Fat Quarter Swap - Birthday Club Thank You

It was a big month for birthdays over on Fat Quarter Swap - we had 3 this month, and I was one of them :)

Birthday Squishies

BD Stash

close ups

close ups

look at the lovely elephant - I have an idea for him :)

Thanks heaps to Jessica, Arlene, HelenP, Lyn, SharonJ, LeAnne, Diana, Raelene, WendyBobW, Kim, Debbie, Anna, Colleen, Justine, Stephanie

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 ;-)

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

More block swaps :)

Ank was my QBSA July partner, who sent the lovely starflower blocks below

but recently, I received another block from her

it seems Ank felt bad about misunderstanding my colour preferences and sent a replacement block!  This new block will fit in perfectly with the other blocks I have received, but the lovely blue & purple starflower blocks will not go to waste - I will use them on something else.  So thank you Ank, you didn't have to send a replacement block, but I am very glad you did :)

The Christmas block I sent to Kerri, for September has arrived - I posted a tease photo earlier, but here is a colour photo of what I sent

Here is what Kerri sent me

this is the start of a new Christmas Quilt - I think I will make a Disappearing 9 Patch

Hoping to spend some more time in the sewing room over the weekend :)

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 ;-)

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

CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt Blocks

I was able to make a dent in my CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt Swap backlog

August Block - Greek Cross

Greek Cross for Mandy - August

Greek Cross for Merry - August

September Block - Nelson's Victory

Nelson's Victory for Mandy - September

Nelson's Victory for Merry - September

Oh Susannah (Oct) from Mandy

Only two more blocks for me to make, Oh Susannah for October, and our choice for November.

I will be putting all of the blocks I have received on the design wall soon - this CraftMad Christmas Quilt is going to be so bright and colourful when it is finished :)

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 ;-)

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

catching up on block swaps

It seems like an awfully long time since I spent time in the sewing room - so I was very happy to have the opportunity this week to get some sewing time :)

Do Good Stitches - July 2014 - Improv Strips
 

Do Good Stitches - August 2014 - Boy/Girl Log Cabin
 

These blocks are ready to go in the post :)

I finished my Christmas Block for Hope, my October partner.  Here is a tease photo :)

colour pic will be posted when it has

arrived - hope you like it, Hope :)

I realised I had not shared a photo of what I received in the Mini Quilt Swap from Susan

here it is on my wall - thank you Susan, I love it!!

I gathered my FQs for Fat Quarter Swap Birthday Club

Birthday Love for Arlene

Birthday Love for Jessica

I also spent time catching up on my CraftMad Family Christmas Quilt, but will share photos tomorrow :)

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 ;-)

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

Baby Quilt | Lifetime Quilt #11

I am in 'holiday prep' mode and have been busy crossing things off my check list  :)

I fly to Brisbane on Friday for a Crafty Weekend with my CraftMad friends :)  then from Monday, I am staying with a friend and having a girly holiday, starting with a trip to Australia Zoo for my birthday  :)  Crafting, Birthday celebrations, wining, dining & shopping and catching up with some old and very dear friends ........... how good is that?!!!!

I have been able to spend some time in the sewing room and made a baby quilt for my husband's niece - I actually bought the fabric shortly after the pregnancy announcement, but took a while to decide on what to make, and then took a while to actually cut into the fabric ........ at $20.00 per metre, I wanted to be sure of what I was doing.

I posted about my fabrics HERE in May 2014 - I actually started cutting on the 19th September 2014 in preparation for the Baby Shower on 28th :)

initial layout - not really what I wanted

this is next layout - I prefer this one

here it is - a complete flimsy

basted ready for quilting

then I experimented with quilting lines (on the PC)

straight down and across

in the ditch

cross hatch

I ended up doing one line of diagonal quilting and not cross hatching it :)

the obligatory quilt binding roll photo :)

the backing was Peter Rabbit

opening quilt :)

it will fit perfectly with the nursery ..... such a relief!

the card I made :)

I am so excited about my holiday, I just hope I get everything finished in time :)  I have completed my Swap Co-Ordinator duties for the Christmas Block Swap, Halloween Block Swap and Fat Quarter Swap.  I need to bake some goodies for Mr Fixit to take to work on Thursday for his birthday, and make sure I have a few things in the freezer for him to have while I am away.

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 ;-)

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