Stash Stack Quilt

Running behind a little as baby No. 2  is about 10

days old now and I have only just finished this quilt.

                    

Julie from Jaybird Quilts had this free tutorial
on her blog and I knew I had to make this.

I love the bright colours and thought it was perfect for a boys quilt.
I love the whales and owls they are soo cute!

Its a single size quilt but I'm sure little Brodee will grow into it.

A nice quick and easy quilt to make on a weekend.
I have machine quilted this with a Panto called Popcorn, great
for babies quilts.

Have a great day!

Funny Babies

Look what arrived in the mail today

Funny Babies- Pattern by Amy Bradley

As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I

had to make it.

I think I need to accept the fact that I am drawn to

applique quilts and to stop fighting it. More work 

I know but the results are worth it.

I cant wait to get into making this quilt its just

the cutest thing.

Are there any applique addicts out there, like me??

What is your preferred method, hand applique, machine or

Raw Edge, I have just recently learnt Raw Edge, I find it quicker, so

that's my preference, whats yours??

Happy Quilting

Mandy

Great Aunty

I'm a Great Aunty now to

Rori Rose

Born 29th May, 2011

and

Brodee John James

Born 10th June, 2011

Luckily for me as I only had made 1 quilt suitable for a

boy and girl.

Looks like some cuddles ahead for me!

:)

Mandy

Flowers - Colourful Fridays

Flowers is the theme this week for 

Colourful Fridays hosted by Robyn from

Daisy Quilts

We would love for you to join us, please feel free

to pop on over to Robyns Blog and join in the fun.

I didn't realise I had so many photos of flowers, I could still add more

but I won't (not sure how to make a collage in photoshop yet!!)

All these photos were taken in New Zealand and it just shows what

gorgeous flowers they have over there.

Have a Great day!

Mandy

Colourful Fridays - Sunsets

Its back, Colourful Fridays is back after a little break, thanks 

Robyn from Daisy Quilts for hosting Colourful Fridays.

Sunsets

Glenelg Beach

Adelaide

 Broadbeach-Queensland

Murray River, Renmark

South Australia

The last three photos are virtually the same just taken about 5 minutes apart

I love taking photos of Sunsets and Sunrises, as they are

always so pretty and each sunset has its own uniquesness 

(is that a word???............Oh well I'm using it)

Have a great day!

Mandy

Daisy Baby

Well it won't be long now till the first bubby arrives, I think

the 19th May is the due date, we still dont know

what sex the baby is but I have one quilt ready.

Obviously suitable for a girl..............still working

on the boy quilt!

Fabric is Hushabye by Tula Pink, perfect for a little

girl

I made this quilt from a 5" Charm Pack x 2, by just measuring

in an inch from each side and cutting to the corners to create

the tumbler shape.

Very Easy.

I just thought after I had sewn it together that it needed a little

someting so I added the daisies using the raw edge

applique technique

I have quilted an edge to edge pattern called

Splat by Anne Bright

So heres hoping one of my nieces has a girl.

Hugs!

Mandy

Bloggers Quilt Festival - Spring 2011

Thanks Amy for hosting Spring 2011 Quilt Festival, which is held bi annually

each year. If you haven't visited the festival before its a treasure trove of quilty goodness.

Go on have a look you know you want to here is the link

 Amys Creative Side

If you haven't visited my blog before then welcome, I am really excited to be participating this year.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Quilt designed by

Kookaburra Cottage

I made this quilt at the request of a lovely lady named Pam

who asked if I could make a quilt to be Raffled for  CIKA (Cancer in Kids) at

the Royal Childrens Hospital here in Melbourne.

It took me about 3 months to make and quilt and I was very pleased

with the way it turned out. It also used a good lot of my scraps up and raised about $5000 for the hospital which was so amazing.

Happy Festival!

Mandy