Yeh, fabric sale!!

Have just been to the local farmers' market (love it) and bought the best bread ever. This was on the way back from a fabric sale at Patchwork on Central Park where there were lots of lovely fabrics for $5/m!! I did exercise some restraint and reminded myself that I did not need metres of cowboy fabric (I have teenage girls) so bought these:



Have started quilting the Hidden Star with red perle. Looks terrific but pretty hard on the hands. This will come to Point Lonsdale with us next week. It's a really little seaside town about an hour and a half drive from Melbourne. While it will still be too cold to swim, the girls will see friends and I will sew. Poor husband will be at home with his other two children (aka the cats) working and enjoying some time to himself!

Don't you just love a good lighthouse!

Oh and this is a glimpse of my latest project- the applique medalion.


It's a bit psychedelic at the moment but will tone down once its actually appliqued (I hope)!!

Having a great day!

Thank you so much for your kind comments. I really needed them! My heating has broken down and while Melbourne is not Europe it is quite cold for us. My toilet is blocked so the boys from the drain cleaners are currently head down in the sewer overflow (well not literally!).
Oh here is my effort at a closeup of my quilt (as requested. I will have a better go when it is finished.


It's called a Hidden Star and sewn using Marti Michell Templates (www.frommarti.com/)a truly wonderful invention which makes it possible to machine-piece that which was previously only possible by hand (for me anyway).
I have also just completed this..


which I am pleased to say is my own creation and not bad for someone who previously avoided all applique!! Lots of fun using my carefully horded little bits of Kaffe! I just wish I could do a better job of photographing quilts.

Well toilet is unblocked, heating still doesn't work but a quilt top is nearly finished and my girls are home from school soon so I'm having a good day!

My sewing room and other messy things

My lovely almost-14 year old is having a big joint birthday party (with her best friend) this Friday. Consequently my sewing room (which doubles as an extra sitting room) will need to be cleaned up!! Otherwise adults will find out just how messy I can be. So I have to turn this:


......into a nice room to sit in!
I have therefore been working at terrifying speed (for me) on this...




.... so I can put everything away!

So far I am quite pleased with the results though I am not sure about the mustard. I was trying for an antique prairie look done entirely on the machine. This is the most complicated machine quilt I have ever attempted (my other efforts were no more difficult then nine-patches). Will soon have to find a backing which is always exciting! I am thinking of quilting it in red perle which I have never used before. Any thoughts!