Crafty Tuesday – cheats gifttags December 2, 2009

Inspired by Diane I have been VERY crafty today It is almost cheating calling it a craft – but what the heck, I’m taking the chance.

I alway tear of the front of last years christmas cards before depositing the backs in the recycling. In years past, we have pasted chrissy images onto red cardboard for new christmas cards, but this year I dont think my mental health lends itself to card-stress, so this years project is even easier – gifttags.

Doesn’t get much easier than that!

Merry 2nd December.

Tuesday Lunch December 2, 2009

Today was a blah-kind of a day. It drew tears, and nearly a tantrum by 9am. So the soul needed renourishing, and what better way than cooking up a feast, convincing the hubby to take a mental health day, and enjoying a lunchtime chat in the georgeous Melbourne sun.

I softened a sliced red onion in olive oil, added 2 chopped tomatoes, and half a chopped red capsicum and cooked until nicely coloured.

I added a handful of fresh spinach leaves and rocket leaves from the garden, and then poured over 8 lightly beaten eggs*

Topped the lunchtime feast with sliced of feta, and cooked over alow heat with the lid on until hubby returned from the hardware store.

We had a simple salad of greens, and advocado as well as a few sliced of crusty bread.

The mood was far more positive with a our tummies and hearts full.

Best of all, enough leftovers to do for dinner as well.

*may I brag about getting 3 fresh eggs every morning from our resident chooks.

Rainbow values quilt, first lay up October 15, 2009

I have cut all my pieces for my scrap-buster values quilt. Most of the pieces have been stitched, and the squares cut in half – tonight I lined up all the squares to see how it will come together. Its very rainbow!!

I’m not really sure what to think… It might be a good one for a picnic, where a few grass stains wont spoil the look.

My ‘Red work with a difference’ October 6, 2009

Inspired by this, I made this:

I am not entirely happy with it, next time I’d spend more time playing with the ‘font’, and I have some long red stitches running behind the lettering that I hope wont be visible when I frame it.

11 weeks till christmas – I’m just saying…

Oh bugger October 6, 2009

Isn’t it amazing how this www has brought the world to your fingertips?

I nearly checked my calender to see if the dates for the A line skirt classes fitted, before realising I might not make it to Philadelphia and back in time )

Yes I am blonde.

Sharing September 25, 2009

Wanted to share some wonderfully inspiring links

Redwork with a difference

Felt family

Lavender sachet with flowers

Our Poppy aka Matilda September 25, 2009

Girls and I are enjoying the slower pace that is the school holidays.

Maddy and I share a love of anything craft related, and managed to complete Matilda in just a day. Her body is made of an old fleecy blanket that was used as a nursing blanket when both girls were newborns. It has a lovely softness to it, reminding me of the hours of cuddling, sleeping and nursing those 9-10 years ago.

We added longer hair just like cupcakes for clara.

Pattern from hop skip jump.

Patchwork with a twist August 24, 2009

I am not able to link to the picture I want to share directly – but if you’re into patchwork and vintage – then you must take the trouble of clicking on my link, finding the ‘Old Believer’ Collection and having a look at picture number 15.

I really do not know what to think….!!??

Poppy Doll Purchase August 22, 2009

Just got myself one of the Poppy Doll patterns from Fiona at hopskipjump.typepad.com. Can’t wait to create something girlie with DD9 who is a mad crafter like her mother. Allready bugging me for a sewing machine of her own. Also think this could be a great pressie for my niece, and friends with new babies. Imagine a pretty pink doll dress with an embroidered initial of the reciever.

I like that idea! 

Ordered pattern at 15.45, received it at 15.53 – thats what I call service!! 

One Quilt, two questions August 22, 2009

I’ve pieced everything together on the “blue quilt fit for a garden bench”, and added an outside border. I am still not satisfied, that the diamond shape made by the blue squares, is standing out enough. Perhaps my eyes can no longer look at this thing objectively?

We packed up the spare bed today, to make room for my sewing table. We had lots of visitors at the beginning of the year, so my sewing things were tucked away in the cupboard. I have pieced this quilt mainly on the kitchen table, and I just LURVE being in the hub of the home, crafting, with the family busy around me. However, I really don’t like the mess ( I am a messy crafter) nor the fact that everything had to be moved when dinner time came around. So, back to the spare room I moved.

We placed the mattress from the bed up against the wall, in preperation for my friend who have bought the bed, picking it up – and it turned out to be a fab quilt board!

My first question – to the audience – is: does this pattern/block have a name?

My second question – to my self – is: how am I going to quilt it?

I am contemplating outlining (inlining??) the white zig zag-edged shapes with two rows of stippling 1/4″ apart. I think that would bring out the blue diamonds like I want to.