Just a few things to show you ….

I hope you like lots of piccies cause I have a few to show you…

I want to show you what design I did for the Let’s Get Stitched weekend we had in Melbourne.

I called it Autumn Rose and lots of the ladies loved it.

 I stitched the embroidery design with Aurifil Threads Ne. 12 but it can be done in your favourite threads.

If you want to purchase the pattern you can do so here on my Craftsy store as a pdf or if you want a hard copy then just email me.

Next up is a paper pieced block I am doing…all up I will do nine of these and have done six, so three to go. Then it will be a lap size quilt. Of course with sashings and borders.  

I have been doing A Bee In My Bonnets sew along and really enjoyed sewing this little quilt. I find its great as I can use up my scraps.

This is the label for it and I am looking forward to quilting this one.

I am rather proud to show you that my design has been published in the currant issue of Homespun magazine.

I really loved sewing this and designing it and Susan was excited to be able to publish it. I think she wanted to keep it lol. Thanks for sending it back to me Susan :)

I had to have little Lady Bugs…some call them Lady Birds and also I crocheted a frill around the flower centres for a 3D effect. If you don’t crochet then just do appliqué.

As some of you know, I have got myself a new quilting frame and a new sewing machine just for being on the frame to quilt with.

This is my first quilt I done with it..  I have done some quilting on my domestic sewing machine but to have a frame is very exciting!

I just did an all over squiggle and didn't get frustrated like I do on my domestic one - much more room!!

Another thing I indulged in was making this cute little elephant. I have got other felt colours but just haven't got to making any more as yet.   

Well I hope you all are having a fab week and creating lots and finding lots to excite you. I have some exciting news to tell you but will tell you in my next blog post.

Hugs to all…. 

Oh I had to make it so that I moderate the comments as I had a nasty thing that decided she needed to try to upset me. But didn't work.

My sewing….. A Row Along

Happy Easter Everyone.

Safe travels and enjoy your weekend.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed sewing Lori Holt’s Row Along she has up on her blog. I tried to do similar colours to her and so raided my stash as well as went shopping for some of them.

I have now done all the rows – 13 of them and am sewing them together….it will then be onto the borders.

Rows 1 – 13….but not in that order….

                                        

Pop on over to Lori Holt’s blog and see how gorgeous this quilt is. She has finished hers. I love it to bits :)

Hugs to All…..

 

A bit of a show and tell …..

I can finally show you the quilt my husband designed in EQ7 and I sewed up and it’s been published.

He called it 3D Crosses and chose Batiks which I think has turned out terrific!

It’s in Patchwork & Stitching Vol 13 No. 9

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Also I designed a bag and it too has been published.

I called it Purple Haze as its mostly done in purple.

It’s in Patchwork & Stitching Vol. 13 No 11

Of course you can make yours up in any colour theme of your choice. If any of you have made it up send me a pic of it as I would love to see yours.

Thanks for visiting :)

Hugs To All…..

Loving Spring and latest quilt to show.

I love Spring…..especially when birds make nests in my garden and lay their eggs and a pair of Doves (not white ones but greyish ones) have laid two eggs in the nest they made in the little tree in the garden.

Look at those lovely eggs…..that means two more gorgeous little Doves will be in our garden and our very clever Bella keeps the norty bird hunting cats away….she chases them out and barks at them……so hopefully they wont come back and eat these little babies when they hatch.

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I have a very proud husband…..he designed a quilt and chose what fabrics he wanted the quilt to be sewn up with and this is the final result.

I have been sewing!

Yes I have…..I haven't been blogging much and I have so missed you all!!

It was my darling daughter Zoei’s birthday last week

Happy Birthday gorgeous girl !!

and also my Mothers….gosh she would have been 82 years old.

 

I told you a couple of blog posts ago that I was sewing up Spin City by Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co. …well this is as far as I have got…I need to sandwich it with the quilt batting and backing fabric and then I am going to do an all over meandering machine quilting design on it.

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I just don't know why I haven't been blog hopping lately and I guess just life has been leading me in other areas.

This is a Christmas Table runner for a special lady and it is straight but for some reason the photo makes it look all out of shape and crooked.

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But I have been sewing and creating and writing up patterns and getting these and the projects off to the different magazines. So I have had to focus on these or I would have made lots of mistakes and not be able to get them into the magazines.

Also a few Framed Hexagons have gone in the post to go to their new homes….

These above are the ones I did in the swap and these ones are the ones I have received…

Plus I have got back to stitching up my little Hexie flowers

so I have been keeping busy….

hugs to all…..

A few finishes……

Here it is…..all finished!!

My Vintage Dishes Quilt.

Pattern by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet and fabrics are Sew Cherry by Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet for Riley Blake. I fell in love with the pattern when I saw it on Lori’s blog and I was able to get the pattern and fabrics and then I thoroughly enjoyed sewing up all the plates and cups and saucers. I love the zigzag border and also how the corners are cut off.

Sooo special!!

My dear friend Dawn quilted it for me and she did an all over flower and leaf design.

Love it Dawn!! Thank you for doing such a superb quilting job. If you would like Dawn to quilt a quilt of yours just pop on over to her blog and send her an email. Dawn wanted to see me wrapped in the quilt…..well this is me hehehehe

 

I can’t remember if I showed you my very big quilt that I finished a few months ago. This one is huge and too big to fit on the fence to take a proper photo of it. The fence is just over 6 foot high and so you can see how big it is.

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I loved sewing the blocks for this one and it is a Thimbleberries design. My friend Natalie of The Quilting Bug machine quilted it for me and it is awesome. I said to Nat…just go for it and do what ever takes your fancy. She loved that and had a ball creating the patterns. I love it too. Thanks Nat!  

I tried holding it up to get a picture of it but its just too big. I am behind it lol….. When its a nice day I will take it somewhere and have a photo shoot with it.

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The other day I was looking around in my local thrift shop.

Sitting there with my name on it was this darling basket.

I just had to have it and I thought….painted white will make it even more special. So I have been waiting for a warm day to spray paint it. First up I am going to have to take out the inner linings as I don’t want paint on them.

There was even a little heart pin cushion, a Thimble holder and scissor holder inside. It was a bargain for $5.00.

I love searching around thrift shops and you just never know what you will find.

hope you are all having a fabulous weekend….

Hugs to all……