Day 3 catch up

Well this is the last of the catch up photos of what I have made since Christmas.

I have made some items for my USA trip.

I designed a koala for my zippered bags and here is what I came up with:

 then played with my embroidery machine for the kangaroo

platypus

 and koala, making them into lined zippered bags.

 

then I made some tea-towels

plus made some with my home town on it. 

 These tea-towels are made up by me, but then sent to an embroiderer who charges me $5 each motif she sews on.

I then wanted to use some of the huge PILE of 7" zippers I have and made some flat bottomed pouches:

I experimented firstly with Christmas fabric I had..

the used up some of the Australian fabric

and lastly!

I made up one and a half jars of wild blackberry jam.

Phew!..that's all the catching up..I hope I can keep up with my blogging.

Until next post...

Jewells

Day 2 of catch up = Cot Quilt Panels

Wonder if anyone is still following me?

hope I haven't dropped off their "favourite" list!

Well here are  more photos:

COT QUILT PANELS

Firstly a Christmas panel

 then the last of my Bambi panels

 then I made up this cot quilt with my fabrics

 

the with the left over fabric from the panel I used in the stars in the above quilt..I made this one up.

Not real happy with the end result...think I should have had tram lines in between the squares

then it would have been too big for a cot quilt!

Then I bought 3 of the following tractor panels with matching hardcover books.

I made up 2 exactly the same

 

and had tractor fabric in my stash for the backing

 

Then I made up as I sewed, the third panel into a larger quilt 

 (61" x 67")

 and had a plain backing for it.

 

Well that is the cot quilts.

More pictures of other sewing tomorrow...

Until next post...

Jewells

Catch Up...Been a LOOONNNGGG time

My, my..where has the months gone?

I will do a catch up now and the next few days to show you what I have been making since Christmas.

Firstly, my 100% cotton dish cloths... here is the normal ones I make.  

They sell as fast as I make them!

 Thought I would make a couple of Christmas themed ones.

and then I thought I would start making some to take with me to USA in a few months

..think I like this koala better

as well as knitting cloths (I do that in front of the TV at night time), I make table runners 

for Christmas

and anytime during the year

 

Plus I have made some cute hot bowl holders:

  

This, of course, is in between quilting customers quilts.

More to show tomorrow..

I have been VERY productive..way too hot to go outside, so I stay indoors & sew with the air con on!

Until next post...

Jewells

 

Fat 1/4 Birthday Gifts

Sorry it has taken me over a week since my birthday to post a photo of the LOVELY gifts that I have received, but I have been waiting on one more to arrive, but it still hasn't come.  

The lady did phone me on my actual birthday and wish me a Happy Birthday and said my gift is running a bit late.

So here are my gifts:

 Aren't I lucky???

and the bottom row is from my "special" partner, Asta.

THANK YOU!  I was very spoilt.

Until next post...

Jewells

Unusal Knitted Neck Scarf

In November, I went to a Blog Weekend in Bathurst and among all the fun I saw a scarf that a "Mum" had knitted, but there was no pattern.  

 So with tape measure, pad & pen I worked out the pattern, came home & knitted it.

I used wool from my stash..this is Wangaratta 60% Wool/40% Acrylic 8 ply.

..and here it is!

I made it while I was watching the "Ashes Cricket".

I think I will be making more of these to sell online & my stall.

Until next post...

Jewells

3 Bon Bons made today

I couldn't help myself, these 3 items were among the cut fabrics I have ready to take away with me to the Blog weekend.  All the rest of these Bon Bons are in Christmas fabrics, so I thought I would just make these up.

...so cute...

I can see them filled with baby toiletries (baby powder, soap, cotton buds) and given as a gift at a baby shower or birth. 

I am so glad I bought a computerized quilting machine, as I am still able to sew while a row is being quilted on my machine!

Until next post...

Jewells

Preparing for Blog Weekend

I must think I am an over-achiever...

I have 5 projects cut and ready to take to the "Blog Weekend" in Bathurst to make...

Pink Cot Quilt, Blue Cot Quilt, Zippered Bags, Bon-Bons & Knee Rug...

 I really am being a bit optimistic, don't you think?? LOL!

Plus I bought this 37" wide roll of soft, but fairly sturdy vinyl/plastic(?) at a price I couldn't refuse...it is sort of like what you would put on an outside table for a bar b q or picnic..... well what can I make out of it?

 Today I quilted & sewed on the binding on 2 of these cot quilt panels.  I bought quite a few of this design as they have been selling very well.

This morning at 9am, I was up to date with customer quilts, however by 3pm this afternoon, I have 7 quilts waiting to be quilted.... no more "free time" for a while.

Until next post...

Jewells