Fresh Start

Hi All

Its been a long while since our last Hello. So much has happened in our World since then, on the homefront & Globally; sew I'm just going to start afresh with a photo update. 

Grab your Beverage of Choice and Enjoy!

Update from Linda xx 

Mother's Love Rose

Josephine, my "Convict Challenge Quilt" of years ago was finally Quilted & 

I couldn't be Happier

EMMA MARY - a Judy Newman Design top is Finished and now waiting to be Quilted. 

She is very big, my 2 boys had trouble holding her up!! Emma is hand pieced.

ADELAIDE FLORAL SAMPLER top - a Michele Hill design is another finish and joining the to be quilted list. I had plans of this being a wallhanging and made it smaller, as no black bed quilts with Angus in the house! 

Adelaide is machine raw-edge appliqued.

GARDEN AT EDERVEEN top - a Susan Smith design. We girls attended a workshop a few months ago and were able to choose which quilt we started. I've modified mine considerably to be a small wallhanging; Ederveen is needle-turn applique. This can be found in Susan's Book: Quilts, Somewhat in the Middle from Quiltmania.

 

I made this little cushion, a kit from Cutting Cloth, which used gorgeous Liberty prints and a crochet edge. The second photo being in its home on my  Granddaughter's bed.

"Remembrance" - a spur of the moment decision to make this for my Brother in Law. I used the panel Remembering Gallipoli, and crafted the border from fabrics in the range. 

He was thrilled and had it hanging the very next day.

Now this one might look familiar to you. Little Sparrow another design by Susan Smith.

Finished the top in 2017 but not the border. I decided it needed to be finished properly so got to making the hand pieced sawtooth border consisting of about 400 pieces.

I love this quilt, its another for the To be Quilted List. 

And what's a post without Angus - it isn't a post of course!! 

I got to making a batch of candles over the weekend; mainly refills for me.

Have called myself Crown Jewell Candles

JulieAnn & I managed to catch up last week, at long last, if only for a few hours. 

It was very good for the soul.

Update from JulieAnn xx

Five Sisters top Completed with needleturn applique

JulieAnn LOVES little squares and has recently made this top while working on another.

Sweet Pea

Jane Austeen (a Di Ford-Hall design). Gorgeous in Pink

WhirlyGig Quilt Completed using QAYG technique.

A UFO top completed as well

Well thats about it for now, hope you enjoyed it

Thankyou for stopping by

Love Linda

xx

Sunday Sewing

We were lucky enough to spend a few hours catching up and stitching on Sunday. How lovely it was to enjoy each other's company and not be in a rush. I took photo's of just a few of JulieAnn's works of the moment.
Enjoy...

Working on the borders for 5 Sisters Quilt a Susan Smith Design

Chapman Quilt, JulieAnn's second one! Another Susan Smith Design. 

That centre is amazing!

This Postage Stamp Quilt is a Gift!! And has now been sent off to the quilter

A beautiful quilt on JA's Hand Quilting pile.

Another Gift Quilt!! This one is for JulieAnn's eldest son who's a huge Hawks (Hawthorn) fan. This would be a super king size - it is huge and such an achievement. 

A lovely William Morris also on the Quilting pile.

I'm sure you'll agree JulieAnn's work is amazing - she is such a talented lady. We really need to document her work more often.

I continued on hand quilting Irish Circles

And making the most of the natural light in JulieAnn's Jane got a proper photo

Thankyou for dropping by today

Til Next Time
Happy Stitching

Love 
LJ & JA
xx

June is for Jane

Jane is Finished

She has been beautifully quilted by Sarah Lennon, who I'm so grateful to. The photo's really don't do her justice: blogger is being difficult today

Earlier in the month I rushed to get Emma Wiggle Quilt started & finished to take to my Granddaughter. I had all sorts of bother with quilting on my Pfaff Expressions 4.0, to the point of tears. It has become so temperamental, each time needing to set it differently, I think definitely due for a major service. I was eventually happy with it and most importantly ~ Miller loved the quilt. She actually puts it in her bed and insists Emma has to be facing the right way.

A most happy time on our quick visit to the coast, which meant more than I can ever share with you. It was Everything.

Family is Everything.

My love and I attended a family wedding in Canberra on the weekend, Canberra is our Nation's Capital. It's only a couple of hours drive from us and we've decided need a return visit to stay a bit longer and do some proper sight seeing. There is a lot to see & do, but might just wait until it's a little warmer.

Art outside our Hotel. I had others I wanted to share, but again they are not loading.

Angus loving the new quilt on our bed.

My darling got to buy his Dream Car which came home yesterday. 

He's put his Harley days behind and is so happy - his first ever new car.

Well that's all for now, thankyou for stopping in. We girls are going to have a little sewing session on Sunday, hopefully I can get a few photo's of what JulieAnn has been working on and share with you soon.

Til next time

Happy Stitching

Love Linda 

xx

May Musings

Hi All
I cannot believe how fast time is getting away. The weather is cooling in our part of Australia and the Autumn leaves are everywhere, thank goodness, but we are still desperate for good rain.
May means my love & I have celebrated our First Wedding Anniversary...he's truly a special one and fills my heart every single day. 

Onto other nice things!
After completing the top of Jane Austeen a Di Ford-Hall design way back over the 2016 Christmas break I finally decided on a border and got it attached. I'm really happy with the total look after not knowing how I wanted it finished. 
What do you think? Now of course to be quilted (not a me job) as I'd really love to have it on our bed this winter.

Happy Linda

Roses are coming to end but the blooms do not disappoint at this time of year, especially after the blasting heat of a dry hot summer

This is Irish Circles, a needle turned & hand pieced quilt designed by Karen Cunningham. I got the top together in 2016, at that stage taking about 6 years! I've commenced hand quilting, a big first for me and to be honest all I can see is how long it will take.

First Stitches of hand quilting after having the quilt professionally machine basted

And what is a post without Angus! This was Sunday morning on our bed, happy with himself because Mum didn't move him to make it. Love our Fur-baby (14)

That's about it til next time

Happy Stitching wherever you may be

Linda 

xx