Happy Birthday to Me

Yes!  that's right another year older, not sure if I like the idea of that

but there is not much I can do about it. Plus its a odd number...... 47...... don't like odd numbers!!

 50 is fast approaching.  Yikes!!

Besides all that I will be spending my day with my family, lunch out with my

 girls and grandaughter, how nice of them to take the day off on their mums birthday. Then dinner

Saturday night with friends and family. Not sure where I'm going as yet as that is a 

secret, hubby likes to keep surprises.

So I'm hoping that lots of cake is coming my way, not worrying about the diet

this weekend as it's only your day once a year...... .right!!

 Happy Quilting!!

Giveaway.........Lila Tueller

Check out this great giveaway here that Lila Tueller is having, she is giving away one of her gorgeous quilts. Good Luck!!

Stash Builder No.1

 Just recently I purchased this fabric on my travels, I couldn't resist its colourful and playful

feel. 

 

It did bring back memories of my Kids in Kinder and the excitement of bringing home there

pictures for the fridge. Not quite sure what I'll do with it just yet but it could lend itself to fussy cutting for a 

quilt or a good art smock. Which do you think??

Happy Quilting!!

Beary Nice

As a lover of Bears, with a healthy collection at that, about 10 years ago

I hand painted these bears in a folkart class and then made it into a quilt. The bears are from a book by Annete Stevenson and some are not.

I love the detail on each bear and this quilt has become a family heirloom as my two daughters fight over whose getting this one.

 

This one is my favorite, I love her black paton shoes and roses in her hat.

  

  

I really enjoyed painting these bears, but it did take about six months to complete

so it was a big project.

 

Hope you enjoyed my bear quilt!!.

Happy Quilting!!

Winner!!

I was really excited on Wednesday when I visited Natalia's Blog - Piece N Quilt and found out
that I was a winner of a $20 Gift Voucher. Natalia over at Piece N Quilt was having a
random giveaway for her followers and I was the lucky winner. There was lots of
whoo hooing!! in the office, my poor husband was wondering what was going on. Its the first
giveaway I have won, so thank you Natalia.
You should go and check out her blog, she also has a store as well.




Happy Quilting!!

More Siggies

More siggies have arrived in the mail

Thank you Ria, Illene, Puck and Evelyn for your beautiful siggies.

Raspberrry Delicious

I just couldn't resist these fabrics when I saw the colors, I have been looking for raspberry fabrics for a while and this group just coordinated well, so I had to have them.

I did walk away the first time as I thought I have too much on the go, but when I had to go back to the store with my daughter, so she could buy fabric for her quilt. They were calling out my name, so here they are.

Happy Quilting!!

What a mess....

I was in and out of my sewing room whilst running back and forward to the computer for instructions on the Kanzashi Flower tutorial, when I stopped looked up and thought
OMG!!! What a mess!!. I looked at the space I was working on and you couldn't see the benchtop for material, magazines, cutting mats etc. I realized then why I was feeling unorganised. So I figured tidy sewing room, tidy mind and then I can refocus on what I am trying to achieve.

As you can see I have been playing with lots of different fabrics

But in the end I did achieve this

Kim from Bitty Bits and pieces posted a tutorial on the Kanzashi Flower which I thought was really pretty so I had to make one, you can see her tutorial here.

I have decided that this year will be the year to finish all my UFO Quilts that have been started, so wish me luck as I know how many I have. Have you got many projects on the go??

Happy Quilting!!