Sweet garden

Isn't it amazing how much peace and quiet you get when kids are hoping that they get heaps of chocolate the next day?
I had a house full of perfect angels yesterday so I made sure to take full advantage of the situation!
I have managed to get some of my blocks put together in my sweet garden quilt.


Above are blocks 1,2 &3 sewn together.
These blocks are really fun to put together. No two blocks are the same.


I have been treating it kinda like a block of the month, I get out all of the bits for one block at a time. Its way easier!


I had some of the cameos that weren't "full" so I had some fun fussy cutting them.


I hope your kids are being as good for you!
Happy Easter Everyone!!!

Jakes Bento Box

How bout that?
2 posts in 2 days!
This is all about Jakeys quilt!


Do you know how hard it is to find black and white fabrics without flowers on them?
OK, well it was harder back when I was buying for this quilt. Now, there are heaps!
always happens that way huh!?!


I think this one got the big nod of approval from the owner as I had to keep stealing it back from him while he was at school so I could finish hand sewing down the binding!


I love that when you look at this pattern, It looks wrong. Your eyes can't stop moving! I thought it was a perfect quilt that he wouldn't grow out of.


It was quilted by the super talented Ladybug Quilting. Thanks Linda!

Botany

I've been slack huh!?!
Well, as far as the blog is concerned, I have been.
It's the wedding plans! There are so many things to do and organise!
There is only 10 weeks to start fights with people so we can keep the guest list small enough that we don't have to sell any of our organs to pay for it!
I have been sewing a wee bit.
I have a few quilts to show but only one at a time.
(This is me trying to make sure I blog more regularly.)
First up we have my Botany Half square triangle quilt.
I really should start to think of names for these instead of the fabric line..


I tried a few different poses for this lovely little thing.
Her she is on my painting stand.


Here is the good ole chair in front of the lemon tree.


And here she is on the clothesline. I can't quite manage to get that "blue steel" look from my quilts yet.One day...
Each finished block is 16", so she is a great size!
Fabric is the lovely Botany by Lauren and Jessi Jung.
I am really happy with this one, except... Not sure about all that white. I don't know where she will eventually live but she sure is pretty to look at huh?

Oh Barry!

On Friday the weather gods were being awfully generous around here!
I don't know which gods they are, but I'm gonna name him Barry.
The sun was shining, All day!!!
So, Did I grab my freshly finished quilts and run outside to take pretty photos of them strategically positioned on an old chair in front of the lemon tree, Looking like that's the way I left them?
No, I did gardening! I know!!!!
I am not a fan of gardening!!! I think its because I am an inside person so I am not out there enjoying my garden enough.
Anyway, Yesterday, Barry wasn't so kind. It rained, Alot, all day!!!
No photos still!!!
It was a great day to stay inside and sew!


Nick decided to help me


Isn't he kind?


What am I sewing you ask?
Well, A friend that I have met through the Blogiverse, Ellie, has a quilt thats gonna be on the Moda Bakeshop. How awesome is that!
It is a perfect Beginners quilt with minimal cutting and very few seams to match up but it looks awesome!
It also helps that she has made it out of Botany!!!
If you wanna check it out early there is a Tutorial on her Blog.
I hope everyone out there is safe and that the people in the parts of Victoria that are flooded from Yesterday, are all OK.

Don't Look Now... Its a giveaway!

I can do raw edge applique! Kinda...
Remember a couple of weeks ago, I won a class with Kellie Wulfsohn.
On the first day with attached all of the pieces using Kellies method of raw edge appllique.The second day was spent learning how to do all the fine little quilting bits.

So I came home and did some homework between the two classes.This little pretty will be a cushion.


I got to see some awesome quilts in the flesh! This chick is amazing!!!
She is an awesome! The whole two days when we didn't have our tongues sticking out with concentration, we were laughing ourselves silly!


Little pic of what everyone did.


Before you go and say, "I could never do that" well, EVERYONE in the class managed to pick it up by the end!


SO, To pass on my good luck, I am giving away a copy of Kellie's Wish you were here pattern.


I even got her to sign it for you!


All you have to do is leave a comment on my blog between now and 9am Monday morning (Melb time)
Any old comment will do (as long as its nice)
Good Luck!!!

Bark, Bloom, Ripple, Pollen and Grass...

I love Botany.
There is something about this collection...

Bark...

Bloom...

Ripple... (My Fav)

Pollen...

Grass...

This is my latest W.I.P. and I am loving every minute of it!!!
What's some of your fav collections?
My wish list is HUGE at the moment, Can't hurt to add some more to it!

Bloggers Quilt Festival 2010!

Its that time! Yay!
Amy over at Amy's Creative side, Is hosting a Bloggers quilt festival.
Basically, we all write a blog post about a quilt we have made and then send her the link. Pop over to her blog to see the list of people joining in and check out some awesome quilts!


I started this quilt around the start of the year. I was so excited to get my hands on a Verna honeybun!
You know how it goes... Gotta find just the right pattern for the fabric...


Well, I found a pattern in The Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts book that I really liked, Only problem was that it was made for a jelly roll, Not a honeybun!


So, Out came the graph paper and the coloured pencils. It wouldn't be that hard would it? Sure the blocks would be smaller but you could cut more to a length so that should even out the sizes yeah?


I may have been wrong in my logic. The block at the top of the post is only 6 1/2 inches. Yep, 6 inches finished! 36 pieces in a 6 inch block!!!!


All that aside, I Love Love Love this quilt! It was way worth every tiny teeny piece!
Big Thankyou to Amy for organising such an event and everyone who joins in! Can't wait to check some of them out!

Happy Mothers Day.

I want to start this post by wishing all the Mothers out there a wonderful day! I hope you all get spoilt rotten followed by a gazillion kisses and cuddles!!!
These are a couple of quilt tops that I have finished recently.
I had a Verna Honeybun and I wasn't sure what to make after the last Verna Honeybun was such a "project". So big brave me got a charm pack and made this simple layout. I am really happy with how it has turned out. I think I will straight line quilt it to keep the simple look to it. Its a great size and will end up on my Step Daughters bed I think.

This one is for my Local Supermarket Check out Chick. Yep, I stop and talk to EVERYBODY : ) We have become great friends and she got VERY clucky over Nick when he was a baby and decided that she wanted a little boy too. ( Her Youngest is 10) so now, She is preggers and Yes, It's a boy! Yay!

Any excuse to use this fabric is a good excuse I think : ) I got the idea for this quilt from one on Flikr.

Way too long.

Yes, I have very valid reasons for not blogging in the last week or so but I'm going to blame the weather anyway ;)
Everyone knows that you can't get good photos of quilts if its raining.


I have finished and bound my Verna quilt. Yay!!! I love it!
for now, Its just gonna have to live beside the Neptune quilt and wait for someone I know to have a baby girl. C'mon people!


This is the back, I took all my leftover Verna and added heaps of white. Adventurous huh?


I have also managed to quilt my 1974 quilt. This thing is a monster!!! Its huge!!! I am still apologising to my sewing machine for making her do this. On a side note, I have decided to call my machine, Mona. Yes, I did decide the name the day I was quilting this.


The back of this quilt is the same pattern but made from Layer Cakes. so It is a double sided quilt. I just don't know which side I like better? Maybe I'll just have to share the love with both sides.


Hope everyone out there has had a fantastic week!
I have a few more things to show but you'll have to wait for the next post.
Thanks for not noticing how bad my weeds are in the photos! I am not a gardener! Sorry!

Sneak peek...

I have had this quilt in my mind waiting to happen for so long!
It did make it to the started process a while back, but you know how it goes... A few hiccups here and there with it and it just gets pushed to the side.

I did have a funny feeling that I was being watched...

Hopefully it will be finished this week to show everyone, Yay!
I have finished and bound the Verna quilt so if the sun decides to shine today I'll try to take some photos.
Hope everyone has had a great couple of days!
xxx