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Thursday, January 31, 2008

How many more????


This is another kit that I purchased from Kerry - 'Cottage on the Hill', as you can see the top is finished and that is as far as I have gone....I think I should count how many of these little things I have tucked away.......

Would love to hear who else has loads of completed tops folded neatly and put away in their cupboards.....waiting for that special occasion..........not sure what it is.........but it will happen.......well thats the excuse I use..........so how may do you have????????....

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Peg's Version




Yes another one of those tops completed, but that's all, I really must send it to Betty to be quilted (this one is far too big for me)....I purchased the fabric from Kerry at 'Cottage on the Hill' (this lady has the best range of fabric ever) a couple of years ago....and I have always admired a pattern of Kerry's 'Stargazing with Friends' I think that is the name...but I wanted to make the block a lot smaller, so I adapted the pattern with help from Kerry and this is the finished product....If I had to describe myself and the only thing I could use was colours, this is what I would come up with......This is made from Thimbleberries......

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Three to go...

This is block number 9 and there are only three more to go.....I must admit I have been enjoying doing these little fellows, have no idea why I stopped in the first place, but I guess it is the same old thing, a better offer came along.....

Monday, January 28, 2008

This one is finished....

I have now completed the second quilt..... I have made this from Moda - Mistletoe Manor - charm pack - once again very simple, I have added a small pepper and a boarder...I just love the spot, spots and stripes just add so much to a quilt......

Sunday, January 27, 2008

Ever so simple and finished...


Friday was a great day, I had planned to quilt two quilts and I did, I have sewn down the bind on this one so it is totally finished...yippee......made with Moda - 3 Sisters - Roman Holiday.....don't your feel so good when you have completed a project.

Friday, January 25, 2008

Quilt Top




Seed Packet Quilt.....by Red Brolly.....this top has been completed for a while, probably a couple of years....I just love the fabrics in this quilt, they are so happy.....I am going to source an appropriate backing and finish this off, not quite sure about the quilting...open to any ideas...????

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Little bit of time...

I actually finished work early this afternoon had a few hours off....and I have spent the time getting two quilts together so that I can quilt them tomorrow, been a little bold also taking tomorrow off........yippee.....a long long weekend....We are celebrating Australia Day on Saturday 26th and Monday has been declared a Public Holiday, so I am having 4 days and two hours off from work...

Getting there

This is block number 8 - and only four to go....it is amazing what you can achieve if you put your mind to it....

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Top finished


I have a few of these little things lying around....finished tops....but I really need to make them into completed quilts....so this year, I am going to do my best and try and finish off a few of them . This was a kit I purchased quite a while ago from "Cottage On The Hill" - 'Cream on Cream'....very simple it has 27 different creams in the quilt....

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Waiting for a frame...

I also finished this little stitchery last year...once again it was a gift in a swap...already traced onto the fabric, and the threads were included, Carol was the giver.....(her tracing is fantastic)...my son Josh has promised to make me a couple of frames next week, well maybe I better not say promised, how about indicated....

Monday, January 21, 2008

Block Number 7

Another one hits the heap, this is number 7....5 more to go....can I do it....can I do it...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Gift for Teen


I received these fabrics from Z & S earlier this week...Our group "Club Quilt" met today so I thought this was a good time to start a quilt for my son Josh's girlfriend, Teen. her favourite colour is black, so why not a black and white quilt...

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Block number 6

After finding my little stash earlier I have been on a bit of a roll trying to get these completed ....this is number 6 - only 6 more to go...

Friday, January 18, 2008

Harrison Rose


Peppertree Lane Productions - "Harrison Rose" Quilt....I purchased this kit several years ago at a Craft Show in Sydney, and I completed the top last year the design in the middle is appliqued, button hole stitch...the only thing I still need to do is on the middle cream boarder, there is a stitchery all around...the cream is osnaburg and it stretches so much and I am not sure I want to do battle with it....so I think I may complete the quilt as is...

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Gardener I am not....

One would not call me a gardener...but I do have a passion for plants and pots.....this is one of my favourite...my son Josh gave the plant to me several years ago for my birthday....we call it a 'black boy' I am not sure of its correct name, we have placed him partially under our patio and have never moved him except for when we re-potted him - the lovely pot was given to my by our special friends the Jacos a few year ago - but our black boy is just so happy in this spot, I thought they grew very slowly but not this fellow...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Oh Dear...




Look what I have found tucked away in a cupboard....Ella & Skysie Designs.....Seed Packet...I started this a few years ago....not sure what happened, why did I not finish this project, you know how it is....I have been doing a bit of sorting out and came across a little pink bag and inside I found, some completed ones and the rest I have even traced on the designs, I generally know what I have as UFO's but I must admit I did totally forget about these..

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

A little bit of redwork




Last year when we went on our Ridgecrest Retreat, Ros organized a lot of activities for us, which consisted of swaps, giveaways and such, it was a lot of fun....in one particular swap we had to draw a stitchery ready for someone to stitch...I was lucky to receive this lovely one from Leanne, which I decided to do in redwork......I found it the other day, tucked away in the 'to do pile', and I remember talking to Leanne before we went to Ridgecrest and she said that she actually got up at 5am one morning to draw the stitchery, I felt guilty, I thought if someone can get up at that time to participate in a swap I should do the stitchery, so here it is all finished...thankyou so much Leanne I really enjoyed doing this.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Great buys on sale...




I received this today...some fabric that I purchased on sale a Z & S Fabrics...great place to buy backing for quilts...I picked up 4 yards of each of these fabrics for $3.89 US per yard, the Aussie dollar is quite good at the moment ....so it works out very cheap....and just too good an offer...

Sunday, January 13, 2008

7 - 8 - 9


A few more tea towels have been finished, not that happy with the colours I have used, but hoping they will sell anyway....

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Make My Day Award


Christine acutally made my day the other day by giving me the "Make My Day Award", thanks so much for that Christine, I find you blog very inspiring....

The rules for this award say to choose up to 10 people whose blog brings you happiness & inspiration and makes you feel happy about Blogland. Let them know by posting a note on their blog so they can pass it on.
Now this was hard as I find all blogs so unique in their own way, but I have selected just a few that are special.
Donna - Chookyblue
Kerry - On The Hill
Ros - Bloom
Nicolette - Devliegendekoe
Every Member of Club Quilt Narromine - Club Quilt Narromine
So...thankyou for making Blogland so enjoyable and so much fun......

Friday, January 11, 2008

My lovely gift......





As I had mentioned in my previous post I had received some quilting books from Doe yesterday in the post, as a thankyou for the quilt I had made as her Secret Santa.....I have already picked out a couple of patterns I would like to make....Thanks again Doe....it was extremely generous

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Wacko....


Well what a lovely day I have had I was given an award today by Christine ...'Make My Day Award'....I feel very honoured...thankyou...now I need to spend some time deciding whom I can send this award onto....as most blogs that I read and there are a few are all so inspiring....and as well as this I also received a gift in the mail from my secret Santa swap ...that is the one who received by gift....Doe ....so I need to take some photos so I can share these treats with you.....Doe thank you so very much.....
But.....
I have found another old quilt.....it is amazing how our tastes change over the years, from when you first start to quilt....maybe it is not your taste maybe it is confidence that you acquire as you develop into .....well....not sure.....but it sure does change....