If I do say so myself ....

.... this is a pretty fabulous bag I've just made.



100% reversible.





Pockets inside ....



.... and out!



Love it!!

Happy stitching.

Andi :-)

You shouldn't have ....

..... told me about the 25% off sale at GJs, Cathy.

Look what happened!!!!


Breaking it down a little:







Gulp!!!

My name is Andi and I am addicted to fabric!!!

Melbourne Quilt and Craft Fair

Had a brilliant time today at the Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair with the lovely Kate from One Flew Over


You should have seen the queues to buy tickets:


At morning tea time, we caught up with some other lovely bloggy ladies (My camera didn't take a great shot so pop over to Cathy's for a better pic)


Front row (L-R):

Rita from Red Pepper Quilts, Lurline from Lurline's Place, Kate and me.

Behind (L-R):

Rita's sister Karen (a long arm quilter from Northcote who won some quilting awards at the show today), Muriel from Yellow Roses, Cathy from Cabbage Quilts, and Bronwyn from Whippet Good.

It was so lovely to meet up with some of the people I've only ever met on the interweb!! Thanks girls.

My credit card took a bit of a beating today.

I got some Applique Wonder and some Miracle Fabric Sheets ...

... some divine books ...


..... of course some fabric.
I found these beauties at Kelani Fabrics which is definitely a new favourite place to shop.


To add to this yummy haul, I bought some Valori Wells Urban Flannels to make a baby girl's quilt.


Not bad for a morning's shopping.

There were some lovely quilts on display as well. In particular there were some amazing log cabin quilts with the tiniest little logs (some as small as quarter of an inch).

Here is a montage of some of the quilts that caught my eye ....



Can I just say that although I appreciate the copyright issues being discussed of late on various blogs, I am of the belief that if you put your work up for public display, you can't complain about people sharing images of your work (as long as no-one is profitting from your original designs).

So, please enjoy these images but don't copy any original ideas and go off and make a squillion dollars selling them as your own.

Thanks,

Andi :-)

And we're married!!!!!

More photos to come when I get them from the photographer.

Andi :-)

Bags! Bags! Bags!

I've been learning lots about making bags.

These are for 2 little girls turning 4


This one is for a bigger girl turning 24


And these ones are for me!!

Happiness is .... Russian Dolls in the lining.


Mine were made using this tutorial.

Have a great weekend!!

Andi :-)

Shall we get together?

I find its always so much nicer to spend your savings with like minded friends. Don't you?

So, if anyone would like to catch up at the Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair for a cuppa, a gasbag and some supportive shared retail therapy, I am available to meet on the Thursday (Day 1) at 10:30 somewhere central.

Any takers? (Please leave your email address)

Any suggestions for a meeting place?

Andi :-)