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

Spring Showers by Kaye England

Beautiful new fabrics by Kaye England..."Spring Showers" has just arrived...

Available now on the website.....these will certainly make you feel like Spring is just around the corner....available by the metre or as fat 1/4 packs.

Happy stitching

Carol

Closed for the day

Please Note that the SHOP will be closed on...THURSDAY 6TH AUGUST...hope that this doesn't inconvenience anyone too much.

I will be in Canberra.....come and along and see me at Stand No. C10

Looking forward to the show

Carol

Last night saw me quilting those small stars that I had made a few days ago.

They have become a table runner....pattern and kits available soon... 

 Above is my friend Linda's version of my pattern "Miss Elizabeth"...looking great in shades of greens...

And this lovely one belongs to Gloria in pretty 1930's fabrics.
Both are stunning and can't wait to see them quilted and complete.

Happy stitching
Carol