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almost done

December 23, 2009 By corrie 24 Comments

well the shopping has been done, the house is getting cleaned and decluttered before the relatives arrive and the gingerbread house is done….I made this from scratch and next year might get a kit as I spent more time making the gingerbread pieces than I did putting it together and decorating it!!!!!! Thank goodness keira is 3 and thinks it’s fabulous!

and the quilt, the quilt is done! well, almost! a few threads to trim, a few sections need a quick fill in and a label needs to be attached but the binding is done and here it is……..

and the back where I really need to trim threads and fill in a few spots!!!!

And if you don’t come back before christmas then Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have a wonderful time with your families, eat lots and be merry! I love Christmas and I’ll be back tomorrow night to share pictures of ours!

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be the first!

December 21, 2009 By corrie 95 Comments

Just in time for christmas…..gorgeous new patterns from Izzy & Ivy Designs and we are the first Australian stockist which is very exciting! These dresses are just perfect for girls and we love that the sizing starts at 1-2 and goes up to a 12-14 in most of their patterns!

They arrived from the states this morning and are going up in the store now…..but leave a comment to go in the draw to win their cute Macy Giggles sundress pattern! Entries close Sunday 10 January 2010!

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almost there

December 20, 2009 By corrie 24 Comments

Thank you for all the quilt love! I think I’m ahead of schedule now that the quilting is done and I’m ready for binding…..

I do all my sewing at night time when everyone is asleep and am fighting the urge to go and do the binding now……………… but there are lots of things to be done, presents to wrap, food to be baked and bought and of course children to play with!!!!!!

So the quilt is a coin quilt and I used this book for the pattern but you could do it without a pattern but I’m a beginner and appreciated the directions. I used one jelly roll of Grandmother’s Flower Garden and I think I have one jelly roll left and will be getting more in next year if I can (because I want more!). More details coming tomorrow….

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sneak peek

December 19, 2009 By corrie Leave a Comment

on thursday I decided (rather bravely) that I would make keira a quilt for christmas…..by saturday night I was quilting it but I have to say I’m only a third of the way through the quilting so I’ll be rushing it over the line for Christmas. Normally I’m baking up a storm in the days before christmas but this is so much better for my waistline….

so here is a sneak peek…it’s my first single bed quilt, my first coin quilt and my first jelly roll quilt and I’m loving it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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quick quilt for grandma betty

December 19, 2009 By corrie 19 Comments

my grandma betty will love and appreciate anything I make, she is my grandma after all. I wanted to give her something more than chocolates and a nice photo of the family this year and decided a quick charm square lap quilt would be perfect. This is Botany by Moda and is a perfect match for her green velvet couches!

Backed in some beige homespun from my stash and the binding came from my stash too! I just love when you can find everything you need in your stash!!!!! And I’ve quilted with my improving (but still very much a beginner) free motion quilting!

Another present ticked off the list! Thank goodness because spending half the day at Chatswood Chase with the kids is enough to make you get sewing for everyone!!!

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Bianca Jae’s pencil wraps

December 16, 2009 By corrie 6 Comments

As some of you know, Bianca is a lovely mummy living in darwin and is on a roll with her pencil wraps! ALL SOLD! THANK YOU LOVELY LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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fabulous fairy tale fabric

December 15, 2009 By corrie 10 Comments

Oh japanese fairy tale fabric…you just get me every time with your cuteness

I can’t keep it all to myself so have been cutting up the older designs which I’ve kept tucked away….and I’ve put a few fabric packs together just in time for Christmas!

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apple cores

December 13, 2009 By corrie 10 Comments

Well the house is starting to look a little more respectable, leaves have been swept, the car has been cleaned, the washing is now under control, the craft room is looking decent again but still needs a bit more work…but I still found some time to cut out apple cores. I am loving my templates and am going to make a lovely cot quilt for tillie this Christmas!

And I’m bringing all my templates and a huge selection of fabrics to the Sew it Together meetup in Melbourne next year, we’ll make up some quilt blocks and have some fun during the Saturday crafting session! A little way to say thank you to all my blogging friends! Hope you’re trying to make it as it will be a fun girls weekend! I can’t wait!

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my first market done!

December 12, 2009 By corrie 21 Comments

Yay I did it, my first market under my belt! Oh the nerves in the car on the way there but once I saw a few familiar faces I was fine. It was a lovely venue, I had a lovely spot right near the door grabbing everyone as they walked in and to the left which is the path I normally follow when I start at a market!

fabrics to the left on keira’s toy stand but there were tears as she drove away leaving it with me! Bianca’s pencil rolls were up top and this was before I realised we should open it up to show it off….so cute and I can’t believe Bianca even sews the books together!!!!

dresses to the right….I loved all the colours and I had so many lovely comments and buyers which gives you a real buzz. An assortment of lovely handmade was in between….including Katia’s cute little cross stitch panels which were popular! It got a little quiet at times but we seemed to keep busy most of the day and for my first market I’m happy. I learnt soooo much!

Of course I spent up…a pair of sophie’s shorts for a friend’s little boy (perfect for a little boy and I’m losing interest in sewing before Christmas after my marathon sewing for market), a sweet owl from claire (oh I loved claire’s softies), a gorgeous sweetie petites for keira (lisa’s package is just cuddly and soft and we will buying up more for presents next year)……….poor little keira has been missing her mummy who goes off sewing every night so I did let her pick what she wanted!

and a darling little headband by katia which keira is loving…in fact she won’t put down her owl, sweetie doll or stop wearing her headband so I think she is going to love her mummy doing markets! I loved seeing the smiles when people discovered my cute fabrics and stall. We have agreed on the homefront I can manage one market a month and with some exciting projects in the pipeline for 2010 it will be a great way to get out there a bit more and meet more lovely people.

Thank you to everyone who came and visited and to your lovely wishes (for those who live a bit too far to make it)! I’m soooo exhausted and got a little sleep-in this morning, although apparently I woke up a little bit tired and cranky so a nice strong coffee down at the shops picked me up! Huge thank you to katia who was the perfect stallholder buddy and bianca and amelia for their lovely contributions too (more on that later)! Time to rest up and play shops with keira for a while (her new favourite game)

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I heart Christmas!

December 6, 2009 By corrie 22 Comments

I really do love Christmas and this is my favourite christmas fabric….michael miller from a couple of years ago at spotlight (of all places). Far too precious to sew for market but I thought a quick top for keira would be nice as she is feeling a little bit upset that the big rack of dresses aren’t all for her!

and while keira now stands still for photos, she is rather fond of the goofy face, once the photo is taken she races around to take a look and kills herself laughing at her silly face! hilarious!

And I must put the tree up tonight….I’m normally itching to put it up on the 1st December but we’ve just been so busy and I’m not prepared to climb into the attic and bring down the tree and decorations…that is strictly for retro daddy! I’m guessing you all have your trees up????

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weekend sewing

December 5, 2009 By corrie 7 Comments

the sewing continues….I am loving little dresses in festive colours but I won’t be loving the ironing that is needed!

and I’ve been testing out my new applique shapes…this is the large love heart set, so easy and so accurate and I just love this Alexander Henry butterfly fabric.

And a cute apple core waiting to be appliqued! I am itching to start an apple core quilt as soon as I get the chance!

And look what my lovely market helper is making…..soooo cute!!!!

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my little mermaid

December 3, 2009 By corrie 18 Comments

Now this was not my first choice of fabric for a new dress for keira but I have to say it’s pretty cute and keira is in love with it!!!!!!!! when I spotted it in the SL (spotlight) catalogue I knew a little bit had to come home with me and keira quickly scooped up the whole bolt and told me she wanted a dress and started walking to the counter….so she’s learning fast!

I just love the binding fabric which is also in the range (by michael miller) and is my new favourite……perfect for a few quilts I have on the go waiting till the market is over!

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a winner and a new quilters giveaway!

December 2, 2009 By corrie 120 Comments

Ok, there were over 300 entries so you obviously love giveaways……and random.org told me number 50 was the winner and that is apaches princess! boy does this lady love blogging……here is my favourite….so well done and I’ll be in touch with you soon! Thank you everyone for entering!

Time for a new giveaway…..how about 1m of gorgeous 240cm wide 100% cotton quilt batting that is made in australia, 1m of japanese white quilters muslin and this gorgeous Desert Twirl pattern from Two Little Banshees all from my store!!!!! Just leave a comment before next Wednesday and you’re in the draw!!!!

here is keira hugging 30m of the quilt batting! It’s lovely and soft and without the big seeds I’ve been getting in the stuff I normally buy at spotlight and have been paying too much for!

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another dress for Sunday

November 28, 2009 By corrie 20 Comments

As you know I love to make new dresses for keira to wear to church on a sunday …….she’s off enjoying a movie with her daddy courtesy of his work and loves her new dress. Hopefully it will be clean enough to wear tonight to church!

I love this fabric but it sold it out within a few days at spotlight, but thankfully their ‘shop at home’ came to my rescue and found me 4m at Lidcombe store which is a long way from home…

and it matched keira’s new little hair tie perfectly…it’s the Clover large flower yo-yo (I hope to stock some in my store soon as spotlight has been sold out for ages) and if you use a really light fabric it puffs up gorgeously!

I hope to make more for my market stall…in 2 weeks! And don’t forget to enter my giveaway which closes tonight! New giveaway starting tomorrow too…..so much fabric, so much to share!

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doily deliciousness

November 25, 2009 By corrie 7 Comments

OK I’m a magazine junkie at the best of times but at Christmas I just go nuts…thankfully my sister works in the industry again and keeps my habit manageable. AWW latest issue has dear little doily dollies

doily hanging decorations

re-usable frilly wrapping……

What great ideas and keira is raring to go, so we’re off to the craft store for supplies this morning!

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