Three more tops finished

Another 3 of the quilt tops completed. yeah!!!!

Lots happening here.

Another lovely day doing nothing but craft. Sad I have to go to work Monday. I could easily get use to this. Finishing some ufo's and adding a couple of new baby quilts at the same time is coming along nicely. The dragon flies are now a wall hanging, which I have added some beautiful beads to. The photo does not do it justice. I have put the first border on the little blue on. Not sure where this one is going but I have some great fabric choosen ready to do what ever my hands tell me tomorrow. The red one is a little like the blue one, know idea what I am doing with it but have added the first border. This one has been floating around since early last year. i made it from the left overs of a king size quilt. The two Winnie the Poo quilts are for some friends that are having babies this year.

More finished projects

Ok, so the dragon is the top finished for my eldest son, the dragon flys I have put a border on and am not sure if it will be a place mat or bag and the purple is made totally from my scrap box, including the beautiful border. It is the off cuts from my sister in laws quilt.

Working my way through UFOs and my scrap bin

On the weekend I had the most amazing opportunity to participate in a workshop that Jinny Beyer was conducting in Alice Springs. Needless to say my creative streak has returned. Thank goodness. However before I get started on anything else I am working my way through all my half finished projects. I have got 2 Winnie the Poohs ready to applique and finished this racing car quilt (not the best photo). Say tuned because there are more to down load.

New quilt for my boy

This is the first stages of the dragon applique quilt I am making for my eldest son. Its all beautifully ironed down ready for the hours it is going to take to satin stitch it. I have decided to use gold thread which should hightlight the dragon. Fingers crossed. He has been warned that he wont be receiving it until his birthday next year as I am going to enter it in the local show in July. I have been very slack over the last few months and have not done any craft work. Working full time, exercises and planning the 50th birthday seemed to take every spare minute. Hopefully I can get back in the swing now.

Tennant Creek Show

This is a couple of photos of entries from the Tennant Creek show. The purple quilt is the one I made for my sister inlaw and it won Champion exhibit in needle work and also needle work best sewing....yes i am still feeling very pleased with myself. The red quilt I actually sold to a lady for what is was worth. I am absolutely soaring...........Also pictured are some of my pen and oil paintings. It was a great compliment to sell the quilt and also get the champion exhibit. I also had a very high offer on the purple quilt but would not sell as it was a present. Do I have a big head. Absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

table runner for my new/old buffet

I finished quilting this table runner tonight and have decided it will look lovely on my new/old buffett that my friends have given me. I still need to do the binding before I can use it though. Maybe tomoorow.

I have been busy just not at taking photos

These are the some of the projects I have been working on over the last few months. The first is a quilt that my sister inlaw Robyn asked me to make for her sister and my sister inlaw Carol. It is showing a little blue in the photo when the fabric is actually purple. I have decided to do a couple of quilts using the round the world techniques, however each one will have a different lay out and colour way. I have completed a red one that can be seen in earlier photos. Photo number 2 are the finished fabric bowls that I am putting away for birthday and christmas presents. The last photo is of some pen and ink drawings I am working on. I will publish close ups when they are finished. I also have some embroidery on the go. I must say I like having several different projects on the go at once. It allows me the freedom to relax and enjoy all my favorite crafts.

quilts for the twins

these very cute panels I completed for my adopted son and his partner. They are having twin boys in December

trip around the world

My Trip around the world top is finished and its huge. Just need to save my pennies as I think I will send this one away and have professionally quilted. It will be to big and heavy for me

my new passion

The pen and ink is still to be finished off with small amounts of colour..Patterns by Mary Owens. I just love her style. The quilt is 1/2 the layout of an around the world pattern..I love having different things on the go...

some projects I have been working on

These are a few of the things I have recently worked on. I really havent been doing much of anything. As soon as it turns cold I find it hard to settle down and craft

An old favorite

I have recently been looking at quilt photos and noticed how my taste changes. 4 years ago I made the bottom quilt after completing a machine quilting workshop with Adina Sullivan, then 3 years ago I made the top quilt to help me give up smoking and Iadored the bright, vibrant fabrics. No pastels, country or pales colours for me. Bold and brilliant only. Now as much as I still love these quilts and have never been able to part with them, my colour preferences have totally changed to romantic florals and tamer colour ways. I wander if I will go full circle back to the brights

levi

both my boys have left home. Scott lives at the top of Australia in Darwin, Rolands at the bottom in Adelaide and Levi (our dog) and I are somewhere in the middle at Tennant Creek. Levi really misses the boys so I am helping her to make these lovely wall hangings. One each for the boys. I probably should say men, given they are 27 and 23 this year. Anyway after Levi posed so beautifully with her poster, I printed the photo on to fabric. I will now sandwhich, quilt, bind and put a hanging sleeve on each one.

brickwork

This was a truely fun piece to make. It brightens a rather dark hallway at my home. The bricks are machined peiced and flowers raw edge appliqued

heart applique

I made this quilt a couple of years ago. It really is one of my favorites. I just cannot part with it, so I thought I would show it off on my blog

baby bags and mats

I have been busy making baby play mats, this cute little bag folds out to a play mat . The cute yellow play mat could become a wall hanging once baby gets to active. Tracy from http://www.desertrosedesigns.com.au; has a professional style of baby bag

for sale at a reasonable cost that is a bag, sleeping bag and play mat all in one. Great gift for new mums. I purchased one from Tracy for my godson and his mother wanted three more for her expectant friends.

the bravest

This very handsome devil of a horse is actually a copy of a zigsaw puzzle that I saw in a catalogue. I fell in love and traced around the 2" diagram. Then using a friends photocopier enlarged the drawing to 18" x 24". Next step was to hand paint the orange yellow fabric, then using reverse applique to finish. The indian is exactly the same method except the pattern started out as a tattoo

Quilt for Oscar

If you double click on the image you will be able to see the quilt I have just finished for Oscar Edward Crisp. Oscar's mum Sarah Hughes asked me if I would make a quilt for her baby boy and this is it finished. Oscar is not due to be born for another 4 weeks so we are not sure if he likes it yet. His mum is having a baby shower on Saturday so I will present it to her then. I machine peiced the top and machine quilted the nine patch blocks then hand quilted around each of the teddys. I used stem stitch to personalise and embroidery Oscars name.

The quilt off my bed

This quilt is one of my many favorites and takes pride of place on my four poster bed. I really enjoyed shopping for the fabrics and making the pattern up as I went along. When I began all I was sure of was that it had to be blues and purples. I am very pleased with the finished project