I quickly turned a Botany charm pack into a quick quilt top on friday night…this is not my usual colour palette as you can see but I really like it! Just like Hunky Dory this range isn’t due out till March either and they have been hot little sellers so I might sell more charm […]
{Keep Reading...}another day, another quilt top
November 18, 2009 By 11 Comments
The pile of quilts needing to be finished is growing…here is last week’s offering, Love by Amy Butler with a patterned white fabric that just seemed a perfect match. Love the colours in this one….. and last night I made this one out of Hunky Dory charm squares…the colours are so sweet and lovely and […]
{Keep Reading...}what’s up pussycat…
November 16, 2009 By 15 Comments
whoah ohhhh ohhhhh ohoh…you can’t help but sing it when you see 20 little pussycat’s…and oh such cute ones! Last night was keira’s first ballet concert….. she had a ball and danced perfectly… unfortunately for mummy, miss tillie went into major meltdown before the show started and I had to watch from the monitor in […]
{Keep Reading...}birdy quilt
November 15, 2009 By 13 Comments
I’m still practising my free motion quilting…….I started this on thursday with the lovely Feathered Friends range by Wendy Slotboom. One big square in the centre surrounded by 12 x 6 inch squares and white homespun all around. I don’t want to spend too long on my quilt tops while I’m still learning… I just […]
{Keep Reading...}cute buttons
November 12, 2009 By 8 Comments
A trip to spotlight is never a budget outing for me…..and look at the cute buttons that came home with me today (amongst other things)! the label said made in thailand but they are definitely japanese cute!
{Keep Reading...}happiness is a new hydrangea…..
November 11, 2009 By 9 Comments
yes, a new hydrangea…and especially at half price while I was doing the groceries this morning! I have a few planted in the garden but there is always room for one more at our house…. I just can’t say no to pretty hydrangeas! Happiness is also retro daddy coming home tomorrow after a week away […]
{Keep Reading...}fairy tale + free motion
November 9, 2009 By 16 Comments
I looooove fairy tale fabrics and I’m learning to love free motion quilting. I’m definitely a beginner and sometimes get myself stuck in a corner or move too fast taking my stitch with me but thankfully keira doesn’t have a critical eye!!!!! And practise makes perfect so I just need to practise! I made this […]
{Keep Reading...}little mummy
November 8, 2009 By 9 Comments
Keira loves to call herself little mummy and is becoming very protective of little tillie. She has no trouble pulling or twirling Finn’s hair to make him cry but loves her little tillie and wouldn’t do that to her! here they are wearing little outfits made by mummy over the weekend. Tillie has a little […]
{Keep Reading...}sweet dress
November 7, 2009 By 10 Comments
As soon as the new fabrics arrived I knew I needed to whip up a little dress for my litle miss….. so easy and so cute…Keira accessorised it nicely with gumboots, 7 or more hairclips and a denim jacket for playgroup yesterday! And this morning she is loving her new nails as retro daddy treated […]
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