Friday, March 26, 2010

Giveaways and labels.

Check out Jasmine's lovely blog and her Giveaway - it close's soon.
http://banaghaisge.blogspot.com/2010/03/blogaversary-give-away.html

Been busy today framing printed labels for a special present - this is still a secret though.
Need to go and buy a backing now so I can proceed.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Sunday's Off

Well not entirely - still stitching.
Treating myself to time on my new project, Jane Austen's Bonnets.
Check it out on http://www.countryquiltco.com.au/index.php/patterns/thimblestitch.html
I am adding my own little creative touches, like beading and ribbon embroidery, so it is a little indulgent, but gorgeous - photos to follow when something is finished.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Lace Dyeing




Yesterday I found some lace I had been dyeing and I just have to find a project for them.


Take a look at them and tell me what you think.


I hope the Lace Seller is at the Craft Expo next weekend so I can get some more.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Quilt Top in a morning


With 7 pieces of fabric, it doesn't take long to finish a quilt top.

So what do you think of my Red and Yellow Sunflowers.

Still have to quilt and bind, but it looks lovely and fresh and bright.

I am listing the full kits on Etsy today, so take a look.

Happy Quilting,

Lyn

Provincial Red Strippy Quilt

I found some Red Sunflower Fabric so I am going to whip up a Red / Yellow Strippy Quilt.
Check back later to see the colour combination.
In cloudy Brisbane, waiting to see if it rains.
Lyn.

Friday Night Sew In

I've joined Heidi's Friday Night Sew In - why don't you?
Click the link and add your name to the list and let's see how much we achieve.
Happy Quilting.
Lyn

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Free Pattern and French Quilts


I have been designing a range of French Provincial Quilts and the patterns and kits will be available through my Etsy Store -

but for the month of March, I will be making one pattern available for free.

This is my Sunflower Strippy Quilt - it is quick and easy and a wonderful use of a large feature print fabric.

So please email me and I will email you the pattern which goes with the kit, but describes the fabric required and the full instructions.
It's so easy - choose hydrangeas or roses or ask me about the kit for this quilt.
Happy Quilting,
Lyn.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Productive Day and Sewing Machine Maintenance

I have had a lovely day today - stitching with friends this morning talking patterns and threads. Then machine quilting on a couple of Linus Quilts. And since I finished stitching some special blocks, I just had to put the quilt together. But then the machine kept doing loopies. I re-threaded everything, then started pulling it apart and cleaning out the fluff, then finally had to pull the tension spring and hooky thing completely apart to get rid of the fluff that was catching!!
I suppose if that's the first time I have had to do that, then it takes a while to clog up, but I will look there again first next time.
And proof yet again that the Quilters Law does exist (our version of Murphy's Law) - that whenever you get within 2 inches of the end, the bobbin WILL run out.
Happy Quilting.
Lyn.
PS The Special quilt is a secret for the time being.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Good day for hand sewing

It's all rain here today, so the hand sewing is out. Working on a surprise quilt - can't say much, will post when it's not so much of a surprise.
It's so rainy that I drove out to a new Stitching Group only to find it was cancelled because of the weather. So I came home and set myself up on the couch with the radio.

Having fun machine quilting some Linus Quilts and trying different patterns on them. They are for hospitalized kids, so having fun with the threads too.

Back to the hand sewing.

Lyn