Refill before stitching

Inspiration, and time to rest and rezone after a frantic month.

Inhale. Exhale. Splash. Splash.

I am almost ready to sew again.

 

A beachy cake

Do you find if you've done creative baking, you feel like you've been on a quilt shop hop in the car or bus and you're exhausted?

All the excitement, all the planning, all the shopping... and you've used up your creative energy before you start? That's what happens to me.

And I think it's happened this month with the creative baking. 

Making two special cakes has me so that I can't think about a stitch.

Plus, baking and creating for the Biggest Morning Tea at the mother in laws house - she has one every year, so I also baked for that. 

No more family baking for a while. Phew!

Tomorrow I might feel like sewing. 

Thank you KitchenAid. You are loved. (hee hee)

 

The quilts that tell a story in the background

Have I mentioned how much I love having quilts hanging on the walls?

Carrot cake birthday cake for the Daddy.

That's my Dharavi quilt hanging on the wall

Every Dad needs a 5yo to help blow out the candles!

Another family birthday tomorrow. I need to keep baking and decorating. Watch this space!

 

Haven't a stitch on

It's a super busy time for me here, with 2 family birthdays this month, so I haven't really got much to show you in the sewing department, although I am not neglecting my blog! 

My 5yo son drew this picture of me. Ahhh, my heart swells so large I'm sure it will burst!

I have set up this Ancient Egypt tribute on a shelf, it's so important to me! Thank you. Thank you to all my guides, ancestors and angels.

Two family birthdays this month means all my creative energy is going into cakes. Carrot cake for the first one I think... stay tuned.

 

Leather purses

I've had this leather for ages, and wondered what to do with it. 

Only little pieces, what can I make? I started with invisible dress zippers, but they weren't quite stiff enough. (Those are athe ones in white hide with the zip at the top).

The black ones like this are painted.

I mixed Jo Sonja's paint with fabric medium.

A couple of little magickal designs... I used regular zippers on these ones which are a bit stiffer and held the shape better.

They all needed a little charm or painting or feather.

I will probably give one of the black leather ones to my son. 

What a satisfying feeling to make something with some little leather pieces I've had for a very long time!

Are you feeling satisfied with your creations?

 

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's day to all Mums, and people in the role of Mums... and me, because I didn't think I would get to be a Mum.

What more could a Mum want than handmade art covered in sparkly, glittery stickers and a love note.

 

Teddy Bears

These bears are from a Lil Blokes pattern I bought a couple of years ago.

A dear friend, who I've known since I was 19 or 20, had a little girl. And a little girl needs a quilt!! My friend Dave, was always so generous. 

At Christmas he would gift everyone a present and throw a big party. Every year!!!

Now he's a Dad, and his priorities have changed, but I wonder if all those people gave his babies a gift.

This 5 inch square pack of fabrics is very modern. I've chosen a moda grunge as the  teddy backgrounds, and will use it as the binding as well.

This just needs to be a simple quilt, to get it out to Dave's daughter ASAP. Watch this space!

 

Quilting inspo from nature

CLICK.

The mixture of colours. Play of light and dark. 

Texture, variation of size. 

Depth. 

We went for a swim in this fresh water, and absorbed nature. Thank you. Thank you.