Mother's Day.

The last few years I've spent Mothers Day weekend in Phillip Island on quilter's retreat... yes, one of those years was with my mother... hahahahah... but this year I didn't get my form back in time, and missed out....

This Mother's Day weekend I spent some time with my Mum... awwww... yeah ....

I made her panda cupcakes (pandas are black and white... and that's her fav footy team colours) .. she loved 'em!

So what did we do? Mum showed me how to use her sooper dooper HUGE quilting machine... yay!

 Here I am working on the Dr Seuss quilt... yep... that's done...

Quilted with circles....

After lunch we had time for me to practise again.... quilted an allover bones design on the Poky Puppy baby quilt.

What a relaxing time with my Mum.. I love you so much Mumsy.... I don't know what I'd do without you. xo

Now there are two quilts ready to bind... Better get the binding machined on and prepare to watch some movies... ooh, what a hard job that is.... *wink*

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Doesn't take long...

It doesn't take long to knock up a few of these hexagons... just a couple of hours at Wednesday night sewing..... oh! I hadn't been there for about a year! I'm so glad I went.... I have a feeling I will be sewing a lot more in the next little while...

Cruising....

Over Easter I worked on the black and pink triangles for the outside of a star... Then I took the completed triangles on a cruise into the Pacific Islands... oh yes... maybe it's time for a cruise pic too?

I finished the centre on the cruise, and this is what it will look like when its sewn together...

In case you've never been on a cruise, let me give you a hint... don't bother taking any sewing... you'll be too busy relaxing, or enjoying the onboard activities... or you'll feel a little too rocky. :)



A lot of black...

I am working on the little hexagons over Easter.... is that why my thumb is a bit sore? These are little and fiddly, but oh so easy to pick and go with...

I need to make 6 of these triangle units to make one large star.... I'm going to need a lot of black for this quilt...

And.... I've been thinking, that I might need to sell some of my quilts.... I really don't need quite so many at home anyway....

Intensely happy

Oh! How I love an intense day of sewing!!

Rosie and I enjoyed a wonderfully relaxed day of sewing at Andrea's today....

This was my progress before lunch.... The Pokey Puppy quilt was my first priority today -I really need to get it to Mum - the twins are due this month!

Ah... cauliflower soup, salad and a cheese platter... Mmmm... Oh wait, that's not what this blog is about... Hahahhahaha

And.... this was after lunch! Yay!!!

The Pokey Puppy quilt top is ready for quilting... I think a pattern of bones would be perfect....

Then, I took along another couple of projects... and decided to work on this one: This is the Etchings fabric range- I am making Persian Tiles.

I'm making a quick quilt.. thinking of some simple ones to make to sell. I am thinking about selling some quilts on Etsy. I'd love any feedback if you've sold quilts.

And it's back to...

And it's back to the hexagons... Here is another diamond shape...

I've started fitting two of these together...

Then for something different I am starting to make a large star with lots of hexagon pieces... these are the first identical parts of the star.

These little pieces are so convenient to carry around... I'm loving them at the moment...

That is, until I can get my machine out and about next...

Little little hexagons....

I've been carrying around a little bit of hand sewing.... loving these little hexagons...

I've finished two diamond segments... And started another one.... I just realised why I'd put them aside for a while (there is always a reason isn't there??)... and it's because I needed another ice cream container lid to make a hexagon template... mine was getting worn out...

I'm not entirely happy with these photos... they were taken on my phone.. but I'm blogging on a laptop now, and it's better to blog on the run than not at all.....