tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78456169299253689422024-03-14T03:46:26.412-07:00Charlottes PlaceClarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-2888033561602366802010-04-25T05:29:00.001-07:002010-04-25T05:48:14.738-07:00Three Quilts for Three Girls<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Several years ago I made three very special quilts for three very special little girls. The two eldest were my flowergirls at my wedding and the youngest while I would have loved to put her in a flowergirl dress was only 2 weeks old at the wedding.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">The first quilt is "Beautiful Butterflies" and I made this for the oldest of the three girls. All the butterfiles are paper pieced and hand stiched.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDctWizhg-XLtXjLvbZ74ZruQOcDzmG9J4Imuxvvi1CTljcLgdV72ueAQrTF2E_gtUn4y1uqzGGK1Wi6axNOU6Pn5vFo95MIWcn0fRx3CPYQ_GkhJBV6Q6q69FKLOWRA_qf8nymfz9c4I/s1600/DSC_0809.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464053621268152178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDctWizhg-XLtXjLvbZ74ZruQOcDzmG9J4Imuxvvi1CTljcLgdV72ueAQrTF2E_gtUn4y1uqzGGK1Wi6axNOU6Pn5vFo95MIWcn0fRx3CPYQ_GkhJBV6Q6q69FKLOWRA_qf8nymfz9c4I/s320/DSC_0809.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbze3b4grW-DLydFrYhs4AUh-Hz3MqemMCkb94GkOZOj7rsvCg7I7Z-cp6-XUmodc66c-wuhm62qm-N2H7F2vLV9IoECh_Mjj595xGf78zOs2DWIf7JIO6Lk9MJP6XwO_gG87yKzVhzNwR/s1600/DSC_0810.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464053617668759538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbze3b4grW-DLydFrYhs4AUh-Hz3MqemMCkb94GkOZOj7rsvCg7I7Z-cp6-XUmodc66c-wuhm62qm-N2H7F2vLV9IoECh_Mjj595xGf78zOs2DWIf7JIO6Lk9MJP6XwO_gG87yKzVhzNwR/s320/DSC_0810.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBIw56U7YoWKpxMwJExlE0Zzzwyv_n3LagWnWXMUbotQ18ZfcT0_Y8aAnIHqbcVHrI57nQE-uuX6-HvaXIfx9e8Ssxc9mJ6_XrOpmQjUqFMtKhPOhskHSde4yROxCZ4KpGJ0LAJbfHvdo/s1600/DSC_0811.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464053609126165906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBIw56U7YoWKpxMwJExlE0Zzzwyv_n3LagWnWXMUbotQ18ZfcT0_Y8aAnIHqbcVHrI57nQE-uuX6-HvaXIfx9e8Ssxc9mJ6_XrOpmQjUqFMtKhPOhskHSde4yROxCZ4KpGJ0LAJbfHvdo/s320/DSC_0811.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />The second quilt made for the middle girl is "Delightful Doggies". None of the fabrics in this quilt match but for some reason it just works and this is one of my favourite quilts I have ever made. It is just so random and fun and that is what I like about it.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqBNqjtosm-uQAw5elHZFshK0u8PNLprjy_3WeNV4JXMhvSifEOSpeUipnmpOS6718_gvwsc2bwlymzqvAbtQcrxO6WKxfHD0qjhbOhdWl1VmhIGrA1Me2rdh1AFyeqtKbvfgzdCOLEKW/s1600/DSC_0806.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464052711343921794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTqBNqjtosm-uQAw5elHZFshK0u8PNLprjy_3WeNV4JXMhvSifEOSpeUipnmpOS6718_gvwsc2bwlymzqvAbtQcrxO6WKxfHD0qjhbOhdWl1VmhIGrA1Me2rdh1AFyeqtKbvfgzdCOLEKW/s320/DSC_0806.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5eSNTYtkv3zIRhALbCdF9q59pxg55dm-aEhrpbE08BBC1mKHLnxOuD0cslIJUx-dyvNkHB0axeWYFKJlK6vbaf6ggaeILfM0rdDoE5Px4LCs4odgq2HmTLfevoYvQSOQQM8y_dhgEPpu/s1600/DSC_0807.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464052702132420786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim5eSNTYtkv3zIRhALbCdF9q59pxg55dm-aEhrpbE08BBC1mKHLnxOuD0cslIJUx-dyvNkHB0axeWYFKJlK6vbaf6ggaeILfM0rdDoE5Px4LCs4odgq2HmTLfevoYvQSOQQM8y_dhgEPpu/s320/DSC_0807.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3z66T6Cvyh3S3FPKTl9DMpBbS4pPO2Z1Df6fDrA7xQyUlPnuo043XYzO6j06VfrWF-2NEQq6jX7JFbddDeOKmnZTKSWri4oRg7f7V94NclVkyhjwT5c2OpNP0Nj4GNT1jZNL6785wzbG/s1600/DSC_0808.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464052697700699890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3z66T6Cvyh3S3FPKTl9DMpBbS4pPO2Z1Df6fDrA7xQyUlPnuo043XYzO6j06VfrWF-2NEQq6jX7JFbddDeOKmnZTKSWri4oRg7f7V94NclVkyhjwT5c2OpNP0Nj4GNT1jZNL6785wzbG/s320/DSC_0808.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br />The third quilt for the youngest girl is "Cows in the Dasies". The border fabric on this quilt is abxolutley wonderful with three cows - Daisy, Deloris and Buttercup.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh572iYvhi9aBmoXPVi2sH2xWcxhnKz5gn075PKexH9OmjxuF_0QnWlvvUnVHrFSRGfQcK_n-VaZ91zHdaASpKh0hUTsRoxeo0SBiNyE69ZMwr1giYpGyKGv0prq6yjuvaJcO4Ael_l14nc/s1600/DSC_0812.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464052688498754018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh572iYvhi9aBmoXPVi2sH2xWcxhnKz5gn075PKexH9OmjxuF_0QnWlvvUnVHrFSRGfQcK_n-VaZ91zHdaASpKh0hUTsRoxeo0SBiNyE69ZMwr1giYpGyKGv0prq6yjuvaJcO4Ael_l14nc/s320/DSC_0812.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmzuXnvyC8gfNYuLLhcYeBYnzqxHVbmrjd10W-DnYGQLwquXiVAIaD9UiC75-xV4IqOwhwnZdAyeCJYNJJa_-IJNy6SzGP11ktNaa6mU2N9_IbnLNVdem3WcqqCyRce_46Wb7RlCQLRo/s1600/DSC_0815.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464052679526870818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SmzuXnvyC8gfNYuLLhcYeBYnzqxHVbmrjd10W-DnYGQLwquXiVAIaD9UiC75-xV4IqOwhwnZdAyeCJYNJJa_-IJNy6SzGP11ktNaa6mU2N9_IbnLNVdem3WcqqCyRce_46Wb7RlCQLRo/s320/DSC_0815.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I made the quilts in 2004, but had never labelled them. So last weekend I got them all back and put labels on them. And finally took some photos of them.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-83054393728919839462010-04-22T03:06:00.000-07:002010-04-22T03:09:38.776-07:00Freehand Quliting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_k5ErkfzQyxIavTF47isbDPRdC5Or-bKFavHCdNKeqoFP6A-b-IEHoWkmqS_rc90FlMHQrXqresXWXMsS9nRrjXKV1Oy3PKz2_zTrtoIvAmeIUbz-k3VE0rtANtHeJA-u_EDBujJ5bsz1/s1600/DSC_0804.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462901270448971698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_k5ErkfzQyxIavTF47isbDPRdC5Or-bKFavHCdNKeqoFP6A-b-IEHoWkmqS_rc90FlMHQrXqresXWXMsS9nRrjXKV1Oy3PKz2_zTrtoIvAmeIUbz-k3VE0rtANtHeJA-u_EDBujJ5bsz1/s320/DSC_0804.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This is my first attempt at freehand quiltitng. I am just sticking with plain stippling and it is not going too bad. I just have to remember to keep my speed even - so need more practice at foot control.<br /></span><div></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-12960826464817740382010-04-20T16:45:00.001-07:002010-04-20T16:48:42.055-07:00A big hat for a little girl.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D2wRUrL0xX7ZxgOdYvtuZLdfLZpR_6G1RQ7xrBIQPO3Uqn6VbcepA2UhNu7LW2jwFqxqRhX0bH8gBLpAyM6zpxBbGSvtfDE5ebskiqbRgA-xw_WDE2tqM-k3VTwrbpmQKR_QwJkBN1IW/s1600/DSC_0657.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462370260541942434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1D2wRUrL0xX7ZxgOdYvtuZLdfLZpR_6G1RQ7xrBIQPO3Uqn6VbcepA2UhNu7LW2jwFqxqRhX0bH8gBLpAyM6zpxBbGSvtfDE5ebskiqbRgA-xw_WDE2tqM-k3VTwrbpmQKR_QwJkBN1IW/s320/DSC_0657.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Ok, so it is a little big, but she will grow. It is a very pretty little hat though. I want to get a copy of Make It Perfect "Lazy Day Hat". It looks like a lovely little pattern that would fit both my son and little girl.</span> <div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462370262161379858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbVdcpULwsRRhyv6X-5N0yLXmVyT-hEYUUfgUu4q5xOa9t1h-xoTiMci2dK5AXTPKJRmARiWy706QDGDfAAKyV84vWMVQpdL8Hj46mDxwe8i_oSLKFoVYCfylJXmdfzFkX-Ivmyr0yHid/s320/DSC_0654.jpg" border="0" /></div></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-29265712801092060562010-04-19T16:23:00.000-07:002010-04-19T16:45:55.908-07:00Almost winter Pj's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mI0HPJGG1xgHMxtXT8uKIZFk6wQ5fwkyMDRTMbSoQXDjjuuTOQuyE_c0wcZHRV4-UukI1i1JSC2aujqkPX93cI3CORgMHf5ugXuDcxclkrQtjOX6xukI-zDVw3xRZRkadicqGfL4Ttoo/s1600/DSC_0770.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461997948609594098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mI0HPJGG1xgHMxtXT8uKIZFk6wQ5fwkyMDRTMbSoQXDjjuuTOQuyE_c0wcZHRV4-UukI1i1JSC2aujqkPX93cI3CORgMHf5ugXuDcxclkrQtjOX6xukI-zDVw3xRZRkadicqGfL4Ttoo/s320/DSC_0770.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> My little man found my stash of John Deere flannel fabric and asked if I could make him something out of it. So I made a pair of John Deere pj's. They are a big hit. The top is just a white t-shirt with a tractor picture sewn on.</span>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-17464686803054481052010-04-19T04:25:00.000-07:002010-04-19T04:35:42.299-07:00Katies Patch<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGgxfJrrr03TxlJHJN3-r5MAFkigw9WCnMKCqiVdPAKsY8EiOj9WiG2cxResn_vYx8X6LuyTWKjNsxcAYn6bB8zIXoCNQxxmEWXAdGV15QKvPhshAYFD5qVlpx65LQrEd0nplXWzAhGRn/s1600/DSC_0779.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461810020854499074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGgxfJrrr03TxlJHJN3-r5MAFkigw9WCnMKCqiVdPAKsY8EiOj9WiG2cxResn_vYx8X6LuyTWKjNsxcAYn6bB8zIXoCNQxxmEWXAdGV15QKvPhshAYFD5qVlpx65LQrEd0nplXWzAhGRn/s320/DSC_0779.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I recently completed a disappering 9-patch block quilt for a niece of mine. I found the design on several other blogs and thought I would give it a go. This was one of the quickest quilts I have ever made. I just did some very simple diamonds inside the large squares to quilt it.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">It is now on its way to the southern most part of New Zealand just in time for winter. This is the first quilt I have ever done with a wool wadding, but considering where it was going I thought it would be a bit warmer than cotton.</span></div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n5R-RTVOZxrD7zKm7BGMPtopgGMDuPSIzE4JIq595_MhR9ann8LSz0yrp1Nb6nicS4i8PVEYsqB49UWSSMqXL3SNxLBscngCtbXZF2jluckbuGJOdiRhpvzLRh7hS2tKLIzJ5jZbwjiV/s1600/DSC_0778.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461810270502972706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n5R-RTVOZxrD7zKm7BGMPtopgGMDuPSIzE4JIq595_MhR9ann8LSz0yrp1Nb6nicS4i8PVEYsqB49UWSSMqXL3SNxLBscngCtbXZF2jluckbuGJOdiRhpvzLRh7hS2tKLIzJ5jZbwjiV/s320/DSC_0778.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-66019831048166082202010-03-21T02:40:00.000-07:002010-04-19T04:25:14.713-07:00Starting Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjV50niTrHhwk80dvG7oKWTDnyVeYbwFzQAXk1Azlk8vgjfwjmfpdHOKE4ALREst50hvgxNuA6c_NjPPF2knxyh1qOxBNmNGM3hDcU_xiO-RqmCnQp7vAq4RG1wK05LQkQVCHNAZaACok/s1600/DSC_0629.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461807857220884738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjV50niTrHhwk80dvG7oKWTDnyVeYbwFzQAXk1Azlk8vgjfwjmfpdHOKE4ALREst50hvgxNuA6c_NjPPF2knxyh1qOxBNmNGM3hDcU_xiO-RqmCnQp7vAq4RG1wK05LQkQVCHNAZaACok/s320/DSC_0629.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This is my beautiful little girl. A little girl who was so desperately wanted. A little girl who has helped to heal a very deep and painful wound. She is also the last little person my grandfather was to meet. He waited so long for her to arrive, he promised he would and now he is gone. He kept his promise.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Three years ago I started this blog then sort of forgot about it. This year I am going to try to post one blog every week of what I am working on. Lets see how I go.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">I have a few projects that I want to do this year. I am going to make three little flowergirl dresses for my little girl and her two cousins for my sisters wedding in October. My sister has also asked if I could make her a quilt for a wedding present. That will be a big ask as I have only ever made single bed quilts, but I am willing to give it a go.</span></div></div></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-65170011205435309632007-09-16T19:50:00.000-07:002007-09-16T20:06:49.513-07:00It's FINISHED!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeSHqI3G41zExuGj6tGMSW-e47k-AJL_DSIHfplP5hZi4nphJb8hln0vioewmvVOq6pghXr6j6BpqMS7-0sA4rFdRCs0cw3ulW7CH7ylHTt2mzonruxvyrphaDCNL0Yf9eOuwP2lUdL8q/s1600-h/P9170794.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111000638382072594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeSHqI3G41zExuGj6tGMSW-e47k-AJL_DSIHfplP5hZi4nphJb8hln0vioewmvVOq6pghXr6j6BpqMS7-0sA4rFdRCs0cw3ulW7CH7ylHTt2mzonruxvyrphaDCNL0Yf9eOuwP2lUdL8q/s320/P9170794.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Well, that only took 8 months to do, but I have finally made a play mate for my little man. I used a cutting style from Jan Mullins and by coincidence my colour choice was similar to that in which she used.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The bug obviously enjoys playing on it as it only took a few minutes to puke on it once I sat him down.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Anyway, we are now back from our little holiday in Sydney. It is was a nice weekend away visiting DH brother and his girlfriend. They enjoyed having the bug there even though he was evil all weekend. And this morning I found the reason - the 3rd white pointer has just made it's way through. No 1&2 came through with no fuss, but this one..... He has been having very little sleep, high temperature, runny nose, sore ear, not wanting to eat lumpy solids and general grumpyness. Well this morning he woke up in his own bed and I found the tooth and he was like a different child.</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fb0AuBdlhBAG5J1Whc7Vs6ZLU5lQHnTaiW_DPY7gYM1XtePPAd-em19t6aZN7QUGlg7XST6D0zi7WP1XLief1KewmlOQiNMrZKS9VZOsVcHuh3e6eTeSFmo8QSUW2W3TXYfrQ9nkE0kT/s1600-h/P9150689.JPG"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111003142348006178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Fb0AuBdlhBAG5J1Whc7Vs6ZLU5lQHnTaiW_DPY7gYM1XtePPAd-em19t6aZN7QUGlg7XST6D0zi7WP1XLief1KewmlOQiNMrZKS9VZOsVcHuh3e6eTeSFmo8QSUW2W3TXYfrQ9nkE0kT/s320/P9150689.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I took some of my hand sewing to Sydney and was able to do that while everyone else looked after the bug. I am now working on a jazzy jungle single bed quilt for the hammer plus two cot quilts.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Thought i would just add in a photo of the bug and his dad at Balmoral Beach in Sydney. He had a lovely time there playing in the sand and water (even thought it was a little cold). We also went for a walk through the city, ride on the ferry and visited Kirribilli House and Admiralty House.</span></span>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-31054701957956172962007-09-02T05:07:00.000-07:002007-09-02T05:23:51.477-07:00The Beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_y33cP69aFb7wvyOQHiIT7qCdzBx5W1BkSYnFUofrgXomcRL0LTTBzwls7KsG729BtsrHYQwfg9rOn8s-XNTiBN2MC1um5OEaa-lJ5gRZsX_bAsGxmEjUlhXti_t0scg6OXswxXYkVs3/s1600-h/P9020659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105577462258600722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_y33cP69aFb7wvyOQHiIT7qCdzBx5W1BkSYnFUofrgXomcRL0LTTBzwls7KsG729BtsrHYQwfg9rOn8s-XNTiBN2MC1um5OEaa-lJ5gRZsX_bAsGxmEjUlhXti_t0scg6OXswxXYkVs3/s320/P9020659.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">This is first quilt I ever made. For those with a keen eye you will recognise it as a sampler quilt. It took nine lessons to make and I had a ball doing it. </span><br /><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first thing I can ever remember sewing was a library bag for school. I would have been in grade two and it was hot pink. I ever put my initals on it. I still have that bag to this day. I then progressed to making my own school uniforms for primary and high school and took home economics at high school and was taught how to make clothes without a pattern (or make your own pattern).</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then one day when I have moved to attend uni I went to a Quilt and Craft Fair. That was it - I WAS TAKEN. I signed up for lessons at the fair with a shop and went too it. I have not stopped since. I even convinced my husband to buy me a BERNINA SEWING MACHINE for my birthday one year - the quilting edition. The local quilting store look after the bug while I go material shopping so it was meant to be.</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Since my first quilt I have mostly made small quilts for friends. I have also made two other single bed quilts and a few raggy quilts (the bug loves his hot pink and purple raggy quilt). I would like to one day make a quilt for myself - will see......</span></p><br /><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway time for one more photo - a week or so ago CGR (I think) had some beautiful nappies for sale. If anyone is wondering where the puppy dog one went - just have a look at this cute cloth tooshie...</span></p><p></p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiMPW__qvZcO3bqnLwsB0yJ2C4qbvkQUe9BZt2Iyuzq0zCNI0gM7RWzKURagG64sxASgvQXxYOJnGHxiWDsS5hN72EmbrzqWJRVfPVjYizQ9xoTtE5WcH7YaPwWBSlEsFrG32gHJ9uRxz/s1600-h/P9020621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5105580881052568370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAiMPW__qvZcO3bqnLwsB0yJ2C4qbvkQUe9BZt2Iyuzq0zCNI0gM7RWzKURagG64sxASgvQXxYOJnGHxiWDsS5hN72EmbrzqWJRVfPVjYizQ9xoTtE5WcH7YaPwWBSlEsFrG32gHJ9uRxz/s320/P9020621.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-63950938610327054792007-08-28T16:00:00.000-07:002007-09-02T05:02:34.263-07:00The Bugs Quillow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQBt9MQEUsSaEshtSqA4Kzc9u-6KEg0VNFNKUTyg8_znpn0SEPA3vYNYr2WmyJNp_APbBSHynO5DNtvvg8imLoxGzLFwlxv-c1dLbs8L2GvPEZvKkcGOJmAJ9HIwbkruyqcTGy83aWyEj/s1600-h/P8290483.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103890540838652674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXQBt9MQEUsSaEshtSqA4Kzc9u-6KEg0VNFNKUTyg8_znpn0SEPA3vYNYr2WmyJNp_APbBSHynO5DNtvvg8imLoxGzLFwlxv-c1dLbs8L2GvPEZvKkcGOJmAJ9HIwbkruyqcTGy83aWyEj/s320/P8290483.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">The centre panel for the bugs qult. I have used one of Jan Mullins patterns from her book. I have to sew in an inner border in blue and then an outer border of colours. This will be the first thing I have made for my little man despite him now being 8 months old (how slack in that). I have made quillows and cot quilts for my two nieces and nephews and a quillow for my second niece -BUT NOTHING FOR MY LITTLE MAN.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">So he can have an absolutely beautiful quillow to play on - especially now that he his crawling and doesn't sit very still for long. He has started to become so mobile that I have had to put the baby gate accross the front door which he promptly crawls over to and put his hands outside for the dog to come and play with him.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">I will post a photo of the top once it is complete and ready for quilting.</p></span>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7845616929925368942.post-64539653528094307392007-08-28T05:54:00.000-07:002007-09-17T18:07:45.791-07:00The Dynamic Duo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDJn2AgwlVkhrjVfYMaPcfpb7V1fl7cN4Wh0U_9dGm4l_ObBGrSFqSxke2VRH7slm1bg1hlOnSM3tid1W3ZtFFjlSgwN2UHQJEZWYOusPzAmTHjTN5GL4brcSPaIrF2Fvjzitut-o7PAS/s1600-h/Sig.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111344609427907378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDJn2AgwlVkhrjVfYMaPcfpb7V1fl7cN4Wh0U_9dGm4l_ObBGrSFqSxke2VRH7slm1bg1hlOnSM3tid1W3ZtFFjlSgwN2UHQJEZWYOusPzAmTHjTN5GL4brcSPaIrF2Fvjzitut-o7PAS/s320/Sig.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsV8kIBowtPnQ3awkFUn7mx_97l7KkJmh-C3QRLqx2lIPQ7IZCcpAh_edi-FzQmXdcIGrn-XgUUxiM8wZggdVRX3wcNZco69tBQfJuqH5ZpiUWeXKxx9gIc-ZbP-4TA5g6h0vsqSAUocC/s1600-h/ollie+and+milly.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103736841138998002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsV8kIBowtPnQ3awkFUn7mx_97l7KkJmh-C3QRLqx2lIPQ7IZCcpAh_edi-FzQmXdcIGrn-XgUUxiM8wZggdVRX3wcNZco69tBQfJuqH5ZpiUWeXKxx9gIc-ZbP-4TA5g6h0vsqSAUocC/s320/ollie+and+milly.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"> Welcome to my sewing journal. </span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">Well here I am. I have been reading many a blog and looking at many a picture of beautful quilts and decided I should do one of my own to share my love of sewing with everyone. If you are reading this journal, welcome, please feel free to leave a comment and have a look.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">As you can see from the above the picture - I am the proud mum to the dynamic duo. One beautiful and charming little man - the bug and his best friend - the dog. Most of this journal will be about my sewing but you will find quite a few refences to the bug, the dog and the man (husband) as these people are my world.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">Clare.</span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"></p></span><br /><div align="center"><br /></div>Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09211977229689411200noreply@blogger.com0