Baby Quilt

Made this one a few weeks back.

Quilted in the ditch.

Finished quilt.
71 different fabrics. 5" squares

Happy Quilting, Crafting and Reading until next time.

Barnadette Bear

Its been a cold wet and grey long weekend here. Today was a public holiday for the Queens Birthday. On Saturday I was browsing some blogs, and ended up at The Quilted Crow Girls blog, eyeing off their wonderful Winter Roses table runner. It was in the latest edition of Homespun magazine, so I ran off to the newsagent and got a copy.


Imagine my surprise on Sunday when I ended up making a version of Barnaby Bear by the talented Amanda Rebbeck of Little Red Pear. He's on the cover of Homespun above.



Our version was decidedly female so we called her Barnadette. She's made from an old jumper with raised flowers and purls on the front and back of the body, and a bit of floral fabric. The scarf was a lesson in pure dementia. I'm not the best at knitting its just too awkward for me. So I decided to crochet a little scarf. Crochet scarf great idea - making it out of fluffy multi coloured stuff, very bad idea. Its the first time I've ever crocheted when I couldn't see what I was doing. Its just as well the thin holey parts of the scarf are on the back of the neck. The girls love the bear.

I am really pleased, as its the first softy I have made in what seems like forever. And I still have lots of other things in that issue of Homespun I'd like to make. Like the table runner, and one day I'd like to have a go at making the Winding Ways quilt on the cover. I'll just add them to my ever growing wish list of sewing projects I want to make.
Still going on Home Sweet Home and making slow progress.

Hope everyone is having a great week.
Happy Sewing and Reading till next time.

Catch Up

Hello friends,
Its been a while hasn't it. I have been busy studying this year. Today I am playing hookey and have decided to update my blog. I have missed being here, and visiting you all. I miss the delightful pleasure of seeing what you have been making, and hearing about what you've been up to. I just miss blog land.
There hasn't been a lot of time to spend online, so visiting has been a quick fly by, and thats been erratic at best. Am hoping to find time to visit more. Studying is good, I have discovered that my brain isnt dead after all this time. It is a real challenge, and I am enjoying it.


I have been crafting. Slowly and bit by bit. Mainly I have been working on my long lived crochet blanket. Its a no brainer craft, for when I am tired and can't think (which happens often) and bit by bit, its growing.


I have been adding in a bit more colour, and have had the benifit of Mum showing me how to crochet the loose ends in with out them showing. Its a neat trick.

I alsohad to make some study aids, to hold books and things. Of course they were nescessary to make study and finding things easier!


Its been cold here, winter is upon us. Its the time to curl up with a warm blanket and do some crafting. Or in my case, try and read some more texts.
Hope everyone is well, and crafting up a storm.
Take care, Happy Crafting and Reading until next time.

Still here

Still alive, just very busy with life. Will be dropping in from time to time, just not posting for a bit.

Hope everyone is well and enjoying crafting, sewing and reading.
Till next time Take Care

Sandlyn House Collection Point. Quilts for Bushfire Relief

Sandlyn Snippets

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Thanks to all the wonderful community support of last November, our doors are still open.
At the moment we are receiving donations of quilts that are going to the Victorian Bushfire victims.
Clean out your cupboards, finish off those UFO's and bring them in, and we will get them to where they are needed the most.

Sandlyn House
48 Manchester Road Mooroolbark, Victoria. 97274766.
Open Monday to Friday :9am till 5pm.
Saturdays 9am till 2pm

Donated Quilts