Circle of Friends

"Circle of Friends" was the first quilt that I ever made......

It was a Chook Shed pattern and has hearts and girlie's

 all around the outside with a pieced centre.......

I still like it as much today as when I made it.......

I was sad when I had finally finished it

so I made a cushion to match......

They look right at home on my my cane rocking chair.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Christmas Story Top Finished

Block C of "A Christmas Story" Has presents and pudding......

And yummy Christmas Treats........

Block D has these cute houses..........

And a wreath with woven wool berries........

Ta Dah!!!! Finished Quilt top.......

Now to get some wadding and get it off to the machine quilter...

Maybe one day I will learn to do it myself *Grin*

Until next time. Happy Stitching

Kate

More "My Garden" Blocks

I have completed 2 more blocks for My Garden ......

"Window Boxes".....with a cute little Lady Bug button.......

"Cumquat Tree".....with a blue watering can button.....

I am now working on "Crow Cottage"........Too Cute......

They are looking good together......I am trying to stitch them all before

 I start sewing the court house steps....

 Not sure if I can stick to that.....Hmmmm.....Maybe.......

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Funky Flower Table Runner

I purchased this as a kit from "The Home Patch"

Just loved the colours Annie used.

Finished it for my hall table.

I hand quilted it in a basic criss cross pattern.........

Just another of Annies' great creations.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Happy 17th Birthday Miss Molly!

Today is Molly's 17th Birthday

and we are in Sydney at the State Championships Netball.......

So we had to have her cake and presents early...........

 She celebrated with our little friend Rory who turned 3 on Friday.....

They shared a cake......17 candles for Miss Molly

 and 3 candles for Rory.....Good times.......

She is a very happy girl because she got her

 first lap top for her birthday......Spoilt Girl...... 

It is a HP so she has named it "Harry Potter" *Grin*

She looks pretty pleased with herself........

I also want to show you what I got at Marally Craft.......

They have been having a half price sale!!!!!

I got a Marally Jally(jelly roll)......

 A kit to make a cute table runner with cup cakes on it..........

Pattern, fabric, wadding and threads for $18...Bargain......

And 4 metres of Nancy Halvorsen fabric to use as 

the backing  for my Hexagon Quilt........

I also stocked up on some needles, cutter blades, hexi papers, scissors,

 wadding, glue pen refills, led refills and a

 small cutting mat folder for on the go jobs........

Who's Birthday is it!   *Grin*

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

A Gift from Suzie

I just had to show you this little cutie......My friend Suzie from Cobar made this for me.....

Spoilt aren't I........

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Finished Rows and some more Hexagon Prep...

I have finished half of my Hexi flowers.....70 in total.....

And I have now cut the other 70........

Now for the big decision of what colours to put

 together for the second half of my Hexi Quilt......

This is the first three and a half rows so far......

And lots of gluing..........I am really loving my glue pen......

Imagine how much slower it would be if I was basting them....

Miss Molly and I are off to Sydney for The State Championships Netball

 3 day weekend tomorrow so the Hexi's will be coming

 along for in between games and nights in the motel.....

The boys are heading to Maitland for Basketball.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Cloth Dolls

Here are some pics of some cloth Dolls that I made some years ago.

 The first is an angel with funky striped socks and a halo made out of rusty tin and wire....

She hangs on my old kitchen dresser in my Dining Room....

The second is a little sweetie, her hair is made from curled wire and she

has a little bear friend to keep her company.....

She hangs on a hook on the mirror in my front entry.

 And third is a trio if Angels..... Faith...Hope... And Charity.....

They hang across the window at the end of my kitchen......

I made these before I discovered Quilting.......*Grin*

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

The Hive

Another finish for "My Garden" I have completed the

 applique and stitching for my second block "The Hive"

That's 2 down and 7 to go....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Hum Bug

This is Block E of "A Christmas Story"

Love the little Hum Bug's googly eyes.....

Presents are wrapped and under the Tree.......

Santa Tongue........

And wreath tongue........ Almost finished......

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Herb Pots

I have completed the stitchery for the block called

"Herb Pots" form "My Garden"

And started to prepare "The Hive"

I really enjoyed the cute stitchery, can't say the same about the needle turn applique.......By the time I have finished maybe I can say I love needle turn *Grin*........We'll see.

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Block A of my "Christmas Story Quilt

I fussy cut the Partridge's eye from spotty fabric....

Nothing like a bit of a short cut  *Grin*

The candle pan has woven wool berries......

Baubles are too cute.........

And another Stitched tongue.

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

A Few More Hexie Blooms

I have finished a few more blooms in the "Forever Spring" range of fabric.

I am really loving the colours all together........

Nice to have some pretty blooms as all the leaves are turning or disappearing in my garden at the moment.

I have now completed exactly half....That's 70 flowers!

I still have this pile to prepare so I can stitch the other half.....I think the preparation is the slowest part.

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

My Garden Block of the Month

I have finally started to do some prep work on my "My Garden Quilt"

 Designed by Lynette Anderson it was a block of

the month but I wanted to do it all together.

Each month you purchase one of Lynette's Hand Painted buttons

 and she includes the pattern for free.

Thought I had better get started as I have also signed up for "Christmas Fun" he he......

The blocks have stitching and applique

I am making myself do the applique by Needle Turned method,

which is a lot slower than I am used to........

But I will hang in there as I do like the effect.

This is my first block, applique finished and stitching started.

The fabrics and threads are great.....

I purchased them in a kit from "Honeysuckle Cottage"

Until next time, Happy stitching

Kate