Family Shaggy

Just Because i don't have near enough projects on the go ..haha i decided to start another one .
Every one in our family fight over using Lily's Shaggy quilt seen here
It was my first attempt at quilting and was completely self taught. The pattern in the magazine was for children to make so i thought i couldn't go wrong :)
So my is to make a super sized version with Bliss Flannels... i love flannel its just so soft and warm .
Another reason to make a shaggy quilt is too use some of the batting offcuts i have accumulated .. So win win !!!!!

Fat Quarter Shop Mystery BOM 2011

I love FQS Block of the months- they come with nearly double the amount of fabric that you need.
So 2011 is going to be a flower theme :) The fabric range is Strawberry Fields and is just so pretty .

Productive day !!!

Today has been a Super Sewing Saturday here with me !!!!
Finished off Tis the Season June blocks,
2 of 4 Dresden Plates to become cushions for mum ,
B's Quilt Basted and ready to quilt.... the picture is from before i started to pin.
Am off to start on the quilting very shortly, should get an hour or so in before we are off to the movies to watch Kung Fu Panda 2 a final holiday treat before the kids all go back to school/preschool on Monday.

Miss B's Quilt

We had a little girl come stay with us for a few months this year and she desperately wanted a quilt of her own as most little girls do.

So i pulled out my blocks from The EB Newbie Quilters swap from a couple of years ago sewed them together with some white sashing and after a quick trip to spotlight for some pink spotty backing fabric i was good to go :)

I love how it turned out the block that all the Eb Newbie quilters made are just lovely!!!!!

I cant wait to get it to her I'm sure she will think its Amazing :)

Quilt Show 2011

Last Sunday i was lucky enough to go to Sydney's Quilt Show and Craft Fair which was held at Darling Harbour Convention Centre.
It was a great day with lots of shopping and looking at some incredible quilts that others had made.
The top picture is a baby quilt with chenille from Margarets Fabrics, next is Sleepy sheep pattern by Monica Poole and Kit with some gorgeous fabrics .
Next is two "Bliss" Flannel Bundles which i intend to make a Shaggy Quilt for me from and last some patterns.
Cant wait for next year!!!!

May TTS and July To Do List!!!

Here is my very last May Tis The Season Blocks !!!

I am going back to writing a to do list to try and keep me on track
*June/July Tis The Season Blocks
*Baste, Quilt and Bind B's Quilt
*Mums Dresden Plate Cushions x 4
*Finish Month 3 Pies and Tarts
*Prep Month 4 Pies and Tarts

I am probably being very ambitious with that list but i will give my best shot.

April Tis the Season :)

These where actually finished in April i just have been slack in blogging :)

Pies Progress

Finally i feel like i am making headway's with my pie and tarts quilt.
The top picture is my first pie from Block 3 ,Pie number 21 :)Only 79 more to go....
I decided to start putting a few pie blocks together and appliqueing the tarts on, so hard to decide which blocks look good together, but i the end i love the look of them.

School Holiday Fun

Today the little kids did some crafty stash busting with a bag of fabric scraps,
They had a ball sticking it all on cardboard and there are some lovely creations :)
Sienna is still plodding along with her wool applique purse and its starting to look great!!!
Bailey had fun doing a new jigsaw puzzle we got ...
I love school holidays!!!!

Pies and Tarts Block 2

Finally finished all my little tarts for block 2 ... they are so cute and sewed up quickly once i sat down and got going on them!!
So now onto Block 3 which i hope wont take me as long as the first two have :)

Rainy Sunday

What else to do on a rainy Sunday but sit and sew :)
Miss Sienna has started making a wool purse and is the process of appliqueing the little pieces on... She started with a cat her favourite animal.

I am finishing the last few tarts in Block 2 ...
Since i have my new cabinet and everything is so organised i am feeling really inspired and really want to get things finished..... I love being crafty!!!!
Off to make a cuppa and finish the last one so i can come back and blog about it :)

Nellies Neddlecase :)

I finally finished this yesterday afternoon :)
I really really love working with wool and had a lot of fun stitching up this
little one.
Mostly if was stitched at our Monday Sewing group which i now go to with a lovely group of ladies :) Now I Love Mondays!!!!

Early Pressie!!!!

Today i got an early Mothers Day Present.... I am so excited its exactly what i needed to store my WIPS (Works in progress).
Needless to say it didn't take me long to fill all the gorgeous colourful drawers.
A big thankyou to John and my lovely kiddies !!!!!

New Digs

Ashes, Ebony , Georgia an Ally our Rabbits and guinea pigs have a new house :)
The rabbits are let out in the day to roam around so its only for sleeping for them :)

Blog Book

I have had this blog for a few years and finally decided to get it printed off into a book at Blog2Print
I am so glad that i did , have loved looking back through it!!!!

Baby Kandi's Quilt :)

I was informed By Lil that Kandi needed a quilt ..... of course she does she is a very important member of our family .Kandi came to live here on Lilys birthday in November 2010 and is very very loved and pampered over:)
I used some of my "Bliss" candy bar and white muslin for the top and some Bliss yardage for the backing and binding.

Tis The Season Blocks 2 & 3

March blocks complete and a whole week to spare ...Yay!!!!!

Noahs Quilt

Noahs quilt is finished and on his bed and he is now a very happy little boy .
This quilt is from Anni Downs book "A Boys Story" its such a simple design but i think its lovely.

The stars are wool and appliqued on using a wool thread.

The weather here is very Autumny and perfect for a lovely sleep under a new quilt.

The Future and The Past

This picture came today in an email titled "Who said Photography isn't art" and i had to share it.....
I hope that it is me a Nana in many years to come and it also reminds of great times spent with my nan watching her craft. She is a very accomplished crafter who has dabbles in many different crafts... All of which she excelled at :)

Block 1

So here is my first block for Tis The Season... These little guys just stitch up so quickly and are just so cute :)
Hopefully will have the next two in the next couple of days......