Quiet Saturday Night

What to do when the hubby is having a coronary whilst watching his beloved Tigers play footy and kiddies sleeping....

I Decided it was time to try and catch up on some of my BOMs , so spent a lovely evening appliqueing a Noah's block and a little Maccas farm block.

I have a lot of appliqued blocks that need there hand stitching done ... One day soon !!!!

Tis the life .....

The life of a foster carer and quilter .... A maybe baby that will definitely need a special quilt of his own .

Block 1 done ,11 to go hopefully before/ if he arrives here.

Because if he does come I'm sure my sewing time will be a lot less :) But lots of baby cuddles will make up for that :)

If he doesn't end up coming the bonus will be a gorgeous baby boy quilt waiting for someone special!!!!

Books!!!

The last few weeks have seen me reading more than sewing ... It's funny I never find time to do both well so usually gravitate towards one.
I have never wanted an e reader but this year have read a few books on my iPhone out of convenience... Way to easy to go to the iBooks store and download books in seconds :)

The past few days I have been reading Bloom by Kelle Hampton . A memoir from a very talented writer, photographer and mother about the shock of her daughter having down syndrome . It is a beautiful book with gorgeous pictures a story that in parts made me cry but mostly smile . I loved it and highly recommend it !!!!

Always and forever

We now have a new little friend living with us Miss J is 19 months old ....

So a new girlie quilt was needed in a hurry .... The fabric is A couple of Always and Forever charm packs and some white sashing ... Too Easy !!!

Star light Star Bright

Not much sewing has been happening here the last couple of weeks :(
I have been feeling very uninspired and have been reading more than seeing in my spare time.....

But last night inspiration struck and I started a new project ..... So now I have a 6 pointed star and maybe many more one day .

I have seen a few English paper pieces Star quilts in blog land and hopefully mine will be just as pretty!!!

Miss Lily's quilt

I finished this one off a while ago but Lil put it straight on her bed and then I forgot .

It really is a special feeling when I'm making beds to have a quilt I made on all the kids beds .... Even our new little miss has one in her cot :)

Back to this quilt it's made from a layer cake of Ruby and some white homespun and added some Ruby yardage as borders to make it a bit bigger. Such a simple pattern that I think comes out great!!!

February progress

As usual the weeks are flying by but managing little bits of sewing here and there.
Charlotte the shopper is the all ready to go as well as some Christmas baubles .

Angel Becky

Another angel is complete .... Becky Bookworm is in the house!!!!

Another mystery block

Here is block 6 of my Fat Quarter Shop BOM only a couple behind now .

My aim is to catch up on all my outstanding Boms by the end of February... Fingers crossed

Quick quilt :)

This is the quickest quilt top I have ever made :)
Started on Tuesday and finished this afternoon.... Now have to wait for the backing to come from FQS

Early morning sewing

I was up early this morning and inspiration struck !!!!
My Ruby layer cake is now sliced and ready to make the "Hidden Stars" quilt.
I'm thinking that this quilt will be for Miss Lily's bed .
Feels good to have it cut and ready to go, as I was having trouble deciding on which quilt to make . There are so many nice jelly roll/ layer cake patterns in my books :) Tis okay will just have to make another couple later on .....

Xmas story- Candle Pan

I have had a lovely sewing day today with Deb.
Block 2 - candle pan is now done. I loved doing the little berries in wool , I love working with wool !!!!
Now onto Baubles :)

Angels Block 1

May I present to you Angels Zoe and Prudence..... The first two in a line of Angels to be on show on this blog in 2012 .
I decided to go with Rural Jardin fabric for this quilt and I'm sure glad I did its just so pretty.
So far I'm up to date with Deb and my plan if attack on this quilt but it is only the first month :)
Back to school actually means back to busy around these parts which is okay I do like to keep super busy....so one more week of relaxation and then we are right back in the game ... Yay.

Christmas - Block 1

I have finished my first needle turn block....yay!!
Its very fun and I can't wait to continue on with the rest of the blocks.

Shaggy Finish!!!!

My finally finished Shaggy Blanket/quilt.
My thumb has only just recovered 2 weeks later from all the snipping.

I love this blanket its so soft and snugly it will be great in winter on the lounge.

This morning when i was taking pictures Lil wanted a picture taken with the quilt , how could i say no to that sweet little face.

Angels Story - Block 1

This is what angels Zoe and Prudence looked like this afternoon...., they were already to be put together and ironed down.
I have since fixed them up so they are now waiting for the stitchery and button holing .
I have been slack with my night time hand stitching ,so will have to get back into that - starting today.

Just Because

My darling husband came home from work yesterday with this beautiful bunch of flowers.....just because :)

They look so good on the dining room table .... He also gave me a smaller bunch from the kids which is on the kitchen bunch...aren't I lucky :)

Needle turn attempt

Before starting my A Christmas Story quilt I had to decide whether I would needle turn or buttonhole the appliqués .... So I thought I better see If I could Needleturn .

So pulled out some scrap and made myself a pear. I don't think I did too bad for my first attempt

So Needleturn it is :)

Noah Lawrence

8 years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Noah.
Happy birthday gorgeous boy

Reading 2011

Reading 2011
19.A is for Alibi- Sue Grafton
18. The Decision- Penny Vincenzi
17.A Love that Multiplies- The Duggars
16. Nanberry- Jackie French
15.A Stolen Life- Jaycee Dugard
14. A Little Bird Told Me- Kasey Chambers/Jeff Apter
13.Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes- Eleanor Coerr
12.The Girl Next Door- Elizabeth Noble
11. Sing you Home- Jodi Picoult
10.Jessie Mei Mei- SharonGuest/Stuart Neal
9.Kardashian Konfidential- Kardashian Sisters
8.Planning With Kids-Nicole Avery
7.The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
6.Moth to the flame-Joy Dettman
5.Hopetoun Wives-Fran Cusworth
4. Breaking Dawn- Stephenie Meyer
3. The Third Day,The Frost- John Marsden
2.The Dead of the Night- John Marsden
1.Room - Emma Donoghue