Fresh

I am a BIG fan of Camille's patterns and fabrics. I recently purchased her latest book and ...

this week started my Fresh quilt. I love Camille's version made from Marmalade. It is constructed from 2 layer cakes and lots of white fabric. I only had one Marmalade layer cake but had enough other bits to cut out the extra squares. You cut the layer cake into four 5 inch squares so charm packs would work well for this pattern too.

So far I have made four blocks ...

 
with each finishing at 24 inches.
 

 They are big ... 

 
actually huge is a better description!

Twelve blocks to go ... I am hoping to do at least one a day while on holidays.

Patchworks Plus

On Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending the Grand Opening of Patchworks Plus. (For those who are wondering I tacked a weeks leave onto the upcoming school holidays .. I wasn't wagging!)

Sarah has been running a successful online store for a number of years and recently decided to open a 'bricks and mortar' shop.

This beautiful quilt, Dilly Dally, hangs beside the counter                      ... love all the Marmalade fabrics.

                                    Sarah has kits, ...

                                         fabrics ...

                                          and lots ...

                                           and lots ...

                                        of patterns.
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There are many lovely samples scattered around the shop ...

                       

and a very pretty Tilda section.

 Patchworks Plus is located at 14 Anne St, Georgetown, Tasmania. Sarah also offers a machine quilting service.

Now of course I didn't come away empty handed, splurging on some Fig Tree ...

 and Thimble Blossoms patterns.

Regular readers would be aware it's been a while since my last post. Thanks to those who emailed wondering if I was okay. Apart from a few personal issues, I have been super busy work wise and had little time or energy to sew or blog.This week I have started a new quilt ... pictures coming soon. Bye. 

A Bit More Scandinavian Rose

Stitching and sewing has been almost non-existent this term but with only a week to go before the July holidays I am looking forward to some 'me' time. Earlier in the term I finished two more Scandinavian Rose blocks. This heart block is my favourite so far.

I love the dala horses ...

and the cute little birdies.

This is the other block ... a lot less work in this one!

This morning I sewed the binding onto my Scrappy-Trip-Around-the-World quilt so just the hand sewing to do and I will have a finish to share.

2012 Mystery Blocks - 10, 11 and 12

Sewing and stitching time has been very scarce lately. This morning I was determined to spend some time with my sewing machine piecing the final blocks for my Fat Quarter Shop mystery quilt.

Block 10 - Sunday Drive designed by Polly Minick and Laurie Simpson 

Block 11 - Country Folk designed by Julie Comstock

Block 12 - April Showers designed by Sweetwater.

I have already pieced some of the borders so hopefully it won't be too long before I'll be back with some finished top pictures to share.

A Finished Schnibble ... Roundabout

Way back in July 2012 I pieced the top for Roundabout ... my choice for that month's Another Year of Schnibbles.

The fabrics are all from the Pom Pom di Paris range by French General.

During the summer holidays, I quilted it myself - straight lines 1/4 inch inside most seams.

With the quilting I was trying to emphaisze the 'roundaboutness' of the blocks ...

 

which kind of got lost with some of my fabric placement.

Not sure how successful I was but it's still a sweet little quilt.

I used the birdie toile fabric from the range for the backing.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there. My family is coming for tea tonight so I'd better get off the computer and start cooking!

Vintage Modern Table Runner

I made two of these runners for friends last Christmas. It was such an easy and effective pattern that I just had to make myself one too.

I chose to make mine from Vintage Modern by Bonnie and Camille.

The light fabric with the spot works perfectly as the backgound ...

to the red, pink, aqua and grey prints.

I love to use pretty fabrics on the backs of my projects ... this one is a stunner.

The pattern is Little Charmers 7 by Heather Mulder Peterson. There are 3 different runners included in the pattern.

Back to school tomorrow ... why do the holidays always go so fast?

Gifts for Jenny

Jenny from Friends in Stitching had a birthday earlier this week and it was my turn to make her gifts. For the main gift, I choose to make the True Friends Tote Bag from Natalie Bird's Red Home book.I changed the wording on the bag to fit the theme of this years FIS birthday swap. 

Front and ... 

back. 

Ric-rac detail on front.

I also made Jenny a pincushion ...

 

 and a thread basket.

As Jenny loves the olde worlde/vintage style I used fabrics from the Luna Notte collection by 3 Sisters.