Friends

Earlier this year I started a quilt from Homespun Magazine, I really loved the first block, but as I went along I realised that there were just too many facial features in it for me, I can never seem to get them to actually look like they are real. So I gave up (naughty I know) But rather than have what I had already done sit in the corner for ever I decided to put it together, this is the outcome, I have called it "Friends" I am fairly happy with it and it will go to my best Friend from my school days.

Those Sheep again

Here are those sheep once again, I do like them, (can you tell) this went to my oldest granddaughter cos she loves sheep, she saw the ones on the mug cosy and Grandma just couldn't help herself.

Medallion round robin

In January of this year I joined a Medallion round robin, I sent off this.

In the mean time I work on 10 other quilts, they were all gorgeous and individual.

In my mail box today I received my finished quilt.

I want to thank all the participants
Border 1 Chegre
Border 2 Quilt'nsandy
Border 3 Suziewong
Border 4 Joyful Heart
Border 5 Judes Stuff
Border 6 Mrs Moo
Border 7 Trishj
Border 8 Patchworkdownunder
Border 9 Piecemaker
Border 10 Scootinelly

Foot stool

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In bed Friday night I had this beaut idea that just would not go away. A few weeks ago, I took my DMIL shopping and what she was looking for was a poufe, pronounced with an "a" on the end not like the girl in the shop said "poof". Anyway we could not find one at all, and now with her two broken legs she probably needs it more than ever. So this is what I made, I must admit I already had some of the CQ done. It works.
I have filled it with bean bag beans, it is light weight but still solid enough to support feet and legs.

Practicing

I am not sure if it is noticeable in the photo or not, but I have been practicing with the quilting, if you look very carefully I have signed this

They are all done!

Since my quilting frame took up residence here I have been trying to get all those tops done. Well they are, finished the last one just now. The one on the left is the latest Stack n wack, I think this one turned out really well, it was a lot of fiddling and counting to get the circles to line up where I wanted them to go.
The right one is call "Celebrate the Harvest" and was a project in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine.

Visitor

This little man came and visited me on my front veranda the other morning, he landed on the gutter and came down head first, and sat there and chatted to me, his mate (the girls have green heads) came too, but she was camera shy.

What I did while my msn is on strike.

Here it is, It has no name yet and still needs a label.

Tackling my EQ6

A few years ago for mothers day I bought myself EQ6, My husband told me to buy something I wanted. I have been experimenting with it ever since.
This is what I came up with and except for one minor (and a little unpicking) problem it has turned out just like I planned it. The quilt top is finished ready for the frame, I will post a photo of it when it is all finished. But here is the plan.
This is the wecond quilt that I have made from scratch using EQ.

Out of my Comfort Zone

I have been making a cushion cover, and it is definitely out of my usual colour range, but I am happy with the outcome. Took me a while to decide which greens went with each other, but........ well here it is. The pattern is mine, except for the rose, which I sort of adapted to what I wanted.

Christmas Table Runner

I spent the last few days making a Christmas Table runner for my mother - in - law, this is the outcome. I sort of used a pattern out of Country threads magazine, but I altered it so much i don't think it is recognisable now. I made it out of all my small bits of christmas material, so now i don't think I have enough left to make another Christmas like project.
By the way the whole thing is made on the machine, except for my initials and date on the back. I even sewed the binding by machine with a fancy stitch.

I found a new free stitchery BOM. There is one called "Sweet Nostalgia" starting on 15th September. think I will definitely do this one, it looks cute in the sneak preview. It has taken me quite a while to want to do just stitchery, but I have had quite a bit of practice lately.

Roses

Some of the work I have been doing just lately.

Fascination

"What's this Mummy"

My gorgeous granddaughter Olivia

My daughters little helper

I was sent these photos last week, my grandson Samuel wanted to do something only Mummy said the washing had to be hung out first.

Peg Doll

Here is the peg doll made by my daughter Toni, isn't she beautiful. Toni does not have her own blog so I thought I would show her off here.

Sheep again........

Ok I know I said I like them, so I have made another mug cosy, this time without the bottom in it. These sheep are so easy to make.

Caring hearts

When the twins came along last month I was given some caring hearts (Craft Magazine forum) and here is what I made from them and others that I already had. Two large cushion covers/ european pillow cases. These will go to the twins mum to do with as she wishes.

My newest friend

I have been raving on about the quilting frame and have not put up a picture, so here it is.

The quilting Frame.

Last month (july) I bought myself a quilting frame, it is a Happy Jack, and let me say now "I love it" it is fun. I used to put off quilting my tops, hide them away so I did not have to think about it. Now a totally different story, This week I put together two cushion covers from the Caring hearts I have recieved. I quilted both of them yesterday!!! Wow I am so proud of myself. I still have to put backs on the cushions so I will not post pictures just yet. In the weeks since I got my quilting frame I have quilted two of the tops that I had hidden away. Here they are.
The pink /salmon coloured one is from a pattern that I admired ages ago from Barb. It is finally done Barb!!!! I have put a close up Photo of that one in as well.
And the yellow muliticoloured one is one I found in a magazine (can't remember which one) and is made from flannellette.
The quilting is probably not that good, but I am very happy with it and that is all that matters. I will get better at it! And have fun at the same time. So far the only problems I have with the quilting frame is lack of space to put it (it lives at the back of my bed and I have to sort of sit on the bed and wriggle past it to get to the otherside of the bed) and the bobbins run out too quick. Think it might be time some enterprizing person figured out a way to have a reel of cotton thread instead of a tiny bobbin. The pink /salmon quilt took 12 bobbins to complete.