Swooning Along...

When I saw that Katy had started a Swoon Along, I jumped on Board, because quite frankly if I didn't
 I don't think I would have ever made the Quilt!

 During Fat Quarter Shop's 12 Day of Christmas Sale I bought the
 Grey Ruby Micro Dot  for the Background Fabric to match the
 Ruby Fat Quarter bundle and a bit of Bliss I had stashed,
 so I had everything here just waiting, just no inclination to start the quilt...

One Block Down...

I'm only doing a Four Block Quilt,
 as the original 9 blocks make a Quilt 80" Square
which is way too big for a couch throw!

Now for something non Quiltly...
We have a Friend that comes and happily eats our Grass,
 He is regularly on our Front lawn only disappearing if someone walks up the steet. It's lovely having Nature so close...

As you can see it hasn't taken long for the grass to turn from green to brown, now we just need some rain!

Having insomnia can be good sometimes....

Yesterday I was visiting Oh Frannson! blog and re-found a quilt I wanted to make,
Last time I found this I had no Printer ink, and no cash to replace it so
 I didn't bother buying the download.
 Yesterday I was fully inked up which is lucky because it's 17 pages long!!!

I  decided on my fabric which is Chrysalis by Sanae for Moda, and started cutting the 3 1/2 inch square for the centre blocks, so when I got up at the ridiculous time of 5am I already had a head start!

 Elizabeth's patterns are sooooo good, everything always goes together so easily.
 

I have to buy some thread before I can quilt this, so it's going onto my pile for now.
 

I have finished quilting My Terrain Quilt and have attached the binding,
I have only hand sewn 1/2 of one side but I couldn't resist sharing a couple of Photos.
 

Here's one with the binding finished so it will give you an idea of how it will look...
 

I had originally thought I would bind it in the Orange,
 but changed to the Dark Purple to Frame it better.
 
Now I'm off to do some more hand sewing,

Quilts 2011...

This is my mosaic of completed Quilts in 2011, not bad since I work 2 Jobs!

And I thought I didn't do much this year...

I haven't included what I call 'The Half Done Quilt',

 (I have lots...lol)

 maybe they will feature on next years list...

1. Baby Quilt, 2. Make Life Baby Quilt, 3. This is my version of Moda Bake Shop ‘Hexagon Park’, 4. Make Life Quilt, 5. Sherbet Pips, 6. Summer Garden Lap Size, 7. Kaleidoscope QAL, 8. Summer Garden Quilt, 9. Supernova Finished...Yay!, 10. Single Girl Finished!, 11. Fandango Quilt, 12. Wild Things By Camille Roskelly

May your 2012 be Quilty!!!

How are you spending your last day of 2011?

Me, I'm spending it with Kate Spain...

 well not personally but with her gorgeous Fabric 'Terrain'.

 This is definitely my Favourite of 2011 closely
 followed by 'Sunkissed' by Sweetwater.

What was your favourite fabric of 2011?

I thought I would share the pattern I'm using in a different way today, for everyone that has never seen or used a long arm quilter before... 

 This is what is known as a Pantograph.
 I use a laser light on the side of the machine
to follow the pattern. This one is called Entwine.

I Hope everyone has a fabulous New Year's Eve tonight,
 Please stay safe and I will see you in 2012!

Christmas the day after...

I hope everyone had a Fantastic Christmas!!!!

I did and was spoilt rotten, which is always good!

I have finally got some photos uploaded of the Baby Quilt, Damn blogger, this has taken hours to do...and a couple of tries...

Nice and Squidgy...

I am definately going to make this one again...

Love the Fabric used for the Binding...

Whilst I have been fighting with Blogger I captured this...

If I stay really,really still she won't see me, what a life!

No more Xmas Requests!!!!!!

A lady I work with asked me this week if I could make a Baby Quilt for her new Granddaughter, after I said yes I realised that she wants to give it to her for Christmas, Yikes...

We worked out a size; it was going to be a Bassinet size.

Ok I can do that, Still 3 weeks to go.

The next day she asked could I make it larger as she would like it to go to her first bed as well, Bugger.

So I have made a large cot size quilt and this is the design I have come up with...

The Brief was: pink and mauve and something girlie!

Well I had this fabric in my stash called

Where the Wind Blows by Melanie from Melly and Me .

Perfect!!!

Then I went online to order backing at Under the Mulberry Tree and found that they have it on special for $2 a fat quarter, $8 a Metre.

Awesome!!!!!

So I ordered a Backing, and some more Fat Quarters to put back in the stash, for the next baby quilt I make.

Now I just have to Finish the Quilt that's loaded on The Gammill, load this one, Quilt and Bind it , all in two weeks, whilst working the two busiest weeks for the whole year...

I’m Tired just thinking about it...

Getting Quilts Ready for Christmas...

I have been super busy, that’s why I haven’t blogged for a while!

I have quilted this Huge Quilt for a customer who is giving this to her granddaughter for Christmas, I only have to attach the binding for her and it’s ready to go.

This is a Baby Quilt that I have been commissioned to make, the baby is due 25th December...

There’s nothing like a few time challenges to get you going!