Spring has Sprung!

Last week I took a little overnight trip to Bathurst to catch up with my eldest child....(miss her so much)...and just had to take pictures of the beautiful spring flowers happening in this pretty town....

Blossoms everywhere....

Of course I dropped in and said Hello to Annie at Hatched and Patched and did a little shopping!

I can't wait to make the bag....but thinking I may change the applique....I know she won't mind!

I decided to come home via the Wiagdon Valley.....Oh so beautiful, over the Turon River where Sofala is situated.....

continuing on along through  Kandos, Rylstone and the beautiful Goulburn River National Park and the Bylong Valley.....

the country at the moment is so green and lush....could have just stayed for a couple of days...but I think that is another weekend with hubby in and around Rylstone....wish I had stopped and taken photos of the old buildings they were just amazing.

New fabric has just arrived.....but will post these later today...or tomorrow!

Carol

Fabrics and Magazine Projects...

The latest in the Collections for a Cause range of fabrics...."Nurture" has just arrived from Moda.

Lovely soft shades of pinks, teals and creams in small prints, stripes and border prints to tempt you...

click here to view the range more closely.

I have been wondering where my copy of Quilters Companion No. 75 has been.....and yesterday 50 copies arrived in the post!!

 This is the issue with my "Little Stars" quilt featuring on the DVD....Really excited to finally see it.

So if you have already bought the templates from me then this is the issue you need to get to start the project.

I still have some available for the RRP of $12.95.....and postage is FREE

Just email me with your contact information (phone number as well please) and I will be in touch to organize your payment.

email....cherrypiedesigns@hotmail.com

 Quilt Mania Issue 108 will soon be on the shelves and here is a sneaky look at my project for this Issue...."Amelia Jane" is amongst other great Australian Designed projects in this issue.

Happy Stitching 

Carol

Chatsworth....an update

Well what a strange day here today....weather wise that is.

Woke uo to sunshine, then rain, followed by cloud, sunshine for a short time and then more rain!

After working yesterday as the guest shop at Wentworth Quilters, I thought I might make time to do a little stitching.

I have almost finished 3 of the 4 sides of the first applique border, featuring needle turn applique with a little embroidery

I am really pleased with how they are looking.

A machine pieced border will follow next.

Leaving you with an image of one of my magnolia flowers that are in bloom. This one always flowers just as the other varieties are finishing...wish you could smell it too.

Carol

Welcome Spring

If you were as lucky as I was today and could spend the day outside you surely won't have been disappointed. 

My orchids have been superb this spring, the magnolias are all but finished and the hippies are just beginning to throw flower spikes.

I just had to get outside in this gorgeous sunshine and get to work...

This garden chair is the first of the spring projects....all sanded and one coat of oil...will finish off this project tomorrow I hope.

No stitching tonight....just a tad tired.

Happy, sunny days

Carol

Mid North Coast weekend

What a fantastic weekend away I have just had on the mid north coast.

Great food (too much!), fabulous students and amazing hosts.

The weather was perfect, the views amazing and the early morning quiet worked wonderfully together.

Some of the ladies were making "Lindy Lou"....they were plodding along at their own pace making these pretty blocks from reproduction fabrics....

Most of the other ladies were working on their "Feeling Blue" quilts using both needle turn applique and machine appliqué....

Marj decided to make her quilt a "Feeling Red" version...which I cant wait to see finished...

In fact I cant wait to see them all finished.

I awoke each morning to a pretty setting amongst the trees....

And this perfect view each day....ahh another weekend in paradise.
I hope everyone had as good a weekend as I did.

Carol

Cloverdale House by Di Ford Hall

This much antisipated fabric range has just arrived and has not disappointed.
Beautiful rich reds, mustards/yellows, creams, greens, browns and teals are so gorgeous I am certainly going to have a piece of all of them.

 These pillar prints are to die for in cream, teal and red.........

lovely stripes and florals all combine to make this one of the nicest ranges this year.

Available now on line.....Click here to view all fabrics

Happy Shopping

Carol

Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at the Canberra Quilt and Craft Fair that made me so welcome.
I had a fantastic show meeting new people and the comments from you all were lovely....so I will be back in 2016.

Unfortunately I just didn't have time to take pictures of the show but did take one of this cutest little caravan with the best Cheese cake patty cakes.

I didn't get time for any others as I was on my own and was just busy, busy, busy.

Carol