Giraffe pllow

The Giraffe block I made a while ago has been turned into a cushion.

 This block was part of the zoo animals series of paper pieced patterns by Kristy @ Quiet Play,

I used a cute giraffe print fabric to make the main part of this block as the colour was just right:)

For the border, I used an aqua zebra print along with my favourite B&W stripey fabric for the binding.

And it is backed in a elephant and grey print with a covered zipper using the great tutorial by Adrianne here.

This was on my FAL Q3 list for this year so linking up with Adrianne @ On The Windy Side.

Kirsten.

Goody Goody Binding kit

This is a little Goody Goody Binding kit I made recently as a thank-you gift for a friend up in Brisbane.

This pattern is by Vanessa at Lella Boutique and is such a cute and useful sewing kit. 

For the main panel, I made one block from the new Flower Patch mini by Thimbleblossoms and added in some scrappy strips for the rest.

In the Flower patch mini pattern, these flower blocks are made using applique, but as I initially thought the blocks were made using Drunkards path templates, I used my 3" DP templates to make the block.

I used a mix of Bonnie and Camille fabrics as they are one of her favourite designers.

On the inside, there is a zip pocket to hold binding clips or other notions such as EPP for hexies.

There is a little shaped pocket in the pattern so of course I had to use some of the new Hello darling strawberry fabric to make this:)

And a slip pocket on the other side.

I just need to make one of these for myself now:)

Geometric Sewing Machine

When I saw a photo of Kristy's amazing Geometric Sewing Machine a few months ago I immediately wanted to make one of my own!

I have sewn a few of Kristy's patterns before  (Zoo BOM giraffe and Hexalicious pillow) and I really like all of her Geometric designs - the cat is also on my "to do " list!

Paper piecing is a great way to use up scrappy pieces of fabric - I try to do the larger sections first then am able to use some of those off cuts up in other areas.

I just did simple straight line quilting for this mini quilt and bound it in the vibrant Eggplant Dashes print from AMH Dowry.

And it is backed in Eucalyptus which is one of my favourite AMH Pretty Potent prints. 

This was on my FAL Q3 list for this year so linking up with Adrianne @ On The Windy Side.

Also linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory.

Kirsten.

safari

I needed to make a quick and easy quilt with some new fabrics and it didn't take me long to decide on a pattern.

This is the "Follie quilt" pattern that I had pinned by Erica @ Kitchen Table quilting.

 I used a combination of some animal prints - zebras, giraffes and elephants!  

And I chose the B&W striped binding to go with the zebras on the fabric.

Four binding strips were just not enough to go around the quilt so I added in a snippet of a leopard type fabric to fill in the gap.

I had a piece of pale aqua fabric for the back which wasn't quite big enough either, so pieced a few hashtag blocks using the tutorial by Mollie Sparkles for the 5" blocks, and the one by Becky here for the 10" blocks.

I quilted this using the Serpentine stitch on my sewing machine which only took an hour to do and I really love the pattern it created!

Simba even thinks that the quilt needed some paw prints too:)

This quilt finished at 40x50" which is a great size for a child.

Mustang Trail Tote

This "Mustang" Trail Tote is my entry for the "Wilderness" challenge at Le Challenge - you can't get more wild than mustangs, arrows and foxes:)

The Trail Tote pattern by Anna @ Noodlehead comes in two sizes - last year, I made the larger size of the Trail tote and I have wanted to make the smaller size since then.

I love all of the Cotton and Steel ranges, but the Mustang fabrics by Melody Miller from the original Cotton & Steel release are my favourites.

I used a downsized Fancy Fox block along with some other C&S fabrics to make up the patchwork, then quilted the front panel in straight lines.

For the other side of the tote, I used the Mustang arrows canvas in mint metallic.

And I had some lovely green denim here which I have used for the adjustable strap.

There is a welt pocket on the back along with a slip pocket on the interior of the bag. 

Metal zips are quite hard to come by but I have found that jeans/trouser zippers are perfect!

Linking up with Le Challenge hosted by Lucy and Natalie.

Also linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory. 

And this was on my FAL Q3 list for this year so linking up with Adrianne @ On The Windy Side.

Kirsten.

WIP - Skipping Stones

A few weeks ago, I drove up to Fifis Fabricology on the Gold Coast to do a "Skipping Stones" quilt workshop with Kelley.

The pattern requires a jelly roll but as I have quite a bit of a stash of Parson Gray "Curious Nature" fabrics, I easily cut enough WOF strips prior to the class.

And these are the 2 blocks that I made whilst were there - I am probably going to make 12 blocks for each quilt to make it larger as I think this would be a perfect quilt to make for my twin boys who turn 18 next year.

This is the wonderful class sample that Kelley made which I had seen at the Quilt show last year. She has also used Parson Grey fabrics - a mix of Curious Nature and Empire I think...

Anyway, it is good to have made a start on the first of these two quilts - I have a year to work on them as the boys only turned 17 last week:) I am trying to keep the quilts a surprise though so hoping to work on them further when the boys go away to Cambodia for a school Immersion in October. 

Linking with WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced.
Kirsten.

"In Flight" pillow

Juliet @ Tartan Kiwi designs the most amazing paper piecing patterns - I made the elephant last year and the Zebra she has just done is just stunning!

Juliet is also hosting an "In Flight' QAL where she has patterns of numerous birds and this was one of the extra birds she designed for the quilt.    

I tested this bird block for Juliet back in June and I used some "Old lace in Cerulean" Cloud 9 fabric from the "Tsuru" range for the background and a tone-on-tone feather fabric for the bird.

To make this 12" block into a pillow, I added another Cloud 9 print "Clearing" from the '"Nature Walk" collection for the borders.

I then quilted the pillow front in straight lines and it has finished at 18".

Linking up with the In Flight QAL final linky at The Tartan Kiwi.

And also linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory. 

Kirsten.