Amitie 9 patch done...

Some nice person bought me this quilt kit form Amitie. Bernadette quilted it with fans. I decided with all the left overs I try my hand at a coin stack for the backing. My bamboo ladder is now over flowing with quilts... I'm not complaining..

Quilt in a day complete....

A very fun quilt to make. The majority in a day. I used scraps for the borders on the front and in the middle on the back. It used a charm pack and jelly roll from the Flutterby by tula pink range. Rupert really wants my attention today. Can you tell?


Bernadette quilted Dragonfly's over it. So cute and perfect.

My sewing Mojo is back!!!!

During the week I finished 2 quilt tops and backs for Bernadette to quilt for me...

This Kit is from Amitie and I got it from my MIL as my birthday present last December. I got my mojo back last weekend and whipped it up in 2 days... I then used the left overs to make a Chinese Coin Quilt inspired backing.

And then I got inspired to finish off the Quilt top that I had finished last December by putting a big ladybug on it. It's fleece so I couldn't stop patting it. I really wanted to make the Quilt pop somehow and I'm so happy I did the ladybug. People close to me know that I just love ladybugs.

Hello... my Dear Jane starter kit has arrived... I'm putting off looking at the software as I know I'll be looking at it all day... I'm going to do the quilt in vibrant fabrics... Bernadette please be my teacher and help me....

Mummy's Quilt

A very late posting... I made this quilt for my mum for Christmas... I used a pattern from spotlight and got my mum to pick out some fabrics she liked there.
Bernadette quilted edge to edge hearts on it...
And i got some purple variegated floss to do a Label on the back....

1st post for the year...

Yep... It's been 3 months since my last post... WOW... time does fly..

It's been a little quiet on the sewing front in the last few months as I've been buying organising an engagement party and a wedding, as well as going to NZ for a friends wedding. OH... and I may have got a little addicted to my birthday present of a Nintendo DS... If you have one try "Professor Layton and the curious village" it has great puzzles in it for adults although i did have to look at cheats on the net...But enough with excuses..

I DID make some new curtains for the bedrooms... One of my bedroom windows takes up the entire wall.. and i have 9 foot high ceilings... Needless to say i was buried in fabric trying to do them... And i had to put up the rods in 40 degree heat sweating my bum off (we were sleeping in the lounge room because it was that hot in the bedrooms)... But I was a woman on a mission....

It's getting windy outside now which is a tad scary because I'm in a semi rural town 45minutes for Daylesford PLUS I am about to get ready for work which involves flying in and out of Melbourne Airport for 7 hours... I'll definitely make sure there is a sick bag in EVERY seat pocket..

For a bit of Pic goodness... here is my bamboo ladder covered in quilt goodness...

And I got this table from IKEA recently and I promised my fiance that once my holidays were over it was going into my sewing room. My holidays ended 3 weeks ago!!! But he hasn't said anything so I'm not... And can you see the silver light? IKEA too... It just clips onto the side of the table and I just point it to where i want it... I love it!!! Did i mention i like to watch TV while i sew...

Quilt in a day

A productive day was spent at the local quilting hotspot where Bernadette was teaching this Quilt in a day. It only took a charm pack and a jelly roll that's from the "Flutterby" range by Tula Pink. Everyone else used brights but i always have to be the odd one out. These fabrics are definately worth seeing up close as every fabric contains a butterfly or snail or bug. Very clever. I still need to put 3 more borders and then a little something extra to make it pop.

Chloe's Quilt..

I got this as a kit from Ballarat patchwork... They're the ones that named it Chloe's quilt. I was a bit lazy and used left over backing fabric for the binding. I finished it a few weeks ago but I've been a little busy lately. I've had to learn a new aircraft at work and they really like you to know everything before you go on it.

I changed the pattern a bit by not doing the circles as needle turn applique. I just sewed them on so that the edges will fray.
Bernadette quilted it with lovely daisies. She always does a fabulous job.

F.Y.I. Stick your needle in some soap while your binding your quilt. The needle slides into the fabric so well. My fingers weren't nearly as sore as usual.

Anyone for my Lime and Soda Quilt...

Third quilt finished and it's already on the couch...

There's an extra line on it but it's hanging over the hand rail. It was made using mainly Kaffe Fassett prints. I used the Kaffe Fassett print with the orange daisies for the binding. It's always so satisfying to finish something. No matter how big or small. Thus the love of my to do lists where i can make myself small goals. Ie. Bind 1 side a day and feel great when I've done 1 and half instead.

Another love of mine is watching an entire series on DVD. In the past 3 days i have watched the entire 2nd season of Dexter. So good. But don't worry i still left the house this morning to run some errands and gave my bike another workout. I'm still going strong on the pact to not use the car local unless i have something big to buy. Thus this morning stealing the in laws Slow Cooker and lawn mower which required the car. I currently have some yummy Garlic and herb Lamb Shanks cooking that will be ready in another hour. I still have to make the sweet potato mash. The house smells divine. Who needs to burn candles and incense when you have a slow cooker on all day.

Hopefully this rain holds off for a little so i can go for another bike ride with Mr Maiden Ramblings. I ride... he runs. Sounds good to me.

Bears In The Heavens

Yesterday I finished the binding on this very cute baby quilt. I was watching TV at the time and pricked myself quite a few times so had to break out the blue bandaids. Note to self... Needles are sharp!! I machine quilted it myself and didn't enjoy the experience at all. I can see the smerk on your face Bernadette. The machine just went way too fast for my hands to keep up. I'll have to spend a day practicing before I attempt another one.

I didn't do anything to the blue sky because I like the puffiness of leaving it. The backing is a nice warm flannelette.

It's now hanging nicely in my sewing room. Now all i need is some kiddies to enjoy it... Hmmm...

I've also machine sewn on the binding to my 'Lime and Soda' and 'Chloes Quilt' ready to be hand finished. Pretty exciting to think i could get another 2 quilts finished before the end of the coming week.

1st finished quilt... YAY!!!

As requested... My very first finished quilt on my bed. I never knew that it would take sooo long to bind it. I stayed up til 2am one night and a few days later watched 8 episodes of "Love My Way" (an australian drama) while trying to finish it off. Although it did keep me warm while doing it. I did have it draped over my couch for a few days so i could marvel at my work.

I have 2 more quilt tops with backing ready to go to Bernadette when i see her on Saturday. I just need to pick out some egde-to-edge quilting patterns and wait for Bern to do her magic. I did learn a very important lesson when putting together my backing fabric. When buying from America... A yard is less than a Metre... So i had to buy some material to make the backing longer to go on the Quilting machine. Lesson learnt...

I'm also half way through Quilting my "Bears In The Heavens" Cot quilt myself. But just so you know... there will be NO close up pics when it is done..

I'm now away again for 4 days... So at least now I'll get a chance to try and finish reading "The book Thief" by Markus Zusak. Great book so far..

A quilt top, the postie and a dog in PJ's...

Another Quilt top finished.... I was about to post photos last night before i realised i hadn't put the stars on. There's always something to take the wind out of my sails. I couldn't wait to get home from work today so i could finish it. I'm going to try and machine quilt it myself... with a little help from my fairy quilt mother... ie Bernadette...

I love the mailman.... I adore the Flutterby fabrics. They are so me... and i love the ladybugs through it. I also got some fabrics for the backings of other finished quilt tops... and some cupcake fabric for a Cupcake and tea swap... Which reminds me i should enquire about sending tea overseas..

This is Rupert wearing his PJ's that i got from Hobart. In my defense... he's short haired and sleeps in the laundry...

Something to brighten up my day

I got very excited when i bought my new ironing board today. I've been using my table top one for 2 years now and after doing some fusing on it, it was looking a little worse for wear, and not being able to buy a new cover small enough for it didn't help. But i digress...

I christened my new board today by ironing my Chloe's Quilt that i started yesterday. It's come together so quickly and having to just finish the border it will be finished in no time. It so bright with the majority of the fabric from Prints Charming, which i have been eying off feverishly lately. And the material is unbelievably soft and i could stop stroking it when i was cutting it..

After i finish this Quilt it's definitely time to buy some backing and then start on my Melly and me softies...

Crisis Averted

A few days ago I got excited when i could take this picture of my Tequila Sunrise finished Quilt Top. I felt found that I'd completed it in a week (even though i went to bed a tad later then i should have for my early starts at work). I felt pretty good about myself. But when you look a little closer......
You notice that i put a Stripes pattern piece on backwards (being a woven fabric).. Grrr...
It's taken me a day to convince myself that i can redo it without destroying the entire quilt. 2 none quilters said "just leave it, you can't notice it" followed by "people will look at it and wonder why you did it". But alas, it is now corrected and you couldn't notice it if you tried. Yay for me. I really am more talented then i thought...

The first of many...

Let's get this party started...


After reading so many creative blogs i figured i better start my own and at the very least chart my quilting progress..


All my quilts are a work in progress...


My very 1st quilt is a stack and slash with 16 fat 1/4's, sashings and big borders... MASSIVE is an understatement... It has been Machine Quilted by Bernadette from the Quilting B and looks devine... I just need to put the binding on...
It's so big it wouldn't fit on the camera....




Quilt number 2 is the bears in the heavens from Chocolate Coated. I saw the ad in a quilting mag and just had to have it.




And Quilt number 3 is a Tequila Sunrise version of Lime and Soda from ballarat Patchwork. Emma picked out some great Kaffe Fassett fabrics. And the way it looks.. it will be finished before my Bears in the heavens...

Yesterday was spent at Bernadette's house. She taught me how to do the Stack and Slash... She's such a patient teacher. I'm looking forward to next time...