Catching up and UFO's

Since Nanart I have been catching up with all the things I have neglected while I was finishing Temples of Luck.  The house has been cleaned, the stash has been sorted and the Sewing room cleaned and tidied.

While cleaning the sewing room I came across several UFO's. 

Oh No the dreaded UFO pile along with several projects I want to make.

April and May blocks for CQJP 2013

Country style quilt                       
Baby quilt for Jack                         
Accidental quilt                              
Teapot table runner                     
9 patch quilt                               
Log cabin Wagga                          

If I complete one project per month I will be ready to make a new list in 2014 lol.

I am hoping start on my entries for next years Nanart and would like to enter each section.

The numbers were down this year and the festival needs more entries to keep it going. If you are interested in entering art or craft you can mail your entry in.  For more information  http://nanart.com.au/

These are the craft categories and as you can see the prize are great.  All items entred can be sold  with a small commission going to Nanart

1. Recycled item, something new from old (any medium) 1st '$75 2nd $25


2. Knitted or Crochet item 1s't $75 2nd $25

3. Dolls & Bears any medium 1s t$75 2'nd $25

4. Patchwork/Applique, any method, any size 1st $100 2nd $25

5. Needlework stitcheries Xstitch / embroidery 1st $75 2nd $25

6. Jewellery / Beading any medium, any item 1st $75 2nd $25

7. Open (Any other item, any medium) 1st *$75 2nd $25    

 
 

TEMPLES OF LUCK Woo Hoo

It seems like ages since my last post, have been busy busy finishing Temples of luck for Nanart .

Pleased to say my hard work paid off Temples of Luck won First Prize



I changed my plans for the crazy patch blocks and created a wall hanging titled Springtime. My second first prize.

Second prize and a Highly Commended in the Jewellery section

Phew now the deadlines have been met I can catch up with what has been happening in blog land

Can't wait to visit your blogs

I am Soooooo Excited

I never wish the time away but today I am.  I got a phone call yesterday to say the quilting of "Temples of Luck" is finished and it will arrive by courier on Wednesday.  I am soooooo excited the time can't go fast enough.

We had a little drama along the way. You know if you have an ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) like me you measure 10 times and cut once and still get it wrong.   I somehow managed to make the back of the quilt too short, yes  tooo short.  I thought I had made it 3" bigger than the front lol.

After a bit of discussion Christine was able to make it all better in the end.  Thank you Christine

I send my quilts to Christine Kellette from http://kangaquilting.com for professional quilting.

  Christine dose both edge to edge and custom quilting and will also: 

• attach rod pockets
• baste your quilt for you to quilt yourself
• attach your binding and hand sew it down if you want
• provide hints and tips along the way so we can make beautiful quilts 

On the Kanga Quilting website Christine has tips for attaching boarders, preparing your quilt for quilting and squaring your quilt back.  I know when I take my quilts to Christine they are handled carefully and that is important to me.

Oh well as the children say one more sleep.

Esk Quilt Show & Apatchy Quilting

Photo by Kaye Sauer www.apatchyquilting.com.au



On Saturday the "Reverse Quilter" (hubby who does all my unpicking) drove me to Esk, a small country town 2 hours drive from Nanango for the  annual Quilt Show. We stopped at the Rectory Cafe for a yummy meal of lasange and salad, followed by a walk around the markets and then the main event. There were some truly inspiring quilts to gaze at, two vintage quilts, one a double wedding ring made from a variety of fabrics and the other diamonds on point made in 1963. There were several Oriental style quilts, beautiful turned applique quilts, modern quilts and hand quilted quilts.  By the time we came home my mind was brimming with ideas.  Sadly I did not win the raffle quilt.



I think these owls would look good on my wall

Of course I forgot my camera!!!!  Kay Suaer kindly let me use some photos from her blog.  It was nice to meet Kaye from www.apatchyquilting.com.au  When a friend needed some more fabric to finish one of her quilts last year we googled the name of the fabric and Kaye's website came up. My friend contacted Kaye and received he fabric by mail within a coupe of days.  

 www.apatchyquilting.com.au has a large range of fabrics including Kaffe Fassett  and Debbie Mumm Classic Collection

Kaye had a stall at the show and I managed to get 4 fat 1/4's of  Batiks, I have a brown and a blue in my cupboard and the question is what to do with them?



March CQJP2013 Block and google searches

A big welcome to Linda from http://artinspirations-linturn.blogspot.com.au Thanks for joining us. 

I have finished my March block but as they say not  a happy camper.  I have used bigger beads and made silk flowers but they just don't seem right.  Perhaps when the blocks  are sewn together it will look better.

I am making another Wagga, this time from recycled curtain backing, flanelette shirts and flanelette sheets.  So far I have managed to hand dye the curtain backing and sew one round of the logs.

I enjoy making Waggas because they remind me of my childhood. My Wagga was bright jewel colours and and I remember snuggling under it on cold winters days. While talking with my mother the other day I discovered it was made from curtain fabrics sewn together crazy patch style and the middle layer was flour bags.  With 5 children under 7  and one wage coming into the house I understand why we all had a Wagga.

What has all this got to do with Google searches? 

I wanted to look at some images of Waggas before I wrote this post and typed in Images of Wagga rugs.  While I was scrolling through the image I found an image of the last one I made.  I am not sure to be disconcerted or pleased that my Wagga comes up in a google search.



If you would like to find out more, view photos of Waggas and Australian historical quilts visit http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/nqr/  The Quilt Tree has information and images of some of Australia's earliest quilts

Hope you are all enjoying your East.  Please stay safe.



Cuppa Time

Temples of Luck is finished and off to be quilted

This morning I have visited http://quiltinggallery.com and had a look at this weeks quilt Show and tell, some of the most amazing baby quilts I have seen. The theme changes each Monday and the next theme is Easter Fun followed by Springtime. Why not pop over and enter one of your quilts, browse the free patterns, latest blog additions or view blogs from all over the world.

Glinda over at http://glindaquilts.blogspot.com.au has made some iPad covers and some beautiful cushions

Julierose http://julierosequilts.blogspot.com.au is using up her orange scraps in a southwestern theme. Her inspiration comes from the Mod Mood tutorial at http://daintytime.net 

I have visited the http://cqjp2013.blogspot.com.au for lots of Crazy Quilting eye candy. (and been reminded I have to finish my March Block)

Rosemary http://knittingquilter.blogspot.com.au has been working on her Puzzle Box Quilt and made a beautiful Ccathedral Window pin cushion.

One of my favourite sites to visit is  http://blog.maryquilts.com  I love to view the completed quilts and quilt tops, it is like looking at rainbows. 

Ho Hum time to make hubbies lunch and finish cleaning my sewing room.



Temples of Luck or Ho Ho Ho

I am currently working on a quilt I designed, "Temples of Luck". 

For several years I have been collecting fabrics with an oriental theme.  I  pondered how to use them and decided on a simple background with 2 appliqued temples and Japanese Good Luck symbols.

I laid the blocks and the applique pieces out on my bed and showed my friend when she came for a cuppa.  As we stood at the bedroom door admiring the quilt she commented on the fabrics in the quit and said Ho Ho Ho. We enjoyed our cuppa and had a good catch up but the Ho Ho Ho comment puzzled me. 

Later in the day I went back to the quilt and as I walked into the bedroom this is what I saw.

We had been looking at the quilt from the side not top to bottom.  I have decided to mark the top of the quilt with a rod pocked and hope that no one else thinks I have made a Ho Ho Ho quilt  lol.  We are still giggling over her comment

Cheers and happy quilting

Pauline