Cushions...

A little while ago I signed up for the cushion swap over at Punky and me.  I posted mine off last week and it has been recieved by the lovely Catherine.  Ive been eagerly awaiting the arrival of mine and today i checked the mail and guess what was there waiting for me!

Isnt it Gorgeous!!!

Im so in love with this cushion, it looks right at home.

 Thankyou so much Bec, the time and effort you put into this really shows and i really appreciate it.  Thanks to Vic for organising such a successful swap.  Im looking forward to the next one! ; )

yes, ive been on a bit of a cushion making bender, ive been meaning to make some new bean bag covers but ended up making big square cushions and filling them with beans.  i used some lovely echino linen blends and coordinating corduroy. Pretty funky i think!

Bloggers Quilt Festival

Yep, its that time! The Bloggers Quilt festival is on again!  I love this time of year so many stunning quilts to inspire and gorgeous blogs to discover! A big Thankyou to Amy for hosting such a wonderful event !

This is my entry for the festival.  I made this using a kaleido-ruler and i cant believe how easy it was to put together.  Alternating light and dark value fabrics trick the eye and give it a kaleidoscope effect.  I pulled all of my "boy" appropriate fabric for this with my four year old son in mind and added touches of pink and purple to keep it interesting - he doesnt seem to mind!

I started this quilt in the middle of last year and put it away in a cupboard for quite a while as i wasnt really feeling the love for it.  At the start of the new year i got my second wind and made some more blocks and finished it off.

I used a brand new vintage sheet for the back of the quilt which suits it quite well i think and machine quilted it in an all over stipple.  The binding is a lovely brown cocoa stripe from Kokka.

 This was the first time i had experimented with colour value and the effects are quite spectacular in this design, such a fun quilt to make - i highly recommend it!

If youre visiting from Amy's thanks for popping in, and if youre not grab a cuppa and visit here for some wonderful quilty inspiration!

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Happy Mothers Day!

to all the Mums out there, thanks for doing such a wonderful job and i hope you have a special day today!

On Friday evening we set up market at Palmerston,we had a great night and got lots of positive feedback and chatted with some really lovely people.

  If you are in Darwin the Palmerston Markets on Friday evening are buzzing - yummy food, coffee, live entertainment, free kids activities.  i will be there every fortnight with lots of gorgeous fabrics and handmade clothing, quilts and other lovelies!

i finished my cushion for the cushion swap. i used an opshopped wool blanket on the back and bound in a vintage sheet. im really pleased with how it finished up.  Hope my partner likes it too.

and lastly my helpers and i have drawn a winner for my little blogiversary giveaway and the winner is...

drumroll please...

... Tracey!

 Thankyou!  if you send me your details i will post off your pressie!

Im linking up again with Margs PJ Party, pop over and see what she's been up to...

Have a great day all you mums out there!

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Busy...

Ive been a busy girl the past few weeks....

....organising and making stuff for my martket stall which starts next Friday evening (Palmerston Markets).  I'll have  fabric, ribbons, t shirts, quilts, hair clips, pin cushions and pin toppers for sale on my table.  Kirsty will be joining me with her gorgeous creations too. It should be fun! I hope we sell some stuff!

....I signed up for a cushion swap, this one should be fun because i know my partner Loves vintage sheets , Yay!

 (The beginnings of a cushion cover.  i also made a little sherbet pips mug rug - too cute!)

.....We od'd on chocolate, thanks Easter Bunny!

.....and started our dry season vegie garden, 

cant wait for yummy fresh vegies!

12 months ago today i started off on this little blogging adventure, and its sure been fun.  Ive 'met' some wonderful people and been inspired by so many talented crafters out there, i feel really privileged to be a part of such a wonderful and widespread online community! So as a thankyou im having a little giveaway , just leave a comment on this post and i will draw a winner by some means next Sunday!

The prize? oh i dont know something lovely!

have a great week!

PS Im linking up with Marg's Pyjama Party! You can join in the fun too!

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