What a weekend!

Hi Everyone!

It has been a great weekend for sewing! It rained all day yesterday…..which drove the boys insane but I loved it!

I got to quilt a quilt on the short-arm! So exciting!

I love how it turned out…I prepared the binding today so hopefully I will have some pics to show you soon!

The blocks for April in the QCA Bee are colour wheel stars!

I made two because I had a fat 1/4 of the background fabric so I thought I might as well use it up! I hope you like them Sue!

Ummm, what else…I can hear the boys messing around in the bath and they are making me not be able to think about anything other than the water I will have to clean up…maybe I should make them do it!

I know the photo is wonky but just to tease you - I made Apple and Raspberry Pie from scratch! Yes even the pastry!

And it was delish!

I’m having a sale!

Hi Everyone!

Just in case you need a gift for a special someone….I’m having a sale!

15% off all the items in my Etsy shop for one week only. The sale will end next Tuesday the 2nd of May.

You need to use the coupon code – gift2012

Kids Clothes Week Challenge

Hi everyone!

Today marks the start of the Kids Clothes Week Challenge…

And I am joining in!

This was an easy decision for me to make because I had the fabric and the pattern already picked….I just needed some motivation!

This is my fabric…some super cool flannelette and the pattern is Basic Pocket Pants from the book Growing Up So Liberated.

I am making PJ’s for my boys! I am using premade T-shirts and I will fussy cut some flannel to sew onto the shirts.

I will let you know how I go later in the week!

Is anyone else doing this challenge?

What’s been happening!

Hi Everyone!

We have been pretty busy here…

I was finally able to convince Hubby to extend the quilting setup I am looking after for my SIL.

It is actually a short-arm quilting machine….I have only done a little bit of practice so far and it has been here since the beginning of the year…what a waste, right?!

Then I realised I didn’t have anything ready to quilt. So I been busy finishing off a couple of tops.

This is the star quilt from Quilting From Little Things…I am pretty happy with how it has turned out…I am a bit worried about the seam joining the stars to the first border, in some places – were the star-arms join the border – the seam allowance is cutting it a bit fine…might iron some interfacing to the back for extra support.

I finally put the border on this sampler quilt. I think she will be my first quilting victim ;) I mean my first customer!

Just need to join the backing fabric and I am right to go…I will try to do that tomorrow and get her loaded on the machine.

I whipped up these cute little coasters for my neighbour….a thank you for a beautiful beehive ginger and a very enjoyable afternoon tea!