Quilters Block Swap No.2

For my swap this month I made a maple leaf block for Cathy from Canada......

I used a batik fabric in red and it just happens to have, what looks like little booerangs all over it.... which I thought was pretty cool, since it was going overseas to Canada..... I hope she likes it.....

anywho.... cheers Janeene

Kaffe Fassett Fabrics - I Love them!!

What is it about Kaffe Fassett that I love...... it must be the colours and how they are used without the normal colour guidelines..... You know blue and green must never be seen without a colour in between!! The Kaffe Fassett web site is fantastic .....

I have made (or nearly made) quite a few things using his fabrics.

I have been making a quilt for Miss J and really all I have to do is put a border on it and then quilt it.... That is on my to do list..... This was from a workshop I went to that Sheena Chapman taught at.....Sheena teaches in a very freestyle way.... so there is no right or wrong.... She has a great eye for colour....

 I have even made Bunting to match..... This is one of my own patterns.... I  made it to match Miss J's almost finished quilt.... She is waiting very patiently for it...

I also used his fabrics in the yellow range to make the background for a needle turned applique wall hanging a made from a Sarah Fielke workshop from her book "Quilting from little things"..... I have never been a great hand sewer but the workshop was invaluable.... and since then I started making a Hawaiian block also using needle turn applique..... I hope i am like most quilters/crafters with lots of UFO's... he he

Finally....... I used his range to make this lampshade..... also from a workshop I attended at MyPatch Fabrics, in Milton NSW... I do love this..... These colours are possibly my all time favourite... at the moment anyway.....                                      

I hope you have also noticed;

1) my new Iphone app camera +... thought I would play around with the frames for my pics and

2) I enjoy attending workshops run by other people...... I am, and hope you are always willing to learn something new......

anywho.... cheers Janeene

Kimono Fabric Button Rings

 I saw fabric button rings for sale at a quilt show I went to and I just had to make some. I LOVE vintage kimono fabric and I have a bit of a stash ... dont tell Mr D :) .... So I made some fabulous (well I think so) rings and buttons.... I thought I would show them too you..... I think they look a bit cute..... Miss J thinks so too.... he he

Wedding Quilt

Hi, I have been in Queensland for the past week with friends and of course family. It was the first time I had been on a multiple family holiday ie. "Griswalds". We had a great time and did ALL the Theme Parks. I did not get any sewing in so, being my first day at home I HAD to do some sewing. Anyhoo....
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Mr D and I got married last year and for memory of that wonderful day I wanted a Wedding Quilt. I designed an applique tree and fused it onto the background. I made a template and cut out about 60 leaves and made a flower template and cut out about 60 petals. Fabric used for this is a range of Batiks.

During the reception I had the leaves and petals out and asked ALL the guests to sign them... Thanks to my wonderful friend Robyn, who made sure this got done....

Anyhow; since being away... I wanted to get started on completing my wedding quilt. I had previously designed the birds (which represent my wonderful husband Mr D and myself). I had even chosen the fabrics, so this afternoon I finally traced and fused the birds onto the tree. I do love it!!!!

Next step will be designing a bird for daughter Miss J and fuse the leaves and flowers onto the branches. I will then raw edge applique the flowers and leaves onto the quilt. But that is for tomorrow.....

P.S. did you notice my pics.... my friend Miss L showed me the app called frametastic for my Iphone.... I love it... he he