UPDATES

Wow, I have just spent the last 1 1/2 days taking photos and updating my Etsy and Madeit sites. Everything is on Etsy and Madeit should have everything later tonight.

Here's an example of what you will find over there.

reversible baby shoes

quilts

burp cloths

binky blankets

baby wraps

totes

notepad covers

wristlets

pencil rolls

bibs

Just click on the links to the right of the screen to see the rest.

SYLVIA'S BRIDAL SAMPLER

After much consideration, I decided that my Dear Jane quilt is just too much for me to take on at the moment, so I am now going to make Sylvia's Bridal Sampler instead with only 140 blocks not 225.

There is a lot of talk on blogs and over at Flickr about the Farmer's Wife Sampler that lots of people are doing, I possibly would have joined in except that I had already ordered the above book when this started.

I am very happy with my choice as I've mentioned before, I am totally addicted to the Elm Creek Quilt books and this sampler is one of the quilts mentioned in the series. I feel a connection with this quilt and because of that connection I am hoping that I will infact finish this amazing quilt.

M plan is to make up at least 2 blocks a week with one being a difficult block. I am using modern fabrics on a white background and will start a Flickr group so you can see my progress and join in if you so desire. There will be a link to the right of this blog that you can click on to take you directly to the group. I am happy to go it alone, but if you are even a little interested, the book can be purchased from bookdepository.com for as little as $18 and free postage worldwide.

So, here are the blocks I have made up today.

Rosebud (D-8)

Irish Chain (B-9)

Card Trick (N-2)

The blocks are 6" square (hopefully anyway).

If nothing else, my piecing of triangles should be near to perfect by the time I finish.

It is my intention to trim the blocks at the end, that is why they don't look so great in my photos.

DREAM BIG

That is what I am calling this quilt. I know one little girl who will be very excited to go to bed tonight. This quilt is so snuggly and warm and I know Sophie will love it for years to come.

I decided to make this a "quilt as you go" due to the size, 78" x 66", I then only had to do minimal quilting to fix the backing. I wanted the quilt to come right down either side of her bed as she has a tendency to throw off her blankets and quilt during the night.

Fabric used:
Quilt Top: Far Far Away I, Far Far Away II - Heather Ross. Castle Peeps - Lizzy House.
Quilt Back: Castle Peeps - Lizzy House.
Quilt Binding: Lou Lou Thi (Hugs & Kisses) - Anna Maria Horner.

IS IT READY YET?

That's what I've been hearing lately from Sophie who has been patiently waiting for her new bed quilt since Christmas.

In my defence, I never said which Christmas it would be finished for.

As I type this post, I am up to the hand-binding and will work on it tonight and tomorrow.

PLAYING WITH ANNA

Well, playing with Good Folks fabric by Anna Maria Horner would be more correct. My precious scraps were to be made into a ticker tape quilt but as I was cutting, my mind went back to the last mug rug I made and I quickly re-cut the scraps so I could make more of these....

AHHHH so many possibilities.

RANDOM STUFF

A gift for a friend's baby. A group of us are heading down to her place this afternoon to help out in the garden.
Congratulations Claire and Mick.

I re-designed my swap wall. (not telling DH that I used nails this time)

A cute little jar for my tags.

More of Sophie's drawings turned into stitcheries. I am patiently waiting for my fabric order to start this quilt.

WINTER MARKET IS OVER

The winter market I had a stall at yesterday was a great success considering the wind, rain, thunder and lightning. It was only small due to only having a couple of weeks notice that it would be held, but I now have my petrol and spending money for my trip to Adelaide at the end of the month.

Here are my new display racks made from an old playpen we had sitting around for our dog Heidi. I painted them white to keep with my theme and I think they looked quite good.