Little Miss Hadley

Little Miss Hadley loves to visit Aunty Kate and

have a "Cup of Tea" Here she is enjoying one in

her very own little tea cup and saucer....

Too Cute!

She just loves it....

Another favourite thing to do is feed the Chickens and of

cause we had to take the teddies for a walk down to

 the Coop in my vintage pram....

Look teddy there are Chickens and they go "book book"

This was the best when Hadley told teddy

to stand and wave to Aunty Kate!

Teddy had other ideas and decided to sit instead....

She melts my heart this little one....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

My Favourite Things Quilt

I have never been one for hanging quilts on the wall

 because I much prefer to use them instead....

But how many quilts can a girl use at one time I ask you?

And this one is just too pretty to leave folded in a pile so

I have hung it from the picture rail in my hallway with

 trouser hangers while I decide what type

of hanging device I will use here.....

It's a bit tricky getting a picture of it because it is in

the hallway, this is the view from my bedroom...

I think it needs to be a little lower when I hang it properly....

This will give you a bit of an idea of how my hallway looks,

 not the best lighting there today I'm afraid....

I think maybe that wall has been screaming out for a quilt!

My Favourite Things Quilt designed by Anni Downs

 and made by me with a few variations to make it my own....

2012 Stitch-a-Long organised by Chookyblue....

What do you all think?

Do you like it there?

What will I do for hanging?

Until next time, Happy Stitching Procrastinating...LOL

Kate

Charity Quilts for Dungog

I posted these quilts off to Julie in Dungog last week,

 my friend Judy(no blog) from our stitching group

kindly donated them to the Flood Victims...

The first one is a scrappy full size quilt....

The second is an adorable cot size quilt that Judy

has made with applique and a quilt as you go

method, gorgeous happy colours....

And this is the flip side of the baby quilt...

Once again I would like to congratulate Julie on

her generous work organising these quilts for

needy people, such a lovely thing to do....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Coffee Sacks

If I can't be sewing this week then I can at

least be dreaming about it...Ha Ha...

These are my awesome printed coffee sacks that I have

 managed to source from one of the local coffee shops, I am

going to cut them up and construct them into some exterior

soft furnishings for my back patio/pergola area....

This vintage cot was a thrifty find and is going to be a

daybed/seat eventually and I plan to make up some

unique cushions for it...

I am on the hunt for an old cot mattress at the moment to use

 for the seating cushion, I did price some foam from the foam

 shop but may have to take out a second mortgage on the

house to afford it so I will have to be thrifty in my search

for something a tad cheaper....

I couldn't resist this cute cushion when I saw it in my

 local Kmart the other day, perfect for a dreamer like me.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching Dreaming

Kate

Chutney was the flavour of the day....

Hi all, I hope your weekend was nice....

They are never long enough for me sadly....

Sunday saw me cooking up some goodies to replenish my

shelf and prepare for an upcoming Market I will be attending

this Saturday, I turned this pot of ingredients into.....

Rhubarb Chutney....

And this pretty coloured pot full into.....

Yummy Warm sticky jars of Orange Chutney....

I also cooked up a batch of Apricot Chutney.....

So the Chutneys are sorted and the Jams will be tonight!!!!

What I really want to do is play with these little charm squares....

I am going to sew them all together and make a table topper

 for my square kitchen table, the fabrics are much nicer than

 the picture shows. I had them spread out on the floor at

stitching group last Wednesday night working out a

pleasing layout but for this week they will have to wait

 because there is cooking to be done!!!

No rest for the wicked!

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Worcestershire Sauce, Lemons and Knitting

I am having a Market stall on the 8th so I have

 been busy cooking up some supplies....

No rest for the wicked!

A Pickled on Peisley favourite...."Worcestershire Sauce"

This is my little lemon tree that I planted last year, I had to

espalier it onto this lattice because it was getting very top

 heavy, I lost 2 lemons in the process but still

managed a nice yield for my first year...

My first big harvest.a bakers dozen, they were so full of juice!

Straight into the pot with some freshly laid eggs from my

girls and whipped up into a batch of yummy Lemon Butter

another Pickled on Peisley favourite...

Only crafty thing happening so far this week other than fabric

 toppers for my jars has been some Nanna Knitting....

I purchased this skein of 20 ply yarn in Nundle....

Big fat needles ready to go....

I started off with this leaf patterned scarf but felt

the wool was not quite right for this one....

I think I will save this pattern for a different yarn....

I unravelled it and started a Chunky Rib scarf/cowl instead....

A nice quick knit and oh so warm and cosy, this finished

 picture shows the colour better because it was taken outside...

Should go great with jeans and a warm top...

It was nice to have the needle clicking again....

Stay warm lovely ladies....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Dresden Love

Firstly I ask you....WHY Have I never done Dresden's????

I love love love love them!!!!

This could be the beginning of a new addiction.....

My name is Kate and I have a problem.....LOL

Soooooo cute and so therapeutic to make, I just plugged

away on them and now have the whole 6 constructed and

 pinned to the blocks waiting to be stitched down. the pattern

 says to machine stitch them but I am tossing up wether to

hand stitch them down....What do you think or what have

you done? Maybe I could hand stitch the points and

 machine the circles???? So many decisions!

This is my Sunday afternoon in pictures.....

 Beautiful all lined up waiting to be stitched....

I'm really loving this quilt....

Thanks for stopping by, it's been nice to be blogging a bit

 lately and achieving some results as well....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

 

Vintage Modern Quilt Progress

This is where my vintage Modern Dresden Quilt has

 been since arriving home from The Chook Shed in June.

 Sitting in pieces on my design wall waiting for

some attention. I got to enjoy some long overdue time

 in my little sewing Studio over the weekend and

decided to join all the coloured blocks into rows....

The fabrics are by Bonnie and Camille

for Moda and are so fresh and lovely....

I pinned them all first and here's Bernie ready to go....

The blocks and rows are now all joined together....Yay!

Now it's time to play with these bits

 and make my first Dresden....

They can't be that hard....can they? Wish me luck!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Off Centre Retreat Quilt Complete

Wow this time last week I was at the cottage on the Hill in

 Nundle at a Quilting Retreat stitching with some lovely

 ladies, I almost finished my quilt top while I was there....

 All that was needed were the 4 outer linen borders so

 yesterday I headed out to my Sewing Studio and

 set about finishing it off....

I just love my sewing space and wish

 I had more time to play out there.....

The borders are on and I am so in love with the colours and

 fabrics in this quilt, the pattern is one of Kerry Swains

 own designs "Off Centre" The most time is spent on the

 zig zag panel, the rest comes together a lot quicker....

I gave it all a really good iron....

Then out to my side verandah for a quick photo shoot.....

Here is my flimsy flapping in the breeze....Gorgeous!

Don't you just love the stained glass effect from the back.....

Someone's been playing in my Studio said the

Mumma Bear and he has left a few friends behind!!!!

Ha Ha Jacky Mister getting creative making fabric dollies....

Happy Sunday!

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate