I hope these photos are a little better but I think it is wishful thinking. I decided not to add the two borders and I will bind it in navy. The fabric is really nice and looks good but doesn't show up in the photos.
30 October 2009
October Scnibbles
After the last Schnibbles parade I won the October Schnibbles pattern and 3 charm packs from Havasu Quilts.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJDFD5gFL1GrmZ2CvQdP8TBzhlw0sjoRaMNl_U9YWLmP80uu0pL-QKoxwG66FPWNFVHcxRyrGyFAoqSjZopQBAM62RqGyHEtCrqXa_Ks8kL6DfebIydRUJjidwJcCETas3dg7ty8iDsiW/s200/IMG_1574.JPG)
But I decided to save these charm packs for another schnibbles. One of the reasons I joined a year of schnibbles is that I love charm packs and patterns using them.
But I decided to use fat quarters for this one. Go figure!
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29 October 2009
A Day with the Nancys
Miss Nancy, Nancy and I try to meet on the second Tuesday of each month for a sewing day. We usually meet on a different day and do more talking than sewing. We met last Tuesday (it wasn't the second Tuesday but it was actually a Tuesday) and decided to do this tutorial by Oh, Fransson for scraps at Sew, Mama, Sew!.
We actually managed to get a small quilt top done.
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As you can see we have very different tastes in fabrics.
Miss Nancy used some gorgeous Japanese fabric for hers
28 October 2009
Birthday
27 October 2009
Disappearing 9 Patch????
Just over 2 years ago at a quilt class I was shown how to do a disappearing 9 patch. I did not have a lot of experience quilting so I wisely decided to buy some cheap Halloween Fabric from Walmart. I made a pile of blocks and then got sick of it and put them away. I found them when looking at all my fabric getting ready to move and decided to use them to practice free motion quilting. This is what I found.
I am sure they were meant to be disappearing 9 patch blocks. They all are like this. I don't know how I managed it but I completely messed up a very easy block.
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26 October 2009
Giveaway
Great giveaway at Geta's Quilt Studio. She is an amazing quilter and her work is incredibly beautiful.
22 October 2009
Testing Testing
I went to Paducah with Miss Nancy and we found the best booth. It was full of the most beautiful fabric. I could have bought every kit they had but unfortunately I couldn't really so we went back 4 times before we decided on what to buy. I ended up with 2 kits. This is the fabric from one.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllsqEctcBxX2CB5c6TPE3bIS-0tkh16yB59EdK-f9vyV9ihKAKwS62y9WktarEpmBtS1OMyoCNEPBZ62cmBVpKYL9UYgGtxiTxsnh8eNU8RdUfcqmeZtLsuhE1qiJZ1jPK0OH2lFuK42f/s320/IMG_1505.JPG)
Another cushion for Brittany. She loves it and I like the pattern. It will be a Table Topper with the gorgeous fabric.
20 October 2009
Giveaway
There is a great giveaway at Pumpkin Patch Primitives. Go and leave a comment. The more people who enter the more prizes up for grabs!!
16 October 2009
Oz Material Girls
There is a geat giveaway at Craft Blog .The giveaway is from Oz Material Girls, a great online shop which has an amazing range of fabrics!!!
15 October 2009
Some Figgy Fun
I love the figgy pudding fabrics so much that when I was cutting my charm squares for my schnibbles I kept all the scraps. I made this mini quilt with some of them. I got the idea from this quilt at Cluck Cluck Sew. Mine is a mini at about 17 by 18 inches. I used the strips cut from the charm squares and cut kona snow the same size. I don't love the wavy line quilting on this one but that's OK. The good thing about minis is that you can see what you like before you do a big (or at least bigger) one.
If you like figgy pudding then go to Piece N Quilt and check out this tutorial. This is one of my favourite blogs with lots of tutorials, patterns, kits, fabrics.
09 October 2009
Quilt Festival
I just realised this is the third quilt I made if I count my little Australian wall hanging. Oops
08 October 2009
Verandah Views
I have finished the stitchery part of my Verandah Views. This is a gorgeous free BOM offered at http://willowberrydesigns.typepad.com/willowberry_designs/.
The designer used backstitch for most of hers but I am slow at backstitch so I used 1 strand and stem stitch. I used backstitch for finer details. Now I have to actually finish and turn it into a wall hanging. I have a pile of completed stitcheries which need to be made into something!!!
05 October 2009
A Quilt for Brittany
At last a quilt for Brittany, now we all have one. Well I have 2 but who is counting! I picked up this quilt last Thursday from my quilter. I have made a lap quilt for everyone in my family. From now I will not make anything bigger than a schnibbles until we leave in December. I am also going to quilt them myself
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Brittany loves dogs so this was perfect for her. It is a Me and My Sisters Designs "Nickel Dogs" using charm packs.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54AHOAhecX8gopBScFs6AkTQjSQ0MLM2Aq5raRV06qqVmgDJOTn6reWoyiF_EOuV4lHTNpzFyTHrKHRDjiufhQ1pkOmb5Pv2UPOJy6iYWU0jgsZ6Q7V02ecaa_LJIZ6Z-tWnVXzWttokd/s320/close+up+b.JPG)
This is my schnibbles on our table. I like the way it looks. I have to use it now because it will be
packed up in December.
01 October 2009
Redwork Friends
I went to my Redwork Club today expecting the usual meeting but no - today was all about me. It doesn't get any better than that. lol. I joined this group not long after moving here so I have been going for nearly 3 years. I have learnt a lot from this talented group but it has been mostly about having FUN. I have tried to teach them too but they just will not eat Vegemite!
Today they surprised me with gifts. I am talking lots of gifts. I was overwhelmed at how much they got me. This picture shows everything but the bags are even filled with things.
I never win anything!
I never win anything. Well I cant say that anymore because I have won 2 prizes recently. Yesterday I received my prize from a giveaway at http://www.vanessachristenson.com/ with
http://www.thequiltshoppe.net/. It includes a kit for Star Power with Crazy Eight and a gift voucher which I spent this morning on a new schnibbles and charm squares.
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Just before I started this blog I won a giveaway at http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
It is a layer cake and some scraps. I don't know what I will do with the layer cake but I have an idea for the scraps!!!!
http://www.thequiltshoppe.net/. It includes a kit for Star Power with Crazy Eight and a gift voucher which I spent this morning on a new schnibbles and charm squares.
Just before I started this blog I won a giveaway at http://minickandsimpson.blogspot.com/
It is a layer cake and some scraps. I don't know what I will do with the layer cake but I have an idea for the scraps!!!!
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