Jane's Roses...

Had a lovely lunch on Sunday with all the family at my sister-in-law's house and sitting on the table in a glass vase were these beautiful pink roses...I just had to take a photo of them...

"Dandelion Fields Quilt"

Wow...I had no idea it had been so long since I last wrote something on my blog...just goes to show how busy I've been lately....

I have just finished a quilt called "Dandelion Fields", using Saffron Craig's fabrics, a good Aussie girl's fabric designs... yeh! for local designers!! It has beautiful hot pink parrots and gorgeous bright yellow flowers...the colour combination - stunning!!

It is just a simple design, but it's striking when it is all put together and only took a few days to complete!!

I am also ready to submit my latest design to "Country Threads" magazine...so look out for it in coming months...a little different, but if you like applique and all things country...I think you will like it....

Now....what to stitch next....

Completely Surrounded...

There is nothing better than being completely surrounded by things that give you pleasure...and help you create...mine just happens to be my sewing room...and my fabric collection...

Just to buy a small amount of fabric...to add to the collection....

To have buttons that are colour co-ordinated like a rainbow....

Creation...

"The Conservatory" Quilt

I love this quilt that I have just finished. The fabrics were designed by Laura Gunn and the quilt was designed by Sarah Fielke. I made this quilt top in 3 days while I was on holidays...I was on a mission to get a least one quilt top made...mission accomplished! The fabrics are of a beautiful quality and I really enjoyed making it. The technique of piecing all those triangles took some patience but I think it paid of in the end...a great result! I'm really pleased!

My parcel of fabrics arrives in the mail...excited!!

My favourite fabric in the range...

And the cutting begins...

All the triangles joint together...

"Moulin Rouge" Finished...

I have finished my "Moulin Rouge" quilt and it looks great...nice and bright and very colourful...I added a few little blackbirds to the quilt on one side to give the quilt an accent...

Little Princess

A dolly a day... A Tilda dolly...made in a day... I just felt like doing something a little different today and made a little dolly to hang in my sewing room... she even has a little crown. She was very quick and easy to make and I am pleased with the results!!

"Moulin Rouge"

I found this interesting quilt in a really old book I had...and it was made in horrid 70's fabric...so I decided to mix it up a little bit and using a bold red homespun fabric for the main and a bunch of Kaffe Fassett fabrics that I had just recently purchased and some other bold prints...I took on the challenge of re-inventing the quilt to give it a vibrant modern twist... hence calling it "Moulin Rouge"... here are some pictures so far...

Cutting out all the squares...

Stitching them all into pairs...

Attaching a triangle to complete the 80 finished squares...

Keep stitching and creating...

Until next time...

Sharni...

xoxo