WINNER

 of the birthday giveaway was Fiona of BubzRugz. Congratulations Fiona, the winnings will be in the mail to you next week.

That includes the pattern for this quilt

the bag underneath and one of the jelly rolls on top. Fiona can you let me know please if you would like the batik or non batik jelly roll please.

Thank you everyone who commented on the Giveaway post.

Happy stitching.

GIVEAWAY and a birthday

What better thing to do on your birthday than to have a giveaway and promote another bloggers quilt. 

 I have been beavering away making a quilt from a pattern written by Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts. Preeti has been an ambassador for Island Batiks this year and has designed and written the pattern for this quilt. Preeti offered to send me the pattern and encouraged me to make the quilt and then blog about it, so here we are!

The Quilt is called Masala Box, is beginner friendly and comes in three sizes,

Baby quilt, Lap Quilt and Queen size Quilt.

I tried to take some photos outside but it is very windy today, the quilt does smell like lavender now though!

The pattern is perfect for pre cuts and scraps.

I made the lap sized quilt and used a jelly roll in batik fabric (no surprise there!!) and 2 meters of white. I think this would look amazing in bright colours and black background.

You can find the link to Preeti's Etsy shop here, to get the pattern.

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

Preeti has agreed for the prize to include a pdf of the Masala Box pattern, plus I will include a jelly roll, you can choose a batik jelly roll or one called Cassandra from the Fat Quarter Shop

Cassandra has 40 colourful strips from the fabric collection, the batik is called Rainbows and has bluey/greens with some lighter colours in there, some fabrics have a touch of gold on them.

Also included is a bag I have made from the left over jelly roll strips, it is approx 24 inches wide and 21 deep. You can fit lots in it. I will also include a few other bits and pieces.

So please leave a comment below and I will put you in the draw.

Hubby will do the draw next Friday.

Very happy to post where ever you are.

Happy stitching.

 

I think it is time

 to do another blog post. The last couple of weeks seem to have been busy, I am not sure what with to be honest. The summer garden planting has started with tomatoes, beans, peas and corn, I think I will add a few more seedlings in another week or so.

Sewing has been happening here in fits and starts, the weather has been up and down, some rain with lots of sunshine and spring days.

I have made a little more progress on Tea and Cake

The green row is slowly growing, this is taking a while as it is a long border to get around and we have been watching a Danish programme on Netflix and I need to read the subtitles to understand what is happening!

I read this book during the week and really enjoyed it

this is the current read and I have lots several hours this afternoon in this book. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

A nice afternoon for sandwiching

I enjoy the view either way

I have had some great walks down near the board walk it is amazing what you see when you still for a while and take in what is around you

and past the yacht club

some blocks I have been working on, I hope to get the top finished this week, actually this was supposed to be this afternoons job but that didn't happen!!

Over the last week I have made this Minion quilt, it is for an Aussie Hero and will go in the mail once I have confirmed the address. Minions still make me happy!

One afternoon last week I quilted this quilt for one of the Bellarine Quilters ladies, it was too big to wrestle under her machine. I have sewn the ever faithful serpentine stitch on the diagonal both ways. Jan has made this entirely from others scraps, she makes amazing quilts.

Last Friday I went into Geelong to have a look at the Wagga and Quilt display at the Wool Museum

It was amazing the things were used to make quilts to keep families warm, especially during the depression when there was no money and people really had to use what ever they could find.

I didn't get a photo but the first Wagga's were made from flour sacks from the flour mill in Wagga Wagga, very basic but wonderful to keep warm. 

Last weeks Anthology block, slightly wonky I am happy with it

This weeks Anthology block.

I think that is enough for now, are you still awake poor reader!!

I had better make a move hubby is wanting some dinner.

Happy stitching.

FNWF

 and the start of the weekend. Friday night I did some cutting of fabric for blocks

I managed to get them all cut out, nine fat quarters which grew to eleven as I made a mistake on two and had to start again! Possibly not the best time to be cutting! I was a bit tired as a friend and I had driven to Gisborne and back to pick up a quilt Tracee had quilted for me.

Later that evening I sat with my feet up and glued these hexies ready for sewing.

A little view of the Star quilt after Tracee quilted it, Tracee is now operating as Humming Bird Quilting in Gisborne.

Yesterday I sewed the blocks together and then the blocks into rows, today it needs a border added to bring it up to the required size.

I have made a little progress with the Wasgij, found the top border and a few faces are coming together, currently searching for the bottom border pieces. 

I have been trying to walk every day and am seeing some lovely plants in gardens around the area. 

We have had some lovely spring days and some overcast rainy days

It is still good to walk along the beach

This wisteria is going to be stunning when it is fully in flower.

I had better go and get ready for todays walk, the sun is trying to come out at the moment, although I think the forecast is for showers.

Happy stitching.