For Zaida

A new commission given as a gift for a 70 year old Zaida ('Grandpa' in yiddish)

A challah cover with photos of his gorgeous grandchildren

Shabbat shalom.
Andi xxx

And back to the quilting!!

A new commission for a new baby boy.

Echino and coordinating fabrics on the front.

And simple Kona solids on the back.

The baby's name in Hebrew and English.

And some lime green binding.

Phew. It feels good to get back to 'normal' blogging.

Andi x

Babushka needed a friend

Have a great weekend.

Andi xx

My creative space

I'm hoping this has a Moroccan feel.

 

What do you think?
 

The back really shows the quilting!!

More spaces over at Madame Koo's. Go check 'em out!

I hope your space is creative today.

Andi xx

A place of her own (and some Patch Andi news)

I've always loved the feeling of snuggling up in a confined comfy space. A cubby house full of cushions or a tent filled with mattresses and bean bags.

My kids seem to like that same comfy 'womb-like' feeling. So this summer, my crafty goals have been to create a fun and snuggly place for each of them in their bedrooms.

For Ella, I designed a "bed tent" that gives her that snuggly feeling but doesn't diminish the sense of light and space in her rather small room.

So I used some pretty fabrics from the Dream On range, recycled the bunting from her room and added some sheer netting to create the tent surrounds.

So far, she loves it so much, it has already fallen down and I need to come up with a better way of securing it to the ceiling. I have a plan but just need to get to the hardware store to buy supplies.

Jake's space is still a WIP so I'll show you that when it's finished.

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And now for that Patch Andi news:

My husband (together with me) has made some decisions about his working life this year that mean I will have to ramp up my own earning somewhat. This probably means reducing my crafting and going back to my other career which pays better and still offers significant flexibility.

Nothing to worry about. We're OK. Just changing things up a bit this year which is good.

So, I'm still happy to accept quilt commissions but won't be actively seeking them out. I'll still be blogging and crafting, but perhaps a little less regularly.

I am hoping to do some crafty teaching this year to keep my creating mojo humming along. Stay tuned for more details.

Andi xx

A very special quilt

A while back, I gave you a peek at a commission I was working on using printed text.

Well, I couldn't show you much more than that, as the piece was destined to be used as a chuppah at a wedding and I didn't think it was right to show you the quilt before it was seen by the wedding party and guests.

That time has passed now, so I can reveal all.

The idea behind this chuppah was to create a communal piece with input from many of the wedding guests.
Guests were asked to send in a message for the bride and groom. I then formatted the messages in a variety of fonts and printed them onto printable fabric sheets.
As well as messages, a selection of black and white wedding photos of the couple's parents and grandparents were included.

These sheets needed to be soaked to set the image.

 

Once they were dry, they could be pieced together.

I was nervous about pin basting this quilt as the printable fabric is very tightly woven and the pins really do leave little holes in the fabric. So I compromised and spray basted the central part of the quilt and pinned the regular white cotton of the border.

Then I quilted and quilted and quilted. Straight line quilting in the central part and stippling in the border.

You can really see the quilting with the light behind the chuppah.

Around the border of the quilt are appliqued words in hebrew that roughly translate as:
Song of joy and gladness, song of bride and groom.

Bound in black satin:

 

Finished and folded:

And here it is in use.

Mazal tov Len and Davina.
Thank you for allowing me to play a part in your special day.

Andi x

Stitching, stitching, stitching!!

A couple of commissions finished this week.

A small quilt for a baby boy called Nathan.
It was a commission from his adult sister who wanted soft blues as the primary colour, and to have Nathan's name appliqued in both English and Hebrew.

The second commission was another custom cushion donation to a local school's annual fundraiser.

With a very professional looking zipper opening thanks to this wonderful tutorial!

Wishing you all a happy and fun weekend!

Andi x

Textual

Text on fabric.
A commissioned work in progress ...

Andi :-)

EDIT: This is NOT my handwriting. This is a printed font!!! 
Sorry for any misconceptions and confusions.

Flannelly softness

I love flannel for babies!
So soft and comforting.

The fabrics used are Valori Wells' Urban Flannels line which I purchased over a year ago and haven't had the perfect project to use it for ... until today.

This flannel cushion is for a new baby girl.
A commission from my in-laws!!

Thanks guys!!!


Andi :-)

Let your hair hang down!

I haven't been able to stop singing this song while making this quilt for little Edi (rhymes with Evie).
(Those of you who didn't grow up in Australia might not recognise the song but it's an absolute Aussie classic!!)

I chose the Kona solid fabrics using my handy colour card that I won over at Lorraine's place.
Thanks so much Lorraine. I'm sure it will come in handy for many a future shopping trip!!

Picture taken from Lorraine's blog

The front features Heather Ross's 'Princess and the Pea' fabric together with a couple of her other delightful prints.

Also included are some of my other favourite fabric designers including Denyse Schmidt, Anna Maria Horner, Prints Charming, Valori Wells and, of course, Jennifer Paganelli.

I used Jess's binding technique which is the same as Rita's approach up until sewing the binding down on the back.
At that point, Jess flips the quilt over so she can actually see what she's sewing at the back and uses invisible thread in the bobbin.
Brilliant!!!!
 

                                        
I really enjoyed making this little quilt. I hope the new owners enjoy it too!!!!

Andi :-)

Boyish

The Hebrew writing says 'Naphtali' which is the name of a brand new baby boy.

Andi :-)

A wedding gift

Commissioned by a friend ....

 

Incorporating photos of the bridal couple ...

... and a personalised label on the back.

Such a personal gift!

Andi :-)

Another commission

With a beautiful japanese fabric purchased at Amitie.

 

  

A unique wedding gift. Have a ball at the wedding T!!!

Andi :-)

Comishn'd Cushn's

For my friend Tracey

2 cushion covers made using a pillow case from her favourite bed linen

and some other gorgeous fabrics she found at Amitie

An envelope closing for the back

And of course a Patch Andi label

Hope you like them Tracey!!!

Andi :-)

Can't stop me

More challah covers:

These are approx 18 inches x 25 inches each.

Let's hope their new owners like them!!

Andi :-)