Kaleidoscope Quilt

This quilt (http://karengriskaquilts.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/ferris-wheel-fan-quilt-and-pattern.html) by Karen Griska popped up in my blog feed and it's unsurprising that I found it too tempting to resist. You'll notice that she calls it a Ferris Wheel or a Fan Quilt, buti just can't move beyond the fact that it looks so much like a kaleidoscope I haven't been able to refer to it any other way since.

I immediately launched into a frenzy of buying and sewing 2 inch scraps. It came together really quickly because I just enjoyed whipping it up so much.

I've decide to go the whole hog and make it king size for our bed. The blocks will cover the top of the bed and I'll make a piano key border for the drape with all the left over fabric.

I'm very keen to get this finished to progress should continue to be quick. Stay posted!








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Red and White Star Block Quilt

I started this quilt aaaaaages ago and then put it down because I couldn't decide on the border. I bought the fabric when Milly and I visited a devine fabric shop in Perth called Calico & Ivy. This is shabby French inspired material and I quickly decided to sew it up with Milly's star block tutorial. This can be found here: http://thetinwhistle.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/tutorial-fq-star-block.html





I had a lot of fun messing around and just recently dragged it back out, decided on a border and finished the top. I have used left over scraps to piece a section of the back and bought some fabric in Perth last week to finish the rest of the back.




Now it needs to head to the quilters to be finished off.

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It's pants time!

It's been a while since I've blogged in here. I've been working on stuff, just not finishing much.

School Holidays are drawing to a close and we've been in Perth for a week.

Whilst I was there I made William a couple of pairs of pants with fabric he chose.

My favorites:


RAINBOW PANTS!



I also made him a pair of pirate pants with a matching top.




The repeat on the fabric was a little short so I used some red and white stripe fabric that Milly had to add an extended cuff.





I cut an extra ship from the scraps and appliquéd it onto a plain red tee. I also added a little octopus on the back.



We've made a second pair of pirate pants for Williams buddy, James.

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Chocolate Machine

I've had a long term loan of my sisters back up machine.


I gave it back to her over a month ago and I've been waiting since then so I could blog this!

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Surprise!




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Finished log cabin

I've finally finished the log cabin quilt for my girlfriend Jessamine.


I ordered zebra print online for the back so I had to wait for it to arrive. One it did I quilted it with big circles all over. It is quite a big quilt so it was difficult to maneuver it around my machine.


I tried the fold over binding method which was much quicker than hand stitching on a separate binding.


This will be delivered at the end of the month. I hope she likes it!


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Star Cushion

I was messing around one day practicing these matching stripes. I made a star but didn't want to take it any further so it just sat on my design wall.



My mail lady admired it so I said I'd make it up into a cushion for her.



I did that on the weekend and had more fun messing around piecing the back out of scraps.




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Jezzie's Log Cabin

So what's the best way to do a sneaky bit of sewing when you have a non-quilty girlfriend staying?

You offer to make them a quilt of course!

Jessamine chose a log cabin design and had fun choosing and laying out strips of fabric from my stash.



It turned out to be the perfect holiday project to take to Busselton with me for a week. (Yes I did, and there is nothing wrong with taking ones sewing machine on holiday!)



The top is now finished. Just need to find some backing for it.











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