Xavier is 1

Xavier turned 1 today and as he loves our cat Huntly so much I put him on his cake!

Happy Birthday Aunty Marilyn

Aunty Marilyn turned 60 last week, so I got the family and her special friends to sign their name in the centre of an album block each and we gave Aunty Marilyn a lovely surprise!

Double Wedding Ring

I will be teaching my Double Wedding Ring class in Warrnambool at

Fragrant Cottage 0355 620 186 later in the year 26th October and 23rd November (2 day class) I use a foundation piece method which is very easy and we have a great fun 2 days.

Along with the Philadelphia Pavements 25th October and 22nd November also 2 day class.

Come and join in some sewing bliss if you live near by.

Some quilting inspiration!

I love looking through old quilt books to get inspiration. This must be one of my favorites, made by some clever lady long ago.

Philadephia Pavements

Close up of the Philadelphia Pavements

On the 12th April and 14th June (2 day class) I will be teaching my Philadelphia Pavements quilt at Threadbare in Castlemaine 0354721881.

I was inspired by a wonderful old Australian quilt I saw in an Exhibition of Dr Annette Gero's quilts in Ballarat a couple of years ago.

What I love most about old quilts is that due to the thriftiness by necessity of most of the quilters, the quilts had a wonderful "make-do" ness about them. If the quilter ran out of that fabric she would just use a different one! No big deal! So quilts have a fabulous higgle-dee-pigglness about them! Yes I know that's not a term but I don't know how else to say it! Ok maybe quirkiness!

In my quilt when I didn't have enough of a fabric to complete the row I just substitute another similar one and I think that's why I love this quilt so much. Of course this is impossible to see from this picture!!

I think in general, as a body of quilters, we spend to much time searching for the same fabric to finish off when we should just let go and create.

Cool Dudes

All cool little boys need a cow boy hat!

Dinosaur Stomp

I have just returned from teaching my Compasses and Vines class at Ballarat Patchwork today and I have enjoyed a wonderful day of fabric fun and inspiration. Well done girls with all your wonderful compasses. I wish I had remembered to take the camera so I could have posted a photo! Being new to blogging I didn't think of such things but I'll be back in May and I will remember then!

Emma has a wonderful shop full of colour and vibrancy I always enjoy going and come home truly inspired.

She has bought my latest pattern the DINOSAUR STOMP along with some other favourites, the Lone Star, Flowers and Stones and The Squadron. These can be purchased through her at http://www.ballaratpatchwork.com.au/ and while you're there check out her great "Scrap Bag" blog.

I must say when I got home I was pleasantly surprised that my darling husband, (who had the 3 monsters all day) had cooked delicious steak sandwiches on Turkish bread with rocket and wait for this made homemade capsicum and caramelised onion chutney to go with it!! It was amazing. Thank you Babe! I wish I could go out to work more often.