I love the little sewing bag...

.... it's just such a sweet project  and a perfect size ....

I just couldn't resist making another  

... you see... I had spare little blocks that needed somewhere to go ....

thanks Chookyblue and the other whipcracker Susan

Hugz from Fiona @ BubzRugz

Thread catchers....

several people have remarked on thread catcher making being addictive...

... it is ....

... especially if you have difficulty working out fabric requirements .....

...  a larger size 'scrap catcher' got made too!!!

Righto, Gotto Go... cool place to seek out.... I may be having a meltdown .....

 Fiona Bubz

Shoe Bags....

I started with doing the shoe bags as I was too impatient to wait for my Red Home book to arrive....

I think the bags are gorgeous... I had some scraps of 'sewing' themed fabric and some large gingham in the cupboard.. and I'm very happy with how they have turned out..... 

The Red Home book has now arrived so I will be doing thread catchers too... they look so lovely and I hear they are a bit addictive????

Great to see what has already been made.. great start to the year

Righto, Gotto Go... back to the sweat shop ......

 (Fiona Bubz)

Happy New Year

How exciting to be starting 2013 and joining SAL again this year

thanks Chookblue... so many of us have soooooo much fun..

I love the thread catchers that I have seen... my red home book is on order  but in the meantime I have cut out bits for a couple of shoe bags...

now we have to admit... shoes with buttons on them ............ what fun ....

Wishing you all lots of happiness and stitching fun this year

Righto, Gotto Go.. stitchin' to do....

(FionaBubz)

May blocks

We are over the half way mark with the top of this quilt

It is so much fun

.......  this is definitely a favourite thing of mine ......

... and especially when I can do it with others......

here are the blocks stitched together.... I can't resist showing it against the extraordinarily beautiful clear days we are having... Autumn in Queensland

Righto.... Gotto Go..... the week has begun...

 

I have done the February blocks - this is such a lovely quilt - it is such fun making it with you all and seeing it in different colours ... 

I have ......

and .....

and......

I have added them onto the other blocks I have done....

and made the border that will fit along the bottom of the quilt...

Righto... gotta go.... March blocks to prepare.....

Loving this quilt

January 2012 blocks

Lovely to see so many variations in the blocks for this quilt

life is like a box of chocolates?

 lo-o-o-o-o-ong stemmed daisy

together waiting for the next instalment

Happy Stitching everyone

December blocks .....

Happy New Year to all
may your 2012 have plenty of
Some Kind of Wonderful

I have had so much fun stitching these blocks ....

The piecing is fun too especially since I had managed to cut all the strips and blocks

all ready and waiting in their little boxes

I even managed to piece the little patchwork blocks... so they don't get lost

Hugz

FionaBubz

Holidays and Patty Cakes .....

These are so much fun..... and I am so enjoying seeing what others are doing....  like many others this is a needle-turn learning experience for me ....

I haven't been using a stabiliser backing when I do the stitcheries .... didn't think of it but will do so  next time ...

This is my most recent blocks ....

..... tea cups next .....

best wishes for lots of Wonderful Things to you all

This is going to be sooooooo much fun

Well you can see these are not blue jeans..... but that hippy in me is calling out

 .... but the romantic in me wants a pretty umbrella.....

..... now the foodie in me fancies some patty cakes.... 

So great seeing everyone's fabrics and some great starts on SKoW

and wonderful to see so many TIS and GJ finishes

I've made a start.....

I find the planning and choosing and first cut the most stressful part of quilt making.....

Today I started slicing..... and put together the pieces for some of the blocks....

I started learning needleturn this year and usually use freezer paper but decided with all the different shapes (and the fact that I didn't have any freezer paper on hand and it's 25minutes drive to the shop and my car is in the workshop for fixing the breaks....) I am going to needle-turn.....

..... starting with the "Old Blue Jeans" since there are nice straight lines to learn with....

.... only in my fabrics I chose there is no blue.... so I will have brown floral jeans....

"Old Jeans" or "Old Comfy Jeans" or "Hippy Jeans" - open to suggestions

Some Kind of Wonderful....

I am so delighted with our new SAL book.... isn't is full of scrumptiousness?

The hardest part in a quilt to me is choosing the colours at the beginning...

I have these fabrics which I bought from a friend who was having a clean out.... I know they will all coordinate with each other.... I just need some more of the background neutrals for the applique/stitcheries.... and I will do the strips in colours ...

(they are not actually as bright as the picture looks)

and I'm not yet 100% sure on it

It's lovely meeting a few of the 'newbies' this year.... and I'm looking forward to stitching this lovely quilt and some of the extra's with friends over the next year...

'Tis Done.......

This week I have done some quilting and binding

'tis done

I used fabrics I had.... so it is a 'scrappy' Christmas hanging

bordered in a dark blue

the sashing has gold - which glitters prettily in the light

I found some old sheets vintage stripes for the backing

quilted around the blocks and a bit of fun on the borders

used the wreath block for my label

(I love the little silver reindeer) 

Thanks Chookyblue... I haven't got a Christmas hanging - it will be such fun to decorate this year.

 

August time.....

The last of the blocks stitched .....

Here comes Santa.....

and like so many others I have used the Christmas Wreath for a label...

Here they all are together......

that won't be the final layout

but I can start planning....

Lovely seeing so many done.... everyone is so inspirational

Thanks Chookyblue.... great to have them all stitched

July Blocks

G'day from not sunny but very cold Queensland

These are my two blocks for July.............

It is such fun seeing everyone's work and the different colours - and I am so impressed with the finished quilts.... they look stunning .....

I'm not a fan of mices but these ones' peeping over the boots are rather cute! and I really like the partridge in a pear tree block.....