Some Patterns.......

I made the mistake of taking one of the "Littles" with me to shop for some fabric.  I came home with these.

 

I've still got to make the ones the "Littles" asked forced  me to buy last time they came shopping with me.



And then there was more....

Fabric that is. You can never have enough.

I went to a hand made market on St Patrick day and here is what I walked away with....can't say that it fits under the hand made category though.

Then I went shopping and bought some fabric for my boys quilts that are yet to begin.

Then some fabric for girls quilts - as I have a few of them to make this year.

Making Presents

Instead of buying Easter presents I made the teachers a needle book.  I made a few mistakes but it was my first  attempt.....

I have also been finishing more Georgetown Turnaround blocks....

and I have been crocheting again.  Its growing..... albeit very slowly

Voilà, Ta-dah, Hooray........

It's FINISHED...(well all except the quilting).  Totally hand pieced and it only took 2.5 years to finish.

  

I am just not sure that I am brave enough or patient enough to hand quilt this.

....And just so you don't think I have been absent for all this time and doing nothing...I am experimenting with fruit cakes.  I made this one which is a peach cake....it is from the latest Better Homes and Gardens and it is a from Weight Watchers...does that mean I can have more because it was very yummy.

I have also made a yummy pineapple cake from the Woman's Weekly via Auntie H...I just forgot to take a photo and this was very yummy as well...I will just have to make another so that I can take a photo.

Life won't be the same....

My beautiful Mollie girl died yesterday.  She was almost 15 years old and has been with me for almost half my life.  She was a significant part of my family.  She has traveled with me through life and been part of the ups and downs, the tears and laughs.  She had her own special quilt that I made for her.  It was pink and blue and she slept on it when inside. 

Now she is resting and is not sick any more. 

Life won't be the same without her.

2/8/1997 - 26/2/2012

Birthday Suprise

My very dear and special friend Auntie M is having a  special birthday (her 30th) and we all made her a special quilt.  Here she is receiving it.  The photo is is a bit blurry and I did not put a full picture of the quilt up here as she will do that on her blog.  This is just a blurry snippet.  Hope you enjoy it Auntie M

Shopping Round Up

Since moving I have missed the joy of the regular visits I used to get from the postie as we now have a PO Box ...and that is never the same.  However this week I managed to feel the "joy" of the postie visit as some of my parcels came in the post.

I have just bought the EQ7 upgrade. I have a list of quilts to make this year for friends children, relatives and my own children so I thought I should get organised and plan these quilts..... as all these new quilts will be my own designs....

I also went shopping and found these again (I had seen them ages ago and thought I would get some next time).  I can't remember their name ...maybe someone can remind me...I did however buy them from Honeysuckle Stained Glass and Patchwork.  I will make two of them for our new house.

Just before Christmas I got my hands on my long awaited reel stand for my embroidery machine.  I also have some embroidery projects to do this year and needed to get the multiple reel stand in place.  My pet hate is waiting by the machine and loading cotton ....so I am interested in anything that makes this task better.