Wordless Weekend - Best Friends

EB Newbie Quilters RR Swap, last sneak peek...

Journal Cover

And one more handmade project completed

A diary cover from this tutorial for another Christmas Gift.

Christmas Table Runners

Following on from the blocks I posted earlier, here are the finished Table Runners, both to go in the post today! I really want to keep the red one, simple suits me well, will have to make myself one one day.









Sorry the pictures are a bit dark but the flashed ones just look totally washed out.

Wordless Weekend

For more Wordless Weekend snaps see Novy's Blog

There's a Blog A Long running at Car's blog in the run up to Christmas! Still haven't decided if I'm going to commit but thought I would put it out there incase anyone who hasn't already signed up is interested. Share the love around people! December starts too soon!

EB Newbie Quilters Block Swap Blocks

I've been slack in posting my sneak peaks, although my blocks have been back at Kirsty's for a while now but here are some more...













Sorry it's taken so long for me to post them, I know how exciting it is when others post pictures with your fabrics in them...

Just two more blocks to go and then we are getting the whole lot back in December to put together in time for Christmas, and this one is for me, it's mine, all mine... :)

Christmas Table Runner - Work in Progress

I decided to make some blocks using this tutorial from Elizabeth at Oh Fransson.





So far I have made 6 blocks in the red (ironed on to the interfacing) and 2 in the green (completed), so planning one all read an done red and green table runner. I love the red ones especially. Might have to make more of them.

I made a couple of changes to the technique in the tutorial, I used spray baste to stick them down before ironing, rather than touching with the iron as suggested. Mainly because my cutting space and my ironing space are in different rooms... but I think it was helpful. I also ironed my seams to one side which is much quicker that ironing them open, I did try one block with the seams ironed open and it is a little flatter, but takes ages to do, and once it's all quilted I don't think it will make enough difference to be worth it.

Here are the next batch of fabrics ready to be cut,



Anyway, at least I am doing (and blogging) something!

Beth's Big Girl Room

Beth's room is nearly finished, just one more picture to find (for the frame on the bottom right) but I know which one I am after.

So here's some pictures



The Name Letters - Wooden Letters from Spotlight, Heather Bailey Scrapbooking Paper glued on with quilt basting spray.



The Cupboard - Ikea Expedit, the top has been covered with patchwork squares of the same paper as the Name Letters and glued down with multiple coats of ModPodge (Tip, don't butt your squares up too close as they expand when wet...)
The Tree is a gorgeous wall decal that we put up a couple of months ago.





The Pictures

1. Butterfly mirrors in three sizes from Spotlight, Paper Heather Bailey Scrapbooking Paper



2. A Pretty Card



3. Wooden Butterfly Cutouts (Spotlight) covered in same paper as above



4.Belle and Boo birthday card that my parents sent me



5. Little Red Birds to match the Owl Headboard.



I'm pleased with how it's turned out and hope she will enjoy it.

EB Doll Quilt Swap 2009 - Sent

OK, and here are some pictures of the quilt I sent to Tina (Can't find your blog Tina? which is a shame because your pictures are better than mine!)







It was a fun one to make and has gone to a good home.

The Big List

Well, really this isn't the big list, it's the 'things to finish before Christmas/baby's arrival' list. The big list would have lots more long term projects and dream projects on it.





1. 3 Quilts to be quilted and bound (Purple Quilt, Aunt Bec's 9-Patch, Hungry Caterpillar)


2. Beth's cuddly quilt to be pieced (cut out and waiting for me to start sewing)


3. Table Runners x3 for Christmas Presents (Done)


4. 2x Rainbow lap quilts (pics of the fabrics to follow).


5. Applique some t-shirts for B (Done)


6. Dress from pre-shirred fabric for B (if I leave it until next Summer the fabric won't be big enough)
(update 15.11.09 - Done)

7. MIP Hats for B and for Me (the last one I made was too small :()


8. Picnic Blanket from vintage FQ's
(Done)

9. Ring Sling
(Done)

10. PIF's

11. Curtains for the Lounge (need extending)

(Done)

12. Put together EB Newbie Quilters Round Robin Block Swap Quilt

EB Doll Quilt Swap 2009 Received

Just look at the gorgeous quilt Bethan and I received from Nic in the EB Doll Quilt Swap this year.

I sent a couple of pictures of Beth's room (more to come in another post) and she has got the the colours and the style just perfect.







The pictures show it up on her wall so that you can see how well it goes in her room, but I think it will be used for dolls, I mean that's what they are really for isn't it!

Thankyou so much Nic, we love it. Check out Nic's blog for more pictures including a picture of the back and the gorgeous label she made which I forgot to take a picture of because I had put it on the wall.

I will post my sent quilt later...

New Headboard for the Big Bed

I made up a new headboard for B's big girl bed over the weekend, pleased with the results, but not pleased with my pictures!

The little owl appliques match the owls in the tree decal on the opposite wall.

Straight line quilting on alternate columns.

The Baby Quilt

Here's a couple of pictures of what I've been working on for the last couple of months. A quilt for my first niece Charlotte who arrived, eventually, 2 weeks ago today.

Happy 2 week birthday Charlotte.





The quilt is a pattern by Sandy Klop and made largely with her 'American Jane' range of fabrics, with a few extra spots and stripes etc. thrown in.

RR Sneak Peaks, Sets 1 and 2

Block Swap Fabrics

here are my fabrics for the EB Newbie Quilters Block Swap...

Something Fishy

My Quilt Recieved in the DQS6 didn't have to travel as far as my quilt sent, and it arrived this morning.



In fact these little fishies have only travelled about 10 miles up the road, such a small world...

What you can't see on the picture is that the fish fins are little flaps and their eyes are little beads, and Beth is loving playing with them.

Thank you so much Cylie, we are very happy with our quilt.



Here you can see a some of the beautiful swirling waves in the quilting. Sorry for my terrible photos but the light isn't great here this morning.