dotty

A swap parcel arrived yesterday from Kate at One Flew Over !!




It contained some yarn , lots of really cool polka dot fabric plus a sweet denim & polka dot wallet .

Handmade wallet to carry my hand sewing bits !!


I especially like the multi coloured dotty fabric

But these buttons win the dotty prize !!

Thank you , thank you xxxx

linen bag

linen matryoshka monogram bag, originally uploaded by small quilts.

Here is the finished monogrammed bag , minus ties .
My tags are a bit wonky , but I don't mind .
My tags were inspired by the exquisite work of Rebecca .. see here at Poshyarns

Sunday Stash #9

The colour ( read my photography skills ) in these pictures is very sad ..... the magenta really is brilliant in the Heather Ross "Lightening Bugs " .
Cute Apples & Pears & Starling both by Alexander Henry .



Some Denyse Schmidt beauties in orange & aqua

Sunday Stash #8

Kaffe

Can't resist Kaffe on sale !

Quiet

I have had a quiet week .

That is , no commitments & plenty of time to enjoy being at home .

Weather has been decidedly gloomy & perfect for sewing . 

This is becoming my preferred condition , am I becoming reclusive ??

Maybe .

Must be all that Simon & Garfunkel & hearing Sounds of Silence at the concert on Wednesday .

( They were soooo good )

Enough with the introspection ........ I have been a bag lady this week .

See the drawstring bag destined for H. S. in Maida Vale .

This is a prototype , I have been experimenting with the letter embroidery on my Pfaff & plan to make a similar one with monogram .

I now have the necessary embroidery thread & interfacing to do the job.

I have also finished quilting a baby quilt plus backing & basting the brother-in-law quilt.

If that's not enough I also made a few other bags ........ I sooo needed to do some catching up & am very pleased with myself .

My new quilting teacher has shown me how to baste a quilt without the back breaking & knee grinding experience I have been accustomed to on the floor !!
Oh happy days ! It works .
Tape the backing to the table & use giant clips to stabilise , pin..pin ..pin until you have pinned all  the quilt positioned on the table top & then slide pinned section to one side & do the same with the the unbasted side till all done.






Happy week to you all .

Sunday Stash #7

Lovely rolls to show , a pretty mix bought at the Craft show from here  & a roll sent from

London of  delicate faded vintage strips. 

Green daisies from I don't know where !

  

gift of vintage silk

A visiting friend inherited  a box of vintage silks from her mother-in-law ( who was a superb quilter & embroiderer ) & has given them all to me !!  

Included in the hand painted Balinese box was the original yellowed receipt for the silk bought at David Jones in Sydney in 1964.

Thanks J & J x0x0x

There are stunning jewel colours of turquoise , raspberry , limes & yellows .

Now I just have work out how to use it !!

Saturdays I can usually be found wandering around my favourite spot in an attempt to get some much needed exercise ......my walk takes me past stunning waterways into forest & then around an ocean front pathway.It is perfect walking weather & the birds are everywhere !!



Hill track , much huffing & puffing up here 



The Creek , summertime sees me floating happily in here .

View north from the top of the hill .

Some sewing bits now  .

I have been making bags ... Liberty & linen shoe bag  for a friend .I used a modified version of the tutorial at orange flower sketchbook

& another which cannot be revealed just yet for a swap . Really cute & simple to make, look here for tutorial.

I'll be travelling to the northern climes at Christmas this year so have splurged on 2 skeins of hand dyed cashmere to knit a beanie for my husband & self . This is my beautiful yarn , I'm in love with this  stuff !!

I have finished the Minny Mui log cabin & it will be sent off to baby P tomorrow.

Happy week folks!!

Giveaways galore !!!

Sewn giveaway day is here & I am very "incited " as my children would say when small !!
While I wait another 20mins for the USA to join the rest of the world on the 8th June I'll just mention another fantastic giveaway from one of my favourite places Ravenhill . Some super cute fabrics being offered .
Go look.

I have been time poor this last week & am struggling to get on with my many unfinished quilts , I hope to get on with it all next week & have something to show.

Another treat in the post this week, some more Liberty lawn prints to swell my collection ....thanks Katy




I love your cute cards Katy !!



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