Clares Place New Patterns and AQM winner

While at quilt market I ran a draw to win a Clares Place Pattern Pack that includes a copy of each of my new patterns - which I am aware have not yet made it onto the blog (or website) as yet so before I reveal the winner of the pattern pack let me introduce the patterns released at market:

Spinning Wheels

Avonleigh Country Quilting (a lovely new stockist of Clares Place Patterns) took a photo of my booth at AQM  with 'Spinning Wheels' in the background. Head over to their blog to check out their Market recap or stop into their store to have a Chat with the lovely Sharon and Kay to pick yourself up a pattern (or two ;p )  

Rubies for Grandma

 One of a Kind

So Sweet

 Chloe Bag

 So named because when talking about the Sarah bag Chloe would exclaim "and Doie bag too!" - I couldn't name one after Sarah and not have one named after Chloe!

I will give you a formal introduction to each new pattern later - you have already met the:

Sarah Bag

Bunting Bliss

And now the winner of the Clares Place Pattern Pack as drawn by Chloe:

I will be in contact shortly to get you the new patterns.

Quilt market was a heap of fun but I must admit it is SO nice being home getting back to everyday life and able to enjoy my two little ones for a bit.  Seriously it has been 8 weeks since Sarah was born!  Where did that go?!  I blinked and my new born is now not so ‘new’.   

I hope you get to do the things that you love!

Ps.  Be sure to check out my stockists page for my lovely new stockists!

A not so sneaky peek

At the Sarah Bag.  This pattern will be officially released at quilt market but I thought you might like to have a "not so sneaky peek" at it now.

 After designing, testing and writing the pattern for this bag (and another yet to be released) I admire other designers who design, make and write patterns for bags (just as I do Quilt patterns).  There is seriously so much work that goes into each and every pattern to make sure the instructions are correct it fits together perfectly.  So with that said lets have another look (or two) at the bag.

Do you think it's his style?

My mum made these two bags with fabrics that I gave her from my stash.  She did such a fantastic job of them both!  

Fabrics for yellow bag : 

Night and Day  Flower Burst in Yellow by Robert Kaufman # 10937

Impressions Wave in Grey by Ty Pennington for Free Spirit #TY 03

Impressions Lace in Grey by Ty Pennington for Free Spirit # TY 04

All the above purchased from The Little Fabric Shop

Fabrics for pink bag: 

Kumari Garden Jeevan in pink by Dena Designs for Free Spirit # DF92 purchased from The Little Fabric Shop

Green Ta Dot for Michael Miller Purchased from Sisters and Quilters

the Blue is from the Just Dreamy fabric range by Riley Blake and was left over from my Baby 123 quilt and will be hard to find but I did find some here if you are quick!

Until next post I will be working on Quilt Market Prep and hopefully getting some sleep

... if Sarah lets me ;p