Almost end of term

School holidays is almost here, and that means I am super busy with the kiddo.

How many blocks can I squeeze in before we both go to school?

I need to get organised, apron, paintbrushes, drawing books and materials... Oh my!

I'd love to design my own fabric, really I would.

What a special gift to be able to enjoy tertiary arts study now, because it was discouraged when I was young. 

When I got to year 10 Mum said, "It's time to get serious now Lorraine, what maths and science are you going to do?"

And that was that.

 

The next blocks

I'm not sure how much longer I can be as prolific as I like with the quilt blocks.

I've been listening to podcasts and whatnot while I sew, and I won't have the time for this very soon.

I've found a fee-free Visual Arts course at TAFE, and enrolled!

I'm a little bit nervous, I haven't done drawing or painting since about year 9, 35 years ago!!

I feel like I'm going to be super, super busy! Eep!

Doesn't this boy look like a star? Literally!

And you too, kitty

More information to come!

A lovely collection created today.

 

Tabby Road begins

 

What a busy few days! 

Here we have the first blocks made with the Tabby Road and other Tula Pink fabrics I've pulled from the stash.

It's time for these fabrics to shine in their own right.

I'm creating blocks from the Tula Pink book "100 modern quilt blocks", which I feel every quilter could own and make a different version of the same blocks... in much the same way as quilting has been done for centuries of course, but it's so inviting to be different!

I am so Aquarius. I love to stand out and be different!

I really don't know quite what direction to take this in, I guess I had another think about bed quilt.

And once again, I've decided not to make it for the bed. So it can be smaller and maybe even hang in the gallery hallway if he doesn't need it in his bed.

These blocks aren't so big, but they make a big impact!

First play with the cricut

So, here's the fun bit!

A first play with the cricut and I've created these mugs. 

Well, I bought svg files from Etsy actually (which is the cheapest easiest way to do this if you don't really know what you're doing)....

and decorated some donated mugs for the school's Buzz Cafe, run by students.

I felt a bee theme worked well.

 

Rearranging the stash brings surprises

We are celebrating the return of our lost kitty kat! Since we moved, one of our cats went missing. He was being beaten up by local neighbourhood cats, because he's a boy.... but ours is so timid. He's been fixed, and doesn't usually wander.

So he mustve ducked down a drain and it's taken him 2 months to get back to us.... quite amazing, considering we'd only been living here less than a week when he went missing.

He returned with only one eye, and he was super thin. So he's gone through some major shizz to get home, through sheer will. And we are loving it all on him big time.

I've had this cat panel for a few years. My kiddo loves colour and cats.

I've also had this Tula Pink kitty fabric for years. Probably longer. Have you heard of the fabric range "Tabby Road"?

I think it will go very well here, and maybe some of these Tula strips and monkey wrench print.

The question is, what do I make? He's into soft textures, and uses his quilts as a cubby house.

I  think a little wallhanging again will be suitable, he really like wrapping his body in fluffy blankets. The End.

So cute!

I wonder what to make with these.... time to put thinking cap on...

 

Bougie Pussies complete

Bougie Pussies is totally complete.

I had a blast quilting this.

Smaller pieces can be so satisfying. Especially when I feel like there hadn't been a "finish" on my list for quite some time. 

Moving house took all my energy for quite some time.

The tea-towel centre was from La La Land Shop. Other fabrics and bindings from my stash.

The framed paintings are hand painted cards that were for sale at the school Mother's Day Stall this year. Someone had practised and practised and practised and donated hundreds of hand painted cards to the school fundraiser. I bought an extra two for the kiddo's bedroom. Success! Continued the themeof framed kitties outside the quilt onto the wall.

And I just love the name the artist gave to the tea-towel artwork!

 

Feeling tropical

It's so exciting to see these fabrics work with each other!

I love the movement, repetition and the colours!

So excited to move on with this. I can see her hanging on my wall near the sewing machine.

That green with spots has me really going though!