Saturday, July 25, 2009

paintings ...friends ...books

this week I'm loving
winter light
oven roasted vegetables
black legs
slouchy boots
big black cashmere hoodies
time to catch up with friends
ladies seen in paintings in billowy white dresses with enormous hair

anyways
all that adds up to not a lot of time in the sewing room
I've been working on a bag to give for Christmas ,
cutting some of the blue Liberty for my own quilt &
finishing the quilt top of the loony colour combo !

Queensland Art Gallery is showing an exhibition from the NY Met , my favourites were the portraits , lots of ladies as descibed above ...have a peek




This bag was an experiment ( read here no pattern ) & didn't quite live up to expectations but was salvageable & is already claimed by my sister . Lovely Amy Butler greys .
I am wanting a large carry all with some internal pockets & sturdy handles , still looking for a pattern if anyone has any clues .



Eventually I want to make a blue & white quilt for my own bed ... here are the beginnings





Here is the quilt top made from those blocks that took me quite far away from my usual colour choices ... I call it the loony colour combo .
I don't hate result though , it is growing on me .
I can feel a hot pink binding coming on .





that was the week that was .......

Monday, July 20, 2009

new blocks



Two new blocks for the loony colour combo quilt ... I actually like these ones .

It might be a baby quilt or if I can summon the courage to do another couple of blocks it could end up a scary lap quilt !!






A lovely parcel of baby pink linen arrived recently , it was begging to be a wee bag !!.



a happy week to all

Thursday, July 16, 2009

bewildered

How did it come to this !!
I was contemplating the piles of fabric I own & was drawn to these eye popping acid hues.
I started out wanting something orange & before I knew it there was canary yellow & lime .
I blame a temporary loss of restraint that has lead me to choose this loony colour combo .
Where to next with this .... I am bewildered



Suggestions welcome

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Sunday Stash #10

Long live the polka dot !!
They are guaranteed to liven up any project
Here we have 2 Amy Butler Full Moon Spots plus a red , blue & orange Honeycomb by Kei

sweet and simple


coin quilt, originally uploaded by small quilts.


pink coin quilt made from a charm pack of simplicity by moda .
plain spoken quilting along the sashing & within the coins.
made for a baby who is overdue , I sure hope it's a girl !








these framed liberty prints are just waiting for the right spot on a wall somewhere ...


Sunday, July 5, 2009

Bag Therapy

My current ambition is to work on my pile of WIP & I finally feel I am making progress !!
Thing is , I do get restless with long term projects so have devised a quick fix therapy & it is called
the "Make another Bag" program .
Lined drawstring bags are an ideal way to experiment .

White linen & minny mui



addicted to pink liberty




The brother-in-law quilt is done & heading to it's new home .

Rufus loves to sit on new quilts fresh & crinkly from the dryer



Small pink coin quilt next on the hit list .........  have a great week !!