Last Finish for January

This afternoon I suddenly realised today is January 31st and I hadn't shown my finished log cabin quilt. One of my holiday goals was to sew all the covering strips to the back and bind the edges ... all very tedious and the reason I will NOT be making another quilt-as-you-go quilt in a hurry!!  It was too sunny outside for quilt photos so these inside shots will have to do. Sorry about the awful colours!!

Did you see that flash of golden furriness in the top right? Yes, Molly (with ball in gob!) was ready to supervise!

Every time I get this quilt out to work on Oliver appears and wants to sit on or in it!! Seems Molly has a similar affliction!

Her ball actually blends in quite well with some of the shirtings!

This sorrowful face is saying, 'Hey, it's very hot and you haven't taken me to the beach yet today'.

Note the contrast

when the 'b' word (beach) is mentioned!

She is sitting out on the deck now drying off from her swim.

Will be back soon to show some new works in progress.

Foul to Fabulous!!

Last week I decided it was finally time to do something about this!!

Isn't that gross!!!

With some help from this tutorial and some fabric from my stash I came up with this.

Quite an improvement, I'm sure you'd agree!!

Replaced the old iron with this little beauty ...

so hopefully you'll never be subjected to the grossness of the first two photos ever again!!

Just this week there was a lovely pattern for an ironing board cover on the Moda Bake Shop. It uses a jellyroll and looks delightful ... maybe next time.

As for other sewing, I've been working on this log cabin quilt started in 2008.

Only have to handsew the binding and it will be finished. Yippee!

Finally, here's Oliver watching me as I 'work' on the computer.

PS. Sarah is having a fabulous giveaway to celebrate 3 years in blogland. Pop over to check out her lovely prizes but be warned ... the needlecase is mine!!!

A Finished Quilt Top

Despite this fella

using it as his personal washing space,

 I have managed to finish the top of Little Patchwork Village.

I LOVE the red strippy border fabric which frames the quilt ... it's from the Clothesline Club: Family Gatherings by Darlene Zimmerman.

 Here's a few of the blocks I haven't shown before.

Now I just have to find some backing fabric and get it quilted.

Got a call yesterday to say Pam has finished quilting An Angel Story so hopefully I'll bring it home today. How exciting!!!

Capital T

This Capital T block is for the BOM our Friends in Stitching group is doing this year. It's probably obvious that I love Rouenneries so this will be a good way to use up some scraps. Because I want a scrappy look it took a while to do but I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I made some small pinwheel blocks with the leftover triangles. Looking forward to finding out what the next block is going to be.

Today I've been having a play with a Swanky honeybun ... (fun) and wrestling with yards of pink vinyl trying to make a shower curtain .... NOT fun!! Must be time to take Molly to the beach!

A Christmas Wish

On Friday, I signed up for 2010's One Project a Month Challenge (OPAM) over at Happy in Quilting. This is my first 'big' finish for the year ... A Christmas Wish designed by Gail Pan.

Here you can see the very simple straight line quilting I finished it with.

All the fabrics are by Judie Rothermel.


I know Christmas has come and gone but it's going

to hang on the wall at least for a few weeks.


Today was a hot lazy day. Apart from a walk on the beach I finished reading the fourth Harry Potter novel then watched the DVD. No stitching at all! Maybe tomorrow.

Rouenneries Birdies

This little flock of Rouenneries birds has recently taken up residence in my garden.

They are quite shy so I had to sneak up very quietly to get these pictures!

Luckily Oliver hasn't spotted them yet as he likes to think he's a big brave hunter sometimes!!

I am hoping they will stick around for a while as they look very pretty amongst the greenery.

Christmas Gifts

I made this quilt for my Mum for Christmas. The construction is very simple ... charm squares for the centre surrounded by two borders.

Most of the squares are from the Portobello Market range by 3 Sisters. I also threw in a few complimentary squares of Chelsea Boutique and Nells' Flower Shop both by Blackbird Designs.

The thin cream border was a bit off leftover Hemming House I found in my stash which seemed to work okay and the wider outside border is Portobello Market again. I really like working with pre-cuts but it was actually quite satisfying to mix and match a bit and still come up with a quilt that worked. (Mum LOVES it anyway.)

The beautiful quilting was done by Pam at Quilt Top Quilting in Burnie. She did a great job and is currently custom quilting my An Angel Story quilt for me.

The back is made from Portobello Market wide backing fabric.

You're probably sick of seeing these but this is the bon-bon my sister Kathy received for Christmas. I also gave her a big pile of Cottage Charm fabrics to make herself a quilt from.


Quite proud of the needleturning on this one ... not as many bumps as sometimes!!

Yesterday I spent the day with Vicki, Sarah, Roseanne and two other Christines. We did lots of talking, lots of eating and not quite so much stitching!! It was heaps of fun and I will show you what I worked on next post.

Drumroll, Please! And the Winners are ...

Hi all. Just popped in to announce the winners of my giveaway.

Here are the stats:

52 38 13
Random numbers generated Jan 6 2010 at 7:57:15 by www.psychicscience.org

Comment No 52

rachelmp said...
What a beautiful giveaway and congratulations on two years of posting. I'm looking forward to seeing what 2010 will bring

Rachel wins the pink and white crossroads tablerunner.

Comment No 38

peggy said...
I love visiting your blog Christine. Those fabrics are gorgeous. I love that designer too... Congratulations on 2 years in blogland.Peggy in NJ

Comment No 13

karenfae said...
I would love to be included in your give away, I sure do like your blog.

Peggy and Karenfae each win a set of 6 fat quarters and a pair of pink scissors.

Thanks to everyone who entered. It was fun reading your comments and I am slowly getting to have a look at everyone's blogs.

Will be back soon to show you what I've been working on this week.

Secret Santa Christmas Swap (SSCS)

This year I again joined in Chookyblue's SSCS. I received a gift from Simona in Croatia who made me this cute mini quilt featuring lots of stitched Christmas motifs.

Bells ...

candy canes ...

stockings ...

holly ...

and stars.

On the back she attached this really cool label. Very clever the way it fits into the corner and has both our names. Thank you, Simona, and thank you Chookyblue for organising another great swap.

I made a gift for Tami in the USA. This little wallhanging is based on one designed by Sally Giblin. It was in an Australian magazine ... Homespun or Country Threads .... sorry can't remember exact details.


I also made Tami one of Anni's bon bons. It was actually my first one ... the start of the obsession!


This picture also shows the ornament I made Tami ... a little bird to hang on her tree. I mostly used Peace on Earth and Roman Holiday fabrics ... both by 3 Sisters.

In the rush to get it all finished and posted on time, this was the only close-up photo I took of the stitchery squares.

Thanks to everyone who left well wishes on my last post. There is still plenty of time if you haven't entered the giveaway yet. Last time I looked there were 99 entries so it looks like I'll be giving away 2 fat quarter packs in addition to the tablerunner. I am looking forward to having a look at everyone's blogs over the next few days.

Giveaway - Two Years in Blogland

As today I celebrate two years in blogland AND nearly two hundred posts (this is number 198) it must be time for a little giveaway (or two!)

I had grand intentions of making something new especially for this occasion but it hasn't happened! However, I am offering this tablerunner I made earlier this year from Porcelain fabric which has sat unused and a bit sad in a cupboard until now. I'm sure it would be much happier seeing the light of day in a new and appreciative home! The pattern is one of my favourites by Heather Mulder Peterson ... Crossroads Tablerunner.

It a lot lighter than these pictures suggest. The sashing is actually white!

This is the fabric I used on the back ... once again, believe it or not, it has a white background.

As it's a double celebration, I'm also offering 6 fat quarters of Cottage Charm fabric and a pair of pink stork scissors. There's a bit of a pattern emerging here as this fabric line is designed by none other than Heather Mulder Peterson! Her blog, Trends and Traditions is one of my favourites ... always lovely patterns and fabrics to see. If there are 100 or more entries I will give away an additional 6 fat quarters of this lovely range.

To enter all you have to do is leave a comment on THIS post making sure I can contact you if you are a winner. That's all ... nice and easy, for me and you! I will leave the contest open until Tuesday 5th January at midnight (Penguin time!) and do a random draw on Wednesday morning. Overseas people are welcome to enter ... I am happy to post anywhere!

Thank you to everyone who has visited Aunties Quaint Quilts over the last two years. Your kind words and encouragement continually motivate me to keep creating. Molly and Oliver also say thank you for the nice messages they often receive too.