Indigo

I went out to Ali's last Saturday and with Kate, Kathryn and Merody we had an Indigo play day.
I over dyed some pink fabric using folds and pegs.

 These used plain white fabric.

I also dyed some old french linen using marbles tied with elastic bands and made into this cushion photo below.  I so loved the results of this one.

 It was wonderful of Ali to organise the day and next year she is planning to hold workshops out at her property check out her website.

Fabric Printing

My friend Suse came out yesterday and we had a fun afternoon trying different ways of printing on fabric here are a couple of samples.

We used sponges, thermofax screens, silkscreens and improvised with a range of items like rulers and eggbeaters.  We printed onto linen and cotton fabric using fabric paints.

Half Square Triangle Cafe Apron

I have just finished a little Cafe Apron for my sister-in-law whose birthday is on Friday.  I was inspired by some aprons in the latest issue of QUILTY magazine but changed the pattern around and decided to line the apron or it could be reversible.  My sister-in-law lives near the Pacific Ocean so I chose sea colours.

Hope she likes it!!!!!!

Stardust 8 by 8 challenge

The latest challenge topic for the New Zealand 8 by 8 group I am a member of was "Stardust".  We are doing 15 in by 12 in landscape orientation for this series of challenges.  I went for something fairly simple an improvisational star with glitter fabric and an oil stick stencil.

Nancy Rectangular Quilt One

I have finished the Nancy Rectangular quilt begun earlier this year in a Workshop with Nancy Crow in New Zealand.  The quilt is pieced in an improvisational manner and quilted in wonky straight lines in keeping with the piecing.  I really liked putting the red binding on to an already colourful quilt!

A is for Ant : my ABC quilt-a-long week 1

Wow because I love the book " S is for Stitch" I decided to join Shush I'm Quilting in the ABC quilt-a-long.

I have decided to make my stitched blogs 4 and a half inches trimmed and the strips 2 inches by 6 inches giving me a slightly bigger quilt than the book with each block being 7 and a half inches. I am using Riley Blake Designs "Seaside" fabric for the quilt and I am making the boy version!  I am really happy with how block 1 turned out and now to get blocks 2 and 3 finished to catch up with the quilt-a-long.

I used a white on white patterned fabric for the embroidery squares to add some texture.

I think it is so cute!!

Doll Quilt

I made a little doll quilt for my niece who recently turned two.  I used a pattern by Nana Company and was really pleased with how it turned out.  I used variegated embroidery cotton by Cottage Garden

Threads.