"Christmastime"

I know, I know it is not Christmastime yet....

Although it did feel like it yesterday when I popped into

 Marally Craft to buy a pen to make the label for 

My Favourite Things Quilt, and found out that all the

 "Christmas" merchandise was on Sale!!!

So I splurged on a fat quarter pack of Anni's

 "Christmastime" Fabric and a matching panel....

I have no idea what I will make yet but just had to have it....

26 Fat Quarters and a panel....

Equals to 7 metres in total...

Not bad for $85.30....

Yummy colours and prints.....

Hmmmm....Now what to make with them?????

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

My Favourite Things Quilt

My Some Kind of Wonderful Stitch-a-Long journey is over....

My Favourite Things Quilt is complete....

The quilting was done by Belinda Betts from 

Eucalypt Ridge Quilting

 and as usual Belinda has done a fantastic job.....

I did my usual run around the clothes line 

today to get some pictures for this post....

It was quite breezy and took me a few goes....

Quilting really is good exercise...Ha ha!

I just can't show you enough pictures of this quilt....

It really is lovely and was great fun to make....

Here is a close up of some of the quilting....

Just perfect for this quilt....

This shot of the back shows up some of the detail.....

All flowers and vines.....

And last job was to sew on a label....

I used one from Anni Down's Favourite Things range...

So as usual I am excited about a lovely finish

 but also a little sad that it is all over....

A big thanks to Chooky for all her whip cracking

 and many hours that she spends behind the scenes

 encouraging us to get a move on....

I thought I might have had to crack the whip on her but

 she has come through with a gorgeous finish as well....

Congratulations to all the ladies that have finished on time

 and to all the others, keep stitching girls

 because you will be so pleased with your finished quilts....

I do so hope that we may be able to start another Stitch-a-Long...

Please Chooky!!!!!!

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

My New Look

A couple of weeks ago I changed my profile picture....
 I guess I couldn't be 38 forever so I thought I had better
 update to a 43 year old picture of myself....
 I then decided I should change my

colour scheme to match my picture....

 I chose a background that seemed a bit familiar
but anyway I liked the look and went with it....
 I have since realised that it was the same as
 the Stitch-a-long background. Hmmm! 

So I have had another fiddle and this is what I have come up with....
The background is called "Molly"
How could I resist.... 

So this is my new look...

I hope you like it and still drop by to see
what I have been up to from time to time...

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Now what to do with the corner blocks?

This is a picture of what the four corner blocks

 should look like for "My Town"

I am just not sure what I want to do with mine yet....

This is what I am up to....

I have cut all the strips and pinned them but

am still trying to decide what to put on them.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Just Too Cute

Just had to share..... Kate :)

Saturday Stitching

I hope you are all getting a little stitching done today.....hugs Kate xo

My Town Home Block

I finally finished the stitching on my home block yesterday.....

Trimmed it back to 20 inches ready to add the borders.....

Not the best pics as I took them last night....

I think I will stitch a vine and flowers around the verandah post....

What do you think?????

I also added a small border to frame the block 

before I sewed on the three rows of squares....

I am much happier with this block than I would 

have been with the one in the Homespun Magazine.....

This is a pic of the one from the original quilt.....

I just think it all seemed to get lost in there....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

Stitching and Baking

Last night after the basketball run I tried out

 my new stick on thimble pads......

They are genius and my finger feels much better today....

Appliqued my gate and am now up to the part that I love the most....

Adding the details..... 

Oh and late night stitching would not be complete

 without a cuppa and a piece of cake....

This is a yummy carrot and walnut cake

that I baked on Sunday afternoon....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

Fence Posts Stitched

I managed to get my 22 fence post stitched last night...

I am now working on the gate....

That is not quite finished because I seem to have lost my

thimble and now have a hole in my finger from all the

stitching that I did over the weekend, so it is off to

the quilt shop at lunch time for a new thimble...Haha...

 

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

My Town Home Block

The sun is shining here today and it feels like spring again.....

The last few days have been cold and wet so 

I have spent a little bit of time stitching by the fire....

I have been working on the centre block for "My Town" quilt...

All the applique is done on the house and trees.....

I hope to get some of the fence done later this afternoon.....

It is too nice a day today to stay inside, even if I am 

out mowing the lawns and pegging washing on the line......

This is my block so far.....

I hope to own a cute little house like that one day.....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

Kate

SKOW off to be quilted

I whipped up my binding for "My Favourite Things Quilt"

 on saturday at our Retreat that was held at Frans....

It is all ready to go when my quilt comes back from Belinda

at "Eucalypt Ridge Quilting"

Wadding....CHECK!

Backing....CHECK!

Quilt Top....CHECK!

All in the bag and dropped off to Belinda to work her magic..

I can't wait to see it when she has finished....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

Retreat Day

On Saturday I was lucky to be able to spend

the day with a fabulous group of ladies.....

 

Jo(Assistant Host), Roxanne, Fran(Our Host), Jan & Lorraine...

Suzie(My Bestie from Cobar) & Bev....

After lots of excitement, chatting , cups of tea

and slice we got into some sewing for the day....

I was working on the thread catcher to match the

"Bloom" Sewing Mat that I prepared earlier....

 

 

And here is the finished product!

I really wanted to finish it as I had decided to give

 the set to Suze for her Birthday which is today....

"Happy Birthday to my dear friend"

She had no idea and was so surprised when we all sang

 "Happy Birthday" to her complete with a mini birthday cake

and then I said what's a birthday without a

present and gave her the Sewing Set..... 

And yes there were hugs and tears were shed....

She loved it and I know she will put it to

good use in her sewing room back home....

What a wonderful day/evening we had....

A big THANKS to Fran and Jo for being the

perfect hosts for the day and to all the ladies

for welcoming Suze and keeping my secret....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life is what you make it

This is the start of a project that I am working on

 from "The Simple Life"Book....

It will be a gift for someone special....

Until next time, Happy Stitching

 

Kate