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 :-)

More info on the Craft Room classes

I've just had a heavenly time at Amitie selecting fabrics for the 'Quilt-as-you-go Cushion' classes.

Lots of choices with brights and neutrals included.

Tempting?

Andi  :-)

Modern Melbourne Quilt Guild

A fun new group meeting monthly in the North Melbourne area.
Yesterday was the third monthly meeting and I actually remembered to take some photos this time ...

Lots of stitching, eating and chatting ....

Many gorgeous creations to admire ...

And lots more .... but you can see more of the lovely eye candy by visiting the Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild site.

If you are in the Melbourne area, enjoy a quilty thing or two, and haven't joined up yet ..... check it out!!!

Hope to see you there some time.

Andi :-)


PS Don't forget to check out the Melbourne Craft Room Classes!!

The Craft Room ... wanna come??

Notebook Magazine has finally brought the Craft Room to Melbourne .... a great selection of crafty classes for beginner and experienced crafters alike.

Come along and learn basic sewing, English paper piecing, knitting, crochet, embroidery, pattern making (or even a bit of quilting with me!!) There's a great selection of teachers taking classes at one of Melbourne's best quilt fabric shops so you can get your fill of eye candy too!!

Read more about it here.

Sign up for August classes here.

Come along and have a giggle and make something new.

Andi :-)

A cushion for baby Gretchen

My parents decided to give this quilt as a gift for my cousin's new baby girl.

My in-laws also wanted to give a gift for the same baby so I have made her a cushion using the same fabric selections.

It's a quilt-as-you-go style cushion top which I really enjoyed doing.

As part of Notebook Magazine's craft room series in Melbourne, I'll be teaching a class to create cushions just like this one.

Interested? Stay tuned for details.

Andi :-)

Where have I been?

Not to London to visit the Queen, I'm afraid!!

We've been struck down by the dreaded lurgy at chez Patch Andi in recent weeks.
Not much energy for blogging.

What's a girl to do under such circumstances?

Online shopping of course!!

Here's some of my recent loot ...

(Fingers are for scale)

Apologies for not including all the relevant links but I just don't have the energy today.

But all this goodness was purchased from this delightful store.

I have also been doing some book buying damage but I'll save that for another post.

(I also have some more fabric due to arrive next week. I HAVE been naughty!!!)

And just to prove my hands haven't been completely idle of late, here's a sneak peek at a secret project I've nearly completed.

All will be revealed once this is safely with it's new owner!

Back soon.

Andi :-)