It's been ages...

since I have posted on here

it really does seem like it anyway but only a 

few weeks in reality...only a few weeks so SORRY!

 I have missed you all, missed reading your blogs too.

But I have been quilting, quilting some 

truly gorgeous quilts for some clients of late.

Isn't this gorgeous...

 I also got to spend some time stitching around the shapes of my

girls tree quilts... below is the tree with a birdy in it.

 and some lovely dresdens to be added to their quilts..

They are almost finished and ready to quilt, bind and be loved.

 So keep watching this space for the final result...you'll love it too!

Some Kind Of Wonderful blocks 

did get a look in these last few weeks as well.

appliqued or ready to applique, all they need now is their stitching done.

 and hopefully I can catch back up again.

In the mail this last week arrived this lovely parcel

 from Jenny with a magazine,

 some sweet fabric and a gorgeous crochet medallion...

 It helped me slow down that day...I had a read and sipped some tea..

 Thanks Jenny I needed to recoup. x x

The Handmade magazine is a mag that I haven't looked at for ages

and it was such a delight to read.

They have changed their format and

it was so much easier to read the patterns this time I must say. 

Grab a Handmade next time your out...you'll be thrilled too.

Now to finish some quilts that are eager to be quilted. 

 Happy Stitching

 Hugs Dawn x x x

A new Baby to me!

Sorry this is a day late,

 I have a new Baby,

 a new to me Baby!

 Do you like her?.... she's a beauty

 

 My dear friend Judy bought herself a new machine and

I had oppurtunity to purchase her older model...

but it's NEW to me.

 A Janome 6600 Memory Craft professional.

 I am thrilled and so excited to be using this machine.

 It has many many features my old machine did not have...

 Judy had named her machine Willy after her Dad

 and so when I aquired this new to me machine I renamed her...

 as it was from my sweet lady friend Judy.

and then to me I thought I would keep in theme.

 Her name is now Willomena... 

after all just a slight name change I think is ok.

 I am now excited again to be sewing...

and have loads of UFO's that need a better

 machine to finish them off..he he...any excuse.

 So if I am missing, I am in action...

sewing with my NEW baby...

 Happy sewing

 Hugs Dawn x x

A week of doing this and that and some sewing too.

its May and I am still in February...time is zooming by.
 Does that happen to you too...time flying!

Last week was the first week of the new school term had

 me busy in my sewing room...cutting cutting

 and it makes it so much easier for me

 cutting 84 circles with my Go Baby!

 I had planned to make my girls some quilts during

 the last school holidays but as I spent most of it sick,

 as soon as had the chance and was well enough 

to start sewing I picked some favorite blocks that

I had chosen for their quilts...

 This tree pattern is from the Accuquilt site... HERE

 Chitter Chatter quilt...so cute, just needs some birdies

Now I just need to find the right applique to add to the centre

 of these adorable hexagon looking blocks...

these blocks are just adorable...and again need  more applique.

 The floating stars are from The Modern Blocks Book..

 great value for lots of different blocks.

  This quilt is not my design, only my creativity in assembling it.

 I am just building with blocks or patterns of

other designers I have bought or have for free off the net

and assembling them together.

 It is so much fun and I will show it once its all together..

 My friend Judy is doing two quilts as well 

for her little twin granddaughters.

 We are having fun assembling them together...plus lots of laughs and fun.

 I'll be back tomorrow with a picture of my new baby!

 Sweet Cinnamon-y Hugs

 Dawn x x x