For Jasmine

It's been a while between posts!  I've missed you guys, although, I've been popping by at your blogs regularly.  I just haven't made time to pop into mine!

I've been working on a few things since I last posted.  My main project was Jasmine's quilt.  This little lady was born some time ago now (not telling how long!).  I'm so sorry it took so long, but hopefully she thinks it was worth the wait.

Sorry about the crappy photos.  I couldn't find my camera, so I've used my iPhone.

Here are some details.  Not sure if you can make it out, but I've used a combination of machine quilting and hand quilting with Perle cotton no.8.

The fabric is Anna Maria Horner's Innocent Crush in voile.

Heavenly!

This quilt was so much fun to make.

I just made it up as I went along!

The oatmeal coloured fabric is Workcloth from Cloth Australia.

It is a cotton linen blend and colour is called "Raw".

It doesn't look it, but it's incredibly soft to touch.

Here's the back, which is pieced in the liberated style as well.

And some detail on the backing.

This fabric range is perhaps my all time favourite.  I just love the colours.

I hope you like it Jasmine!

xxx

Liberty Love

And now for a closer look...

As usual, I'm in love.  These Liberty tana lawns are so good I just want to eat them up.  The colours (muted greys, which are not at all my usual choice), the definition in the prints, and of course, the softness...  Just beautiful.

I picked these up online from Calico and Ivy.

And now, for a further peak at my Anna Maria Horner "Innocent Crush" project:

Pinned and ready for quilting.  Now to decide: to hand quilt or not to hand quilt.  These fabrics certainly are deserving, but time is a real issue for me with a beautiful 10 month old baby girl to care for, a demanding part-time job, lots of study to do and a busy household to run. :-)

I tried some hand quilting on this quilt during the week with regular hand quilting cotton, as opposed to Perle cotton, and my lack of experience was so much more visible with the thinner thread.  Maybe I will stick with Perles!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Sneak Peak

Well, the postman delivered, so to speak, and I wanted to show you my new goodies!

Miss Modd set of fat quarters from Fabricworm

Cloth Australia's Workcloth in "raw" (cotton-linen blend) from Duckcloth

Now I'm just waiting on my Jay McCarroll (yes, the guy who won Project Runway with his patchwork inspired fashion collection a few years ago) fabrics from Fabricworm and some Liberty of London Tana Lawn from Calico and Ivy.

And now, for a sneak peak of another of my current projects using the GORGEOUS Anna Maria Horner Innocent Crush Voiles I blogged about recently...

As you can see, I've combined the raw workcloth with the voiles for what I think is a pretty lovely effect.  This piece is an improvisational piece inspired by the amazing work going on a Victoria's other blog - 15 minutes play.

Have a great weekend dear reader!

Table Runner Finish

I finished attaching the binding by hand on my table runner the other night.  I'm very happy with the result.

Sorry about the poor quality of the pics.  I haven't been able to take photos in natural light for one reason or another for days and days but I really wanted to load these pics up as soon as possible.

I've been looking for a way to use these fabrics for ages.  I bought 36 fat quarters of this range - French General Rouenneries (I think it was the whole range) many months ago, and I finally found the right project for them.

Of course, I still have a lot of fabric left from this range and look forward to sewing with it again.  The colours are beautiful and the feel of the cotton is soft and light-weight.

I hand-quilted this project with Perle cotton no.12. 

I have splurged on some new fabrics for the first time in a while.  This is Anna Maria Horner's range, Innocent Crush, in fat quarters.  I can't believe I haven't seen more of it in blogland.  It is simply divine!  The feel is very similar to Liberty Tana Lawn (ie perfection) and the colour scheme is modern and in my humble opinion, sublime.

And there are more splurges to come!  Bring it on Mr Postman - I can hardly wait!