DIY chic geek quilt

When my 7 year old son asked for "a periodic table quilt" for his next birthday, I was a bit flabbergasted. Where to start???

But trusty Mary came up with the perfect idea ..... get Michelle to print the design with her fancy shmancy (and extremely awesome) new fabric printing business and ask Cindy to help out with creating the digital file. (I LOVE my crafty friends!!!)

So I went along last week to Frankie & Swiss headquarters to experience the magic in person and the amazing light and airy space took my breath away!! Here's a few examples of the space and the amazing pieces on display ...

 

This is the beautiful dress made by Cindy. 

Look out for Cindy's classes where she teaches how to make this dress!!!

   

    

   

Yep, that's Cam's fabulous 'Granny Square' fabric

   

   

   

   

 So once we had the file just right, we started to print ...

 

And to give you an idea of scale, here is Michelle and her lovely sister Jacquie setting up 'Flo', the huge printing machine .... 

 

 

 

Yesterday I sewed on a border and ... voila .... instant single bed quilt top ...
 

 

 

   

 

Now I just need to find the perfect backing fabric and get it quilted and bound before January.

I think I can! I think I can! I think I can!

So what do you think? Do you have a chic geek in your life who would love this in their bedroom? Maybe as a cushion?

Andi xx

Seuss!!!!

A while back I told you about Ella's room make-over and how I still hadn't finished Jake's cosy comfy space.

Well ... now I have!
Here's what 7 uninterrupted hours of sewing time gets you.

Seuss curtains .... closed.



And open.



Seuss on the front



AND the back ...





A cosy little nook for reading and playing PEEK-A-BOO!!



Even hanging out with your sister!!



My work here is done.

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

Maddie needs a big girl quilt!!

It occurred to me that my great-niece Madeleine, who will turn 4 in a couple of months, doesn't have a Patch Andi quilt on her big girl bed!!!

How neglectful of me!!!!

So this is her quilt top all finished.

Blocks are large-ish .... 7 inches sewn.

Matches the red gingham sheets on her bed.

Now, on to the backing .....

Andi :-)

What a Beauty!

Well, she is now mine!!!!
Her name is 'Beauty' (named by my son, Jake) and she really is a beauty.

Here she is with Kate (of Kate's Sewing Centre where I bought her)


And here she is at home in my sewing room


So far, she has been a rather busy girl .....

Bunting for Jake's room (which I have been promising since January)


A bag for me ....


Mother's Day presents for my mum ...



.... and Dan's mum ...


(using this tutorial and this one)

She's also done some quilting but that will have to wait until there's a bit more to show.

My kids have been getting their creative mojos on too:








My little artists!!

Happy Mothers Day to all the mums out there.
Hope you get spoilt rotten!!

Andi :-)

Birthdays and Bedrooms

Our Jake is 5. Happy birthday beautiful boy.

And here are some new photos of the kids' new bedrooms.

(Cheap lighting from IKEA. LERVE IKEA!!!)

Happy quilting!!

Andi :-)

New year's catch up

Well its about time I made another post!!! I've been unbearably busy in recent weeks:

• Finishing up work/kindergarten/creche for the year
• Hannukah and Christmas celebrations (Yes, we do have both. Long story!!)
• Birthday celebrations (Happy birthday Mum!!))
  
• New year's celebrations
• Going away on holidays
• Creating new bedrooms for the little gingies (Not quite finished but here are a few teaser shots...)

Also, the quilt top completed in my last post is now a completed quilt ....

As if I don't have enough on my plate, I have whipped up a new quilt top for Jake inspired by this (second quilt down: Judy's 'Town and Country') .....

To all you lovely bloggers out there, Happy Hannukah/Christmas/whatever you celebrate.

Happy new year.

(I must say, I'm rather glad that the celebrations of recent weeks are all over. Now we can all get back to the important things .... SHOW ME THE QUILTING!!!)

Until next time, happy crafting.

Andi :-)