Scrap Bag

Kellie, from Don’t Look Now, was at our shop last weekend teaching her raw edge applique technique. She always brings lots of her quilts to look at and accidentally left behind her Worry Dolls quilt. This quilt is just stunning and will be with us until she comes back on Saturday the 21st of August.

Feel free to come and visit on that saturday to have a good look at Kellie’s quilts.  Such stunning work it needs to be seen to be believed!

I have been busy putting new products on the web page after the ACQ.

The Nine Birds pattern is available now, however the packs for this quilt sold out very quickly but we are taking orders if you are interested. The packs are $120 and include all the fabric for the quilt top, binding and pattern.

Our Optical quilt was very popular too.
You can get the pattern here and the pack here.

How great are these colours for the optical pack!!!

I had a little competition a few posts ago to help name a new quilt. We ended up calling it “Bubble & Squeak”. Thanks so much to all the entries and congratulations to Lisa who suggested the name.

Bubble and Squeak

and a lovely pack for Bubble & Squeak.

I think I have mentioned before that a few of my friends have had baby boys. I have now made 5 of these Boy’z Quilts, and these are the last 3.

I quilted these quilts all differently just to show you the different look.

diagonally quilted with a walking foot

Free motion quilting in an all over meander

Straight lines with the walking foot

We have had some new patterns and kits new in store.

The lovely Novelty squares quilt made out of the Kokka Cotton/Linen fabrics. A really simple quilt but I think it showcases the fabrics beautifully. I just quilted this quilt using a walking foot.

Some new patterns from Melly and Me.

Dee-Dee the Dolphin

Raspberry Ripple Bag

and some new patterns from Make it Perfect

Shearwater Kaftan

I think I need a few of these!

Fab Frocks – too cute

All in pieces still but you get the idea.

I have used the natural colour in the linen/cotton fabrics that we stock.
Makes for an interesting background and it is also fabulous to quilt.

I have just finished a new quilt, a scrappy nine patch. It is actually a queen size bed but as I am in a single at the moment, (well it was either the big bed or the sewing machine – guess which one I choose) I photographed it on that. Now my problem is…… what to call it.

So help me think of a name and if I choose yours you
can have my leftover blocks to get you started!

The lovely Kellie was teaching at Ballarat Patchwork last weekend, and I had such fun displaying all her quilts in our shop for the day.
It was the second day of a two day workshop, and I think all the
girls had a fabulous time!

and I am going to sneak this photo in.

Jennifer and I on our Amy Butler sample night,
wearing some of the samples. Amazing what a little
bubbly makes you do!

Well I have been telling you for quite some time that I have been working a secret project.

It is finally finished and off to live at it’s new house – Chez Ric-Ric.

This quilt was made with the wonderful help of all you fantastic bloggers out there. I collected the blocks – selvedge of course, then put them all together in a quilt to celebrate Jodie’s big birthday last year.

It was so much fun to make but alas, I didn’t take any photos because I was too excited to give it to the girl.

Lucky she just put a photo on her blog and I have just borrowed it.
Thanks Jodie

Yep, been hitting the sewing machine hard this weekend and have been sewing up a storm. Finished quilting my Gran’s quilt, just got to put the binding on.

I got the fabric for the back while I was away on our Sewjourn retreat, at the lovely shop called The Drapers of Mt Macedon. My Gran loves birds and I thought the colours suited perfectly.

I also pieced a new version of an old quilt of ours called Gingham Rose, in Amy Butler Fabrics. There are fabrics from a couple of Amy Butler’s range including Lotus, Midwest Modern and Daisy Chain. It’s a really simple pattern but it is still a favourite with me.

I think I might have a go at free-motion quilting on this one, maybe some big flowers, or loops…….

While I was going through my photos I found a pic of some cute little fishes made for us by Dale. They are made from the Melly & Me pattern Under the Sea.

Buffy and Willow also wanted to say hi!

Our Annual Stocktake Sale is now on.

20% off all stock until June 30th.

VISIT ONLINE STORE

The lovely Dot’s beautiful Georgetown Turnaround Quilt started at a class with Trish Harper. I have ask her to leave it to me.

and finally two blind sheep….( jodie insert comment here)

I think it’s a good name for a new nursery rhyme.

The wonderful book full of sweets ideas is here……. Kaleidoscope from Melly and Me. Click here to see inside!

And Mum has been busy again. She has finished a quilt top started many many years ago. The hexagons were made by Liz Dyer using our Japanese off cuts. This is actually the 2nd quilt we have made using Liz’s hexagons. The first is called “Japanese Garden”. Just got to quilt it now!

Any suggestions for the name of the quilt?