Sunday Stash - Salty Aire

I have been stalking  frequently looking in our local Spotlight store to see if the Salty Aire fabrics were in yet as they had been expected earlier this month, and finally yesterday there were 10 bolts on the shelves:

 At the moment there is 50% off selected quilting fabrics too so these were a really great buy:) Hopefully the other 4 prints will show up this week too.......

I am thinking of making a "Plus" quilt using a mix of all of the Denyse Schmidt fabrics which I have so far from Spotlight in Australia..........

 Kirsten.

WIP Wednesday - Surf Quilt

When we went to the craft and quilt fair a few weeks ago, my sisters-in-law and I bought a pattern from an Aussie Designer to make a  “Surf's Up” quilt for their brother and his family who live at the beach and are keen surfers.

 

We picked up a few FQ of fabrics while we were there to make some of the applique pieces but have mainly just used fabrics from our stash. S and L have both been hard at work making all of the appliqué blocks and sent them over to me on the weekend.

 

This is a communal effort between us so this week I have done the sashing and borders for the quilt : . 

  And now it is all basted and ready to quilt:) Linking to WIP Wednesday At Freshly Pieced:

     

No Progress:

Plus quilt

Quilt for "V"

Baby quilt

This week's stats:

Completed projects - 2

New projects -1

Currently in progress - 7

 

PS:  Wishing S and L a very happy birthday for this Friday too:)
Kirsten.

DS mini quilt from PolkaDot Classic

I received this lovely parcel from Marta last week...we were actually swap partners in the DS mini quilt swap but didn't know it as it was a secret swap!!!

There was something special in each pretty package:

 A quilt pattern, some beautiful FQ of Pernillas Journey fabric, a cute hexie block, and the most gorgeous dresden mini quilt in my favourite colours:

 I love how Marta has used DS fabrics from all of the ranges and they go so well together! 

 And the quilting around the dresden is just perfect!!  I haven't made a dresden circle before but after seeing how lovely they look, I want to try it!!

Thank you so much Marta for making such a beautiful mini quilt for me - I really love it:)

Kirsten.

Sew &Tell - Mini quilt challenge

When I saw Amylouwho was hosting a mini quilt Sew and Tell challenge, I remembered that I had one leftover Starflower block from the Christmas Table runner.........

so I decided to make it into a {very} mini quilt which will be gifted to a lovely friend whom I have met via blogland.

I really love the pattern the quilting makes on the back:)

Quilt stats: 12.5 x 12.5

Fabric:  Michael Miller Funky Christmas

Adding this to a new flickr group: Modern Mini Quilts. 

Also linking to {sew} Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations, Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory (buttons in sidebar) and to Little Quilt Monday at Pieceful Life.

Kirsten.

WIP Wednesday # 21

I made some starflower blocks last week using the tutorial by Jennifer at Ellison Lane to use them for the Christmas Table Runner swap on flickr:

So this week I have joined and quilted the starflower blocks – I was originally going to sash them as well but then it would have been too wide for my partner ........

And I also made a start on a Christmas decoration featuring this little owl:)

Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced:

Kirsten.

DS "Log cabin" pillow

I {still} had all of my Denyse Schmidt Picnic and Fairground fabrics out after the DS DQ swap, and wanted to make an “Autumn” pillow for the Celebrate Color event at Stitched In Color.

I decided to mainly use the lovely mustardy yellows that we were so lucky to have in our Spotlight stores in Australia and added in a few of the reds and blues to add a bit more interest:

I did a QAYG log cabin style pillow cover which ended up at 17 inches square. With an 18 inch pillow form inside, this has become quite a nice plump and cuddly pillow.

I am linking this to {Sew} Modern Monday at Canoe Ridge Creations and to Fabric Tuesday at Quiltstory (buttons in sidebar) and also to Farbstoff's pillowtalk for November:

Kirsten.

WIP Wednesday # 20

There hasn't been a great deal of sewing going on around here this week - unless you count the stitching done by the vet on my adorable naughty kitty Simba who has been getting himself into  trouble fighting with the other cats in the area - more than likely it is one of the 3 black cats who were all around for Halloween too:)

 

Doesn't he look sweet in his little bonnet with pink paw prints in it? I think he is going to be a full -time indoor cat from now on so I can keep an eye on him!!!!!

I did (finally) make a start this week though on the table runner for the Modern Christmas Table runner swap using some Michael Miller "Funky Christmas" fabric:

 I have made a few starflower blocks using these bright and colourful prints as I think the "stars" are very Christmassy and I am going to lay them out a bit like this:)

Linking to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced:

Kirsten.