You've Had The Power All Along

In the swag of presents brought by Santa last Christmas, came the original movie "The Wizard Of OZ" on DVD. 70 year anniversary edition. 

It has been a long, long time since I saw the movie one rainy Saturday as a child when we didn't have videos, and we watched "old movies" on tv on a Saturday arvo.

 I started to watch it with 2, 6 and 7 yos a few weeks ago (we are only half way through, and need to finish watching it this weekend, for Mummy's sake at least).. And since then some ideas started to percolate... and I spied some fabric here, and some fabric there... and someone mentioned getting ready for the local agricultural show, and before you know it, I have bought fabrics to make a Wizard of OZ applique quilt for myself to put in the show...

And then there was mention of a TV/movie handmade challenge item.... and so it ended that, Thursday night (not much sleep, very restless as we are bang between 2 lunar eclipses), I could not get it out of my head, and I started to make a cushion.

Drawn outline ready to trace onto fusible web.

 All fused down.

 Will need some sparkles...  fabric medium added to the paint...

And here it is with details free motion embroidered, and sparkles painted into the road, the shoes and the city. I love the bit of rainbow in the sky.

And who knows how the border will turn out. It might have writing in the border, but I am not sure.

Singing Gollies

As the due date for my new niece or nephew draws closer (about a month away), I have felt the strong pull to finish this little baby quilt top for the expected bub.

 It measures approx 60cm x 70cm so it's a delightful size for a newborn - in the pram, in the car, as a floor throw....

 All the faces are painted on.

 All pieces are stitched down.

 You can add buttons to the braces, but as this is for a newborn, I didn't want to do that.

 And, just as I was finishing preparing the backing, ready to send to Mum to be quilted, I finished a cup of tea. And there is my little boy talking to his chickens.

In the tea leaves. So much love!

Hope you are having a great day.
Love Rainey

intuitive painting

As I am preparing to make art dolls, I treated myself to some paints and pencils for the doll faces. 

Then I was inspired by the card deck, to put a large eye on the Universe fabric. The deck contains affirmations, prayers and quotes that uplift and inspire, and are basead on the book The Universe Has Your Back. 

After deciding to make an eye, the paints came out for a play... and boy is it fun to paint and craft intuitively. I had no idea what he end would turn out like or where to place the colour and highlights. 

All-seeing All-knowing EYE

But I LOVE it. I can feel another one coming on....

Still soaring

I meant what I said yesterday... this is about the fourth cushion I have made in this style, maybe even fifth!

 There are a few more unicorn cushions (unicushions) to come, but I bought some fabric for a new theme yesterday as this one is starting to get to me.

 It's just that I have so many collaborations to finish!

Does your brain wander to the next thing while you are working?

On The Wings Of Love

I've named this cushion "On the wings of love". Pegasus is King of the Unicorns, and flies through rainbow skies.

🦄Soaring through the clouds comes your shimmery and glowy unicorn sailing on the wings of love. 🦄

🌟Unicorn will help you to Fantasise. Dream big. Embrace your purity and innocence. See the good in all things. Feel the connectedness and wonder of everything. Charge forward. Pierce through obstacles.🌟

 I just love the face details, gorgeous eyes and expression.

I love this particular unicorn style so much that I will have another one to show tomorrow!

This cushion is for a collaboration trio, with a candle and bath set, and a little crocheted unicorn.

Thanks for dropping by my blog. x

Rainbow Daze

So many pieces are being finished at the moment. 

They've been on the go for a little while, and I am in a crazy finishing mode. I have no idea how many items I have finished this year, as I am still catching up on blogging posts, and need to add a list of finished items for 2018 to the sidebar.

 I reckon by March I will have time to count how many pieces have been finished this year so far!

This rainbow unicorn cushion features machine applique again (I am looooving it!), and free motion machine embroidery. This one is also for a collaboration in March, and I hope to show photos of the other two items together with my contribution after the others have been made. Come on girls, pull your finger out!

Fairy Nightgarden cushion

Every now and then you finish something you really love... and this is no exception. 

It's a cushion, but I have stitched in LED lights.

 It's obviously going to be decorative as it cannot be washed, just spotcleaned and vacuum cleaned.

Whack in 3 AA batteries, and the ambience can go all night in a bedroom, on the couch or in a sacred space.

I am in love, and will be making more cushions with the LED features.