Recent Sewing

"Hello Sunshine" was cut out a few months ago and the top is mostly together.  I've been making one block per day and now need to add the borders (plain white).

All the blocks have been sewn for "Rainbow Connection"

and "Sweet Escape".

I cut out another "Jelly Girl" quilt - this one is scrappy in Figtree and Co fabrics

This quilt will be a birthday present for a dear friend later in the year.

"Jelly Girl" is on the way back from Karen

along with "Starlight".

I'm still sewing nine patches for the Tiny Nine Patch quilt and should start sewing some of those finished blocks in to quilt tops but I feel like starting something new.

A Big Birthday

Last weekend was full of birthday celebrations for a big birthday, starting on Thursday with the arrival of my dear friends, Diann and Bill, who had driven down from near Brisbane.

My best friends, Lynell and Robyn, arrived for lunch on Friday (my birthday) with me, Diann and Bill then in the afternoon Jenni, Kurt, Vinnie and Daisy arrived.  Always a party when Vinnie is around.

Vinnie was so excited to give me a birthday present

and it was The Best Present - pink, metallic cowboy boots!

For dinner we went to a local restaurant, The Lagoon.  Elizabeth decorated the table with beautiful jars of pink and pink/white roses and loads of photos of my life on cute little gold stands.

Jenni made a delicious Lemon Poppyseed cake.

We managed to get a photo of my brother, Philip, smiling.

Cousin Steph

Diann

Lynell and Robyn

The Grandbabies

On Saturday afternoon we hosted an afternoon tea for the family and more of my friends - the weather had been dreadful for weeks and was no different on that afternoon - pouring rain all weekend.

We had a lovely time and I really enjoyed being able to spend birthday time with such lovely friends and my family.

Little Sweetheart Daisy is now 12 weeks old.

Elizabeth organised a continental birthday cake for the afternoon tea.  The table cloth was stitched by my mother-in-law in the 70's.  I think it was a kit from Family Circle.

Gulli and Daisy coincidentally wore matching outfits

Hugo and Vinnie had the best time playing "The Floor is Lava" with all the loungeroom cushions.

Sunday was Mother's Day and it was lovely having Jenni, Kurt and the little ones still here as I found the whole weekend a bit emotional being my first birthday and first Mother's Day without Mum.  I took some of Elizabeth's roses to Mum and Dad that afternoon.

All Vinnie wanted to eat at the party was hot chips and I didn't have any so, on the way home, Jenni and Kurt stopped at the McD's, about 5 mins from my house to buy Vinnie some chips - she thinks he ate 5.

Hopscotch

Last September I attended a local quilt show and bought a random jelly roll - it reminded me of fabrics I used to buy years ago and the colours were so pretty.  Decided to make Thimble Blossoms' "Hopscotch" quilt - it's a jelly roll pattern and quite simple to put together.

I asked Karen to use "Modern Loops" for the quilting.  It's a favourite design.

The backing is a pretty cotton I bought from Bella's Patchwork.

Jelly Girl

Another quilt I love - "Jelly Girl" designed by Joanna Figueroa and made using fabrics designed by her (Figtree & Co).  This quilt is made with a jelly roll plus some background fabric and goes together brilliantly.

I added two rows to the length so that the quilt would sit better on a bed.

Once again I asked Karen to use "Orange Peel" quilting - it's such a great design.

I love the backing too - it's such a pretty print.

Cutting Out

I've been procrastinating lately and that has meant lots of cutting out 1-1/2" strips for some quilts"to be made in the future.

"Sweet Escape", a Thimble Blossoms design in Bonnie and Camille "One Fine Day" and "Sunday Stroll".

"Rainbow Connection", another Thimble Blossoms design, in the same fabrics and loads of Bonnie and Camille scraps.  I'm hoping there will be enough to start a Tiny Nine Patch quilt.

Lots of Bonnie and Camille and Thimble Blossoms fabrics have been used to cut out "Hello Sunshine".  I've been wanting to make this quilt for ages.

Last quilt cut out is "Flower Girl 2", another Thimble Blossoms design and I've used Tasha Noel's "Quilt Fair"for this quilt with Sherri and Chelsi's "Simply Delightful" fabric for the background.

I'm making myself finish the two quilt tops underway now before I start one of these new quilts.

Hannah's Garden

This is the second time I've made "Hannah's Garden" designed by Treehouse Textiles - this time I added and extra row of large blocks so the quilts sits well on a queen-sized bed. 

This was a good stash-buster.  I did add a border to the quilt top but made an error and the border didn't sit well so I cut it off before binding the quilt.

"Clamshells" is another favourite quilting design and it looks lovely on this quilt.

I love the border of smaller square-in-square blocks.

Hometown

 Latest quilt finished is "Hometown" - another quilt made in Camille's "Lighthearted" fabric and designed by Camille (Thimble Blossoms).

Once again I asked Karen to use Orange Peel and I love how it looks.

I'd love to live in this house.

I have a dear friend in America and she sent a gorgeous parcel for Daisy - this sweet outfit for spring (it's so hard to resist clothing featuring daisies)

and the most wonderful vintage feedsack quilt top with loads of daisy fabrics.  

She also included a little present for Vinnie - great timing because I could take it to his party.  When I find a suitable backing, I'll send the quilt to Karen for quilting.