My Circle Game Progress

my circle game progress, originally uploaded by beeware70.

I might even finish it one day...at least the quilt top ;)

Circle Game!!

Circle Game, originally uploaded by beeware70.

I've been back to the Circle Game over Christmas holidays. We went away for a little while & I took the handstitching (there wasn't a lot of room for anything else what with the kids & Christmas presents & beach paraphernalia!) I find these quilt blocks very therapeutic in amongst lots of trouble.

The Down Under DQS

The DQS stands for doll quilt swap..just in case you were unaware.  I decided to join this swap as i love the idea of making quilts but often start & never finish.....well hopefully one day!
Anyway here is one I finished lately.  It has now been received by it's new owner prosestitch.  I posted it on a cold & rainy night..

..which is also when this photo was taken.  The photo isn't as good as it could be.  Prosestitch has a better one.

About the same time there was post for me.  A delightful package from aunty cookie.

This little quilt will fit perfectly in a little spot above my sewing machine in the corner of my bedroom near a yellowy aboriginal dot painting I have.  Thank you Aunty Cookie!!  I love all it's pleaty grey & yellow goodness. 
It was fun doing a DQS, definitely be up for another one some day!  Thanks Kate for your organisational prowess :)

A bit of brightness for winter

DUDQS progress, originally uploaded by beeware70.

I joined the Down Under Doll Quilt Swap this year. It has been organised by the lovely Kate. I have so far enjoyed immensely the quilts popping up in the flickr group. They are all really beautiful. It's fun now to see where each one ends up! Mine is just undergoing it's final touches before it heads off.

Lucky last in the Beehive!

Well it was not me...still working on handquilting the Rockets.

Karlyn has been very patient & waited a whole year for her turn in the Beehive quilt block swap.
Here is my contribution to the future quilt she is making for her daughter...

She sent so many fantastic scraps I thought I should make 2.  The first one was more successful.  The second one is a bit strange but makes up for it coz it has lots of flea market fancy & heather ross!!!

See more of Karlyn's blocks here.

I really cannot wait to see this quilt made up. 

Beehive Update

...having dragged the chain on Andi's July blocks,  I did double duty today & made Andi's and Sheridan's!

First up Andi's

She has decided to use her plentiful & beautiful scraps to made a string quilt.  It will be stunning!  Used this tutorial by Film in the Fridge.  I found the most difficult part was to make the green strips sit exactly in the middle of the square- I suspect they don't.

Sheridan's quilt blocks were somewhat more straightforward to sew.  Still a pleasure to sew these beautiful fabrics- looking forward to see all 64 blocks in the king size quilt.

So up to date now!!

I can go back to knitting with a clear conscience....

Blogger's quilt festival

I love the idea of this...checking out a wide variety of lovely quilts on the web....so I thought it would be good to join the fun :)

http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2010/05/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2010.html

This quilt evolved out of new found love of vintage chenille when I was pregnant with my third child in 2006.  I had a strong inkling that it was a girl.  I sewed the chenille squares (from Jodie of vintage ric rac) to some remnant English children's print that was in my cupboard.  There it sat...eventually it was finished ?early 2008 when some perfect Prints Charming backing was found at Fabric Remnant Warehouse.  My mum quilted it and it now lives happily with my nearly 4 year old

It is a bright sight on a dull rainy day!

Time, time, time....

Well...I'm not too good at popping things in this blog too often.  Maybe I'll get better...but life just seems to move very quickly.  Monday turns into Friday in a flash.  And it seems the only time I get around to writing a post is when I should be in bed.  Some fine-tuning required! 

I started off doing the lovely Amitie Block-of-the-Month with gusto way back in June. 

I have now met with some procrastination & the more recent months are being neglected.  I have been doing this all by hand which is beautifully meditative but a little slow.

However I must get on with it because when on holidays in Melbourne earlier this year I had a sneak peak of the next Amitie BOM and it looks very nice.  Lots more handpiecing....to come.

I'm going to the Kino craft fair today to while away my time looking through Japanese craft books and to say hi to Amy.  What a great way to spend a Saturday arvo!

Beehive Rocket quilt

the Beehive space quilt
Originally uploaded by beeware70
Not the best photo...pity about the camera strap. I was lucky enough to be the recipient for October's blocks for The Beehive. I decided that a stack of fabrics I mostly had collected previously and were destined for a quilt for my 6 year old son should actually be cut up! Revolutionary really! Especially a good idea before he turns 16!

Really he is still 6 and I hope this quilt is finished by his 7th birthday!! It is based on the Retrostarbust in the Material Obsession 1 book and uses some great Prints Charming fabric amongst others. One of the benefits of living in Sydney's inner west! The clever Beehivers sewed up the BIG blocks for this quilt. It is very vibrant.

circle of geese

circle of geese
Originally uploaded by beeware70
One creative thing that i have been doing lately is being part of the Beehive which is a quilting bee through flickr organised by the industrious Chaletgirl.
This is the most recent block I have done which is a circle of geese! How about that?! It has been my only attempt at foundation piecing. Kind of cool really. Sparklygreenknickers was the instigator of this task. What a good idea and I really enjoyed the challenge.