Sunshine And Snow.
Posted on December 30, 2012 | 13 Comments
No sewing in this post! Totally holiday snaps.
We had a lovely family holiday at Edrom Lodge near Eden, on the south coast of NSW. Our extended family booked out the whole lodge and had a wonderful Christmas together.
The grounds were beautiful and we had a short walk over the lawn to reach the swimming beach.
A view of the side of the house.
And another of the front.
This is the view from the kitchen window of another beach to the side.
We were able to set up 4 trestle tables for our Christmas meal. And this was only one of the side verandah. So much space!
Several yachts came in to anchor over night as it is an extremely well protected bay.
And this is the view from the front of the lodge.
I don’t think you could ever get tired of looking at that view.
As a comparison, this is the scene that greeted our US family this morning. One extreme to the other!
Best wishes to all for a safe, happy and healthy New Year!
Christmas Wishes.
Posted on December 22, 2012 | 11 Comments
The last of the Christmas sewing has been completed.
I had this group of stockings to complete for Christmas day. They now only need the name tags to be added. They are also made and I will stitch them on this evening.
We are all looking forward to a lovely break over Christmas.
Best wishes to all for the Christmas Season. Have a lovely time with your family and friends.
Cheers.
Santa Bags.
Posted on December 10, 2012 | 14 Comments
I have recently completed two little Santa Bags. Not unusual for this time of year except that I have only learnt to crochet in the last month and this is the first thing I have made.
These are a lovely size for young children.
The Christmas cards are finally made and now being prepared to post. I do like the colours for these.
Hope your Christmas preparations are going well.
Owls, Again.
Posted on December 1, 2012 | 17 Comments
Lots of owls in the garden, today. Daytime ones. I have a group of friends who get together just before Christmas and we all bring little gifts to swap. These hot pads are the start of my little collection of gifts to give. They come from a pattern named Hot Who and it’s from Susie C Shore Designs.
I found this little owl friend for the Christmas tree.
I have been trying to keep up with some of my quilting and have so far sandwiched 4 quilts.
The bow tie blocks are also ready to be sewn together and hopefully sandwiched, too.
Good luck with all the Christmas shopping that has to be done …. and wrapped. Hope you get to do a little of your own sewing, too.
2012 Christmas Quilt Show.
Posted on November 27, 2012 | 47 Comments
I have only just realised that the 2012 Christmas Quilt Show has started. This year it is being organised by Michele at Quilting Tutorials. Hop on over to have a look at the lovely Christmas inspiration.
I have chosen one of my favourites as my entry for this year. It is titled Reindeer Mischief and is a pattern from Keryn Beischer. ( Unfortunately many of her patterns are no longer available.)
It is a small wall hanging that I like to display every year, because it has a humorous approach to the festive season.
My quilt definitely belongs in the Christmas section of the quilt show.
And just to keep the mood going, here is a Santa from my collection.
Head on over to see all the lovely quilts on show.
In The Middle.
Posted on November 17, 2012 | 12 Comments
I seem to be in the middle of so many projects at the moment. That’s fine as long as it all leads to finishes. I am about to have a basting weekend. I have several small quilts that need to be sandwiched ready for quilting, so my trestle table is out and ready for work.
I have been making these 3D Bow Tie blocks using charm packs from Deb Strain‘s Fresh range. I can remember buying these packs a while back because of the lovely fresh colours, so the name is appropriate.
I have nearly completed all the blocks to this stage and am looking forward to playing with the layout.
I have also pieced a very simple mini quilt. I am going to have a go at hand quilting this one using a lovely variegated thread from Cottage Garden Threads. Now those who know me well will be rolling around laughing at this stage because I have never done any quilting by hand. All I can say is I am starting sensibly as the mini only measures 50 X 50 cm. So maybe I do have a chance of finishing it!
When I was in Spotlight recently I saw this very cute Summer Christmas fabric. I only bought a fat quarter of each so had to really juggle how to use it. I have made it into a table cloth to use outside. I will trim and tidy it up and then add the backing. I am thinking of not putting any wadding in it so will have to see how it looks before sewing it together.
I thought this could look lovely outside on a table in the garden.
Well, that’s my weekend planned out. Hope you have some stitching time, too.
Tags And Hour Glasses.
Posted on November 8, 2012 | 12 Comments
The hour glass blocks have been completed and put together. Simple borders have been added and the result is a completed quilt top.
I had to battle with the grape vine for position on the fence. As well as using fabrics from the Sleepytime range, I added some solids in matching pastels. It needs to wait to be quilted until I buy some white, rather than natural, coloured batting.
I have also completed a couple of smaller items, both for our Grandson. He loves playing with the tags on his toys, so these are perfect for him.
The giraffe pattern is from Craftin”It and can be found at this link.
The little square with all the tags is from Flying Blind On A Rocket Cycle and can be found at this link.
Both are super easy to make and are great little gifts.
A Busy Week.
Posted on November 3, 2012 | 17 Comments
November has arrived with a rush. Lots of busy things to do when the weather warms up here. We are starting to have a taste of the Summer to come.
Some time has been set aside for sewing in amongst all the other goings on.
Block 2 of Lynette Anderson’s Fernhill has been completed. Here it is without its little decorative button.
I have also completed the quilting and binding on the Aussie red work quilt.
I am really pleased with the way this has turned out and once again want to thank Pauline for her gorgeous embroideries.
Here’s the back and the binding.
My plan for the weekend to have at least a little time to look through more of the entries in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
Then of course we have a holiday on Monday for the Melbourne Cup!! I will have to choose a horse to back!
Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 57 Comments
Weekend Cards.
Posted on October 22, 2012 | 14 Comments
I spent some lovely time over the weekend with friends at a workshop to make some cards for Christmas. (It really is going to sneak up on us!)
Chris is the lovely lady who ran the workshop. You can find her on Facebook at The Art Room. (I will find the link for that.)
We started off with this cute one with snowies.
This one is 3D.
And some yummy goodies went into this one.
Last of all we made this gorgeous stocking.
This was good inspiration to get me started on some cards for Christmas.
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