Passport wallet

We will soon be jetting off for our first overseas holiday, so before we left I wanted to make another passport wallet to hold our essentials.

Like in the previous travel wallet I made for my parents, I used the "Expedition" print from the Eclectic Elements range by Tim Holtz.

And again based the wallet on the "Two in One Zipper Pouch" pattern by Svetlana @ Sotak Handmade.

I made it a little larger to hold the passports and also added in a slip pocket for boarding passes and other travel documents.

The front of the wallet has some clues as to where were headed...

See you in a few weeks!!

This was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Baby boy quilt

After making a few baby quilts recently, I was on the look-out for another quick pattern to use.

I found a pattern on pinterest, which uses the scrappy trip-along method of piecing.

The fabrics are a mix of grey, navy and orange prints similar to the "Bear Ridge " quilt.  

And then some crosshatch quilting through the blocks before binding in a bright orange to make a fun boys quilt.

This was such a simple quilt to sew and I will definitely be using this pattern again.

This was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Elenna Mustard scarf

One of my workmates recently celebrated a birthday so I made her a scarf in a nice mustard colour that goes with just about everything.

The Elenna yarn is quite a bulky yarn and is an acrylic/cotton mix so is lovely and soft.

I didn't follow a pattern but just did rows of treble crochet until I ran out of yarn which was about 4 balls altogether.

One of the other ladies at work is also crocheting the birthday girl a matching beanie to go along with the scarf.

This was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Aloe Vera pillow: Pantone Greenery challenge

After making the "Green Day" quilt for the Pantone Greenery challenge, I had a few leftover green squares so decided to make them into a matching pillow.

The pillow design is the Genny and Ruth block which is a pattern from Robert Kaufman.

I used some of the Kona cotton "Parrot" solid to make the HST for the points of the block, and also for the binding.

The pillow is quilted in a fairly dense crosshatch pattern which gives it such a lovely texture.

And it coordinates with the "Green Day" quilt perfectly!

Linking my "Aloe Vera" pillow (15" x 15")  with the Pantone challenge for 2017.

This project was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Green Day: Pantone greenery challenge quilt

Over the past few years I have participated in the Pantone colour of the year challenges, and this years colour "Greenery" is one of my favourites.

So when Rebecca from Bryan House Quilts and Sarah from No Hats In The House announced the 2017 Pantone Quilt Challenge, I already had decided to enter.

The quilt I chose to make was a "greenery" version of the "Boxes and Crosses" quilt from Emma Jean Jansens book "By The Bundle", but made fewer blocks so that the quilt finished at 51" x 69" .

I pulled lots of low volume /B&W prints all from my stash and added in some bright springy greens to make the blocks.

There are green prints from many of my favourite designers - Denyse Schmidt, Cotton and Steel, Lizzy House along with the spinning gums and kangaroos from Emma Jean Jansens Terra Australis range.

The blocks are all nine patches so there was lots of quick chain piecing to sew them together.

I quilted it with straight lines echoing the seams which is so simple yet so effective.  

And I bound the quilt in Kona "Parrot" which is a solid matching the Pantone "greenery" swatch.

The quilt is backed in Ikea Britten Nummers fabric which goes well with the black and white prints on the front.

Linking "Green Day" (51" x 69")  with the Pantone quilt challenge for 2017.

This was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Bouvardia triangle scarf

For Mothers Day I made my mum a new scarf using some lovely Bouvardia yarn.

The pattern I used was the Desert Winds triangle scarf pattern by Jess Coppom.

I love how the jewel-like colours flow from this variegated yarn.

And because the yarn is an acrylic/wool mix it is lovely and warm.

This was a very easy pattern to follow and I already have another scarf like this on the hook!

This was on my FAL Q2 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.