beginnings & endings

I have a particular fondness for hand sewing a binding .... it is one of the rare times I can plonk guilt free on the couch & watch all manner of rubbishy TV.
That's how I spent the morning .
Fan going full steam to keep cool.
Bound in a bright Brandon Mably print.
Heather has quilted this beautifully. A rush job so that this quilt could be finished before I leave on our travels.
Large & ever smaller pebble shapes with the letter "A" scattered over the quilt.
So Adrienne's quilt is finished !!
Pattern is found in Kaffe Fassett's book "Quilt Road"




A new project started ... the red triangle quilt I have wanted for ages .




Happy stitching

lots of little things

hi there

sunday where I am is a breezy spring day just made to open the doors of my sewing room get started on a new project !!

I am going to cut into my collection of reds & create a simple half square triangle design quilt.
inspiration has come from here , I loved this quilt the minute I clapped eyes on it .
in fact I covet just about all the quilts Allison creates.


I have also taken inspiration from Aneela & three bears to get started on some Christmas presents . My first zipper experience was without tears !!!

some cute boxy pouches in Heather Ross Mendocino & a zip pouch using HR Lighting Bugs .




Japanese linen purple "dot dot dot " from Echino & a pretty pink Liberty







I may not be able to give these away ;-))

I was lucky enough to score the Denyse Schmidt cheater cloth on sale & included in the purchase came a tote pattern & here are the results ... some more booty to fill a stocking !!

feels good

This quilt top seems to have taken such an age to finish & it does feel good to have it all done !!
Off to the quilter with it now ....far too big for me to attempt .
It is a monster .....100" x 100" for my king size bed .
It was quite difficult to get a decent image , there is no space big enough & cats were lurking around ready to perch on it , so excuse the ordinary photo.

It is made from my collection of blue Liberty print lawns & will look fine in my blue & white bedroom .
I hope .
I will never alter a pattern again .....it caused much distress & unpicking .
The pattern is from this book by Brenda Riddle

Sunday Stash #17 + a small quilt

Yay ... postman has delivered cheater cloth from Denyse Schmidt along with a pattern for a simple tote .




On sale & ready for making into Christmas gifts



My Godson has a son .... so he had to have a quilt !!




A cute combination of Minny Mui & American Jane .

Bound in red & white polka dots from the Bee's Knees collection.




His mother & I have been friends since grade 2 .

We had a catch up on Friday night .

Mmm... well .....yes , lets just say we also had very big headaches on Saturday .



Couldn't resist a teeny weeny fishy bag for Angelina .