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.

A Kittens Tale...

I've almost finished the first block of A Kittens Tale by Lynette Anderson Designs. All that is left to do are the faces (I'll stitch them tonight while watching TV) and add the suffolk puffs which need to be added last after the quilting has been done. It's very cute! I think the special someone I am making the quilt for will love it!

Happy Belated Easter to All!!!

Autumn Knitting...

With the cooler weather on the way I'm in the mood for knitting. What better way to start than by knitting myself some fingerless gloves! I've really wanted a pair for a long time. I knitted them using Patons Zhivago Yarn . The pattern is from Patons Book 1277. The gloves are very comfortable and soft.

Now I have finished the gloves I want to knit some socks. I bought one skein of Noro sock yarn at The Yarnbarn and two skeins of Moda Vera Noir at Spotlight. I have never knitted with double pointed needles but I'm sure it can't be too hard. At least I won't have to sew the socks up at the end.

Cats; don't use just love them?

As you can see from the pics finding time to work on my Faery Kisses quilt by Helen of Hugs & Kisses isn't the only battle I have. My Himalayan Persian, Lily, just loved rolling on the quilt itself then fell asleep on my batting (bottom photo) after she had had a play.

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My quilt is taking up quite a bit of my time as I tack batting to my embroidered shapes so that when I quilt it I get the trapunto effect. It sure is taking a while to do this but I hope the effect will be worth it!

Ciao... Jan x

Baby Jane Blocks...

I've finished 2 more Baby Jane blocks for my Dear Jane quilt. Pictured is H1 Peek-a-boo and K12 Doris' Dilemma. I am very happy with the colours. Now I have to work out how to photograph and paste them cutting out the background. They were fun to do and surprisingly not too hard with the foundation piecing tutorial from that quilt.

My Little Owl...

I made this little softie owl for my daughter. The tutorial to make it is at Moonstitches. It is only a baby measuring 6 cm tall. It was so much fun to bring it to life! My daughter loves it. I will have to make more...

Another block embroidered...

I finished embroidering block 4 from my Leanne's House quilt. I have embroidered 5 blocks so far. Only 4x left! I'm absolutely loving this quilt - it's so relaxing to embroider in front of the TV in the evenings.

Dear Baby Jane and Roses...

I started a Dear Baby Jane quilt late last year and have just finished my 6th block. This block is called Bachelor's Buttons (B1). It was my first effort at reverse applique. It sewed together much better than I thought it would.

Living away from my garden for 12 months is hard so it was great to be among the roses again with a visit to Woolmer's Estate to see the National Rose Garden. I couldn't find a name for the David Austin rose pictured so any help with this would be appreciated. David Austin roses are my favourite roses!

A new project

I've joined a BOM called A Kitten's Tale by Lynette Anderson Designs. I will make it for a special someone in my life who adores cats and dogs and give to to her as a birthday present. I have thought I might embroider the names of all of her current and previous cats and dogs on an outer border to make it personal to her. I can't say who just on the off chance someone shows her my blog! It's a really sweet design. The fabrics are pictured behind and will really suit her decor.