Off on a road trip

What a wonderful day we had yesterday at the Proserpine Show and Tell, which is held on a rotation through our district every two years and is a chance for us to show each other what we’ve been up to. It was an early start…..at 6am on the road… …for the 9am start at Proserpine….. Lots of shopping…. before the start… and lots of ooohs and aaaahs as beauties rolled out all day from each of the clubs…. examples of ALL types of quilts, bags and crafty ‘bits’…..applique, batiks, stained glass, rail-fence, medallion, pieced, stack and slash, bargello, Japanese, sashiko, panels, french braid, art, ones from workshops or kits, hexies, spiderweb, African, tropical, hand embroidered, machine embroidered, black and white, Aussie themed, Kaffe Fassett, cutaway, tropical, convergence, jelly rolls, crazy patch……and the list goes on and on and on……

Proserpine Show and Tell 25.08.2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

It was an outstanding day put on by the Proserpine Chat and Patch group….A huge congratulations to the coordinators and the team……what an effort!  And in two years, it’s our turn in the Burdekin…..but not until after our Quilt show in August next year….which reminds me….I must get cracking!!!! I think I’ve discovered my mojo again! Sugary hugs,

Off on a road trip

What a wonderful day we had yesterday at the Proserpine Show and Tell, which is held on a rotation through our district every two years and is a chance for us to show each other what we’ve been up to.

It was an early start…..at 6am on the road…

…for the 9am start at Proserpine…..

Lots of shopping….

before the start…

and lots of ooohs and aaaahs as beauties rolled out all day from each of the clubs….

examples of ALL types of quilts, bags and crafty ‘bits’…..applique, batiks, stained glass, rail-fence, medallion, pieced, stack and slash, bargello, Japanese, sashiko, panels, french braid, art, ones from workshops or kits, hexies, spiderweb, African, tropical, hand embroidered, machine embroidered, black and white, Aussie themed, Kaffe Fassett, cutaway, tropical, convergence, jelly rolls, crazy patch……and the list goes on and on and on……

Proserpine Show and Tell 25.08.2012 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

It was an outstanding day put on by the Proserpine Chat and Patch group….A huge congratulations to the coordinators and the team……what an effort!  And in two years, it’s our turn in the Burdekin…..but not until after our Quilt show in August next year….which reminds me….I must get cracking!!!!

I think I’ve discovered my mojo again!

Sugary hugs,

Raggedy Friends Flimsy and an Invitation to you….

  Well, here it is….the top is done! Whew!!!  I really loved this when I saw it on Kaaren’s blog as a BOM and I’m so pleased I kept up with it…I love it!   It’s a little bit different to Kaaren’s as I misread some of the patterns and had to make some ‘adaptations’!!!!   All made from scraps from my scrap basket….except for the border……Wendy supplied that!!!!!  Most of the stitcheries were done whilst I was in hospital or recovering, but some were done beforehand, when I needed a break from the ‘everyday’.  A bit hard to see but it gives you a bit of an idea of what it will look like when it is truly finished!!!!   It’s off at the quilter’s now ready for its ‘dressing up’ !!!  So hopefully by the end of next week I’ll be able to show you my finished Raggedy Friends!!! If you haven’t done so, drop on over to Kaaren’s blog, look at her beautiful house, garden and quilty bits and bobs and send her some well-wishes after her recent visit to hospital!  She’s an angel, and a very generous soul….she could do with some love from her bloggy friends! I didn’t think my ‘Raggedy Friends’ was going to be ready for our Burdekin Biennial Quilt Show which will be held in Ayr from 28th-31st July in the Music Loft of our Theatre. If anyone is travelling up this way, we’d love to see you and share a cuppa and a plate….don’t even have to bring your own….and it will have some yummies on it…..can guarantee it because our quilty ladies are also ve-ry good cooks!!!!! mmmmmm  burp!!! And there will be a smorgasbord of quilts to drool over too!!!!! Hope your week is full of finishes!!!  Sugary hugs XXX Wendy :0)  

Raggedy Friends Flimsy and an Invitation to you….

 

Well, here it is….the top is done! Whew!!!  I really loved this when I saw it on Kaaren’s blog as a BOM and I’m so pleased I kept up with it…I love it!   It’s a little bit different to Kaaren’s as I misread some of the patterns and had to make some ‘adaptations’!!!!   All made from scraps from my scrap basket….except for the border……Wendy supplied that!!!!!  Most of the stitcheries were done whilst I was in hospital or recovering, but some were done beforehand, when I needed a break from the ‘everyday’. 

A bit hard to see but it gives you a bit of an idea of what it will look like when it is truly finished!!!!   It’s off at the quilter’s now ready for its ‘dressing up’ !!!  So hopefully by the end of next week I’ll be able to show you my finished Raggedy Friends!!!

If you haven’t done so, drop on over to Kaaren’s blog, look at her beautiful house, garden and quilty bits and bobs and send her some well-wishes after her recent visit to hospital!  She’s an angel, and a very generous soul….she could do with some love from her bloggy friends!

I didn’t think my ‘Raggedy Friends’ was going to be ready for our Burdekin Biennial Quilt Show which will be held in Ayr from 28th-31st July in the Music Loft of our Theatre.

If anyone is travelling up this way, we’d love to see you and share a cuppa and a plate….don’t even have to bring your own….and it will have some yummies on it…..can guarantee it because our quilty ladies are also ve-ry good cooks!!!!! mmmmmm  burp!!!

And there will be a smorgasbord of quilts to drool over too!!!!!

Hope your week is full of finishes!!! 

Sugary hugs

XXX Wendy :0)

 

a sneaky peek finish, an almost there and some shopping!

  If you remember this sneaky peek….. ….well, this is what it became….. Dawn was my very first commenter and follower and she has held a very special place in my heart from day one.   I have come to know her pretty well over the past 12 months, and in sharing the blog ‘Sew It’s Finished’ and chatting over the phone weekly, even though we have never met, I knew I just had to make her something special and that this would suit her down to the ground!  Being a fan of rework, this stitchery caught my eye when I flicked through my Turning Twenty books….it comes from ‘Turning Twenty Around the Block’ book by Tricia Cribbs and is one from the ‘Love Covers’ design. I modified and and made it my own, using back stitch, satin stitch for the apples and lots of french knots for the flowers.  I added a pinky star surrounding and attached it to a canvas for her to hang in her sewing room.  Now she can look at it and know how much she’s loved!!!!!  (and I’ve heard she loved it……she wrote about it here).  Our Guild is having its Biennial Quilt Exhibition at the end of the month and we’ve been given some ‘challenge’ fabric to work with.  Our instructions are to make something no smaller than A3 size to no bigger than 36” square.  Well, I take things a little literally sometimes…..I heard the word “Challenge” and so that’s what I did…..I wanted to ‘challenge’ myself so I’ve used my ‘challenge’ fabric to do some foundation piecing.  I’ve only done it once before so thought this was a ‘challenge’ worth attempting!!! You can see I’ve used a block from the 3rd book of Quiltmaker’s 100 blocks series …. ….and here’s my version…..the challenge fabric is the main fabric in the skirt…..I’ve added tulle over the top to give it a ‘ballet tutu’ feel! Only partway there though, as I’ve got more plans with this one….you’ll just have to keep coming back to see how it develops!!!! I also got a birthday gift which our Patchworking Group organised for our members. These were handed out at our meeting yesterday for people who had their birthdays in the first half of the year….I can see lots of uses for these little babies!!!! And in getting prepared for the quilt show….I NEEDED some more fabric!!!!!!  So off we trotted to see Wendy at IddyBiddy Cottage All I can say is “Yum Yum Yum”….no fabric diet in this house!!!! And I’ve a friend having a 50th birthday party in October and the theme is Halloween, so……………. …just a few fat quarters to make the party girl a gift to remember!!! When I got home, I felt like these two pairs………   ….exhausted and in need of a good rest!!!! Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend…I’m off to work on finishing my Raggedy Friends!   ( I hope you’ve been able to help Allie out with a block for Kaaren’s quilt too??….If not, you can get the link here) take care and Sugary hugs XXX Wendy :o)

a sneaky peek finish, an almost there and some shopping!

 

If you remember this sneaky peek…..

….well, this is what it became…..

Dawn was my very first commenter and follower and she has held a very special place in my heart from day one.   I have come to know her pretty well over the past 12 months, and in sharing the blog ‘Sew It’s Finished’ and chatting over the phone weekly, even though we have never met, I knew I just had to make her something special and that this would suit her down to the ground! 

Being a fan of rework, this stitchery caught my eye when I flicked through my Turning Twenty books….it comes from ‘Turning Twenty Around the Block’ book by Tricia Cribbs and is one from the ‘Love Covers’ design.

I modified and and made it my own, using back stitch, satin stitch for the apples and lots of french knots for the flowers.  I added a pinky star surrounding and attached it to a canvas for her to hang in her sewing room.  Now she can look at it and know how much she’s loved!!!!!  (and I’ve heard she loved it……she wrote about it here). 

Our Guild is having its Biennial Quilt Exhibition at the end of the month and we’ve been given some ‘challenge’ fabric to work with.  Our instructions are to make something no smaller than A3 size to no bigger than 36” square.  Well, I take things a little literally sometimes…..I heard the word “Challenge” and so that’s what I did…..I wanted to ‘challenge’ myself so I’ve used my ‘challenge’ fabric to do some foundation piecing.  I’ve only done it once before so thought this was a ‘challenge’ worth attempting!!!

You can see I’ve used a block from the 3rd book of Quiltmaker’s 100 blocks series ….

….and here’s my version…..the challenge fabric is the main fabric in the skirt…..I’ve added tulle over the top to give it a ‘ballet tutu’ feel!

Only partway there though, as I’ve got more plans with this one….you’ll just have to keep coming back to see how it develops!!!!

I also got a birthday gift which our Patchworking Group organised for our members. These were handed out at our meeting yesterday for people who had their birthdays in the first half of the year….I can see lots of uses for these little babies!!!!

And in getting prepared for the quilt show….I NEEDED some more fabric!!!!!!  So off we trotted to see Wendy at IddyBiddy Cottage

All I can say is “Yum Yum Yum”….no fabric diet in this house!!!!

And I’ve a friend having a 50th birthday party in October and the theme is Halloween, so…………….

…just a few fat quarters to make the party girl a gift to remember!!!

When I got home, I felt like these two pairs………

 

….exhausted and in need of a good rest!!!!

Hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend…I’m off to work on finishing my Raggedy Friends!   ( I hope you’ve been able to help Allie out with a block for Kaaren’s quilt too??….If not, you can get the link here)

take care and

Sugary hugs

XXX Wendy :o)