Sneaky Peek

With my sister's second bub due in March, I thought I had better get a big start on her baby's quilt.

11 of 14 gollies are assembled.

The centre charms are all cut out and joined. The music background is ready to be used (in reverse, so that the pattern is more subtle, although this will put the treble clefs backwards, but ah well...)

And I would love to have the little quilt top assembled tomorrow, ready to stitch the gollies down.

This quilt design by Lil Blokes measures about 60cm x 70cm. This is about the size baby quilt I made for my sister's first baby, and she said it was the perfect size. It certainly turned up in a LOT of baby photos. That's it then. Sorted. I would say the little quilt top is about half finished. YES!

A little play....

I really enjoy making little projects that are started and finished in a day.  These are little gift bags. I love the fabrics for Easter, Mother's Day, birthdays....

After they have been filled with tea, or soap, or chocolates or a gift voucher, the little padded bags are gorgeous for makeup, passport and tickets, money, kids toys.. . or whatever!

Three more here... woohooo....

And

a twinkly mug bag... made in glittery fairy frost fabric... this has been posted to a friend for an online handmade collaboration.

 Can you guess what is going to happen to it? Can you see the background? Ooh... I am looking forward to showing you the completed trio of products.

Dobby The Third

I have so enjoyed making appliques, that here is  Dobby The Third cushion.

I love the way the individual batik fabrics create slightly different looks between each caricature of the Elf. In true home made fashion, no hand created piece looks the same!

The outer border has been made in a glittery fairy frost fabric to match the finger snap indicating magic. The original border fabric I used was a licensed Harry Potter digital print, and it is no longer available in Australia. I found it in the U.S. But by the time the dollar is converted and shipping is added, it would be $40 Australian per yard. (yard!!)

And so, I am saving the tiny skerricks I have left of that gorgeous print for my own future projects. I suspect the shreds I have left will be those tiny pieces that don't get used for a long time as they are saved for something special. Hmm... what to do....

Little gypsy quilt

Hello everyone.

Here is a sneak peek at a quilt top I have been making from Tula Pink fabric with rose applique in the borders. It will only measure about a metre square, but that size quilt can still add so much colour and fun to a space!

It's gone to Mum (Deep Creek Quilting) for professional machine quilting.

Hello tiger face!

I just love the gypsy colours and bright freshness.

Zipper bags

Hello everyone,

I've been making lots of these bags.

 They are one of my favourite things to make.

 I get to enjoy the tactile sensation of creating the three dimensional fabric, then popping in zips.

My son has lots of little toy sets that he likes to keep together, such as a teaset, or blocks, or a little pushcar set. I can't have enough little zipper bags!

 And of course I love the fabrics. Different fabrics allow him to easily identify what's in the bag without seeing it.

Hedwig

I have so many new finished items to share with you, as I have been very busy behind the scenes.

This is the second Hedwig cushion I have made. I think on the first one, Hedwig was a different size.

And of course other differences between individual artistic pieces come about because I have freemotion embroidered the details in the feathers.

Hedwig is appliqued in a pearly fairy frost fabric, then feather details are embellished.

This cushion will be part of a handmade collaboration with a candle maker and polymer clay artist. I will share pictures of the trio closer to the release date in March.

I adore the licensed fabric in the borders.

Have a great day.
Rainey x

Magickal House Elf

Hello everyone,

This is the second Dobby cushion I have made. I used the same fabrics, but the variations in the hand dyes and my hand guided machine embroidery mean that they are quite different.

I've also added a bit of shading to Dobby's face, which adds more depth.

This second one also looks a bit less angry than the first one.

I absolutely love this cushion, and so does his new owner. It's a custom piece. I have another one to make for an upcoming collaboration in the Harry Potter theme. I hope to share photos of the themed trio closer to the release date in March.

I need to get hold of some more licensed print fabric as I have SOO many ideas for this series of cushions, and maybe a quilt or two.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Rainey x