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Penelope, our customer asked if she could use the Fields range fabric to make a skirt? I thought "why not?" and made one using the pink dandelion fabric. With a summer trip planned I have a feeling it will be the perfect light weight cotton for a 26 degree day.



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This is my next project using the fields fabrics. This is the initial sketch which I will use as a starting point to cut out the quilt from. The center squares are 50cm. It will be a decent size quilt.



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At least once a week I look at prints and pattern blog and today I found me. Sweet. If you have not seen this blog before check it out, it is amazing. http://printpattern.blogspot.com/. There is also a book which is very inspiring.

During my surfing I also discovered I am a featured shop on http://www.handmadekids.com.au/. A terrific web site especially if you are looking for kids stuff. Which we all are.

On the flip side I am sad about Micheal Jackson. I love what his friends have said in his tribute tonight. Genius! Micheal you make me think of love.


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My mother in law Daphny has made us beautiful quilts, which I refer to a lot for their technique. These are two she has made for her Blossom, Windmills because what little girl would not like a Hollandish quilt with windmills on. Patrick and I chose a lot of the fabrics for this quilt and posted them over to her–this was before I thought of designing my own fabrics. I chose Aboriginal art inspired fabrics, emu footprints and yellow as we did not know at that stage if we were having a girl or a boy. She has done such a stunning job, hand stitched quilting and so perfectly neat.



The second Quilt Butterflies is entirely hand stitched, it is absolutely beautiful. It is 2 by 2.5 meters. So vast- what love. It is made up of smaller blocks hand paper-pieced. Both of these quilts are used every single day, what an inspiration. She accidentally sent it by sea mail and we thought it was lost then 4 months later it arrived. I cried when I laid my hands on it. Sequoia sleeps under it every night.

Daphny taught me all the quilting techniques I know, paper piecing, block piecing, basting, quilting, and gave me a book which I follow for other techniques. So as I start to pack up her goodies to take with me to Holland I wanted to share a piece of Daphny with you. So far the package is 10 kilograms. Amazing woman I can't wait to see you.








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We bought our tickets in January and now we are counting down until we fly out to Holland where Patrick’s parents live. We cant wait to visit Oma and Opa and enjoy long, long days together. The Dutch storybooks are out and Sequoia is reiterating those long words. She is looking forward to the ponies nearby Oma's village she can ride. I am looking forward to quilting tips from her who is a genius quilter and my teacher. Not to mention the villages, the architecture and galleries.

Then I am leaving the family and going across the water to London, my best mate Sam is living near the London zoo so I am kipping on her couch. I am researching  cool shops to visit, shows to go to. Art galleries to inspire me, market pieces to fill up my full bag. It is summer over there and we are in the midst of winter, if you have any tips on what to see I would love to hear about them. I found myself swearing under my breath at how much there is to see in London. In a good way. Sam said the food has improved a lot as well. Yay, a proper pub. I wonder if I will make it to a yoga class? mmmm.

Then I meet up again to see the other half of the family, to enjoy the last part of our holiday in Switzerland. We have our own flat in Zurich - yippee. In Switzerland I plan to swim in lakes and hike mountains and see many many cows and alps. I will shop too as I can't help myself. Oh yes and we will drop over the border to France to eat. Well that is the plan.



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I'm so honoured and excited that Fabricworm bought my latest designs, you can read up about it on her blog: http://www.fabricworm.blogspot.com/
heart felt thanks Cynthia!



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Thanks for your comments, lots of fun ideas and kind words - Jayne Traeger who commented on 25-Jun-2009 will receive the gift of the owl nesting repeat. To all you others who are  inspired by the fabric thanks and I hope to see you drop by my shop some day soon so I can continue to design fabrics.
It's winter the 1st of July and I am wearing a t-shirt, I am going out to play. Then to Kings Cross to gaze on John's paintings. What are you doing?




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Can I just say I love centimeters? I find inches are not for me. Even though I now own all quilting equipment in inches. Why is this? Decimals are so much easier. My brain hurts when it has to keep converting inches back to centimeters. Actually I am amazed at how much maths I do everyday. Yes, I know that wondrous quilting land America is in inches.



And this is a map of where the metric system is official...you can read more about it on Wikipedia.

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