GIVEAWAY - Clares Place Patterns

I recently promised I would make my new 'Summertime' quilt pattern available to purchase as a PDF.  I needed to wait for hubby to have a get enough time to do it for me (my computer doesn't have the program to save as PDF)  and given that he has been flat out with work (as well as his church responsibilities), it has taken a little bit longer than planned. 

That said it has now been done - YAY and while he was at it he also saved Best Friends as a PDF too (I think he was sick of my nagging :s)

You may also have noticed I have also set up a Clares Place facebook page (look to the right - see it?  yes there :) )  To celebrate the launch of my facebook page (and Best Friends and Summertime being made into PDF patterns) I thought I would host a giveaway!!!  WOO HOO.  Who doesn't like free stuff hey?!

The prize will be your choice of a PDF or printed copy of each of the above two patterns (Best Friends and Summertime).
To Enter simply leave a comment on this post - anything at all but I would love to know what Clares Place pattern is your favourite.  Please make sure you provide a way for me to contact you if your are the winner.

For additional entries complete one or more of the following:
• Become a follower of my blog for another entry.
• Become a follower of my facebook page for another entry.
• Post about this giveaway on your blog, then come back and leave another comment letting me know that you have blogged about it for one additional entry.

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each additional entry.

Entry is open to everyone in the world and will be taken from today until the 15th July and drawn via random number generator.

Alternatively if you can't wait for the giveaway and are interested in purchasing either of these patterns as instant downloads head on over to my downloadable patterns page or my etsy store.  

Introducing ... 'SUMMERTIME'

I know here in Australia we are experiencing the wonderful *cough cough* winter weather and for some they love this time of year, but my favourite time of the year is without doubt summer.  I love the smells of summer, the colours, the foods (particularly fresh berries) - pretty much all that summer encompasses which is why I LOVE this quilt.  It is made from Barbara Jones Summertime fabrics which are so fresh and fun.  I was unable to take photos on Saturday with hubby as planned (the weather was horrible and raining) but my mum is AWESOME and was able to help me take these photos today. 

We took them at a river, close to the home where I grew up.  For me this river brings back so many fun memories of summer because during summer we would cool off in the water, then play some tennis and return to the water when we got too hot ,ahhh the good ol' days of childhood - no cares or worries just fun times.

As we walked the banks of the river we took a path down under a bridge. 

We used to pick blackberries along this steep rocky track that we later made into jam.  It was under the bridge that we found a perfect spot for some more photos. 

The colours in the graffiti match perfectly with the quilt don't you think?

As we set off back to the car we thought that this rusty old fence also made a great backdrop for this quilt. 

So for those of us in the cooler parts of the world why don't you "Chase away the winter blues by using bright citrus colours to give this modern quilt a refreshing ‘Summertime’ twist" 

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of this pattern I will have it available in PDF format here on my blog and in my etsy store shortly.  If you wish to purchase a hard copy of this pattern contact any of my stockists who are sure to have them in stock shortly.  If you are a retailer and would like to stock my patterns then please contact me directly for further information.

Sneak Peeks

As promised earlier here are some sneak peaks of three quilts on the go at the moment.  The top one on the stack is a jellyroll quilt made from Central Park by Kate Spain which is from a local quilt store Esmes and is a Clares Place Stockist.  I'm afraid this quilt will not be out for a little while yet. 

Next up is a "big bed" girls quilt made from Momo's Just Wing It! (it was a AQM buy).

And  bottom of the stack is one made from Summertime by Barbara Jones the fabric was brought online from Moona Fabrics  and I found them fantastic to deal with and the fabric arrived just over a week after purchasing it with some other small samples from the range (such a wonderful idea to include samples as the fabrics always look so different in real life to on the computer screen).

Each quilt was quilted by Sarah  another Clares Place stockist, she did a fantastic job (As always!).

Below is a close up of some of the "big bed" girls quilt and the back of the Summertime quilt.



And just in case you are wondering how the car pulled up - these photos were taken the following morning (the carpet is still wet).  I am not so worried about the paint on the metal because when dry will peel off (when I get around to it) ;p .

 I hope you were able to spend time with the one(s) you love this week (with Valentines Day being earlier in the week).  We had a quiet night at home because we were treated with a date night on Friday of last week?  If you were unable to spend time with the one(s) you love I hope you were able to do something that you love!