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He everyone, I can't believe it's now Oct and I haven't even posted about my awesome weekend in Barrowford Lancs at Patchwork Chicks.

so here we go…

Karen had booked two days of classes and I had such lovely ladies in them!

I had a great time with Karen and also was able to meet up with Christine from Patchwork Allsorts.

As soon as I was home it was straight down to Port Campbell for Stitch in Spring run by Linda from Gum Valley Patchwork. Another fabulous weekend!!

I'll be back soon with more and I promise it won't be 2 months!!

Keep Stitching!

Gail

 

Phew, have I been busy!

First up I took a little road trip to Angaston SA to meet up with my wonderful friend Lorraine. Together we organised a Stitching Day for a lovely group of ladies….some I have known a long time and some new friends!

On the 1st of Aug (which was a rainy but perfect day for stitching!) we welcomed them all with gorgeous projects and yummy food!

For more photos visit Granny Loz here!

Last Sat, the 15th Aug I took a little roadtrip to Heyfield to spend the day with the girls from LilyLane Patchwork and Quilting.

Alas I took only ONE photo and that is blurred…I was so busy! It was a great day and hopefully all the girls are inspired to tackle needleturn applique!!

I have also been working on lots of new projects with Among the Flowers….hopefully I will have some new patterns in Sept….the fabric is now due in AUS shops in Nov…

Keep stitching and I will be back soon!

Cheers

Gail

 

A few weeks ago I had a wonderful delivery! My new fabric line advance yardage to play with!

Among the Flowers is my new fabric line with Red Rooster Fabrics, It is due in Australian stores in Aug and in the US in Feb.

I have made myself a new sewing bag, I fussy cut the bird wreath instead of using an embroidered piece and I love how quick and easy it was!

small flowers

tone on tones

a panel that will be part of the free pattern

fussy cut birds

scattered flowers

little birds

stripes

it's all very exciting!

hope you like it!

Cheers

Gail

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Stitching Affair 2015 is over for another year and what a wonderful time we had!!

Our little group enjoyed sewing, laughing, friendships, glorious food and beautiful Tassie weather!!

already planning for next year!!

(retreat is full however if you would like to go on the waiting list please email me…)

Off for another road-trip adventure today to Quilters Harvest in Warracknabeal for a weekend of classes.

Have a great weekend!

Cheers

Gail

Thank you to all the lovely comments, Handmade Christmas Cheer is certainly a must have book!!

The winner of the eBook is Shirley Peterson …please let me know your email address and I will let the lovely ladies at Martingale know so they can send you your book!

Have a great week as I am anxiously and excitedly awaiting a delivery tomorrow!! I'll be back to share with you some photos as soon as I can!!

cheers

Gail

 

Stacy from Buttermilk Basin has again organised a blog hop. This time for Summer! And as I sit here in the cold, I am thinking of summer!

Visit Stacy's blog here to catch up on all the projects so far..

The line up is

You all know how much I LOVE Christmas right?? Well here is a Christmas Book from Pat Wys that will really get you excited!

Handmade Christmas Cheer has lots of gorgeous projects to whip up in time for Christmas.

Here are a few of my favourites..

Hexagons!!! Yes, who doesn't love them!

and this stitched tablerunner is just adorable…

These stockings are just so cute!! I love the reindeer one!!

and birds!! wool birds!! This would be so easy to whip up as working with wool is so much fun.

Pat is just a super fun lady and her book shows it! Visit her website here.

If you would like to win an e-book of Handmade Christmas Cheer, please leave a comment on this post and I will pick a winner next week.

If you would like to see the rest of the projects, hop on over to Martingale to see them .

Christmas Cheers!!

Gail

Note: all photos by Brent Kane and used with permission from Martingale and Co.

At Market in Minneapolis I caught up with my friend Sherri Falls who has the most gorgeous new book just out…

It's called Winter Wonderland and has 12 absolutely adorable Christmas quilts..

 

see what I mean!!!

Sherri is hosting a sew-a-long on her blog and Facebook...to make this gorgeous Winter Nights Quilt…if you need the book and want to sew a long with Sherri, you can buy her book from The Fat Quarter Shop

Hope you love the book like I do!! Visit Sherri on her blog or Facebook…she has adorable patterns!

Have a great weekend!

cheers

Gail

All photos except the last one are used with permission from Sherri Falls

Hey everyone!  I'm back from my trip to the US for Spring Market. I had a wonderful time and here are some photos to prove it. (sorry they are a bit blurry, phone photos!)

First stop was Leavenworth Quilt Co for classes…..what a wonderful shop and a great bunch of ladies…I really loved it here! (I am already thinking I need to go back!)

and then I took a roadtrip with Debbie and Jeff from Wooden Spool Designs….to arrive in Minneapolis for Spring Quilt Market (wholesale trade show)

my booth

I was able to meet up with lots of my friends and also meet new ones!!

Robin from Briar Root Primitives…

Debbie from Wooden Spool Designs…

Jenelle from Pieces to Treasure...with her new fabric line which is gorgeous!

Pam Buda...in her gorgeous booth!!

Kathy and Pat, two amazing fun ladies!!

Shelley and Jeannie…fellow authors at Martingale…(look at the Christmas quilt behind them!)

Pam Kitty Morning came to visit!

Sherri Falls with her new book Winter Wonderland, which is oh so wonderful!!

Kara, Sheila and Tracy from Martingale...(the best publishers!)

new sweet & simple patterns…

then it was off to Battle Lake with Karen.…and another awesome class!!

and then off to California for a weekend at The Fat Quarters Quilt Shop

the awesome Michelle at her most awesome shop!!

and now I am home…with a bad cold….and trying to get motivated to stitch!!

I was able to get my hands on some awesome new books so I will be back to show you soon!

cheers

Gail

 

 

wow, it's been a very hectic month around here!

First up was Stitched in Time with Ramona on the last weekend in March.

We had a ball again and hope the ladies did too! There was a lot of laughing, stitching and eating going on!

Here are my projects for the day:

Vintage Sewing Collage

Dasiybird tablerunner

The last four days have been spent at the gorgeous Royal Exhibition Buildings in Melbourne for AQC.

Sandra and I had a great time meeting new people and catching up with many others I haven't seen for a while!

My booth ready to go:

I released two new quilt patterns:

Flowering Spools

Sunshine and Butterflies

I am off to the sewing room to start another new quilt!

Have a great week!

cheers

Gail