Vintage Twist

Thought I would start a new cardigan - to knit that is!! The wool is 'Vintage Twist' in a variegated shade of creams & beige. It will be very 'IN' for the spring/summer season as the colours for this season so far are showing the real soft vintage colours of pinks, creams and beiges. Very feminine and very pretty!! This cardigan has a three-quarter length sleeve and so far is very quick to knit...It has a lacey pattern that is so easy!! When it is finished I will show you all with a photo...

Shabby Rose Tapestry

I came home from work on Wednesday and my beautiful husband had bought this vintage rose tapestry from the antique shop in Mt Dandenong. I had eyed it off a few weeks ago on a day we spent browsing the shops of Mt Dandenong, and mentioned that I liked it, so when he was there working during the week, he bought it for me.... It is just perfect and I love it...

Given 2008 - Women's Conference

On the 1st & 2nd of August, I finally got to put together all the months of hard work. The Given Conference was finally here and we spent the whole day on the Friday decorating the church building ready for 350+ women to come together; to spend time with each other and in the presence of God.

We created an 'Oriental' theme, with banners, cherry blossoms, a ricksaw, lanterns, and even an japanese garden....

I would like to thank my team for all the work they did to help me pull this off... here are some photos that will do it more justice than my words!!

She Is Given

Today I spent the day making banners for the Women's Conference 'Given'. My girlfriend Leeanne and myself are doing the interior decor for the conference and we are going with the Oriental theme and the banners are She Is Mother, She Is Daughter, She is Strong, She Is Princess etc.. we painted the Chinese symbols for these on large paper banners... we had a fun day doing this...we also made 16 cherry blossom flowers...here are some of the photos of our hard day at work... thanks to Frank for all his work in producing the lettering under the symbols...the finished banners look great!!

Wedding Quilt Completed - "Sweet Like Chocolate"

Wow, what an accomplishment, I have finally finished the wedding quilt that I started some time back for friends of ours that got married in April last year.

Today I made the quilt label and tag and made a bag to store the quilt in when not in use.

Tonight I gave it to our friends who were thrilled with it, these guys are also this week expecting their first baby - she is due tomorrow!! I wanted to make sure she had the quilt before the baby so that on those cold nights of feeding, she would have a beautiful quilt around her to keep herself warm.

This is the ultimate gift - to be able to give someone something that you have made yourself and that you enjoy making and then giving away!

This is an adaptation of Lynelle Slade's quilt "Perfectly Peppermint" Patchwork & Quilting Magazine; Vol 15, No 4 Page 40...

Labour Day Weekend...

Labour Day Long Weekend was a very productive weekend. I managed to complete two projects that I had started even as far back as August last year. The first one I finished was Rosalie Quinlan's "Springtime" bag....

and the other project was Rosalie's "Love Is" quilt. I at least got the top of this quilt finished, now I only have to quilt it properly and it will be finished...

I felt as though I had a great uninterrupted weekend and got lots done...it has only taken me a week to get the photos on site...but here they are...

New Beginnings and New Fabrics!!

Well, it definitely has been a while since I have had the chance to sit and type... I have had many things that have been occupying my time of late... not to mention the promotion I have received at work... I am now the Store Manager of Lincraft Eastland... and with that comes more fun and much more responsibility.

This though has not stopped me from sewing... I have a deadline for Homespun magazine; a project that will be out in October... I have finished the quilt "Perfectly Peppermint" and some other smaller projects, including handwork and knitting samples and displays.

Just to let you all know I have a project in the next (April) issue of Homespun, so grab a copy and check it out!! It's called "Licorice Allsorts".

Recently I purchased these lovely fabrics and they have been sitting on my work table, just looking at me and waiting for me to use them. Now that I have finished some work, I might just be able to make something just for me. These fabrics definitely have been an inspiration, so who knows what might evolve from them!!