Blanket stitchin

Found the perfect border fabric in my Stash and bought some new threads. I've been trying to spend a little each week or fortnight at my small local shop.

If we don't buy from our small shops  they will close!

I now have everything to keep working on these bears! 

I don't have any idea who this will be for!!!

Do I have to give it away? I suppose so.

 

Goodbye Tula hat

 I'm a crafty quilter whose main love language is to make things as gifts. 

Here is the evidence that I'm also a Mum to a 6yo boy. It appears that he left his gorgeous hat (made from Tula Pink fabric) outside in the playground. 

There's a big chunk of hat missing, like it's been mown over, but the real reason they found his hat was because a bush Turkey had made a nest in it.

Crikey! How Australian can you get?

I'm not in the mood to make him a new hat!!!

I'm off to stitch something that I'd like!

🧡Rainey

Hello

When I wanted to introduce myself during an instagram challenge, I snapped this photo at home in front of a recent finish.

You can find me on insta @bizarrequilter

 

Beary Happy

I love watching the transition of these bears from blank to full of faces.

They come through looking 3 dimensional, just with a few marks from prisma pens and pencils. 

I've taken the bears from a pattern by Lil' Blokes.

I also bought the bear fabrics from Lynn Hyland. She has closed her shop, but you can find her in Facebook with Tuesday specials on offer.

I have a 5 inch charm pack in purple and greens. These are going to work really well together!

Stay tuned for the next update. I need to look at background fabric next.

 

Green and pink again!

I've had this gorgeous quilt hanging on my wall for a while now, and I'm not sure whether I've shared it in its full beauty.

A French Braid made with jelly roll.

I have so much fabric left over, I'm now seriously wondering what to make, it's so beautiful.

This fabric deserves to be made into something and enjoyed!

I used some to make a Christmas decoration. Maybe I can go down that pathway.  I have a special soul sister that is always sending gifts for our boy, and I know she loves pink. 

This is an option.

Meantime, I'm enjoying this view. 

 

Quilt top finished. Yay!

 I've made 36 blocks from the

100 modern quilt blocks book. Sashing and cornerstones done.

Outer border done. Backing and label done. 

Ready to go with 2 other quilts to my Mum for quilting (lucky me she became a professional long arm quilter!!).

She lives a long way away now, and I haven't posted these off yet because she's currently custom quilting my applique quilt. 

Bless her heart! 

Yes to cornerstones

 I love it when a plan comes together. 

I always wanted it to be cornerstones, very happy it worked out.

Because of course, sometimes the quilt says something else.