Designs, FMQ and playing,

Well , I have been working a bit on my sewing, though with a slow start...

No my mind is begging to go into quilt mode as I have another quit to get done.

I tried a few things out 

Tried doing some painting on the black fabric - didn't work...or at least I was not really sure what to do :(

Today I do some practice squiggles

And some free hand FMQ - this I was pleased with, though the back legs  were bit wonky.

Lots more practice to do, and think I will draw what I want to quilt on instead of doing it freehand.

May make it work better.

This is Andrea...she had been modelling at the local Technical school for graduating designers..and someone there made her face up. 

She probably wont like me putting this up...but I liked it.

Thats it for now.

Back to working out some quilt designs.  I have some large practice bits to do before I star..

need to experiment with thread etc.  

The lizard was done with YLI 100 Silk, with Invisafil in the bobbin.

Machine Quilting

this I have put together for a friend....   (to help her make this for a gift)....who is coming over to get this done soon.

AND AT LAST!!

I am quilting - in the ditch - but I have made a start at last!

Space in the borders and space in the quilt itself..  Yeehaw..

Believe it or not - this is a King sized quilt... it fits easily under my 820 Bernina.

So - here I go again...slowly but surely - in between other things of course!

Lots of lovely space on this.

Home

I have worked blogger out - thankfully.

I don't know why my blog list 'went' but I have it back again.

I even got into the studio for a bit yesterday...

Will get back there tomorrow too.. I hope:)

Home and family

Hi all

Some photos of Andrea modelling at the Betty Tran show in Perth last month

 Beginning the walk

 Standing to let people see

 Showing the back

All the models - Andrea is just about to turn

This was quite something and it was in Perth..so went were and stayed the night for this.

Its been a long time since I posted...and I have been playing with blogger!!

Shouldn't have done that as I have lost all my blogs I follow...

Still can't work out what to do.  I was actually trying to put some more blogs in the list...and now all are gone.  

Any suggestions - they would be most welcome.

I may go into the studio now and look at all the things I have to do.

 Sort things out....

As you can see,  I am quite disorganised!!  

Its cold here too.. another excuse :)

HOme

Still no progress

Fell over in Perth last week... sign of maturity ??  

Thought I had cracked a rib - didn't, but it sure feels like it!

No more sewing as yet!

Andrea has ongoing migraines.. lots of time off school..

Emergency treatment yesterday and still not good.

DH is amazing!

We WILL get somewhere soon :)

No time for pictures!

Its pouring with rain too ...and its lovely :)

Moved!!

We have moved!

"nuff said :)  except more boxes to unpack.

Now to get my quilting Mojo back.

House and Family,

The happy packer!!

Andrea.. my helper..

'The hard work has begun!

House and family.

We have sold our house last week and now will be packing to go to somewhere close by.

  I have not been on my blog much due to the house business, and will be busy for a while yet, however I do have a quilt on my machine, that I can play on for short times while packing..and anther two ready to go and pinned...SO  busy time

One of my quilts getting some TLC.

Will catch up again when I can.

Quilt West 2013

Showing some of the beautiful quilts entered in the Quilt West Sow

in Perth Western Australia 2013

Papa

Thats it for today - I will put up some more tomorrow.

Now I am back to my sewing

Whole Cloth Quilt,

I won a first!

My Whole Cloth Quilt "Avec Amour" won first in the Traditional Ameteau Section!

Now I think I have moved up to Professional status!

I was so very happy.   

This quilt has been a gift for my Eldest Daughter...and she has been so patient, as it took me quite a while.This shows my trademark Ladybug.  I try to put one of these in each quilt,  in varying sizes.

I am so glad I took the trouble to redo the binding :)

I will put up more photos of the quilts I took some photos of very soon.

hopefully it wont be so long between posts.

Designs and whole Cloth quilt.

Managed to get some drawings done!

Not much happening here, but I managed to do these drawings yesterday.

Obviously I love heart feathers.. and I practised some filler designs

As I ran out of white ink - I went back to the pencil.

This is one eighth of the WCQ design...and as you can see I am still working at this one.  

Maybe I could do a formal quilt centre and FMQ the rest.  I have no idea how to actually print a large design, and the printer here where I live cant print as big as I would like.  So I am still thinking about that!

This is what it looks like in the mirror... so this will take more time as I take out what I  don't like.

So more of this later I think.

FMQ and playing,

FMQ and playing, - Sunday 24th March.

I have done some trapunto - and some FMQ over that last week...with many many interuptions.

Its far from perfect but I have really had fun.

I had huge problems with tensions - tried a few different threads

and many fillers.

The gold metallic I used around the outer part of the main design - was terrible - I had persevered for over half of the outline, and just had to puddle on.  Changed needles - altered tension - all to no avail.

Different fillers - some I had done before - some I improvised on.

I was happy with the trapunto, but hated the puffy wadding I used.  I will stick to wool... and use the puffy just for the trapunto I think

THe back was not good, but that's OK.  This piece is just for me... and it was great to practise.

Thats it for me - work again tomorrow...so I am off to the lane of nod 

:)