Life story - the short version


I'm a fun loving 30 something year old . Married my favourite guy. Started on my production of children & number 1 is an adorable boy. Big on family. Big on craft. Love country music. Love fuss free + practical ...aaand maybe with just a little bow for decoration!

Love the law of attraction too. And singing ...dancing ...bright colours and excessive punctuation ...and stationery.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Work in progress Wednesday. 4 quilts in 8 days??


I've entered four quilts in my local show. Knowing the forms had to be in by my birthday, but I had longer for the actual quilts, I wasn't too concerned.
Had a wave of realisation last night when I realised that one of the quilt tops still needs sashing, I've got to baste, quilt, and bind all four in, like, 8 days!!
I wasn't even working on one of the quilts when I realised this LOL!

I've finished a mini quilt in 24 hours which I'm so proud of I loaded pics of it to Flickr even though it's supposed to be a surprise. I don't think this person would find me here but just in case, I won't publish it here for now.
It was for a lady who was in the name game swap but her partner fell off the face of the earth. And I volunteered to help with replacement quilts ...should the need arrive ...2 weeks before my first ever exhibit LOL

So the pic above is the biggest quilt of all four, basted (on Mum's floor because my floor is all taken up with playpen) and ready for my first shot at shadow quilting.

Here's a progress pic of the quilt inspired by this quilt from Handmade by Ally

The other two are my height chart, and bed runner....
Some of my quilts were the wrong size for the categories (category size 120x120, but mine for example were 90x150) so on the advice of the coordinator I've entered them and they'll be accepted or rejected at their discretion.
At least I will have finished them even if they're not on display next weekend..... Or that's what I keep telling myself!
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8 comments:

  1. yehaaa... youll get them all done hun xx

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    1. They're on the to-do-list for the sewing party tonight!!

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  2. Oooh good luck! I have every faith in you :)

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    1. Thanks Kat. More than halfway through the first one so I'm thinking if I keep up that pace I can do it! They all need sleeves on the back which means hand sewing too, but thankfully my son leaves me without much fuss with a hand needle (no beeping or whirring to draw him over for "his turn" as I'm sure you're familiar with!)

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  3. Good luck! I love that VHC height chart!

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    1. Thanks Waverlee. I've since embroidered marks every 10cm on it. Otherwise I can see myself repeatedly explaining to my son as he gets older at bedtime that I forgot the measuring tape once again and that we'll tell him exactly how tall he is in cm in the morning hehe. I'll post another pic once it's quilted & bound ...next week (HOPEFULLY)

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  4. I love the height chart! I've been thinking about making one for awhile (along with a billion of things LOL). That is such a clever way of using The Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric!! Good luck :)

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    1. Thanks Gemma, I was struggling to think of a fabric which would be suitable for both genders and last through the years for our whole family, and then the VHC fabric came on special at Spotlight and it was meant to be!
      I'd pinned this for a rough inspiration a few months ago http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/10/watch-me-grow-chart.html

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