Bulldogs Quilt

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a quilt quilt that I made as a gift for a friend of mine who is a Bulldogs fan. She is there number one fan. While I was shopping last year, there was some NRL merch in the supermarket and there was some Bulldogs merch on the shelf. There was a Bulldogs tea towel. I bought it not sure what I was going to do with it. It sat in a bag for a while.

I used my EQ8 software to calculate the best use of the tea towel fabric and designed the pattern. I used bright blue fabrics that were from Spotlight (not any particular collection) and then coloured in the design using the fabric scans from the fat quarters that I had purchased. Once I was happy I pieced the quilt top together.

The quilting is a meander stitch in a blue thread.

I used a bright blue check for the binding which I really love.

I plan to gift this quilt to her on her birthday. She is such a giving person and I hope she likes the quilt.

It measures 39.5 inches by 48.5 inches.

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Winter Appeal Beanies

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Each year, my school runs a winter appeal. Families are asked to donate warm clothing, blankets etc which are then passed on to a local charity who distributes the donations to those who are in need. I usually commence creating my projects during Lent as my form of Almsgiving and start making beanies etc using my various knitting machines.

I didn't photograph all of my beanies, but here are just a few....

Our Social Justice Leader said that the men like football beanies. I am not a sporty person, so I had to look the colours up on the internet LOL. Here are some NRL themed beanies.

It was great to be able to donate all of my beanies to a worthy cause.

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Quilt Machine Mat

 

Hello everyone! It has been a very long time since I have shared anything on my blog. Life has been busy, but I do I have some projects that I will be sharing very soon. I recently finished a large quilt and as a result I have lot of half square triangles to use up.

I decided to go through my bag of scraps and see what potential pairings of fabrics I had (it had been a little while) to see what I could use.

I had these fabrics. I sewed them together and trimmed them down so they would measure 2 1/2" and then joined enough to create a mat. 

I quilted in the ditch and added my border and backing. I used the Vintage Country Floral bundle from Spotlight.

Season's Greetings Card

 

Hello friends. I hope that you are well and having a good week. This is my very last, last minute Christmas card which also uses products from the same paper Collection as my previous card. The Christmas Miracle Kit has so many beautiful images and I wanted to explore using blue tones, which featured in some of the papers.

To help me design my card, I used a card sketch which is something that I often do.

I also created my own poinsettias using distress inks and also watercolour paper. I followed a tutorial by emilia sieradzan to make my flowers and they complimented my card perfectly. I used Spellbinders dies from my stash to frame the Santa image and foam tape to add dimension.

To complete my card, the sentiment was framed with patterned paper and and I added some pearls to

enhance the frame.

Once again, it felt great to be using supplies that were from my stash. Please note that a lot of these products may not be available but you can certainly find similar products and be inspired by my card when creating your own.

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Kit Paper Christmas Tree

Kraft cardstock, Anko Watercolour paper 180gsm, Ruby Rock-It Snow White Coarse Glitter, Distress Ink Broken China

Dies: Waffle Flower A7 layers die and additional layers die, Sizzix bigz texture fades layered tattered poinsettia, Magnolia Christmas poinsettia, Memory Box elegant scrollwork, Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance, Hero Arts frame cut oval, Spellbinders bird poinsettia collection.

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'Tis the Season ~ Christmas Card

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a Christmas card that I have made...last minute. I always think that I have enough made in my stash..but I don't! So I am making cards from products that I have in my stash which is very satisfying.

I am using products from an older Kaisercraft kit that was released a few years ago when I was on their Design Team. It has a vintage feel which is my favourite type of product to create with. I used foliage from my stash to frame the image of Santa and die cut some foliage to add extra dimension. I also inked the edges with some Distress ink.

I really enjoyed creating this card and will make another card using more products from this kit.

Supplies:

Paper: Kaisercraft Christmas Miracle Kit SB104, Christmas Collage and Star Tile, Lace Trimming

Cardstock Spruce CD168, Forest CD114, Kraft

Dies: Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork, Spellbinders Opulent Ovals, Hero Arts Infinity Ovals, Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia Collection (foliage only used)

Blooms: Petaloo Suga Red Berrys Clusters Green, Anko Poinsettia Flowers, Ultimate Crafts Mixed Primrose Flowers

Other: Kaisercraft Pearls Red SP795, Distress ink Ground Espresso

Please note, a lot of these products are from my stash and I have has for a long time. I hope you find inspiration for your own cardmaking.

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Christmas Felt Ornament

 

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I have started stitching some felt ornaments. I plan to do a few each year to fill a basket which I bought last year. I made a few felt ornaments last year and enjoyed making them so much! This is my latest which is a Memory Box plush die. It didn't take long to stitch and this die is a good one in using up small pieces of felt.

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Bloom ~ Cross Stitch

 

Hello friends! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a cross stitch piece that I finished a little while ago, but I am displaying because it is spring in Australia. It is my favourite time of year and tulips are my favourite flower. I love this pattern from Stitching with the Housewives, and I really enjoyed creating this project.

For a very long time, I have been searching for house frames and purchase anything that closely resembles one that could be used for a cross stitch finish. I bought this frame from the Reject Shop last year.

To alter it, I applied a few coats of white chalk paint until all of the print from the original design had been covered. I used Folk Art paint which I purchased from Office Works.

Off course the fun part, the stitching happened. I followed the pattern using the DMC threads. I left out the chickens and the snow??

I don't use sticky board as it is too expensive in Australia. I back my fabric with chipboard and the back of my cross stitch with scrap wadding from quilting. The fabrics are from my stash, the button is made using the dritz button kit. 

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