Aside from this placemat swap, I've been very busy behind the scenes organising 2 swaps, 2 tutorials and a bio for a guest blog spot I will be doing at the start of December.
I'll be back with more creating soon.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
I'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU MORE......
but I can't until my swap partner has received it.
Aside from this placemat swap, I've been very busy behind the scenes organising 2 swaps, 2 tutorials and a bio for a guest blog spot I will be doing at the start of December.
I'll be back with more creating soon.
Aside from this placemat swap, I've been very busy behind the scenes organising 2 swaps, 2 tutorials and a bio for a guest blog spot I will be doing at the start of December.
I'll be back with more creating soon.
Friday, October 22, 2010
LOUNGE PANTS
These pajama/lounge pants I made today are soooo very comfy, in fact I'm wearing them now.
Janey has a friend, well she always has, it's just that the Olivia the Overlocker has been in hiding in the cupboard for around 8 years. I thought I'd put her out and give her a clean and a home. Now she just needs a new cover and I'm sure she will be very happy breathing in the fresh air.
Friday, October 15, 2010
NO-ONE COULD STOP ME
How could I resist?
Spotlight had a mega clearance on most of their quilting fabrics and I bought 33 metres of it!!!!! But, it only cost me $68, see why I couldn't resist?
I bought fabric to make summer tops, jammies and skirts for Sophie and tops for myself. There's fabric for so many crafts, oh I'm so happy.
My fabric diet was blown in a huge way!!!!!
Spotlight had a mega clearance on most of their quilting fabrics and I bought 33 metres of it!!!!! But, it only cost me $68, see why I couldn't resist?
I bought fabric to make summer tops, jammies and skirts for Sophie and tops for myself. There's fabric for so many crafts, oh I'm so happy.
My fabric diet was blown in a huge way!!!!!
A GIRLY BIRTHDAY PRESENT
Sophie has a birthday party to go to tomorrow and we decided together that Emily, who will be 7, would like a dolls quilt with matching pillow and 2 sleeping bags for her Zhu Zhu pets to sleep in. Zhu Zhu pets are the new craze around here, they are guinea pigs that make lots of noise and run around everywhere.
Here is Pumpkin modelling one of the sleeping bags.
We really hope she likes her present and has a very happy birthday.
Here is Pumpkin modelling one of the sleeping bags.
We really hope she likes her present and has a very happy birthday.
SCRAPPY MUGS RUGS - RECEIVED
I received these 2 amazing mug rugs from Suzanne aren't they so pretty?
This gorgeous mug rug is from Lil in Luxemburg, Europe, it's reversible and both sides are equally as beautiful.
Here's the rest of the loot I received, the ribbon is one I've been eyeing off over at Etsy, it's so cute. The linen bag is so pretty and the teabags smell beautiful.
Thank you girls for such lovely gifts :)
This gorgeous mug rug is from Lil in Luxemburg, Europe, it's reversible and both sides are equally as beautiful.
Here's the rest of the loot I received, the ribbon is one I've been eyeing off over at Etsy, it's so cute. The linen bag is so pretty and the teabags smell beautiful.
Thank you girls for such lovely gifts :)
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
BACK TO SEWING
Janey needed a new cover and since Sophie has been off school sick for 2 days, I couldn't get any more renovating done so I got to sew instead.
Linen and Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks fabric line were used.
She's happy and so am I.
Linen and Anna Maria Horner's Good Folks fabric line were used.
She's happy and so am I.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
SORRY....
no creating happening......
busy renovating.
To see what I'm doing, take a look over at What Are You Waiting For?
busy renovating.
To see what I'm doing, take a look over at What Are You Waiting For?
Friday, October 8, 2010
RANDOM THOUGHTS - FROM THE CRAFT ROOM
I find myself over-whelmed a lot of the time when it comes to how I want to spend my precious time creating.
My first love of 14 years is quilting. While my style has definitely changed over the years with colour and composition, I just love to play with fabric, I love to touch it, stare at it and simply admire it.
MY FIRST QUILT
CURRENT WORKS
As you can see I love the modern look, I love quirky, something that makes me smile.
MY OTHER QUILTING LOVE
This is a direction that constantly pulls at me. Art quilts capture my imagination, they make me see so many possibilities. I admire so many talented art quilters, I buy Quilting Arts magazine and have numerous DVD's of theirs that I look at and dream about constantly yet, I always feel that my art quilts are not how I want them to be. I made small pieces to try out new techniques, I find it hard to really 'let go' and just create and always end up putting away unfinished pieces and go right back to what I've been doing for the 14 years. But I continue dreaming about the amazing works of art I will create in the future.
About 8 years ago, I became mildly interested in scrapbooking. I made the decision to make an album for the kids, only birthday and Xmas pages. Well that certainly didn't last, I threw myself into the craft and nearly forgot about my sewing machine for about a year.
This craft gave me a kind of freedom that quilting couldn't offer and before long I was addicted. Then I become frustrated with what people perceived scrapbooking to be, I was seeing clinical, sterile pages that didn't capture the imagination. I still believe this to be true when every now and then I flip through a magazine at the newsagents and see layouts that are all the same. I followed along for a while but had a real want to create my own products, put a bit of me into them, use paints, get messy and enjoy the process.
MY FIRST SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT
MIXED MEDIA
So, mixed media is where I have ended up with scrapbooking and unlike my progression with quilting, I have landed very comfortably here. I love to draw, paint, ink, wax, burn, dye and so much more. This art is freedom to me and the more I learn through other amazing artists and the fantastic magazine Cloth, Paper, Scissors, the more I want to create.
Don't get me wrong, I adore piecing fabrics together and quilting. I get great satisfaction out of my pieces, I love it that others love and cherish what I make for them. My quilts are homely and they serve a purpose, but the pull of something a little more arty is always there. I wish I had focus in one area, something I could put all of my energy into, all of this swapping and changing confuses my brain and a lot of the time I can't bring myself to do anything.
But I can't make a decision, I'm not ready. I love too many things and am not willing to let go just yet. So for now I will continue to flounder and my blog will show different things that I am doing and people will probably wonder how some of my works are related and that will have to do.
Oh by the way, here's something else I do to relax
My mum and dad gave me these 3 tapestries for my birthday, I love the modern feel to them, they are definately a long term project and will look so good up on our walls when they are done. I used to do tapestries when I was a teenager, this is the first one I ever did.
My first love of 14 years is quilting. While my style has definitely changed over the years with colour and composition, I just love to play with fabric, I love to touch it, stare at it and simply admire it.
MY FIRST QUILT
CURRENT WORKS
As you can see I love the modern look, I love quirky, something that makes me smile.
MY OTHER QUILTING LOVE
This is a direction that constantly pulls at me. Art quilts capture my imagination, they make me see so many possibilities. I admire so many talented art quilters, I buy Quilting Arts magazine and have numerous DVD's of theirs that I look at and dream about constantly yet, I always feel that my art quilts are not how I want them to be. I made small pieces to try out new techniques, I find it hard to really 'let go' and just create and always end up putting away unfinished pieces and go right back to what I've been doing for the 14 years. But I continue dreaming about the amazing works of art I will create in the future.
About 8 years ago, I became mildly interested in scrapbooking. I made the decision to make an album for the kids, only birthday and Xmas pages. Well that certainly didn't last, I threw myself into the craft and nearly forgot about my sewing machine for about a year.
This craft gave me a kind of freedom that quilting couldn't offer and before long I was addicted. Then I become frustrated with what people perceived scrapbooking to be, I was seeing clinical, sterile pages that didn't capture the imagination. I still believe this to be true when every now and then I flip through a magazine at the newsagents and see layouts that are all the same. I followed along for a while but had a real want to create my own products, put a bit of me into them, use paints, get messy and enjoy the process.
MY FIRST SCRAPBOOK LAYOUT
MIXED MEDIA
So, mixed media is where I have ended up with scrapbooking and unlike my progression with quilting, I have landed very comfortably here. I love to draw, paint, ink, wax, burn, dye and so much more. This art is freedom to me and the more I learn through other amazing artists and the fantastic magazine Cloth, Paper, Scissors, the more I want to create.
Don't get me wrong, I adore piecing fabrics together and quilting. I get great satisfaction out of my pieces, I love it that others love and cherish what I make for them. My quilts are homely and they serve a purpose, but the pull of something a little more arty is always there. I wish I had focus in one area, something I could put all of my energy into, all of this swapping and changing confuses my brain and a lot of the time I can't bring myself to do anything.
But I can't make a decision, I'm not ready. I love too many things and am not willing to let go just yet. So for now I will continue to flounder and my blog will show different things that I am doing and people will probably wonder how some of my works are related and that will have to do.
Oh by the way, here's something else I do to relax
My mum and dad gave me these 3 tapestries for my birthday, I love the modern feel to them, they are definately a long term project and will look so good up on our walls when they are done. I used to do tapestries when I was a teenager, this is the first one I ever did.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
GNOMES, MUSHROOMS AND A LITTLE BIRDY
Like I don't have enough on my plate atm! I really shouldn't be starting anything new but looking through some blogs made me want to do some foundation piecing. It's been a while since I had made any and I had forgotten how much fun it is to do. I'm not sure what I will do with these cute little gnomes but I'm sure I'll think of something.
Patterns were found at artisania and free-quilt-patterns
Friday, October 1, 2010
ON MY DESIGN WALL
After 3 weeks up on the wall, I just wasn't feeling it, so it was time to come down.
Sophie's Christmas present went up next, I'm pretty sure she is going to love it. This quilt is for her bed.
Only problem is it's school holidays so I've had to listen out for her and her little friend while they play so they don't catch me off guard and see the quilt. Thank goodness for finished quilt tops that I can quickly pin over the top.
Sophie's Christmas present went up next, I'm pretty sure she is going to love it. This quilt is for her bed.
Only problem is it's school holidays so I've had to listen out for her and her little friend while they play so they don't catch me off guard and see the quilt. Thank goodness for finished quilt tops that I can quickly pin over the top.
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