a few finishes I want to show you.
First - the granny squares quilt:

It's 100% hand quilted. You can see a bit of quilting here.
The backing is solid soft yellow :

Now it's only waiting for the recipient to come home. I hope she will like it as much as I do.

Second - a quick gift for my friend's birthday: (I might or might not have finished it on the train.)

It was so great to watch my friend when she realized it wasn't from a shop :) I'm so happy she liked it.

And finally, something for my EPP:

Sarah hinted she might prepare a tutorial for EPP sewing kit and I'm looking forward to it, but in the meantime I found Amy had a great one, too. I had to put the scissors vertically, as they are bigger than Amy's, so I need to think up a way of preventing them from slipping out of the pouch.

As you can see I finally cut into my treasured (and only) piece of Heather Ross fabric. I love this cotton/linen blend, it's nice and soft and easy to work with.