Zakka style quilt

This weeks Zakka project was the Block Quilt, which is a lovely simple patchwork design.

After using some of the blue Denyse Schmidt fabrics recently for a mini quilt swap, I decided to use some of them again as they look so fresh with the white sashing. 

I quilted it in straight lines along the rows of blocks.

And backed it in a blue print that I think was just right for this quilt which finished at 45 x 60"..

This is going to be given to a lovely lady at my work who is expecting her first baby at the end of the year - not sure if she is having a boy or a girl but the quilt will be fine either way.
Linking to LR stitched and to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory.
Kirsten.

Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day -Winner announed!

NOTE: GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED AT 287 COMMENTS- WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

Hi and welcome if you are visiting for the first time! For the Sew Mama Sew giveaway day week I am offering a pillow/cushion cover I made a few weeks ago using some HST scraps from my yet to be finished Swoon quilt.

I used fabrics from Denyse Schmidts "Daisy Mae" range from both here in Australia and the US releases to make this 20" pillow cover.

And quilted it in a groovy orange thread...........

I am more than happy to post internationally too, so please leave a comment below. If you like, please tell me what is your favourite thing to sew, stitch or make?

This competition closes at 5pm on May 25th PST which according to the time converter is 10 am Saturday 26th May here in Australia.

05:00:00 p.m. Friday May 25, 2012 in US/Pacific converts to
10:00:00 a.m. Saturday May 26, 2012 in Australia/NSW

The winner will be drawn randomly and contacted via email so if you think you may be a "no-reply" blogger then please leave an email address in your comment so that I can get in touch with you. Good luck!
Note: This giveaway is just for the pillow cover, not the insert - but it is a standard 20 inch size. And usually I try to reply to comments but it gets a bit crazy with the Giveaway Days so I may not get back to everyone, but please know that I read an appreciate all of your comments.

NOTE: GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED AT 287 COMMENTS- WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

I have consulted Mr Random org and the winner of the Scrappy Swoon pillow is comment number 21 which belongs to Wendi  :

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 Wendi

Beautiful Pillow/cushion cover!
My favorite things to sew are quilts. I am a bit slow, so I don't get many done in a years time, but I enjoy each step of the process. : )

Thank you for the chance to win your beautiful pillow cover.

MAY 22, 2012 11:24 AM 

I have emailed Wendi to let her know and as soon as I receive her postal address, I can send the pillow cover to her.Thank you all so much for entering and leaving so many lovely comments, and I apologise if I did not get back to everyone.

Kirsten.

A winner!

Well, I feel like I am one too as I made it to the end of the 12 km walk yesterday:) The charity walk was in aid of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter which is used for aero medical transport  of patients from car accidents, urgent patient transfers to major hospitals and other emergencies

The walk itself was amazing - such beautiful views along the spectacular coastline of Northern NSW. Some of the going was a bit rough and we all thought of the brave people who had decided to run the entire 35 km route from Ballina to Byron Bay. 

The end was in sight as we reached the top of this hill, as we could see Lennox Headland in front of us. But going up that last bit was the toughest part of all!

Anyway, now that the walk is done (although I think I will be feeling the effects of it for a few more days at least!) , I have used the Random Number generator to pick a winner of my blogiversary giveaway.......

And the winner is comment # 24 which belongs to Amy! Congratulations Amy, and I will be in touch via email to  get our postal address so that I can send out the book to you.
Thank you everyone for all of the lovely wishes on my blogiversary too.

PS. So if you missed out on the book giveaway, I'll be back tomorrow with something else for the Sew mama Sew giveaway day!

Kirsten.

Zakka Style - Cloud (and Leafy) mug rug

After my not so neat attempt at needle turn applique, I decided to start again and do the cloud using fusible webbing, ala Quilt Dad which I liked much better.

I used perle threads in a few shades of blue for the stitching of the "rain".

I didn't have any light blue linen so bought some pure linen which as you can see, crushes badly! 

I had some of the grey dot fabric so used it for the binding on the cloud mug rug, and a pretty green for the leaf one.
Linking to LR stitched, to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory, and to Little Quilt Monday at Pieceful LIfe with Elizabeth.

Kirsten.

Bloggers Quilt Festival - DS Plus quilt

Hi, and welcome if you are visiting from the Bloggers Quilt Fesitval! I have chosen my Denyse Schmidt "Plus" quilt that I made last year for this BQF.

After collecting a virtual rainbow of the newly released Australian and US Denyse Schmidt fabrics last year from Picnic and Fairgrounds, Salty Aire, and Winding Roads,

I decided to make the Plus quilt using a mix of fabrics from the ranges and arranged them in a kind of colour gradient pattern which I really love........

There are about 55 different fabrics making up the Plusses, which are a combination of rectangles and squares.

I just echo quilted it across the rows on the long side of the rectangles...... 

And bound it in a pretty blue print that seemed to go with a lot of the fabrics. It measures

 61  x  74 " .

Thank you so much to Amy for hosting the BQF so that we can share and enjoy so many lovely quilts from all over the world on one place.

Kirsten.

It's my blogiversary!

COMMENTS CLOSED - WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY!!


Exactly one year ago today I started this blog - I had been thinking about if for a while but was quite nervous about actually posting! My first post was for a mini quilt as part of the Bloggers quilt festival. I was also participating in my first flickr swap and a month long stitching event where I was in the progress of making a quilt which I gave to my father for his 70th birthday last year. Since then I have "met" so many lovely and inspiring fellow crafters from all over the world, been involved in quite a few more swaps and even written a couple of tutorials. I really appreciate everyone who takes the time to visit and see what I am up to,  and I love reading all of your comments !

So to celebrate, I am giving away a signed copy of the "Pieces Of Me" book which was written and photographed by a friend of mine here in Australia, Janelle Wind.  I first met Janelle through scrapbooking, and it was after seeing all of her beautiful stitching and sewing that I began quilting a few years ago.

There are so many wonderful projects in this book, and I have sewn a few of them already - including a patchwork Tote bag..............

as well as numerous ipod/iphone pouches.

I am more than happy to post internationally too, so please leave a comment below. The winner will be drawn randomly and contacted via email so if you think you may be a "no-reply" blogger then please leave an email address in your comment so that I can get in touch with you. I am doing a 12 km beach walk or charity on Sunday, so if I am still alive after that, I will draw a winner then. Good luck! 


COMMENTS CLOSED - WINNER ANNOUNCED SHORTLY!!
Kirsten.

WIP - Zakka sew along : Cloud mug rug.

I am still zakka-ing along. and this week we are up to making the Cloud Mug rugs. I haven't done needle turn applique before so I think my cloud is not as curvy as it should be!

Not sure if I will leave it there or take it off and just use some fusible webbing to attach it like I have done with this leaf.

It is from the Nesting boxes pattern in the back of the book. Much happier with this:)
Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.
Kirsten.




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