Sunday 20 November 2011

Next...

another binding/label on and another quilt is finished...


this quilt has been to Alaska USA (x2), Cambridge UK, Norway, California USA and of course Australia.

it was made as part of an international round robin that i was lucky enough to be a part of in 2008/2009.  thanks to Amber, Chrissie, Gunn, Julie and Karrie for helping to make such a gorgeous quilt for me!

thanks to Dawn for doing the quilting
 

Done!

binding and label are on and this quilt is FINISHED....


quilted by Dawn 

 

Sunday 6 November 2011

kaleidoscope goodness...

yesterday i had the pleasure of attending a patchwork class taught by Pam Jansen at Ballarat Patchwork where i started to turn this...

into these...

sewing has started....

next step...
 they will eventually become a wall quilt for my bedroom

ETA.... i have been using Marti Mitchell's kaleido-ruler  - it has been easy to use and as made this quilt a pleasure to cut out!
 

Thursday 3 November 2011

my stash...

hi, I'm Viki and i have a generous fabric stash!
my stash goes from the palest to the darkest shades,

i have spots, stripes, florals, novelties and tone-on-tones... but what i dont have is PLAIN fabric!  the only plain fabric that i own is calico (a cheap, plain, slightly nobbly, neutral colored fabric - i know that in other parts of the world "calico" is an entirely different sort of fabric!) which i use to make dolls

i have a few fat-quarters, but these days i tend to buy a minimum of 50cm. 

i dont do a lot with scraps but i do keep some for applique, and i have a small drawer (at the top of the dresser) that has strips/strings sorted by color

i also have a drawer of non-cotton fabrics (tulle, lace, corduroy, polar fleece etc)

what do you have in your stash? is there anything that avoid? what is your fabric weakness?