Australasian Quilting convention

Hi everyone,

Forgot to post about my visit to the Australasian quilting convention last Sunday.

I purchased some patterns & fabric.
The fabric I used today for my sewing machine mat was also purchased at the event.

Below are some pics of some items I purchased!

I am going to be busy for quite a while with these!


Projects (patterns)
Pattern:


Little embroidery pk:


Needlework pattern with fabric:
Front:


Inside of above:


Some gorgeous fabric by 3 sisters Moda called 'Paris Flea Market'





These are going to be keeping me busy!!

Sewing Machine Mat

Hi everyone,

This month at Sunday sewing I made a sewing machine mat.

It has pockets for my scissors and other accessories. With a detachable seam basket & pin cushion.

A big thanks to my aunty Maureen for guiding me the whole way.

See pics below:

Quilters Retreat weekend

Hi everyone,

Well this weekend was a great sewing weekend for me! My first quilters retreat with a girlfriends quilting club. It was pure delight going away & just sewing from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon!


Campsite - pic on my Saturday morning walk!


Plaque about campsite!

Friday consisted of doing our projects, then at night we did a small mystery project. This taught me how to do my first zip.

Then Saturday we did a big overnight quilted bag. I did my second zip and I used a walking foot for the first time.

I did have frustrations along the way! Joining the sides was very painful, due to the thickness of fabric. But I completed it and happy with my finished product!


My bag strips quilted.


My bag completed.

My own project I began last weekend! A quilt using Amy butlers 'Gypsy Caravan' fabric. I purchased this as a kit! I'm finally making a small quilt for me!


Pic of kit!

I had began this project the previous sunday at my monthly sunday stitching group. Spending 5 hours cutting blocks & strips.Then Friday afternoon at the retreat, I began sewing some strips together. See below some pics.





I also brought some pretty fabric today as they had a quilting shop come to the retreat on the last day! Don't know yet what this will be used for!

Easy quilt - made in a few hours!

Hi everyone,

Today I made a quilt pretty quickly for my husbands best friends baby.

Due to him being due any day now I didn't have a long time

I rushed down to spotlight purchased a ready made panel for 30- & just had to make the binding which only took me 2 hrs!

A easy way to have a quilt in a few hours.

Sunday Stitchers!

Hi everyone,

My girlfriend Kylie decided to call our regular sewing group 'Sunday Stitchers'.

Once a month we meet up on a sunday and sew crazily.

We are now a group of seven with a new addition joining today!

So it was decided that this month we would all do the same project! As we are all usually doing different things! A bag making day it became.

My first real bag, besides the little one i made for my daughter last month!

Was it hard? Yes.
If I didn't have my friends helping I would not have been able to make this. For a beginner sewer it would be difficult without help. For an experienced sewer easy.

We were a little puzzled this morning with what wadding/ fusing (hard iron on fabric) to use. The older ladies figured it out & onto the project we got & pretty much all completed within 6-7 hours.

It's called the Black Forest bag - pattern by Melanie Hurlston

Pic from pattern!



My fabric for bag, cut out & ready to sew!



My finished bag!



Here are some pics of the other girls bags! Gorgeous girls!

Here they are below half done!



Completed!





Now I did have some sewing issues today! My tension on my bobbin was playing up!

All fixed now after I got Home. I googled issues with tension & found a great blog to help me fix my machine! All I had to do was tighten a screw in my bobbin case!

See blog below.

http://rdrop.blogspot.com.au/2008/11/thread-tension-janome-problem.html?m=1

Mel

Elephant quilt completed

Hi everyone,

I finished my second quilt a few weeks ago!

Just been slack in posting the pics!

This was made for baby Henry who I still haven't met & given him his gift!

Here they are!

Elephant quilt

Hi everyone,

Finally finished appliquéing all the little elephants on my second baby quilt today!

Now onto backing & binding it!

See pics below: