Whale Tale

Hi there!
I have so much to catch up on with this blog and honestly it is a little too overwhelming so have not done it for that reason but I am determined to catch you up on all the patterns I have released and not yet updated you on here.

So today I wanted to share this awesome quilt I designed a little while ago.  I was pregnant with my twins when I made it (which seems like ages ago and yesterday all at the same time).  It is quite special to me for that reason.  I remember my big pregnant belly getting in the way as I pinned the rows together.  Do any of your quilts or craft projects take you back to the time you made them and what was happening in your life then?  I digress.

So when I designed the Whale Tale pattern I wanted to design something that was perfect for twins and could be unisex depending on the colours and fabrics you chose to use.  After opening my sketch book I came across the whale sketch I had done some time earlier and the design evolved into what it is now.

I love incorporating different materials into my designs when possible and the Riley Blake Jumbo Ric Rac was perfect to create 'waves' for the whales to go swimming along. 

The quilts finish to be 41 1/2" x 51 1/2" (105.5 x 131cm) when quilted.  The Beautiful Sarah Fraser of Patchworks Plus quilted these two for me in a nautical design for most of the quilt but changed up the design  to mimic the water where the whales are.  These quilts were made using Riley Blake Basics which are so soft and lovely to work with and as the name suggests they are a perfect basic to build up your fabric supply.

I love these two quilts and hope you love them as much as me!!!

You can find the pattern available in many stares across Australia.

Whale Tale is available for wholesale through Creative Abundance or Checker distributors in the US

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!   

Sweet Dreams

Sorry for my lack of blogging!  I have been busy, honest!  The last few days I have painted out my sewing room(photos to come), painted my mums bedroom (and some of the bathroom), picking up more quilts I have designed (sneak peeks to come) from the lovely Sarah- she was SUPER FAST this time as she fitted my quilting in before her trip away and picked peaches

You can read about the peach picking here (although we picked at a different time to Nettie and didn't find out she had gone until 'delivering' some to her- they were given to others). 



Image From Netties Blog

I have also sewn up some new Jammie bottoms using the Make it Perfect Sweet Dreams sewing Pattern.  I used some Bliss flannel by Bonnie and Cammile so they are nice and cozy for cold days all ready for winter (not that I am trying to encourage winter by any means!)  I decided not to use a contrasting fabric for the bottom strip.  What do you think of my new jammies?