Some new projects

 Good Morning, its been a busy weeks in my little sewing studio. I have been sewing lots and getting a few things made. Recently I have rediscovered my love of cross stitch, I used to to this years ago when my boys were little then I got bored and quilting kind of took over. You know how it is . Sometimes you need to move onto new things. Well I stitched this cute little design which is now waiting to be made up into a pear shape. It was such a fun project. I had forgotten though how slow cross stitch can be. What other hobbies did you have before you started quilting? I'd love to know.

 I have started a new English paper piecing quilt, this one is called Smitten by Lucy Kingwell. Its a gorgeous design and I am very much enjoying making these blocks. My theme is red, white & blue.

 Of course I had to have some new fabrics for my new quilt, (wink wink) I love these prints.

 I also had to have the new Little Ruby Collection by Bonnie & Camille, this range is beautiful, No plans yet as to what I'll make but you can be sure I'll find something.

 I have also been busy sewing christmas blocks for a new magazine project, its hard to think about Christmas  when Easter is just around the corner and in 3 short weeks I'll be in the amazing USA on holidays. But I'm staying focused and trying to sew as much as I can.

 Here is my new addition to my sewing room, I have been looking for a nice side board/cupboard for ages and finally found one. I wanted something i could sand back and then paint white, so last weekend we got to this stage, I can't wait to show it off next week all shiny and new.

And last but not least I designed and made this sewing machine cover for a class i will be teaching a bit later on, I love these Sweet water fabrics. So modern and fresh looking.

Ok, thats all my show and tell for this week, I hope you have a wonderful day and you find some sewing time, thankyou for stopping by.

A fun day out

 I would like to introduce you to my newest design that was recently  published in Patchwork & Stitching magazine. This is my Fun Day Out baby quilt, the theme is zoo animals, I had so much fun making this quilt,

 Stitching all the different animals and watching each one bought to life was such a joy.

 Last week I received the nicest email from my friend Joy. She has made my Fun day out quilt and sent me a photo of her version. I love it. Joy is such a nice lady, her words are very encouraging and its so nice to know that someone enjoys stitching just as much as I do. Thankyou Joy, you really made my day. xxx

 I have also been busy stitching some Rosalie Quinlan easter bags, I enjoyed these alot, The stitching only took a couple of nights in front of the tele.

After working on big projects like stitchery quilts its fun to make something a bit easier and have a finish in just a few days.
At the moment I'm working on some cross stitch, its nice for a change but I had forgotten how slow going it can be. Its very relaxing sitting out the back with my feet up and stitching in my hand.


Enjoy the rest of your day, I hope you find some stitching time. xx

Sunday Sewing

 Hi there, I have had a great week in my sewing room, got lots of projects started and some even finished. I have made these sweet little easter bags. They were so easy to put together, Doing the stitching was the longest part.

 Sometimes its fun to make  something that doesn't take long, It gives you that sense of achievement of finishing something.

 I have also been busy sewing my first Quilt as you Go project, this is the sample for a class I will be teaching. It wasn't as hard as I first thought and having this pre printed batting with the pattern already marked on it made it very easy.

 I enjoyed adding a bit of extra quilting to the blocks once they were made. Now I'm doing the sashing and sewing it together,

 I still have 2 blocks to make so I'll share a photo of the completed project as soon as its all finished.

 I  have another little finish, this is a bed runner and its made from  Fig tree fabrics called Avalon. I have put it in my etsy shop for sale, if you would like to take a look or you  know someone who wants to buy a quilt please tell them about my little store. You can find it here.  Word of mouth is often the best way isn't it,

Thankyou for helping me spread the word.

Enjoy your day, I hope you find some sewing time.

Some new things

 Good Morning to you all and Happy Sunday, its going to be another warm day again  so I am in my sewing room early getting a few things done before my rooms gets too hot.  Do you like my new work in progress, I  have mixed a few of my favourite sweet water fabrics and I'm making a sewing machine cover for a class I'm teaching in a few weeks, I'll share more when its complete.

 I am loving sewing with these fabrics.

 Of an evening I like to have  a bit of hand work so I have been stitching these 3/4 inch hexagons together.

 They are so pretty, of course they are my favourite fig tree prints, A few others thrown in because I just love them, Like the little USA flag you can see in the top corner.

 And the pretty little rose bud in this photo, I like to add a bit of fussy cutting.

 These hexagons will be the outside part of my new sew together bag.

 Tasmania has been hit with stage 1 water restrictions so now we can only use the sprinkler at certain times of the day. I spent alot of yesterday hand watering all my flowers.

 They all look so pretty, Naturally they are all my favourite colour "PINK"

 I found some cute pink fabric scraps in my cupboard so I whipped up this little mug rug, perfect for valentines day. Just need to bind it now.

Yesterday I made this marshmallow jelly slice, it looks so delicious I thought I would share the recipe with you.



                                         JELLY SLICE.

250g packet biscuits (finely crushed)
125g butter,melted
4 cups white marshmallows    (I used 2 packets of marshmallows)
2 tbs milk
85g packet strawberry jelly crystals
1 tsp gelatine powder


Grease a 20cm square cake tin with baking paper extending the paper 2cm above the edge of tin. 
Combine crushed biscuits and melted butter in a bowl. Press into the base of cake tin  and chill for 15 mins. 

Place marshmallows & milk in a saucepan over medium heat and stir for 5 mins until mixture is smooth. Pour mixture over biscuit base and smooth the surface. Cool for 30 mins. 

Place the jelly crystals and gelatine into a bowl then make according to packet directions. Cool to room temperature. Pour over marshmallow layer. Chill for a further 4 hours or until Jelly is set. 

This recipe is best made the night before. 

Cut into small squares to serve. 


Enjoy. 

I hope you enjoy the slice, let me know what you think. 

Time to do some more sewing before my teenagers get out of bed. I promised to make them pancakes for breakfast. 

Have a great day. 

Published again ...

 It was back to work for me this week, so normal routine has resumed. It took me a few days to get back into it but its all good now. I did have a wonderful surprise during the week when the postie delivered the much anticipated newest issue of Homespun as I knew  my latest design was being published.

 Let me introduce my newest friends who have joined Lizzie the Quilter designs, I loved designing and stitching this project, it was so much to see these cute kids bought to life with needle and thread,

 I hope you like it to,

 Most Saturday mornings my family have a sleep in so I get up early and head off to my sewing room to enjoy the piece and quiet, I try to work on a project that has been hanging around awhile or if the mood strikes I start a  new one, that was the case yesterday. I had this sweet fabric in my stash so I got that out and I thought about what I could make  with this fabric, 2 hours later and a growling tummy as it was way past my breakfast time I had these sweet pouches made.

 I love those hedgehogs.

 I only had smaller pieces to use so I made this pouch with 2 different fabrics,

I quite like how they turned out.
So now I have a couple of gifts ready for birthdays later on.

I'm heading out for a sewing day to the famous Cherry Shed with all my stitching buddies, I can't wait. Its always such a good day. I have my projects ready. I wasn't sure what to work on so to cover all bases I'm taking a few.

Have a great day, I hope you find some sewing time today.