I have been a busy little beaver ;-)

with apologies to my two remaining January swap partners SylviaU and Marybeth, I have been busy making up a baby blanket/quilt for the QLD Flood Relief

I had a few scraps left over from my first ever baby quilt and decided to put them to good use.  I wasn't sure I would have enough to make up a complete quilt, but surprise, surprise, I have ;-)

here it is on my design wall (which is really a mattress protector strung up in front of a cupboard)

Here it is ..... all quilted and finished

I am quite pleased with this one ;-)

I made the quilt especially for the QLD Flood Relief effort, hoping to auction it off, and if no bids are received, it will be donated to OzComfortQuilts

I am happy with the way it came together ..........

The quilting is not quite perfect .........

some of the lines are a bit crooked .......

but it was made with love ;-)

My first QAYG square - I have just enough batting left for 3 more squares and will get onto them during the week

I will resume normal programming now, and work on my January blocks ;-)

QLD Flood Appeal – doing my little bit ;-)

I am sure that the majority of people now reading this post are fully aware of the devastation that has been caused by the floods in Queensland. It is mind-blowing to think that 75% of the State has been declared a disaster zone.


If you haven't already been over to see how you can help Gum Tree Designers with their 'New Beginnings' appeal, please visit HERE and read how you can help.

Toni at Make it Perfect has organised a huge on-line auction and all proceeds will be going to the Premier’s Flood Appeal.


For a complete list of auctions that have been set up to raise funds

 Now for my little effort ;-)




I recently listed some gathered clutch purses in my ETSY store with a note that 50% of sales would go towards QLD flood relief. I have decided to withdraw some of those listings and list them here on this blog, as an auction with 100% of the sales to go towards the Premier’s Flood Appeal.


Please see my AUCTIONS post for my individual listings and how it will all work.

I am also in the process of making up some QAYG blocks for Oz Comfort Quilts (tutorial HERE) and am hoping to finish a baby quilt to donate as well. 

Block Swap received by SylivaM

Syliva has just sent me an email to let me know the block I made for her in the QBSA has arrived safely and that she loves the colours ;-)

I posted a snippet earlier, so here is a full pic.

Syliva asked for any block in blues & yellows
Block:  Pinwheel #7

I have one more block to make for Syliva U for QBSA 

I have been a bit sidetracked with hubby being home on leave, but he is back at work now and I can get back to my usual routine ;-) 

Centennial Block received by Melissa

Melissa has just posted that she has received the centennial block I had made for her.

Melissa, thank you for letting me know that it has arrived safely and thank you so much for your kind words ;-)  I am really thrilled that you like it.

I posted a snippet earlier, so now I will post a full pic.

Photo of top right corner leaves - I would have loved to have made all of the leaves with this material, but only had one small scrap ;-(

The HSTs between the scrappy leaves were made using a different textured white from the 'background'.  I wanted to create a slightly different look to the whole 'leaves' area.  It doesn't show up in the photo as much as I would have liked, but you can see it with the naked eye.

I had fun going through my scraps and came across some Moda Old Primrose Inn charm squares that were perfect for the colours required.

Aussie Quilt Block Swap - block for SylviaM

for QBSA I have two partners this month, and they are both Sylvia's

this one for SylviaM


Here is a tease

EDITED:  This block is now in the hands of Australia Post -10 January 2011