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

Marching On

Hi Friends

Just popping in to say a quick hello with a few photo's

Mother's Love Rose blooms in the garden after all the searing heat. She is such a beauty

63 Emma Mary blocks are completed and over the weekend I've organised the next batch. They are really nice & easy to work on!!

I also started working on The Chapman Coverlet from Susan Smith. You can find her here: https://patchworkonstonleigh.typepad.com/ Susan's book Quilts Somewhat in the Middle is now available and we have a copy YAY (thankyou JA) it is exquisite and most definitely worth adding to your collection. 

Prepping underway

In the trusty chocolate tin for lunchtime sewing at work 

Julieann has already made one Chapman and can be seen at an earlier post  JulieAnn's Chapman Quilt. She is actually making another... I've requested photo's from JA to share with you; she's been very busy stitching and achieved lots!! 

I had a change of pace and made a couple of Diffuser's. Wow these were so easy and it's fabulous supplies can be easily sourced from candle supply businesses

My beautiful Granddaughter Miller who I'm excitedly taking a trip to the coast to visit this week.

Mimmi is missing her girls (Miller & her Mummy)

Angus doing what he does Best

Well that's it for now; I hope you are well where-ever you are

Thankyou for dropping in

til next time

Linda

xxx

Lets Go ~ 2019!

Hi All

Hello from Hot Australia.

Its hard to believe Christmas & New Year is past us now and we are more than 3/4 way into January.

Here We Go Again!!

We are experiencing extraordinary heat these last weeks with temperatures above 40 Degrees Celcius everyday and it seems won't be letting up for a time. 45 yesterday, today's forecast 44. While where I am in Wagga Wagga NSW, we get these temperatures, its not normally for this length of time. I'm fortunate to work indoors (allbeit the airconditioner has crashed today) but I so feel for everyone who works outdoors and in hot jobs and of course all the animals. 

I've being doing a few bits and pieces, I soon hope to share with you Eyton Hall finished which I decided to quilt myself...because Done is Done Right!!

Here are 2 more blocks of Emma Mary, the quilt from Judy Newman. I've got a little pile done now and need to prepare another batch...the fun part! Will share more photo's soon

My little blossom had her cast removed on Christmas Eve and the beach is now open Bless Her. She accessorised herself on this day and definitely has The Look.

Jane MCgrath rose has bloomed again after being frizzled, she is in a pot and now moved to get some shade during the day. My roses planted in the garden are all holding up really well. 

Angus, doing what he does best to cope in the heat

I hope this post finds you well and happy wherever you may be

Til Next Time

Happy Stitching

Linda

xx

Christmas Ready

Hi All
Well here we are almost half way through December - it's crazy isn't it!! 
I spent the weekend getting our home Christmas ready. I myself am not Christmas ready though with shopping still to take care of and food to think about.
Below are decorations I've made with a lot of Pinterest use for inspiration. It looks so pretty with all the lights going and truly helps to get everyone in the Spirit of Christmas.

I've made these table runners as gifts using a Pole Runner pattern. I haven't made myself one but plan on using this design for a non Christmas version. 

this pic is upside down and I can't fix it!!

More Christmas decorations

This year we have a proper tree. It was a big job starting from scratch and deciding how I wanted to decorate, so it kind of evolved. I will continue to add to it each year plus I have some special baubles coming with our names, hoping they arrive soon.

Angus enjoying the cool, under the inside tree

Mimmi & Miller

Last week I had to make an unexpected trip to the coast to help out with my beautiful Granddaughter Miller, she is 2yrs 10months. Dear little poppet broke her left arm, completely snapping both bones which happened during normal play, falling off the lounge.

She has been so brave and has a very heavy full cast up to her underarm which will remain on for 8 weeks in total. Being summer and living near the beach this is going to be a really hard time for them all. 

I am a little excited at the moment as we are making what is a planned trip on the weekend for Christmas so I get to see my girls again. Yay!!

And here is the commencement of a new project - Emma Mary. A Judy Newman design which is hand pieced and consists of 200+ blocks as I'm not doing the centre. 

The pattern is in Judy's book "Quilts for Life Made with Love" which you can find here www.averyfinehouse.com.au

I will keep you posted as she progresses

Well that is all for today and just in case I don't get back, wishing all you lovely readers from around the world, a most Wonderful Christmas shared with those you love.

Peace ~ Joy ~ Love

Linda 

xx