animation friday

Mali and her new rabbit that her uncle Navarh made and sent in the post. She ran away from it at first. Then we found her watching her favourite shows with it.
Well have to wait til she can talk before we know its name.

Join in Animation Friday here at My Poppet. Its addictive and fun.

Like making a mini movie all on your own.

leafy quilting

This is how it started. I dont really have a normal approach to beginning a quilt.

 If youre looking for a formula here there just isnt one.

Ive been trying to finish quilting Malis quilt. In my own weird way im getting there.

I think im aiming for criss-crossed leafy vine stitch.

Winter is a great time to focus on quilts and I have secretly promised myself ill

finish all of the ones ive begun to-date by the end of this winter!

Please hold me accountable, ladies.

last week I....

This happens to be my girlfriend, Natalies favourite dress. It looks stunning on her.

Its not a flash label or anything, she got it from her local op-shop. But its still her favourite.

So I took it home with me to make a pattern from it and down the track Ill do a couple of dresses to send her way.

My son took over my sewing room one night.

Its an odd thing to come home and hear your sewing machine whirring away from another room.

I loved how he was wearing one while making another

And the funny size testing he was doing made me laugh.

I sat outside on a lovely day and

sorted  out our boxes of screws

and odd bits of leftovers from when we renovated the country house.

I kind of save things for rainy days.

 I finished Malis quilt top finally, you know, the one from the quilt-along. Just the top mind you.

Ive been a bit sidetracked.

here are my favourite bits

it was a pretty good week.

What did you do with your week? Even if it was just a few weird and wonderful things?

Id love to hear from you.

quilt-along

Have you heard the good news over at Soulemama?

I Have To Say is hosting a fantastic quilt-along and ive found it just in time to see the first weeks to-doings.

Im going to add these fabrics to the one I have already started for Mali, my grand-daughter. Im slicing into it as we speak. I blogged about this piece I had started here. It seemed silly to start a new one ( i hope thats not cheating, ladies)

a neat stack

 and then

 I start throwing them around to see if I want to delete anything

nothing so far

I especially love the unexpected black

and the small pieces of coffee for a vintage feel.

 Its never too late to join in though if you need to think about it for a bit longer or, like me, your kids arent back at school and you have the book/uniform thing happening this week.

Be sure to check it out before you make up your mind!