I am so very excited.

Check this out…

The lovley Louise from patternsonly.com is a wonderful supporter of Australian quilt designers. Recently she contacted me very keen to stock and promote my quilting patterns.

Today my quilts have been the feature on her website and her facebook page. I was amazed to see them there because they look so lovely!

It inspires me to get busy and design and make a whole lot more!

I just wish that every day had 28 hours…

Tonight I had seven tiny bodices to stitch to seven tiny skirts.

I packed up my gear and headed to stitching. After just one bodice the power went out.

So after two hours of sitting in the dark, solving the problems of the world we all went home.

Now I have six tiny bodices to stitch to six tiny skirts…

If you come to my house…

and you decide you’d like to relax…

don’t swing in the hammock

because it’s already taken.

has been my recent focus.

The binding has been hand-stitched…

to finish it off.

The details are beautiful…

and I hope it brings the gift of memory to its owner.

It will be in your hands very soon, Sheye.

xx

Hand-stitching is a bit like eating chocolate…

Once you start, it’s very difficult to stop.

I do and she is lovely.

A little while ago I made quilt. When I had finished I decided which fabric I would use for the binding only to discover that I had none left.

I looked on the internet, but couldn’t find it anywhere. It seemed that it was no longer available.

THEN…

I went to visit Lisa’s beautiful blog and discovered that she was using the exact fabric in extraordinarily crafty ways.

When I asked her where she had bought it she went right out and bought some for me. She bought it just for me! 

Look how beautifully she presented it.

Lisa is so lovely (and a bit naughty) because when I opened my parcel I found more than just this piece of fabric.

Inside the little package was more beautiful fabric. Lisa may, in fact, be a mind reader because I have been looking with love at these fabrics for quite some time!

Thank you so very much, Lisa. You are incredibly generous and thoughtful. Keep an eye on your letter box. Something special is on its way to you.

Before I go, Lesley asked me to show a photo of the whole musk stick quilt.

Here it is, as requested…

(are yummy!)

Someone at my Pete’s work had a baby this week. A baby girl. My Pete, who rarely asks anything of me, asked me to make her a quilt.

So I went to Kirsty’s shop to find some beautifully girly fabric and used it to make some beautifully girly flower appliques.

When I finished I thought how much these lolly-like colours reminded me of musk sticks.

As luck would have it I live very close to a shop which sells musk sticks…

so I bought some. Just for this photo shoot, you understand.

Then, because I abhor waste…

I ate them all up!

Then I sew…

I have been so incredibly busy meeting short timelines at work.

I come home looking for distraction from a busy mind.

These fabrics made into three tiny dresses are just the antidote I need.

Bliss.

A Viking has arrived to rescue me from being lonely.

Now I can hem those little dresses that have been waiting patiently.

Welcome to my family Viking. I’m so glad that you came home with me.

Even though I’ve only known you for one day. I love you already.

I still find myself so lonely without a sewing machine.

So I’ve had to indulge myself with some old school hand stitching.

It’s a very good use of my time.