Missy Mack's giveaway

The lovely Sam - Missy Mack - is giving away some gorgeous goodies to celebrate her 100th blog post. I personally would leap on the Nell's Flower Shop charm squares with squeals of glee... & there's other cute things too :-)
Go here... http://missymack.blogspot.com/ & have a look.

No more tonsils...

As of yesterday, I have no tonsils...
The up-side to this is 2 weeks off work, 2 weeks away from crowds / shopping centres / supermarkets, 2 weeks of rest & recouperation, 2 weeks of having to stay at home & quilt & make dolls & clothes... Undisturbed...
The slightly sore, post-surgery throat is just about worth it.

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Most common mug - straight-sided Can.

9.5cm [3 3/4in] high

26cm [10 1/4 in] circumference

Quilt top

It's taken a while, but I think this top is done. It was a project I started some time ago, then gave up on for a while. My sweetheart insisted that as it's Mother's Day, I should spend time doing something I love, so I pulled it out & put the last border on it. It's resting on a queen-size bed.

Now for batting, backing & hand quilting...

way, way back, there was a creative challenge...

I am completely slack & haven't put these up before. Sorry Sam, only ... 4? months late...
I had this lovely photo of watermelon slices & the colour magenta as my inspiration.


These are part of my finished creations... placemats.

I wanted to make them each a little different, the backs are all the swirly magenta fabric, so they could all match.

When I go visit my little niece, I'll to get a photo of the watermelon slice bag I made for her. I totally forgot before I let her take it home. It's the red with white dots on one side & pale pink on the other.

Bag swap part 2

This is the bag I made for Donna for the Bag Swap.

The usual outside...

Inside, but can be outside...

Bag swap

From Domac [Donna]

Fat 1/4 swap

From Bec. [Thanks, Bec!!!]

Little niece's quilt

The layout for a baby quilt for my next little niece [due just after Easter].

Bit of a splurge...

I love a good bolt-end. There are several beautiful 1m pieces in this bundle.

No plans for most of it yet, but who needs a reason... "Stash building" is a reason.

Pincushion swap part 4

Made for Trish...

Pincushion swap part 3

A pincushion for Moomoo, across the sea in England.

Acacia podalrifolia, the Mt Morgan wattle [rounded silvery leaves] & Acacia fimbriata, the Brisbane wattle [narrow dark green leaves], are my two favourite small trees. I have several of each in my garden.

Made a sweet bag from two fat quarters this evening.
They're the same as the ones I sent to Bec for the Fat 1/4 swap...

Edited 25 March.

Pincushion swap part 2

The cute cactus pincushion from moomoo.

My son has his eye on it.

Pincushion swap

The cutest flowerpot with violets from Lou.

Paperbag swap part 3

The fabric & notions from Glenys, made up by me into pincushion, needlebook & basket, then delivered to Kitty-Kat. I loved this fabric!

Paperbag swap part 2

I haven't been here for a few days. Anyway, this is the sweet bag sent to me by Duchess in the Paper Bag swap. It has my on-the-go embroidery things in it.

Paper Bag Swap part 1

Look! The lovely cushion cover Kim made me from the bits & pieces I sent her in the Paper Bag Swap. She suggested it could also be a wallhanging, which is how I think I shall display it. It's just gorgeous!

From last year's swaps

Tarsie from the Doll Swap went to Jorja & Agatha from the Christmas Angel Swap went to Trish J.

Solving the Mystery

From the Mystery Swap at the end of last year...

A Peg Bag from Bec.

My assistant helps out...

another bag...

From the quilt offcuts.

It looks like the patches are meant to match up, but they weren't really. It's a little less-random than hoped for, but I love it anyway.

I really like the light blue fabric that I used to line it. Not that it shows up terribly well in the picture. The cream & dark blue colourways of the same print make the strap & base, but the lining is my favourite.

Friday's fabric selection

Quilt top cut & bag half-made from the offcuts.

The offcuts, in process of becoming a bag...

last week...

I made a little bag for my mum. She carries her sunglasses & mail in it.

Both sides...

Today...

Testing the pattern I drafted for my little niece.
Fabric is a bolt end picked up for about 50c. Nice soft cotton though.

A nice morning's creating...

I present ...ta da!... Desert Dilly

A cute little dillybag for carrying stuff. It has long straps to go over the shoulder & a little strap wraps around the shoulder straps to keep Desert Dilly closed.