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This sneak peek is of a little quilt with stitchery on it that I have designed for a magazine. It won't be out until the middle of the year so all will be revealed then….

Cheers
Gail

The last few weeks I have been finishing some quilts for me. I had several scrappy quilt tops that had been sitting around for a while so I decided to finish them.

here is one of them that I absolutely love!!!

I also wanted to finish my double wedding ring……all hand pieced and hand quilted..only the binding sewn on the machine!!!! Very pleased with this too!!!

Now it is back to work. I am heading off to Tasmania in March to teach at  The Quilted Crow (autumn gathering) and have been working on the projects………

here is a sneak peek of one…

You may also notice the Homespun BOM button on the left (thanks to Jarrod for taking 2 minutes to work it out……after I spent half an hour trying to do it myself!!!)

The first issue is out now and has a block from Janelle Wind and Leanne Beasley
My block will be in next months…..

Bye for now

Cheers
Gail

Only 1 sleep to go and the wait is over for another year!!! Will Santa come tomorrow?

I would like to wish all in blogland a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!!!
Thanks for visiting my blog and thanks go to all the lovely ladies out there who stitched along with the Christmas Wishes BOM. Many thanks also for the kind words and photos, it has been fun to see all the different quilts.

I will be back after a short break all ready for a wonderful year of stitching. I have already started on some projects for next year and I am also trying to finish some UFO's that have been sitting around for a while!

Hope to see and "talk" to you in 2010 !!

Cheers
and Merry Christmas!!

Gail

I have had lots of things on this time of the year and I have been busy doing "mum" stuff. I have also been a little bit obsessed with my "Dear Jane", now that I have some non work sewing time. I have been aiming for one block a day until next Tuesday, which is when I have a "Dear Jane" class, the last one for the year. As I haven't been able to do many of the blocks during the year I thought a last minute catch up will help me get to a reasonable tally of blocks….which is now at 73!!!

I have also been working with some of the gorgeous wool felt I bought from Foothills Fabric and threads, yes it's a Christmas design…won't be ready for this year but will be for next!!! so I kind of have a head start!!

I have managed to decorate a little for Christmas too….only 2 1/2 weeks to go. Liam doesn't finish school until the 18th Dec so I have a little time left to do some serious shopping.

Back soon with some more photos and maybe a little freebie (if i can get my act together!!!)

Have a good week

Cheers
Gail

This gorgeous fabric is the inspiration for a new quilt I have named "provence". With a mix of applique,  stitching and piecing it really didn't take me too long to make! I have written the pattern and drawn the designs, taken a photo….so off to the printers tomorrow and hopefully by the end of the week it will be in your local patchwork shop. (well okay, probably only in Australia but it will be ready!) Size is 60" x 60".

This pattern is also ready. I have used Cottage Garden threads which are just gorgeous. In this pattern are 6 pincushions, 3 pin books and 3 pin keeps.

hope you like them!

Back to the drawing board, I still have some rouenneries fabric left!

Cheers
Gail

While I was at AQM, I caught up with Linda from Gum Valley Patchwork. She told me all about a quilt for Beryl for her 90th birthday. It just so happens it was one of my designs from a few years ago. Of course the quilt needed to be bigger so Linda did just that and made it bigger!

She has done a great job and I hope Beryl loves it!!! You can go over to Linda's blog  to see a close up photo.

Cheers
Gail

PS the quilt is called "garden path"

It's been a very busy year and always at this time we finish with AQM. We had a great weekend catching up with a lot of people and looking at all the lovely new fabrics and patterns and gadgets…..

Lorraine, Leanne and I in front of my "Busy Little Christmas Elves"

It was wonderful to meet up with everyone but it was exhausting!!!

Louise from Sweden has sent me a photo of her Laila's Garden which she has renamed "Norwegian Garden"

it looks so gorgeous!! don't you think?

Have a great week!!

cheers
Gail

I have been using these gorgeous threads in one of my new patterns and I thought you would like to see them!

They are hand dyed here in Australia by Pam (pam@cottagegardenthreads.com.au) and come in about 30 different colour ways. They all have gorgeous names like "sweet pea", "raisin", "damask rose" and "ash".

I have used "larkspur" and "ash" on this pincushion

and "damask rose" and "ash" on this one.

They are available at Foothills Fabrics and threads, Candleberry Country and I think Siw from Quiltegaarden will also be stocking them (look in the left or right sidebars for links)

I have also made this which is made from the range "maid of honor" by Bonnie Sullivan.

I will have both of these at AQM on the weekend.

Cheers
Gail

it's only 7 weeks until Christmas………..

you still have time to finish your Christmas wish BOM

this is Carolina's

and this is Louise's

and you still have time to make this quilt

this is from Simone

I hope you like this little show and tell, I have added more photos to the Christmas wish album on the left.

Cheers
Gail

So can someone tell me where the week went? I had plans to post on Wednesday and now it's Friday………..

first I will draw 3 winners from my previous post……..

Fiona wins a copy of "sweet home pocket bags"

Angie wins a copy of "a Christmas welcome"  and

Debra (Oct 25th 8.42am) wins a copy of the "pretty hexagon baskets"

I hope you enjoy the patterns, please send me an email with your details and I will post them on Monday!!!

I would like to share this photo of May Kristin's  " A Christmas wish" BOM

it is absolutely gorgeous and I was very excited to see it in "real life"!!!

May Kristin and her friend Anita joined us on the Hurtigruten cruise and it was wonderful to get to know them both. May Kristin has some photos to share of the cruise if you would like to see more.

and if you look on the left I have made an album with some finished "A Christmas Wish" BOM's. If you need some ideas on how to finish yours, have a look…..and if you would like me to add your finished quilt, please email me a photo…I would love to see them all!!!!

Back soon

Cheers
Gail