Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Farmers Wife Quilt Along.

OK so I took the plunge and bought myself the Farmers wife Sampler Quilt book and joined the Flickr Group.

Fishpond
 I couldn't help it, have you seen some of the amazing blocks that are around?

Fussy Cut
Freshly Pieced
Simplify
Don't Call Me Betsy


They look amazing! The aim is to finish 2 blocks a week with the grand total of 111 blocks in total and yes that does take about a year. 


But in the end there will be an amazing sampler quilt to show for it, which I'm sure will be something I treasure for a very looooong time.
 I just can't wait for my book to get here!!!





Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Sewing Corner in Progress.

Hello, remember me??? It has been too long I know.
I have missed blogging and because of being away I've hit a little bit of quilters block.
I've been doing a bit of redecorating in what used to be just the study. With all the fabrics I've been getting in I decided it was time to pinch some space from that room and create a sewing corner for myself!! It's still in progress, though it has come a bit of a way since taking these pics. 


First thing I wanted to do for my sewing nook was to create a storage solution for all my spools of thread. I love how many have displayed their spools on the wall and I wanted that but with a little more.... uniqueness. After searching on Google images for a little inspiration I came up with this.




It's made up of a piece of MDF wrapped in batting and polka dot fabric then simply stapled to the back. With plenty of patience and a little calculating I hammered in 49 nails evenly spread for a more organised feel.


And as you can see from the first image, I also added a  few of my fav fabrics for a little colour. 


I have since bought a couple of new desks and I've also been painting up an old buffet and hutch (an eBay buy naturally) which is great for displaying all my fabrics and craft supplies. But they are the work in progress part. I can't wait to get them finished to show you the final product. 
In the mean time I'll get stuck into it.
Enjoy your week!


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Thursday, 9 June 2011

Coming soon!!!

Just ordered some gorgeous charm packs. I totally missed out on Sherbet Pips so when Aneela Hoeys new range came out I jumped!! Can't wait for them to reach my hot little hands.


You are welcome to pre-order yours, just e-mail me at lydia@dreampatch.com.au and as soon as I receive them, yours will be in the mail. 
Enjoy your evening!!

Friday, 3 June 2011

Completed quilt


This week I've been working on a quilt requested by a friend for his new born niece. The only condition was it have red in it and the rest was up to me, which makes it so much fun to make. :)


I used the Chain of faith pattern and Fabric is Giddy by Sandy Gervais for Moda.


The completed size was 115cm x 115cm so I only needed 16 blocks making this quilt so easy and fast.



For the binding I used Denyse Schmidt ~ Picnics and Fairgrounds in dots.


A little personalising requested and Ta Da! All done and waiting for beautiful little Salina Ruby to enjoy for years to come! 


If you would be interested in a similar quilt please contact me at lydia@dreampatch.com.au. I would love to make another!!


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