Wedding Dress

Or rather a new dress for a wedding.

Decided I needed a new dress for a wedding we have been invited to.  The daughter of one of hubby's cousins is getting married in 3 weeks.

Found a pattern I really like and some fabric.  In my head the two go really well together.

Yesterday I cut it out and sewed up the bodice.  Since I bought a pattern that was a size too small I have had to add in extra bits here and there - nothing out side my sewing skills.  Or so you'd think.

Tried on the top of the dress to check if it would do up in the back.  According to my eldest it won't!

Bummer....  Now it's back to the shop for more fabric and to see if they have the larger sized pattern.

So this will end up in the bin.  What a WOTEM...

Thoughts In Thread

This arvo I got around to finishing off the next 3 blocks in my Thoughts in Thread quilt by Val Laird.  The embroidered parts had been sitting around for a few weeks now.

Block # 6

Block #7

Block #8

And Blocks 1 to 8 all together...

Can't wait for the final part.  I have really enjoyed the whole process with this quilt.  I may have to make another one......

Aussie Hero Quilts

Is a blog spot that I just found.  What an inspiration and such a great way to let our armed services personnel overseas know that we here appreciate their efforts.

Looks like I know have another reason to go thru my stash and start making laundry bags and quilts.

If any of you readers care to help, please check out the blog and make some bags or quilts to be sent.

New quilts, etc.

Did I mention that I had bought some Tana Lawn to make into quilts for each of the cali clubs we are associated with??

Well here they are:

They are not very big - just lap size - and each has different quilting on it.  Hopefully they will be well received by the clubs and by the winners of the raffles.


I also started to crochet a cotton wash cloth too.  It really hurt my hand / base of my thumb that holds the work in progress.

And I finished 2 of the crocheted cotton wash cloths.  They went to a friend of the family who is getting married in November as part of her Kitchen Tea Party - eldest daughter is part of the bridal party. I hope she likes them.

Today I cut out and sewed up an apron and 1 matching teatowel.  They are made from a cotton linen blend.  The pattern can be found here - another great site for things to make.

The apron is adjustable - the neck strap is the tie and runs thru a channel down the side - very clever.

MSNP has kicked in

Nasty Blogger has kicked in my MSNP Syndrome!!  After spending hours, um some time, looking around at blogs I got that old bug to start a new project.  Like I don't have enough already on the go!  I even have 2 versions of it floating around in my head.  Drawing up the design didn't stop the MSNP either - as it usually does.

Today I just had to get some fabric to start on this new project.  It's a butterfly/spooly type of block.  There will be 49 blocks sashed and bordered in the same colour as the background of the block.  One with bright wings and brown bodies and a black background, another in country colours, orange bodies and cream background.  They will be getting donated to some ladies I know who makes quilts for charity (local hospital cancer ward).  These same ladies will also be getting some of my stash - when I get around to sorting it out.

I also bought some Tana Lawn to make up 3 quick quilts that I will donate to the 3 calisthenic clubs are family is associated with.  They will be bagged affairs with polar fleece as the wadding in the middle - horrible I know to those die hard quilters out there - but it's all a matter of budget (or rather my lack of it) and they won't have any idea anyway.

PS.  Ever tried typing with a cat sitting between you and the keyboard???

New project - Suffolk Puff or Yo Yo quilt

I know I have a long list of things I should be finishing, but I just could not help myself making this....

I needed something to do of an evening and could not bring myself to get out the knitting again.  The colours are a lot softer than the pic tells it.  In seeing it on screen that plain green, the bright one, really grabs one's attention.

There's lots on white and grey in the prints too.  It could be left as it is as a table centre, but I am going to attach it to a solid colour quilt sandwich.  I'm thinking a mid grey, if I can find a nice colour.  Otherwise it will have to be white. Doing this will take it from a 24" piece to a 44" piece.

There are 22 different fabrics in this with 5/6 different prints.  I was going to make up the 196 puffs and then randomly sew them together, but I really can't bring myself to do random.  So after a bit of math, I came up with that layout.  What do you think?  I used fat quaters and have enough to make another quilt - this will be strips of colour down the centre with white side strips.  Hmm - need to buy some white.....


Last night there was a queue in my kitchen for the water bowl..

New Page

I have just added a new page to this blog listing the things I have started and really need to finish.

As they get done, I will cross them off..