Look what I've created

I've been quiet lately but I've had a reason. Here is what I made. Little "Tom Thumb" was born at 29 weeks weighing 3 lb 2 oz. Tom was delivered in rather a hurry so it gave us all a bit of a shock. He is a strong little baby and has done remarkably well. We hope he can come home to be with his new family soon.

New babies...

Look what I bought! One of my new babies is an overlocker!!!! I've been wanting one for years. I recently "spotted" Spotlight offering VIP members half price Toyota overlockers! Whoo hoo. I snapped one up. It has been surprisingly so easy to use.

Look what I made with it! The top photo is a wrap skirt I finished yesterday. It is "the versatile wrap" pattern by Toni Coward of Make it Perfect. I love it. It is so comfortable and she is right - I don't want to take it off.

Now to my next baby. Anyone who is very observant may notice in the photo of me a little baby bump. That's right - we're having our third baby. Despite the large age gap of 11 and 9 years we are all so excited and cannot wait to greet the new addition to the family due on Mother's Day!

Another Dear Jane block...

Here is a simple Dear Jane block I did last night - A6 Uncle Homer. That is my twelfth block. I've just realised I started the quilt Aug 30th 2008 almost 12 months ago. That amounts to one block per month. I need to pick up my pace!!!

Dear Jane Block - B7

Here is B7 of a Dear Jane Block which has been needleturned. That means I have done 11 blocks (including 1x triangle). I have altered the colour combination as I only had a small amount of the brown fabric to use. I apologise for the pencil marks - hopefully they will come out with time.

Dear Jane Block...

I've joined a Dear Jane Quilt group which meets monthly. It has certainly motivated me to do some blocks. Here is A7 (Dad's Plaids) block I started and finished today.

My Thimble Collection...

There's been a bit of talk about thimble collections on Cathy's and Hanne's blogs so I thought I would share my Brambly Hedge Royal Doulton thimble collection "Four Seasons" (and also books and 16cm plates in the background). I had to hunt for them on UK ebay in order to collect them. I am currently waiting on the Winter plate to arrive in the post to complete my "Four Seasons" plate collection. There is something irresistible about Brambly Hedge!

Some Dear Jane Blocks...

I have finally finished two Dear Jane quilt blocks after the first meeting of DJ lovers a week and a half ago. The applique block (D8 Dee Dee's Delight) is one I had to make twice because I forgot to leave a 1/4 inch seam allowance on the first block. The second block is C12 Family Reunion. I have finally settled on a colour scheme for my DJ quilt too. I'm going to do an "around the world" colour scheme in dusty pink, burgundy/red, brown tones, lemon and cream.

Fun, fun, fun...

Well I'm back! Life (work and trips away) has got in the way of recent blogging. The last two weeks I've had the pleasure of visiting at least 6x quilt shops. Joy, oh joy! The photo shows two of my buys. I know I don't need to start another quilt but I just cannot resist starting the house quilt in the Blackbird Designs book. It is devine and mostly used needleturn applique which I have recently begun to love! I think I will be able to start sewing the first block soon. The fabric bundle I bought is by Moda and will be perfect for a quilt pattern I found (yes another quilt) in a Homespun magazine.

I am "Wrapped!"

I had a lovely day at Deloraine with some girlfriends last Wednesday. It wasn't hard to convince them that we had to check out the shop Fresh Fabric. Their fabric range was modern and "fresh". The photo shows you what I purchased - a make it perfect sewing pattern for a wrap skirt. Pictured is the fabric I have chosen. Now that the Wintry weather has hit Tassie I'll have a few months to make my new skirt and model it in Spring.

My Kittens Have Faces...

I have now sewn the kitten faces onto Block One of A Kittens Tale. The kittens look finished now. The suffolk puffs are the only items left to finish this block but I will have to wait until it is quilted before I sew them on.

Pop over to Rosycrafts and check out her cute Girly Doll Giveaway. Entries close April 24th.