Flat Rock

We spent 2 nights camping this week at A great little spot nearby
called Flat Rock.
The days were lovely and warm actually they were pretty perfect :)
The nights on the other hand were so so so COLD ..... sleeping in a tent at -1 or so temperatures isn't my idea of fun .
I think if we go this early into spring again we need -30 sleeping bags for sure and definitely some thermals :)
The river had a lot more water than usual and was flowing fast which is good to see.

JIgsaw Mania

Today was wet and rainy so i spent a lot of the day coming back and forth from the cute jigsaw.
Bailey kindly brought it for me from the school fete for 5cents from the White Elephant store....Bargain!!!!!
My favourite part of the puzzle of course "Antique Handmade Quilts For Sale "

Cutting Away.....

Tonight i sat down and finished cutting out all of my flannel
for my newest shaggy quilt.
Im so happy to use all the batting offcuts from around other quilts....i have ended up with a lot :) Im glad to have a way to use them all up and still end up with a nice warm quilt at the end of it.
Its a long weekend here so i hope to get stuck in and sew a lot of the 135 blocks i need :)

Rainy Sunday

I was woken by a lots of loud thunder at about 5 am this morning....
Sounded lovely !!!!
Since then we have had about 53mm of rain which is much needed here..... so everything is squishy and drenched .
Thats the view from my sewing corner and the little dam thats in the paddock behind us which is now super full.

So a rain day calls for some sewing i think... i have sewn the binding on Pennsylvania Dutch and have some Pies prepared to sew together.

I love lazy sewing days :)!!!!!!

Tis the Season Quilt

Here is my completed Tis the Season quilt!!!!
It is so pretty and i cant wait for Christmas to hang it :)

Mums Cushions

These cushions are English Paper Pieced Dresdens Plates using Butterfly Garden Charm packs and yardage .
My mum has waited ever so patiently for these cushions and im happy to cross another thing off from my list.....
Up to handsewing the binding on my Tis The season quilt and it looks great even if i do say so myself :)

Blogger is being a real pain having so much trouble posting ...grrrr and lots of problems commenting on other blogs too.

Mr B's Quilt

Much to Mr B's delight i finished his quilt.....

It was made using a Pure Jelly roll and a white jelly roll.
Its the second time i have made this pattern and this time i decided to be a bit more adventurous with the quilting and did a crosshatch pattern.
Its great i love how it looks and how the quilting makes it feel.

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 !!!!!