Wet Saturday, so I made 8 Quilts

Yes, all eight and all finished today. 

Now here’s the…big picture….

I did make all 8 today but they’re miniatures as you can see! 

Inspired by a Gift

Julie made me the smaller version for my birthday this year.  Last weekend I made the pink version to also join me when I travel.

My family asked if it was a tissue box cover (with a zip?) and one daughter quipped that I’d entered my Grandma phase.  What a Cheeky lot they are!

Morning Tea date with Max Brenner at Robina

 

Delicious and with my youngest daughter to share this with made this outing simply perfect.

Goodies in the Mail

 

Excitement to arrive home to find this waiting for me!

Inside, the contents are lovingly sealed & lucky to because it had been raining – thanks Iddybiddy!

All opened and out for inspection!  What to make with this lot?  Mmmm…..

Xmas comes early

I’m a huge fan of Cinderberry Stitches. This is her design and was a delight to make. 

Little Projects Completed

The bowls are to be an addition to my desk to hold paperclips and sticky note pads.

 

The store card holder was a little project I made this afternoon.  One wasn’t enough, this is my second!

1st Ever Quilting attempt - exposed!

 I can’t remember where I first saw this Christine Book (based on) pattern 10+ years ago when I first attempted patchwork’ but I was to become hooked.  I’m so glad I was spurred on by my friend Tricia who introduced me to Craft Shows and all the right tools to do a much better job!

Quilting of the Daisy Quilt

It pays to hang onto your Patchwork & Stitching Magazines if you are like me.

This one is now all quilted and complete

I’m happy with the results.

Felt Fun

A little bit of fun from the pattern and kit purchased from Thread & Ginger Patchwork Boutique last weekend.

Wool Felt Project

Some yummy wool felt and a lovely pin cushion pattern purchased from Thread & Ginger Patchwork.  A nice Sunday project.

Saturday afternoon date

Hubby saw a story on TV last weekend about a little shop at Newstead called Dello Mano.  He asked if I’d like to visit so today it was a date!  Who says no to visiting a chocolate shop???? 

This Pistachio & Rosewater hand made Brownie made it all the way home.  Wonders will never cease!

(sorry for the out of focus pic, my withdrawal tremors are triggered around chocolate!)

Christmas In July

A little stitchery I’m working on.  Pattern by Cinderberry Stitches, one of my favourite designers.

A couple of finishing touches….

 

 

 

 

 

 

…and now it’s complete.

Life is Beautiful

 

A Travel Journal Cover – but I think I might find some ric-rac or similar to ‘dress’ the outside circle edge.   Perhaps it’s a bit wonky because I was hand stitching at midnight?

I do love Cosmo Seasons Variegated range of threads.

Big Quilt Completion

After being undecided as to how I would quilt my quilt top, I bit the bullet and sent my Spinning Charms Quilt to Koolkat Quilting  in Toowoomba. Kathy at Koolkat suggested a couple of quilting designs,from  which I chose ‘sticky buns’.   Brenda from Widebacks emailed me several backing suggestions of which I liked  Black  Chrysanthemums on White.  I bound it in a Black Homespun.  Today was it’s first outing as my ‘show and tell’ to my monthly quilting meeting at The Quilters Store in Salisbury.

While at the The Quilters Store I purchased some Hobbs Iron-On Cotton Wadding which I look forward to trying out soon on a smaller quilt top.

Birth Wall Quilt

On this lovely long weekend while getting over the flu, I finished of a little quilt for my sister’s new baby boy and my first nephew who is already 3 months old.  She doesn’t sew and therefore wouldn’t know the effort put in to make this but I started this tradition with the birth of my first niece and felt obliged to continue with….

.  I’ve packaged a thumb tac in with it for posting off today, so hopefully this makes it up on the wall?

  I quite like how it looks with the light behind it thanks to very colourful backing fabric.

This one…who knows what happened to it when it reached it’s destination…..

  And another early addition to my tradition.  Perhaps I should have kept to this same style for all of them?

Stitched Critters

 

Who’s been digging in the garden?

Why so sad?

Flying free…

 

These stitcheries are part of Jeans Garden Block of the Month.  All blocks are now stitched, awaiting some finishing touches before the fun of quilting it.