Needed a blue cot quilt

 On Monday, I was asked if I had a blue cot quilt for sale.

Wouldn't you know it... I had every other colour (pink, lemon, green) but not blue, so I got in and made one for her.

The "white" fabric has little feet and "It's a Boy" written all over it in blue.  I matched it with some blue fabric from my stash and found a heart pattern I used a long time ago. 
I finished sewing the top this afternoon then loaded it onto my machine, ready to quilt tomorrow morning.

The finished quilt will be 41" x 55" and ready for the lady when I see her next Monday.

Until next post...
Jewells

Sydney's Quilt Show

Mum and I travelled to Sydney for our "annual pilgrimage" to the Craft & Quilt Fair.

This year, due to the normal venue being completely demolished and  in the process of being rebuilt, it was held at "Glebe Island".

So, the best 2 ways to get there (both ways were free) was by ferry...

 

or bus...

 

then you walked a short distance to the building...

We travelled by ferry on the 2 days we went.

Mum and I at the Show's Christmas Demonstration Section

We shopped the first day and went to classes the second day (and shopped a bit more).

We had purchased 3 day tickets before going, but decided that we had seen and bought everything in 2 days, so I gave 2 strangers (one was pushing a stroller with a small infant) boarding the "quilt show ferry" the next day our pre-paid tickets.

As they were rushing to get on the ferry (they were the last 2 to get on), they didn't have time to thank me as I quickly gave them the tickets for free... they probably thought I was joking!

I thought to myself... that is what "pay it forward" means... I felt good about it.

Until next post..

Jewells

I'm off to the Craft Show

 Mum and I are boarding the XPT at lunchtime to travel to Sydney for our "annual pilgrimage" to the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair.

Every year it is held at Darling Harbour, but due to massive renovations the organisers have moved it to Glebe Island for this and the following 2 years.

This year Mum and I are staying for 4 days, so we should get a LOT of shopping done in that time, plus we are going to see "Strictly Ballroom" at the Lyric Theatre...and of course have a flutter on the pokies after the show, seeing the Lyric Theatre is in the Casino!

Time to go...have a bottle of bubbly in my case & my credit card...what else does a girl need?

Until next post...
Jewells

Been away & another Commissioned Quilt

I drove to Queensland last week for "Nanna duties" and on the way I stopped at the top of Thunderbolts Way to take a picture. 

 This time it was a clear day...most times when I get to the top of the mountain, the "view" is covered in fog.

A couple of days later when I was coming out of Grand Central Shopping Centre I was impressed by this roof top... 

you can imagine the conversation of the artist to his wife:  

"I'm sick of painting on paper & canvas, I think I'll try something different...like the roof!"

 

 When I came home, there was a quilt waiting to be quilted, so I decided to do it today, as I am going to the Sydney Quilt Show at Glebe Island on Tuesday.

 

It is now parcelled up ready to post.

Until next post..

Jewells

What new swaps are about to start in Blogland?

I have been reading with interest other blogs of swaps they are participating in and I was wondering what is out there for me to join?

I don't know how to find any, only by looking up "Swapdex", but there isn't any upcoming swaps there.

I don't scrapbook or card make, but enjoy swaps of quilting, sewing or upcoming events..eg Christmas.
All ideas welcome.. and maybe someone else reading my answers will love to join as well!


Until next post..
Jewells


Two Quilts received & sewn on same day!

Last weekend a new client gave me 2 quilt tops to quilt and said she would buy & post the backings to me within the week.  In the meantime, I pinned one of her quilt tops onto the machine and cut the wadding for both, all ready for when the backings arrived.  I received the backings first thing Friday morning.

As I advertise....  "I try to return a quilt within a week of receiving it" 

I knew I had to buckle down and spend the whole day in my sewing room, as I am going away on Sunday for 1 week ("Nanna" duties in Qld) then home for a day then off again for 5 days (Craft show in Sydney, as a "shopper" not a stall holder).

I entered the room at 9am, left for a quick lunch break at 1pm, then back again until 7.30pm.

Both quilts were quilted, trimmed & edges zigzagged.  They both were 78" square.

 

The customer chose "meander" for the blue quilt. 

 

and a leaf pattern for the cream quilt.

 I found it interesting that even though both quilts were the same size the bobbin on the meander stitch  lasted 3.5 rows, but the bobbin on the leaf stitch only lasted 1.5 rows..... and took a lot longer to stitch.

This customer is getting "door to door delivery".  Even though she lives about 1.5 hours away from me, I realised I will be passing her house on the long, long (8 hour non stop) drive to Qld, so I phoned her last night and asked if she would like to save on postage and have me drop the quilts in on my way.....
I think she is happy with my service!

Until next post...
Jewells

My Stall at Quiltarama

The last 2 days I had a stall at Dungog's Quiltarama.

 My "stall" was half a billiard table!

 

 This was the first time I actually advertised that I am now taking in quilting.

Lots of people took my brochure... hope "some" of them actually try my services.

Until next post...
Jewells