One quarter....

Of an Angel quilt complete !!!!
Finally up too sewing blocks together , have sewn zillions of 2.5 inch squares together ... Well it feels like zillions !!!

I am so happy with the colours they all just come together and look so pretty !!!!

Phew!!!!

Finally I have finished all my Angels and I am so glad :)
I have sewed some of the 2.5 inch squares together ready to be made into blocks and finally a quilt top.

Deb and I had our sewing day today our last one for the term ....
I am looking forward to school holidays and some home time before our family holiday to Gold Coast in only 6 weeks yay!!!!

Busy Busy Busy

So who would have thought that with 7 kids in the house my sewing time would become non existent .... Lucky I love kids :)
We welcomed a new little 6 month old baby 2 weeks ago and he is delightful !!!
So for the moment I am grabbing 5 minute snippets of sewing when I can and enjoying the baby snuggles before he grows up .

Oh my lord

If I had to live by this I would never sew :)

Come fly with me....

Had another lovely sewing day with Deb today and managed to finish off Frans flying school .

Not long to go on this one I'm hoping to start sewing some squares together and make all my angels into a quilt top over the weekend.... Fingers crosses :)

Giveaway & Afternoon Tea :)

Red Raspberry quilts is having a giveaway.... go check it out there are some lovely patterns available.



On Saturday I met up at a local cafe called "The Hub" with Deb, Janice and Chookyblue for a lovely afternoon of chatter and cake :)
It was a lovely afternoon and the only thing missing was our stitching ...will have to remember it for next time :)
Ps. Thanks Deb for the photo !!!!

I love ....

The beach !!! I just we were closer to one :)
The picture is Manly Beach in June when we were down at Royal Far West . Sienna and Lily love it just as much as there mummy does :)

Sewing Space Clean up

I did some reorganising and cleaning of my sewing space aka our bedroom today :)
The picture is of the Thread if the Month club I'm in over at Hugs N Kisses ... Each month I get a rainbow collection of these beautiful Presencia thread .....
It looks lovely doesn't it ? I haven't sewn with it yet it's too pretty to take out of the drawer :)
The picture is taken on my bed with the lovely afternoon sun shining in !!!!

A good Omen

Last night I finished sewing the binding down on our baby boys quilt .

I'm hoping now it's finished he will magically appear if Docs decide he will go somewhere else it will be a gift for him from his big sister :)

The fabric was Hippity Hop Hop and was leftovers from my nephew Cadens quilt I made a couple of years ago

Nearly there

Nearly have my latest quilt top finished only have these wonky stars left to appliqué on :)
I love flannel so much it's lovely and soft and I can't wait to snuggle under on the lounge probably the only good thing about winter :)
Bring on summer and qld in 15 weeks ... Yay!!!

Scandinavian Rose

I signed up for this gorgeous new BOM by Rosalie Quinlan :) So pretty !!!!!

Mines coming from Kylie at Red Raspberry Quilts and i cant wait to start it though it might be 2013 before i get to it :)

Angels Update

I have been plodding along with my Angels Story quilt .
All angels have been appliqued just need to hand stitch 2 more ... Go me !!!!
I have all the 2.5 inch squares cut out so hopefully it should all come together quickly .
So today we have Harriet , Libby and some cute little hearts .

Jack Frost

The past couple of mornings have been minus 4 degrees and frosty !!!!
It's okay cause it usually means lovely sunny days which for winter is great

This is the picture from back verandah this morning so pretty :)

On a roll ...

I have done sewing in the last two days then I have in the last few weeks ...
Finally decided to quilt this cot quilt for a baby boy :) I hope to finish it in the morning so I can see the binding on tomorrow night .

A New Project

Look what arrived another beautiful quilt to make !!!
Deb and I are going to do this one together :) :) Tis so lovely to have a sewing buddy ... So inspiring !!!

It came with a teeny tiny charm pack of Vintage Modern fabric . I love Vintage Modern !!! Nearly as much as I love Ruby and Bliss :)

Long Lost Blogger ....

I'm back !!! No reason for not blogging life has just got in the way .

I have been plodding along with my angels and have just restarted my Down in the garden ... Which has been hiding in a folder for a couple of years .

It has such gorgeous stitcheries so I will hopefully stay on task and get it finished !!!!

Quiet Saturday Night

What to do when the hubby is having a coronary whilst watching his beloved Tigers play footy and kiddies sleeping....

I Decided it was time to try and catch up on some of my BOMs , so spent a lovely evening appliqueing a Noah's block and a little Maccas farm block.

I have a lot of appliqued blocks that need there hand stitching done ... One day soon !!!!

Tis the life .....

The life of a foster carer and quilter .... A maybe baby that will definitely need a special quilt of his own .

Block 1 done ,11 to go hopefully before/ if he arrives here.

Because if he does come I'm sure my sewing time will be a lot less :) But lots of baby cuddles will make up for that :)

If he doesn't end up coming the bonus will be a gorgeous baby boy quilt waiting for someone special!!!!

Books!!!

The last few weeks have seen me reading more than sewing ... It's funny I never find time to do both well so usually gravitate towards one.
I have never wanted an e reader but this year have read a few books on my iPhone out of convenience... Way to easy to go to the iBooks store and download books in seconds :)

The past few days I have been reading Bloom by Kelle Hampton . A memoir from a very talented writer, photographer and mother about the shock of her daughter having down syndrome . It is a beautiful book with gorgeous pictures a story that in parts made me cry but mostly smile . I loved it and highly recommend it !!!!

Always and forever

We now have a new little friend living with us Miss J is 19 months old ....

So a new girlie quilt was needed in a hurry .... The fabric is A couple of Always and Forever charm packs and some white sashing ... Too Easy !!!