Shoo Fly Cot Quilt

Last night while watching tv I stitched down the binding on this pretty cot quilt.  I love the Hollywood Sparkle fabric - the sheen is beautiful.

The quilt top was made 2 years ago but I didn't get around to quilting it.  Karen quilted it last week and the quilt will be given to a new baby girl in the next couple of weeks.

 

I hope to stitch down the binding on Retro tonight. 

Picked up two more quilts from Karen last night:  "Wish Upon a Star" and Kumari Holiday "Fresh" lap quilt.

 

After making the wavy edges on Swoon, I'm hoping to scallop the edges of this one and that it all works out.

Swoon

ChaCha's little cardigan was finished last week.  Love the sparkly button I found in one of the drawers in the sewing room.

I'm slowly using up my wool stash - started a jumper for Gulliver for next winter and will probably make one for ChaCha using some other leftover colours.  They both love purple at the moment.

Had a fair bit of sewing time over the weekend in between spending time with my family - little sweetheart had a sleepover, we visited Michael for his birthday so the little ones could have a play in the big park at Coogee Beach, and also stitching with the girls.

Seems that Friday nights are often spent watching BBC police shows on ABC TV while stitching down binding.  Last Friday night after ChaCha was asleep I started to stitching down the binding on Swoon and finished it off on Saturday night.

Here is the story of how I came to have these beautiful fabrics.   I wanted to make something special and also wanted a Swoon quilt for myself one day, so Swoon seemed to be a good choice.  Sarah did the quilting and it looks wonderful.

 

"Wish Upon a Star" is together.  I gave it to Karen yesterday and she has just posted a photo on Instagram showing the quilt on the frame

Backing

I have binding to stitch down on a couple of cot quilts:

"Shoo Fly"

"Retro" designed by Thimble Blossoms

It's so cold here - winter has hit with a vengeance.

Long Weekend

We've just had a long weekend for the Queen's Birthday, so I decided to make it extra long and take a leave day on Friday to catch up on a few things that needed to be done around the house.  ChaCha came for a sleepover on Friday night and after she went to sleep, I watched the British crime dramas on ABC and stitched down the binding on Pathways and Crossroads

 

 

 
This is the second time I've made this design and I think I have enough of the blue border fabric for one more (one day ...).

On Saturday Mum and I went to the Opera House for the "Last Night of the Proms" - it's such a fabulous concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and a guest singer.

We had fantastic seats - centre of the front row in the circle.

Funniest part of the concert was the "March from Thunderbirds" where Guy Noble, the conductor, was dressed as a Thunderbird and conducting as though he was a marionette - hilarious.

I snuck a photo right at the end of the concert while the streamers were being thrown.

Sunday, after some secret sewing, Mum and I went to see "Churchill" - set in the days leading up to D-Day.  Monday was mostly spent in the sewing room with more secret sewing and then some "Wish Upon a Star" blocks.
 

Another 8 to put together then sashings and posts to be made.

This afternoon I received a photo from Sarah showing the quilting on my "Swoon" quilt - it's halfway finished.  Pretty excited about having this one finished and on my bed.

Two Quilt Tops

What a great weekend!

Last week was my birthday and I celebrated the day with lots of food!  Morning tea and lunch at work then delicious dinner at Elizabeth and Matt's with ChaCha, Jenni, Kurt and Mum.  On Saturday the whole family and dear friends Lynell and Darren came for lunch .  The little ones kept us entertained all day and were so much fun.

Saturday night I finished putting Pathways and Crossroads together - the colours are a bit stronger than showing in this night-time photo.

ChaCha stayed over and we had a fun Mothers' Day morning gardening with the new wheelbarrow Lynell and Darren put together, blowing bubbles, playing in the makeup drawer etc.  Lunch with Mum then it was time to take ChaCha home.

Sunday sewing time was spent sewing my Swoon blocks into a quilt top.  There is one more border to add and, when the extra backing fabric arrives, I'll send it away for quilting.

Dear Lynell is making me some stained glass lampshades for the bedroom - she is so clever - the  finishing touch for the room.  On Saturday, with Robyn and Paula, we are going to see "The Bodyguard" and then "The Play That Goes Wrong"  - on our way to Sydney we will be shopping for bases - maybe crystal.  Hope we find some.

Picking Petals

"Picking Petals" is a mini quilt pattern designed by Carried Away Quilting and the original is made with FigTree & Co fabrics.  I loved the block design and fabrics and decided to make a quilt with nine of these blocks.  Karen quilted it for me using Twisted Tatting design and I was so delighted with how the quilt has turned out.  It is now on its way to a new home in USA.

I've had a little holiday from Easter to ANZAC Day.  There has been more cutting out than sewing in The Pink Room lately.  One of the quilts I cut out was Swoon, a Thimble Blossoms design, using the beautiful Kumari Holiday fabrics my friend Elizabeth sent to me.
 

The quilt is made up of 9 large blocks (24" finished) and the last block was completed on Monday night.

 

I finished sewing "Scrappy Log Cabin" just before Easter and picked it up, along with "Snippets", from Karen last night.

Might make some bindings tonight :)