Lovely Stars

These lovely star blocks are for Bronwyn Beazley in QCA Bee #2. Such fun to get out my old stash and find some Civil War fabrics.  Naturally, there is a bit of red in them both.  Because I can't help myself.  Everything has to have a bit of red in it.  At least these are muted, civil war type reds.
Now I wonder what April will bring for Bee #2?  I am way ahead of myself.

Revelation.

Today I changed the blade in my rotary cutter.


Why oh why did I not do it before? Now I have a beautiful, smooth cut with no sore wrists. No grappling with the cutter because the blade is dodgy! Let's all resolve to change our blades more often. Yes!

Blogger, Where Have I Been?

What a good question. Busy of course, doing "stuff" Thought it about time I posted about some of the "stuff".

These two beauties were for Molli Sparkles, a Quilt Club Australia officianado. I wasn't in his particular Bee, but when I saw these blocks felt compelled to make a couple. So glad I did. It was so much fun. And Molli loved them.

My Ipad Cover Rocks.

This weekend was particularly productive because, for once, I decided to attempt a small project.  Voila, finished in a day.  How satisfying is that?

 

 

I love the red teddy fabric I found in my stash.  How long have I had that for, I wonder?

The name tag is typed and printed by me.  Just incase I lose my ipad which isn't going to happen.

Perfect fit!.

Step #1.  Technical Printing.  Had to use some words from the fabulous fat quarter of word print I got from Pink Chalk Fabrics.

The pattern for this Irresistable Ipad Cover is from Modern Quilting Unlimited magazine, the digital download.

http://modernquilts.mqumag.com/welcome-to-modern-quilts-unlimited/

Go have a look.  I love it.

Busy Bee

Today a new post.  Pretty unusual really.  Good to do though.  I have been very busy with my blue stash.

Voila, blue rectangle quilt based upon Film In The Fridge's Rectangle Squared Quilt.  And here is the back.

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Back of Rectangle Quilt

 



 

Also, after reading many posts regarding what could be found at Big W, I went on a FQ hunt and here's what I found, in Mirrabooka.

This made me feel very happy.  Perhaps I should trawl all the Big W stores in the State!  Hmm...perhaps not.
One more thing.  I found a bag of fabric that I've been saving for a quilt that I will never finish and on a whim thought "I wonder if there is any Low Volume fabric in that lot?"
There was. 

 

 

Witness the start of my Low Volume stash!

UFOs This is a BIG story!!

Well, I nipped about in my sewing room and took some random photos of stuff that I have not yet finished.  Turns out the photos are all of projects that I still like.  And must finish.  This is easier to say than do.  Of course I will finish them all - by next Thursday week preferably!

This is my most CURRENT UFO.  I started it two days ago, knowing that I had many other quilts to finish.  Naughty me.  I just love this Woodlands fabric.  Had to have it and had to make a quilt with it.

These gorgeous cats came from Keepsake Quilting.  I've had them forever.  I love redwork and I love cats.  I don't know what I will do with these blocks (there are 4) when I have finished them.

My QAYG UFO.  This is a lot of hand sewing and I find I cannot sit and do too many at once.  I am getting there though.  Slowly and with perserverence.  Ooh, that's not a good word is it?  Am I enjoying this? 

Broken China (dresden plate) in 1930s fabrics.  I love this.  Having said that, I haven't worked on it for ages.  Must do some more soon.  :)

This is 5 Little Ducks by Chitter Chatter Designs.  I am making this one for baby James.  It's needleturn applique, which I get a great deal of satisfaction in doing.  I love ducks.  There are about four quilts out in the ether with ducks on that bear  my signature   All gone to good homes. 
There are one or two more but I will add those maybe tomorrow. 

Miss E and her 3rd birthday

The party was yesterday in a park.  It was in the end a very rushed set up, yet the table looked lovely and bright with lots of pink and purple.