Sunday, 19 July 2009

Stashbusting

Yesterday, I splurged on this book at Angus and Robertson in Burnie.
I always admire the quilts of Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke in
magazines, and just couldn't resist bringing their latest book home. These are a few of my favourites ....
Playground Days (made from yummy Katie Jump Rope fabric)
Jazz Hands and
Stashbuster.

Speaking of stashbusting, today I had a bit of a play with these fabrics.
One of my WISPs (Works in Slow Progress) is last years Quilter's Blessings BOM from Capricorn Quilts . My goal is to not purchase any new fabrics for this quilt. Although I am more into lighter, fresher fabrics at the moment, I have a lot of older fabrics, including lots of reproductions, that need using up. Oliver and I cut heaps of 1 1/2 '' strips .... whoever invented jelly rolls and honey buns deserves a medal!
Then he got a bit naughty and grabbed the camera strap!
Look at that cute little pink nose and NOT so little white belly!
This is just a glimpse at how the blocks are going to look. Only 15 to go!
I probably won't post again before our trip to the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair on Friday. Hopefully, I'll have plenty to share after that.

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15 comments:

  1. Helz19 July 2009 at 20:01

    Holding out still on the Temptation associated with this Book... Luv their stuff... Enjoy the Quilt Show visit !!!

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  2. Francien19 July 2009 at 21:28

    First of all....I love your cutycat Christine...they are all the same aren,t they?? I just now gently chased away my little "black panther"from my table..he was tossing every thing from it on to the floor..tread..pincushion...timble etc...to save himself a bigger place to sleep on it..had to talk a lot of "sweet things"to persuade him to leave....lol...It seems like a lovely book you have there.. the fabric looks awesome too( I am a bluefreak)cant wait to see more...Enjoy your visit at the Quilt show!!
    greetings from Holland...Francien.

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  3. Unknown19 July 2009 at 21:29

    Wow, I have the first book, now I think the second book is a must. I just love all three quilts that you are showing. What a wonderful day that your and your really cute Oliver had. So much production and so much cuteness.

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  4. Stina Blomgren19 July 2009 at 21:32

    please..please tell me what you think of the book.. have just seen some of the quilts ... and I have been wondering if this could be something for me??? Love all your blues... the peek looks fantastic!!! :o))

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  5. siv hege19 July 2009 at 22:45

    You lucky girl! I have the first book, but haven`t been able to get number two as it was sold out. My beloved Crazy Cat is not that into quilts yet, but he loves to nibble at my feet while I`m sewing. I don`t enjoy it equally........

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  6. dutchcomfort20 July 2009 at 00:07

    i’ve seen the first and second book on blogs. They both have a lot of gorgeous quilts hidden on the pages...

    Oliver is a clever cute cat and your block looks wonderful! Love the blues!

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  7. Unknown20 July 2009 at 03:30

    The blocks will be great. Have a good time at the show.

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  8. Cathi20 July 2009 at 03:42

    Those blocks are going to be gorgeous! Love the shots of Oliver helping. And I'm so glad you showed some of the pages of the book -- I've been wondering about getting it. Now I know I have to! :-)

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  9. Annika20 July 2009 at 05:43

    Nice BOM, it will be really lovely. I just love blue :) And the cat is really cute :)

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  10. Tudy20 July 2009 at 06:58

    It will be beautiful when it is finished.

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  11. Anonymous20 July 2009 at 16:20

    That book looks so nice, I think I will go to the store and buy it. Your Quilter's blessing is very well made, so beautifull stitches.

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  12. Candace21 July 2009 at 03:59

    You will be a champion stash buster after going through that book Christine! I love your sneak peek! Oliver obviously needs camera time - LOL!
    Cheers!

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  13. quiltmom anna21 July 2009 at 07:31

    The new quilt book looks really terrific- the quilts are all so bright and cheerful.
    I love the blues - it is great to use fabrics from the stash isn't it.
    My star quilt that I am working on right now is the same idea- I may use a new fabric for the back but that is the only place that I will have had to use new fabrics. Like you, I am trying to use fabrics from the stash- If you are like me, there is plenty of fabric to keep me busy making quilts for a long time.
    Happy quilting, Christine,
    Regards,
    Anna

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  14. Red Geranium Cottage21 July 2009 at 10:31

    I love the projects in that book. Especially the playground one.

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  15. annemariesquilt22 July 2009 at 06:02

    Your new project looks lovely and thank for explaining the WISP word I have often wondered what that meant...
    I hope you will have a wonderful trip and I would love to be there too ;-))

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Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your thoughts.

Christine

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