One of a Kind

Life is starting to get back to normal.  Today my sewing machine and I became reacquainted after quite some time apart.  I started using some fabric scraps to make reversible bibs for Sarah for Christmas.  She really doesn’t need anything as she has all her older sisters baby clothes and toys but you can never have too many bibs (Sarah is sick quite alot after feeds due to her reflux).  I will share photos later and maybe a tutorial if anyone is interested?!

Right now though I would like to tell you about another of my latest patterns – ‘One of a Kind’.

After I found out I was having another baby I wanted to design a quilt for her.  Her older sister was given cot quilts by her grandma’s when she was born and I wanted Sarah to have a special quilt when she was born too.   The quilt pattern comes with instructions to make a cot size quilt 40” x 52” (102cm x 132cm) as pictured and a larger size that is 50 ½” x 62 ½”  (128cm X 159cm). 

“This quilt is perfect for your little princess, or to show someone they are ‘One of a Kind’.”

Pattern:  One of a Kind
Fabric:  Quite Contrary by Riley Blake
Quilting:  Patchworks Plus

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!

Quiet

I know things have been rather quiet on the quilting side of my blog but with all the silence let me assure you I have been busy.  You see this year I will be attending the Melbourne Quilt Show (trade show) so I have been super busy designing, making and writing patterns for a number of new designs to be released there.  Amongst the new patterns are 5 quilt patterns and 2 bag patterns, some of which I have already provided you sneek peeks of. 

Here are a few more sneek peeks of some photos that my niece took.

Please stick with me for the next couple of weeks while I finish them off.  I plan to release a few of them in the lead up to the Australian Quilt Market (all going well).