Squirrel quilt

First peek at the QAYG pallette for my 4yo. I asked if he liked the squirrels, he said yes, so I pulled fabrics to go with it, and so excited to start!!

Will cut the backs and batting for the blocks next.

The Cars quilt

And then suddenly it's a week later, but the cars quilt is completely finished!

Quilt number 6 for the bushfires, and my last for a little while as it's time to get these sent off and ready to be hand distributed.

When I see the entire quilt, it's amazing to think that it started with a car print as inspiration!

Easier to see it up close, I love the orange sashing.

And even more striking is the back, made from $5 cotton doona covers and strips of solids I had on hand. I have been using up lots of old fabrics I had hanging around!

Bushfire quilt for Oz Comfort Quilts.

Art by a 4yo

So proud of my little boy's first drawings with limbs and faces!! 

In his favourite colours!

And another little masterpiece. He starts each day at the easel. I love his artistic streak. Maybe I should start taking pieces of fabric in for him to paint!!!

Two more altar cloths/table centres

This first altar cloth was dreamy so stitch... I added fun hair, stars and swirls in the space, and accentuated the rays... It's like the origin of woman!

And Malificient is so magnificient. I had so much fun creating her. 

She is already on her way to her new home... I will have to make one for myself sometime, as she is the Fae of magickal protection.

A bit too white

I took my son to his music and values class, and the teacher has written a book titled I Love My Body. So when I saw this very white t-shirt I snapped it up to wear to the gym... But... it was too white, so the teacher sprayed it for me with a multitude of pretty fabric paints, and now I am so ready to wear it. I just love it.  I might even wear it to belly dance classes.

So far I have finished 4 entire quilts (almost 5), and so I felt I deserved a little bit of Stash Enhancement on an Expedition (S.E.X.) - does anyone use that term anymore?

The cars print is the feature print for my next QAYG bushfire recovery quilt. I have lots of scraps, and this will really bring the colours together and give a theme.

And this bird print had to come home. I adore birds in fabric and quilts. I wonder what I will make with it!

And these celestial stripes. I might have to buy more of that... I just love love love it. And I love it quilted, it's so tactile, and brings me joy to touch it, and run my hands over quilting, so a little bag isn't going to ring my bells with these. I am so in the mood to make quilts and table runners and whatnot.

 Okay, the batting didn't arrive today, but I cut up my son's old cot bumpers and reclaimed the batting for the borders! And I have enough for that! Looking forward to getting it finished tonight!

The car quilt is going together

Just starting to join this next set of blocks for a boys quilt - using the feature fabric of cars,  I wanted this one to appeal to young boys.

So many of us have pretty fabric in our stashes that we are using to make bushfire quilts, I bought 40cm of the car fabric, and pulled other pieces from the scrap bags to go with it.

Just starting to join the blocks

And $5 cotton doona cover fabric for the backing again.

I love the way these go together so quickly!

Using one of my own altar cloths

Lammas, end of Summer harvest.... I created this altar for Lammas to give thanks for all the gifts of the Summer....

Thank you for the Isis workshop, and the money that came our way.

Thank you for the fruits of our labours, the wishes that came true, the presence of dragon and snake, the protection afforded us, and the money harvested.

Thank you for my hamsa plate. For this blessed lepidolite crystal....

I loved stitching Pomona, and it's lovely to see her being used and loved.