Christmas Time Hawaiian Quilt

Just finished hemming the edge on the Christmas Time Hawaiian Quilt I designed and had printed last year. (In time for Christmas this year) Once again my Mum did most of the sewing, but I did enjoy hemming the binding. It may sound strange to have the word Hawaiian in the title but it is referring to the type of quilting technique. It is actually a cheater quilt on a one yard panel available in my Spoonflower shop.

From the Garden

The honeyeaters have been flying around the garden feeding their little baby birds this week, I wish they would stay still long enough to get a few pics. The blackbirds have been very busy as well building a nest in the Cecile Brunner rose near our back door. There is at least two large pieces of plastic and an assortment of grasses and some type of synthetic string that they have been trying to weave into a nest but has been caught amongst the thorns. The bearded iris are flowering at this time of year along with the beginning of the roses.

2013 Wildflowers Calendar

This was my entry this week for the Spoonflower tea towel calendar contest, in which I placed 16th. The design above is actually an extended version sized for the linen. At the moment the fabric is in transit, so I am looking forward to putting it up for sale mid next week when it is scheduled to arrive.

6th Place - Creepy Crawly Party

So delighted this week to be in the top ten fabrics at Spoonflower with my Creepy Crawly Party design. Below are a few extra co-ordinates. You can check out the winning design by Kayajoy and the rest of the top ten on the Spoonflower blog.

Fabulous Finds

Last Saturday I went to a little church fete at Lobethal. It was fantastic, I had the best time, although it was small most items ranged from 10c to $1, and just about everything was from the 1960's to 1980's. The nice ladies gave me a box and I just wandered around happily loading it up.
Above are a few things I picked up, the plate was my most expensive item at $1 and the vintage Christmas cake decoration frills were only 20c each. I picked up a Holly Hobby stoneware mug from the early 1980s for 10c and a cool thermos and vintage tins amongst other things.

My Little Zombie Dolly and Friends finished!

Yay! I have finished sewing My Little Zombie Dolly and Friends. I had these printed on cotton poplin and I am so happy with how they came out. I hope to post some tutorials on them soon.

Little Zombie Dolly

Mad Scientist Robot

Bad Scary Kitty

Grrrrrrr Teddy Mummy

From the Garden

From my parents veggie patch at Strathalbyn...

some happy little bees going about their busy work.

The two below are native bees I believe.