My name is Sharron, I have been married 33 years, Mother to
Daughter 29, Son 27, Schnoodle 5, Grandmother to Aidan, Own Business, I live at Elizabeth Bay in
New South Wales and have been quilting for over 26 years.
Hooked on wool
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On Thursday I woke up a bit confused. Sometimes I go so fast that all of a sudden I find myself a bit lost. What is my purpose today I wondered? I spent a bi...
The Postman rang TWICE!
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Home late-ish after a long day, sore feet, looking forward to a cup of
tea....check the letter box....a parcel for me...yay! A bit of a spring in
the step...
my civil war quilt is quilted and a new project
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hi friends,i have finished the handquilting of my cwq,and a new woolproject
from the book "comfort zone" written by maggie bonanomi,i will use my
woolscra...
Garrard County Kentucky
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*Unknown Maker*
From the cover of *Quilters' Newsletter *#157, November/December 1983...One
of a series of similar appliques from the mid-19th-century.
Ha...
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I have written a few times about how I want to give Utility quilting a try.
I started to collect pearle cottons in anticipation. I have admired so many
qu...
Comparing Five Samplers
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Following on from my last post about the two images I found in Hardy's
Cottage on the National Trust Collections website, the second was a sampler
which I ...
Pinterest
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Could I please ask everyone to ask me first before posting or taking images
from my blog and putting them on Pinterest.
Thank you.
Christine
Not much sewing, but some finishing off.
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Not a lot of sewing happening around here.
l did manage to finish off this quilt.
Remember back here, our Xmas exchange quilts?
l loved the one l made to sw...
another Road Trip..
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My Design Partner Michelle and I took a 2hr road trip out to Highfields to
meet 2 Bloggers..
it was much cooler than we have been having which was really l...
It's been awhile
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I had a great three weeks in New Zealand visiting family and I arrived back
in Australia last weekend but it seems I never left apart from trying to
get ba...
Plumbing work done ...
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I finished off the last of the little circles which depict the water in the
fountain. Originally I made a heap of circles in the same fabric (see here),
...
Lincoln Logs
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The first day of our January quilt retreat I made blocks from a bowtie
block exchange that have been waiting for some attention. By day two I was
ready f...
reading and reviewing
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i was asked recently by carolyn forster if i would like to take part in her Utility Quilting Blog Tour and i was happy to say yes ! the publishers of carolyn...
Rescued from oblivion ..
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… one fancy Nine Patch Dresden Plate, fabric choices and cutting by
Chris, first part of sewing sabotaged by Barbara as part of THAT disastrous
class dem...
more pink
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Right now I think my favourite colour must be pink! When I stopped and actually looked at my recent fabric purchases I realised I had almost as much pink as ...
Table Shopping..
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Well, I didn't have too far to go table shopping...
Our neighbour across the road sells these Teak top and aluminium legs
outdoor tables and chairs...he kin...
I know you've been waiting....
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..to see these. They're obviously not my photos and the truth is I didn't
get my camera out of my camera bag AT ALL!!!! Oh my, I'm still in
withdrawal abou...
5 = 1000...............
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A few weeks ago I had something different much more upbeat planned for
this post............especially when I realised that I was going to hit
1000 posts ...
Seriously Dyeing the Natural Way
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If you can't find me on my blog I will either be at work or over the dye
pot, seriously! Eco-dyeing is the way to spend your creativity in more ways
than o...
A hint about what is to come!
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Not sure what possessed Di and I but.....while sitting enjoying the
camaraderie of the after show barbecue at last year's Quilts in the Barn we
volunteered...
Vintage Easy
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I've been lucky enough to come into possession of some vintage family
pieces that I'm sure were kept by long gone family members for sentimental
reasons. ...
FNSI February and Blue and White Heaven
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For a little Saturday eye candy I want to share this blog post that I
hopped to from Sri Threads on Facebook yesterday:
http://www.binichic.com/2012/02/weav...
Mostly black and white
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Stashed away in the quilt cupboard that has been likened to Dr Who’s Tardis
is an old pillowcase. Inside the pillowcase is a random collection of
black an...
It's not too soon for Christmas
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I decided it was time to finish off some bits and pieces that have been
hanging around . . .
Finish reading a magazine and order another one in digital fo...
Birthday Aussie Style!
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Happy Birthday, dear Carole! Oh, she's looking good - there should be 70
cakes there.
Jan was our cake-maker - so yummo with our wonderful fresh berry frui...
new pattern release
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I am finally catching up with all the things I need to get done.
I have listed my new pattern for sale "The St Neot Band Sampler"here
http://patchworkonsto...
Happy Valentine's!
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Sweet friends, how are you!
yesterday I found something that gave the me intense urge of sharing it
with you: a tulip! I have missed you, and to my horror ...
All About Colour
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Every Thursday the wonderful Victoria (Bumble Beans) has been hosting
interviews all about colour. This week it's my turn. I just checked it out
and I cann...
string star love
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Did you know I loved string pieced stars?
I actually thought I'd written about my love affair with string stars but I haven't ...weird...maybe I dreamt tha...
First Finish for 2012
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I have a finish for 2012! My Clamshells is finished, complete with label
on the back.
Soot & Ashes
This is another almost finished. Cheri Payne had...
What the?
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It doesn't seem possible to me that it has been getting on for three months
since I last posted. Don't get me wrong, it is quite possible that I
could l...
Last three small blocks
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Sorry that I haven't posted for a while but here are the last three small
blocks -
As I mentioned in my last post, I did consider including a rather
comp...
What I have been up to
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Well it is a long story. Have you ever had this calling that you have put
on hold. I have an absolute passion for pastels. I started collecting them
back i...
LONG Week Here!~
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We have been barging a UHaul, cleaning, still more to bring over that we
have stored in our guest cottage (won't be rented). However, today we gave
the k...
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