Christmas table runner

Late last week I received the Christmas runner from Leah (pugglelogic) for the DUDQS.

I love the trees at either end, and the stripey binding is perfect!

 Leahs dense quilting looks amazing - she added in a couple of these tiny quilted stars too.

I have our little Nativity tree on the runner for now...

And the other side is just right for my countdown tree. Thank you so much Leah for such a lovely runner.
Kirsten.

WiP Wednesday

I have fallen a bit behind on some bee blocks from September and November but luckily December is a "bee-free" month so I am hoping to catch on them all in the coming days.

For the AusMod Bee, Belinda has sent out some lovely red and white fabrics for us to make her some of the Anna Maria Horner feathers blocks...

After a few hours work this afternoon, I have the feathers cut out ready for the white background. For those of you that were interested, one of the bee members organised these fabulous acrylic templates to be made by Lisa at Sunset  Seams - they make the cutting so much easier!

And I also managed to post off a couple of swap packages for the DUDQS4 yesterday:)

Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.
Kirsten.

Down Under Doll Quilt Swap

A couple of swap items are now ticked off my "to do" list!

This is the mini made for the DUDQS using the Scrappy Sprouts tutorial by Tracey at Tracey Jay quilts.

I chose to make it even scrappier by using different coloured fabrics on each side and it ends up just over 17 x 20".

Also done is the Christmas Table runner for the same swap which finished at 16 x 48". I echo quilted this and bound it in a red and white stripe that reminded me of peppermint candy canes.

Just need to add in a few little extras before I mail these off early next week.


Linking to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory. Kirsten.

X factor pillow swap: X and + pillow

Last week I showed you the beautiful pillow I received from Brooke (Pitter Putter Stitch) in the X factor pillow swap, so now I thought that I would share more on the pillow I made now that it has reached it's new home at Pam's place. 

This round had a Low Volume theme and at first I thought that I would not have enough LV fabrics to make a pillow from...

Then I decided to sew some X and + blocks which was also the bee block I chose for my round of the Simply Solids Bee earlier this year.

I made 4 blocks which finished at 10" each using a tutorial from Ariane quilts, with some linen to make the "+" part of the block as I really like the texture the linen adds. Then I just did some simple straight line/echo quilting.

For the back I used a cute dotty bird print and the pillow was finished off with a grey stripey binding ending up at 20" square.

I have participated in all 7 rounds of this fab swap and have recieved such a wonderful variety of pillows from the following lovely ladies: Low Volume pillow from Brooke (Pitter PutterStitch), Cocktail Party pillow from Rachel(woodenspoon),Broken chain pillow from Cottilello, Hexie pillow from Amy (AmySewVT),  Fractured Jet Lag pillow  from Stephanie (spontaneous threads), Squares pillow from Leanne @shecanquilt,Circle squared pillow - Lisa (incorgiable2). (PS: the Scottie dog and owl aren't from the X factor swap but are up there to keep an eye on the pillows to make sure the kids don't throw them on the floor, as they are not usually lined up this neatly).

And these are the pillows I have sent off in return. The next theme is "Log cabin and Text" and is not due until 25th January 2014 so there is plenty of time to get sewing if you would like to join in.

Linking to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory.
Kirsten.

WiP Wednesday

After making these HST for the Christmas table runner swap a few weeks ago, I have finally finished trimming them and have them all laid out ready to sew together. 

I was going to mix up the HST randomly but now I think it looks better in separate red and green chevrons.

And I have finished quilting the "Sprouts" mini for the DUDQS too - just need to decide the binding...

Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.
Kirsten.

Brown paper packages tied up with strings...

These are definitely a few of my favourite things!! Firstly there was a package from Cat containing a colourful Starburst Spools mini. 

Cat used a pattern by Charise creates and it is just amazing. I really love the different fabrics she has used for each piece and many of them have special meaning - such as the word "green" (my favourite colour), some Denyse Schmidt prints and the kitty for Simba:)

 And now this little beauty from the X factor pillow swap has turned up on my doorstep.

Brooke @PitterPutter Stitch made this beautiful pillow for the 7th round of the X-factor pillow swap which had a Low volume theme. I really love how she has pieced this and the curvy quilting on the yarn dyed linen looks amazing!

 I need to go and buy another 20 inch pillow form to put this one in so that I can add it to my pillow collection. I have really enjoyed being a part of this swap  - the next theme is "Log cabin and Text" and is not due until 25th January 2014 so there is plenty of time to get sewing if you would like to join in.

Kirsten.

WIP Wednesday

I have been making some progress on the mini quilt for my DUDQS partner.

These blocks are made using the Scrappy Sprouts tutorial by Tracey at Tracey Jay quilts. Instead of the LV background Tracey used, I am using some of my stash of tone on tone fabrics as I think the sprouts show up nicely with the pale background.

I really need to get a move on this as some of the other DUDQS minis have already been mailed and received, and I still have to finish off the Xmas table runner for the swap too!

Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

 

Kirsten.