Squeakers

These are my 'squeakers' - Claire and Juliet - boy can they eat and squeak.....oh and poop.

My mosaic meme

I found this on Chaletgirl - blatant copying of her writing - sorry - but here are the instructions:

The concept:

a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.

The Questions:

1. What is your first name? Bronwyn
2. What is your favorite food? Icecream
3. What high school did you go to? A small girl's school starting with K.
4. What is your favorite color? Raspberry
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Hugh, its you!
6. Favorite drink? Cup of tea goes down well
7. Dream vacation? Antartica
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life? My family
11. One Word to describe you. Loved
12. Your flickr name

Now, just to remain consistent in my problems with bighugelabs, not all of the photos would load, then, I couldn't work out which url was which, so, to answer:

favourite food - 'lemon tart', hands down!

what do I want to be when I go up - 'happy and traveling'.

Last minute errata?

I know I haven't cleaned up around here, but we chat despite the 'fresh paint fumes' and 'rubble' can't we - I have a problem which maybe my bloggy friends can help me with -

I bought this book recently (I know, I'm , like , the last crafter on Earth to find it!) and attempting my first project - the ubiquitous pincushion - it doesn't work! The template's different to the sample photo (only saw that once I made the darn thing). Then Step 6 is so not clear. I'm feeling foggy and a bit bummed.

Can't find anything on errata info regarding the book - has anyone tried it?

This last minute business is running overtime!

Renos

Please excuse the renovations - having a 'fluff' around blogger templates

Beautiful birds and temptation

I'm stuck at home waiting for repair guy for fridge AND dishwasher, so here is my third post for the day!

Spool sewing has a free pattern for gorgeous birds - love the branch mobile. I want one.

More Kaffe! Be still my beating heart....(images from Spool)

More sweet swapping

Doll Quilt Swap 4 is up and running! Come On Aussies - join the global glee!

Click on sidebar button.

After my last very successful swap, I'm up for more - how about you?

Quick tute and cups

I've been looking at my Kaffe quilt on the floor of my bedroom for some time now - Hubbie is very gracious and does not say a thing about it - though when I finally started to put the thing together, the smile on his face said it all!

I thought I would attempt a smallish tutorial on how I go about putting something like this together; ie lots of squares need to be sewn in a particular order, so that the overall pattern remains 'sporadic' and well mixed and not two colours/patterns ending up together!

Firstly: have pins with coloured heads.

Work from left to right in rows.

Start with far left block and add ONE pin into the block; this is No. 1 , okay?

Fold No. 1 block over onto the next block to its right (right sides facing) and place a pin perpendicular to the seam which will be sewn. Put this pair aside. ( I have purposefully misaligned the two seams so that you can see two different blocks right sides together)

Go to next block in row and pin TWO pins on it. Repeat right sides facing, pin seam, put aside.

Keep going depending on how many blocks you have in your row.

I have an odd number in my row, so the little one on the end doesn't get a Numbering pin, only a side seam pin, so that you know which side to sew. This I place on the bottom of the pile of blocks.

Keep the Numbering Pins vertical so that you know which way is up and place the blocks on top of each other to take to the machine. Keep these pins in as you sew the correct seams together, as you will need to know which subsequent seams to do next. Pair No. 1 to Pair No. 2 etc.

Gorgeous set of 4 cups and saucers from MS Shop in Glen Waverley for $5. Classically retro and in perfect nick. Crown Lynn from New Zealand - anyone heard of it?

Beautiful Mini on Wall...who is the fairest...

OH My Goodness! Lookey here at the most gorgeous pressie I got in the mail! My Miniature Booty Swap Quilt by Lynda of Bettsylyn - absolutely sweet!
Lynda wrote me a lovely letter, telling me a bit about herself, and her 'journey' of joy and frustration in choosing and making this quilt - Lynda - I fully understand!






Using the most delicious Kaffe pinks, greys, lavenders in a 'braid' pattern - (of which I have Always Loved) and then hand-quilted with teeny tiney stitches, on the wall it shall go!



I would just like to add in this next paragraph for Lynda herself, because she is having computer troubles, and may not be able to read comments left on her blog, so, Lynda, if this is you reading it for the second time, apologies, but if not - a sincere thanks is in order!

Hi Lynda! I just received your Mini Booty Swap quilt and.....I am still tingling about it! It is absolutely perfect - the colours, the pattern (I love 'braid'), the tiny quilting stitches! When I opened the packet I yelled 'Beautiful!' (not to anyone in particular, just because!)and got goosebumps all over. It truly is the most wonderful present - thank you so much. The extras are a gorgeous addition to my stash. Again, thanks so much for all the effort and thought that went into this project - making things for others does take up a lot of 'brainspace', but I hope you are as pleased with your work as I am. I laughed and laughed at your son's naming of the quilt 'Tom' (where did that come from?), and I'm not sure I can call it anything else now. I hope your computer gets better soon, so we can all see more of your great sewing. Keep in touch!

I would just like to also say thank you to Toni of The Quilting Pirate, who was the hostess for this swap - I am quietly pleased that my swap partner was a local to me and a good blogger (I have sad issues with swap partners who don't exist), and Toni has been very considerate with us swappers, asking questions, offering lots of advice and encouragement.

Lynda wrote that she 'stalked' me during this process! I too stalked my swappee, which by the way, was the lovely Serena of 'reenie-su', who, I believe, loved my quilt that she received. Stoopid me didn't even realise that the chocolate bunny fabric I used was oh so perfect for her, seeing as she has two bunnies herself.

Simon - aka Bloke wrote to me saying he has a blog now! Yay! - Simon, could you please make your blog profile open to public - It won't let me in to see your blog. I think you need to go to Profile, Edit, tick Share Profile (if you want to).

Some pretty colours

Really and truly I DON'T need any more fabric, but.......


Some pretty fabric from Fat Quarter Shop giant sale! OOh I love a strong $AU plus a sale online -it cannot be denied. This is 'Circus' by Felicity Miller - 14 fat quarters for aprox $18!!!!! plus some yardage for the backing of baby quilt for neighbour's much awaited arrival. Daisy print from Spotlight - also having a $5m sale (this was a little bit more); this will be for corner pieces of a snowball block.


A $3 vintage sheet of the most delightful colours - orange, tangerine, lemon from Vinnies in Oakleigh. You know how I don't like orange; well I like this alright! Some lounge pants, perhaps?





I got these a little while ago; from Z&S fabrics - always the cheapest price and cheapest postage, and tied up with a generous piece of extra fabric - I love these muted colours; Amy Griffin's range. I have had 'Tag Sale' by Miss Rosie's Quilts pattern for sooooooo long and finally found the fabric for it - I have to match pattern to fabric (not necessarily designers' ideas) but have projects ready to be started....well, that theory works well.....I have at least SEVEN of these projects ready to be started...now just to finish something...anything!

Miniatures

Miniature Booty Quilt Swap is on its way!! I called it 'Forest'. Hubbie said he was really proud of me and wanted me to make it again, for us.

Still keeping secret until my swapee has it in her hands.

I am really happy with it - I tried new things for this one:-

My own design - yay! Kind of arty - yay!

Perle thread handquilting - not yay at first,
but ripped it out, told myself I can do better than that,
and stuck with it! - yay!

Can't wait for mine, but I can never wait patiently about anything - especially presents.


Another miniature package arrived today - from Pinks & Needles -so damm cute! Gigi has put so much effort into her goods and packaging and presentation and little gifties, that she deserves a big hug!

I have a specific job for these two. (Do they remind you of anyone?)

I want the whole shop!


Thanks to Simon for emailing me back about his love for sewing and for becoming part of a community of sewers, artists, fabric fondlers.....

Gina also has a husband who makes their curtains...

Who else knows a bloke who likes to get his hands roughened on needles and thread?