Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Some New Things....

I decided to treat myself with a day out and went down to the local patchwork shop to see what they had that would spike my interest...I just love the citrus greens and oranges at the moment, with that touch of navy and grey!! Now what can I make with these???


I came home with a few of...."Lucy's Crab Shack" by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics...





and some of..... "Bella" by Lotta Jansdotter...





and on the way home, called into "Safeway's (Woolworth's) for some groceries, and picked up a few of these very funky 
bowls and I also happened to buy the matching mugs....cute!!


Monday, January 21, 2013

Kaleidoscope Quilt....


I found this quilt in a new book that I purchased awhile back, called "Little Bits Quilting Bee" by Kathleen Ricketson, founder and editor of Whipup.net; a woman who has brought into being the world of creative craft blogging!! 




Kathleen's quilt is called "Gold and Garnets", which I love, but when I purchased Tula Pink's fabric range, "The Birds and The Bees", I knew straight away that I was going to use this range of fabrics for this particular quilt. The contrast was perfect.



As I was making it, it started to remind me of those old fashion kids toys; 'The Kaleidoscope'. Don't you think?


The challenge was the points...but as Kathleen says, don't be to perfect with the points, just match the green/blue intersection, and it will all be okay...and she was right...This is my version of the quilt...and I love it!!

Until next time...keep stitching...
 xoxo