Bad Blogger!

I don't know what it is, but I just cant seem to settle to much at the moment.
I was at a quilt exhibition last week, demonstrating making quilt label using rubber stamps, but that has been about it. Sadly, I had a bit of a day that day, couldn't find the box with my supplies in and forgot the camera, so didn't get any pictures of the fabulous antique quilts there.
Thanks to my futile search for the stamping box, my little sewing space is in a right state now! I've tried going in there a few times over the last week to impose some sort of order, but I just don't know where to start! My poor mojo is trapped in there under all the piles of stuff!
Thanks to Gina I have managed to find a bit of inspiration today. Gina had made some very nice scrappy square in a square blocks. For some reason they have stuck in my mind over the last few days, they really seem to sparkle. So I've decide to make some. I don't know if I will make a whole quilt yet, but I have done these, and got another 8 in various stages of completion. Perhaps I'll try an orphan quilt, I do have a pile of scrappy stars and flying geese that I could also use.
For now I'm happy just to stitch.



Onto non-quilty things now. Icicle never did come home, she's microchipped, so I worry that something happened to her, it has been over 7 weeks now.
However, this little chap was in desperate need of a loving home. He's quite young, and has been out on his own for some time, so all he wants is somewhere secure to live,and lots of petting.
We have called him DJ. Icicle may still be found, and we'll have to deal with that if it happens, but DJ is a friendly little soul and has made friends with the other cats around here.

Spring Quilt

Here is the Spring quilt I have made for the latest round of the Four Seasons quilt swap. It is making it's merry way to....

I hope the recipient likes it

Completed Item

I don't know why I'm such a 'Last-minute Lil', but I find it very difficult to commit to a project until the deadline is looming. Well, once more I have just made it, and finished my Spring quilt for the 4 Seasons swap.
I'm really pleased with this one, in fact I might make another. I got the design from a new book called Bits And Pieces by Karen Costello Soltys .
I cant post a photo tonight, but when I get onto the desktop tomorrow I will be sure too.
I hope the recipient will like it.

Some photos from the AGM

Now that Blogger has decided to let me upload photos again, here are some from last weekend.

Bronwen with her Young Quilters challenge project. The theme was 'Fabulous Food', so she decided on a 'Foodoko' floor cushion, using a sudoku puzzle she had solved as the pattern.



These are the other YQ entries - aren't they fabulous? We particularly liked the bowl of spaghetti which won the 11 and under prize!


We did manage a bit of shopping at the traders stands. As well as a book each, and some cat fabrics for Bron we came home with lovely hand dyed threads...


.. space dyed velvet and scrim...


.. and a couple of scrap bags.



All in all, I think we had a pretty good weekend! Cant wait for next year now.

AGM Report

Well Bronnie and I had a fabulous time at the Quilter's Guild AGM in Cambridge, I cant believe we haven't been before. We'll certainly be there in the future!
We went to several lectures by Ineke Berlyn, Charlotte Yde ( Lovely Art quilts ), Shirley Bloomfield ( Baltimore applique ) and Helen Deighan ( dyeing and coiled pots ) and enjoyed some lovely exhibits as well.
Bronnie took the Young Quilters classes, making a funky mask, quilted bag and pussy cat doorstops. She really enjoyed herself. She was also very impressed with the college, and decided that she would like to attend there when she leaves school.
I have got photos of Bronnie's YQ challenge project, along with the other YQ entries, but sadly blogger isn't playing at the moment and wont let me upload. I shall try again tomorrow.

Getting ready to go away for a few days

DD, Bronnie, and I are preparing to go to the Quilters Guild AGM in a nice college in Cambridge. We booked this weekend away together months and months ago, and I cant quite believe that it's almost here.
There are classes etc to book on, but as I haven't been before I didn't bother for myself ( I think there will be more than enough going on to keep me out of trouble!). Bronnie will be doing the all of the Young Quilters activities that are available.
As a result of our impending trip, and supervising Bronnie with her challenge project, I haven't achieved much in the stitching way.So I thought I'd show some of the quilts I have done before.
This was one of the early quilts I made from a class with Sonia Fox. I went through a phase of collecting Japanese fabrics and this wall hanging is one of my favourite pieces, it lives in my sitting room.



Detail of one of the kimono



I still have lots more Japanese fabrics, and still love them. I must find something to do with the rest!

Hopefully I will be able to show off Bronnie's project tommorow before we go away on Thursday!

Spring Quilt!

I had a lovely surprise in the post today. My Spring swap quilt arrived from Colene. I really love this quilt, it really says 'Spring' to me



I love these little Grandmother's Flower Garden flowers - they're so pretty.



Thank you very much Colene!