Quilt - finished and given

For Jake's teacher who had a birthday last week.

All quilted, finished and bound.

 

You can see more info about this quilt in this earlier post.

Hope you are having a stitchin' weekend.

Andi xx

Vintage meets modern technology

My very talented niece recently had a birthday.
I didn't quite know what to get for her so after some consultation with her mum and later on with her, it was decided that she needed a cover to protect her ipad when she carries it around in her bag.

She asked for 'red and purple' and my mind immediately went to a gorgeous vintage table cloth in my stash.

I don't have an ipad so Amber's tutorial was invaluable!!

I hope she loves it.
But if she doesn't, I might just have to buy myself an ipad so I can keep it for myself!

Happy birthday Emily Delicious!!
Andi xx

Tidy!

Once my sewing room gets tidied, I get seriously productive.

This week, a dear friend told us he was getting married in January.
Plenty of lead in time I know but I had an idea that needed to 'get out'.

So I raided my red scraps bin and some beautiful linen, and made them some cushions for their couch.

Patch-worked fronts and backs.

And quilted on both sides.

I inserted invisible zips using this excellent tutorial.
I wonder if I'll be able to wait until January before I give them!!

Also sewn in the last 24 hours:

• Patches on a small friend's jeans where he had worn through the knees
• Beehive blocks for Belinda
• Completed the last 6 blocks on this quilt
• A little more hand stitching on this quilt
• Binding on a baby quilt that I haven't shown you yet.

 Tomorrow I have no 'proper' work to do and no kids in the house. I'll be stitchin' up a storm.
What's your plan?

Andi xx

Not my usual pallette

2 matching cushions for my niece and her husband (who each had birthdays in recent weeks).

Their house is decorated mostly in neutrals.
I used a newspaper print for the backs.

And I couldn't resist a touch of red!!!!

Happy birthday Kim and Stu!!

Andi xx

Respect

A new found respect for folks who make softies

And especially for those who write softie patterns (like you, you, you and you)

People who can imagine turning flat shapes into rounded ones

With a head, a body, a hump and four legs (albeit slightly splayed ones)

Who can help to create this kind of happiness

(Except she doesn't actually get to keep it. The toy is a gift for a camel-mad sixty year old man.)

Not sure I'll be making another one in a hurry. It was rather labour intensive.

But I do know it will be well loved.

Happy Sunday to you.
Andi xx

PS Camel pattern purchased here

Babushka needed a friend

Have a great weekend.

Andi xx

My creative space

End of year teacher gifts. Check!

More creative peeps over here.

Andi x

Have you met Jen?

I first met Jen when our kids were in swimming lessons together.
We soon discovered each others' crafty sides and enjoyed having crafty catch ups each week while the kids swam.

Jen's blog is called Oh Joh and she is a great maker of aprons, clothes, cushions and other crafty delights. 

Jen is in the process of making her first quilt ... for her son. She has filled it with so many details that have meaning for him. He loves words and numbers. He loves Roald Dahl (if you look closely, you'll see she has embroidered icons from some of her son's favourite stories). He loves cars. And .... he really loves his mum!! She has put so much of herself into this quilt.

And have a look at the divine fabric she has used on the back!!

The problem arose with the binding. Jen declared she was 'making it up as she went along'. So, I insisted she come over for a crafty catch up so we could bind her quilt together.

That day was yesterday. Jen arrived with yummy danishes .... a woman after my own heart ....and we set to work!

We got it to the stage where it just needs to be stitched on to the back. Jen plans to do this by hand (if her son can wait long enough for her to finish!!)

As an even lovelier surprise, Jen arrived back at my place in the afternoon just as I was starting on dinner with a thank you gift. (She shouldn't have but I'm glad she did!)

One of her gorgeous aprons. I popped it on straight away!!

Thanks Jen. I had a lovely morning!!

Andi :-)

PS Jen has also posted about our morning here.

Thank you!

When we first met Ros, the swimming teacher, Jake refused to put his face anywhere near the water.
2 lessons later, she had him diving in happily.

She is a miracle worker with all kinds of kids who need that extra bit of help and support in the pool.
In a country like Australia, learning to swim is essential.
Ros helped Jake achieve this, while having fun and ending up a confident little person in the water.

Jake has now 'graduated' to the next stage (lessons in a big pool with a larger group of kids).
Thank you Ros for all you have done!!

A little token of our appreciation ...

A linen scarf with Little Folks voile on the ends.

Andi :-)