FNwF & FNSI - May

Well, where did that two weeks go?

The days are just blending into each other and becoming a blur ......

Last Friday I started working on a new project for FNwF -  the SA Quilt Guild introduced a Mystery Quilt Along - I know, I shouldn't start anything new, but I couldn't resist!

I must confess to waiting to see a few photos of the second stage, before I committed - yes, I know what you are thinking, but I was cutting into a Moda layer cake I have had for years, and wanted to be certain LOL

First stage of prep! 

Then we had to pick a box (Letter of alphabet) - I chose C

this is the first set of blocks using the C1 quilt layout 

I have gone scrappy layout, with no two of the same fabrics in each block - with 4 blocks making up a set ...... I think I like it!

So this my belated FNwF report and the current FNSI report. 
Hope you are all well and happy and keeping safe

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day - any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Quilt & Craft Fair Adelaide - more pics

As mentioned in my post last week, I went to the Quilt & Craft Fair in Adelaide.

I went for a leisurely stroll through the Quilt Exhibition - before I started quilting, I would just have a quick wander through and that would be it.  I could never understand the people who stood in front of a quilt for what seemed like a year ages and just look!

Well, now that I am quilting, I am one of those people ;-)

I wasn't so happy to see a sign saying that taking photographs was permitted, but only for personal use.  Images could not be published without the permission of the maker.  :-)

Anyway, I took some photos of some quilts that took my fancy, and I thought I would file them away as quilts I would like to tackle one day ;-)

I was most impressed with one particular quilt - Deconstructed Dresdens - I don't know whether it was the Dresden or the colour scheme, but both together in the one quilt were a big TICK for me.

I tracked down the maker (via the SA Quilters Guild website) and sent her an email letting her know I saw her quilt and loved it .............. and she gave me permission to blog about it ;-)

I was one of those people who stood in front of this quilt for *a year* ages and just let my eyes wander all over it ;-)

I took a photo of the details so I could look back on who made it

One of the Deconstructed Dresden's up close ;-)

Thank you so much Sally - both for making this beautiful quilt which has inspired me so much and for giving me permission to blog about on my little blog ;-)

Next up, I came across this Farmer's Wife Quilt

it has been made by a fellow blogger that I follow Pip 

so ofcourse I asked her if I could blog about it too ...... and she very kindly said 'yes' ;-)

I confess, I never quite 'got' the appeal of this Farmers Wife thingy .............. until now ;-)

I was one of those people who stood in front of this quilt for *a year* ages and just let my eyes wander all over it ;-)

I don't think I am quite ready to tackle this paper pieced quilt just yet, but I have filed it away in my 'inspiration folder' for now ;-)

Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)

Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.