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More quilting on the HQ18 and a top
I have been very busy with work so I haven't done as much quilt playing as I was hoping.I had Orca Bay on the machine for over two weeks and this time I used my rulers as well as some free motion...
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More Quilting and Kit Top Completed
Quilting, binding and label done on this quilt I made for my mom.I'll be visiting her in a few months's time in Portugal and presenting it to her. These are her type of colours and will suit her home...
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Fun weekend of sewing !
I had a fun time this past weekend. No work commitments just sewing and socializing with other quilters. The group was small enough to get to know people and it was lovely to see girls I had not seen...
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Bag and Cushions this week.
I haven't made a bag for a while, so picked up these fabrics recently and there you have it ! The pattern is a modified version of the pattern "Frenchy Bags" by Ami Butler I had purchased years ago....
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Bowtie Block Quilt
The Bowtie block lends itself to so many desings and styles and it's so quick to make.I have used it in so many quilts, I am beginning to think it's one of my favourite blocks.I made this quilt for a...
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Sewing with my daughter and other fun things...
At every opportunity I get I try to entice my daughter to sew. She wanted a bag for school so no better time than that, to get her onto the sewing machine.She loves cats, so I had a cat fabric just...
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Table Runner and African fabrics quilt and much more...
A lot has happened since I last blogged. My husband was involved in a car crash landing him in hospital with a sternal fracture and both cars involved in the collition at the scrap yard. I am grateful...
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Little Pouch
I was hoping to have spent a lot more time sewing this past week but it didn't happen.I managed to finish this little pouch that will be a gift for my aunty when I see her in a few months time. For...
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Made a new bag....
I made one of Monica Poole's bags last week but just haven't had a chance to take a photo until now. It's a nice size to use for various purposes, with two external pockets and a zipper closure at...
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Small Quilt and my garden in Winter
Made this small quilt with some of my scraps today.The pattern comes from a book of Kathleen Tracy and it was a quick project to get done.It will be a gift.I have been playing with my scraps again,...
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Birthday Quilt
I have made a few quilts for my brother over the years but he asked me to make him one for his 50th birthday coming up...I didn't want to do anything traditional this time so the design is based on...
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Lap Quilt and Journal Cover
Apologies for the quality of the photos.This is a large lap quilt I made for a colleague at work who is turning 60 years old next week. He doesn't know about if yet but the funny thing is that last...
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Gift Quilt and smaller projects
Here is the quilt I mentioned in my last posting being presented to my work colleague on his 60th birthday. He really liked it and has been using it with the cold nights we are having in Melbourne. I...
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Table Topper and New Wool Project
With some of my stash and leftover fabrics from the apron I made a few days ago I made this table topper. I have started a new quilt ! It comprises of 9 applique blocks using wool and pieced blocks....
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Back from Holidays....
Giving my brother the birthday quilt.... Visiting a quilt show in Laranjeiro (other side of the Rio Tejo in Lisbon), Portugal. Catching up with my quilting friend Teresa She made me this...
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Back in 'business'....sewing and enjoying the garden.
Well, it's not business in the true sense of the word but getting back to my routine of quilting for my own pleasure.I have fully recovered from jetlag and got back into doing a little stitching during...
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Ohio Stars Quilt and more scrap fun
A couple of years ago I participated on a block swap with Jan Marie . I made her Log Cabin blocks and she made me these Ohio Start blocks.I had them all in a box but not quite sure how I wanted to put...
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Table Runner, Scrap Fun and Quilt Show
I made this table runner with a bit of an Australian flavour. Close-up of the quilting... I try to follow Bonnie Hunter's method of organising fabric scraps and have a large box of 1 1/2" squares....
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Vases Quilt and a Pouch
It has been a while since I completed something but this week I finished a couple of things finally.I found a small bag of Australian fabrics scraps and a few buttons and in no time I had this pouch...
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My longest UFO !!! 15 years
It may seem a long time to have a quilt in progress but I like this quilt today as much as I did when I started it years ago. And now it's finally quilted, bound and labelled !I got the pattern for...
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