A Flurry of Fabulous Flannels....

With a fairly busy life lately, I've not had much of a chance for anything other than paperwork... but decided that I would put all of that to one side for a couple of days and finish something that's been waiting patiently in my work basket for it's turn...

So now it is done - in fabulous flannels - warm colours and warm fabrics.  

Deb

From the book "Simple Comforts" by Kim Diehl.  Available from The Village Sampler's online store.

Bella bella...

With summer a couple of days away - a change of style is in order.  Thought I would share some of the lovely fabrics which have just wafted into the shop - simple shapes in crisp colours of goldenrod, gray and white.  Perfect for quilts - clothes or accessories for little and big people..

....with some gorgeous French ribbon to hold them all together...

Deb

"Bella" by Lotta Jansdotter

The Wood Fairy Warmer...

You know how it is... saying thank you to someone who has done something purely out of the goodness of their heart...
This winter in Tassie has been a pretty cold one - and several times a heap of wood has appeared at my back gate - unheralded - which literally stopped me in my tracks...   So a weekend away with the Sisterhood of the Travelling Quilts gave me the opportunity to sew some lovely flannels together to create my "Wood Fairy Warmer"...

Deb

Autumn's nearly gone...

Well after a little hibernation, getting ready for the chilly months ahead in Tassie, today I have finished a very autumnal quilt top...  "Pieces of Time" - lots of lovely appliqué and pieces blocks to play with. The lovely winding vine border frames the central panel perfectly, the appliqué shapes were flowing and easy to create and the mix of reproduction fabrics fun to choose..

Deb

"Pieces of Time" is designed by Lori Smith and is available as a block of the month from The Village Sampler

Petals...

Lately I have been working at finishing some projects which have been waiting patiently to have their turn at hanging on the wall in my shop..  "Petals of my Heart" is a block of the month project which I have been running for 9 years now.  The blocks I had completed from this project were put away several years ago as I had two of them stolen from my shop.  The frustration at the theft of the two blocks has now abated - it is time to get going on this lovely project again - and there's now not a lot left to finish...

Deb

"Petals of my Heart" is designed by McKenna Ryan and is available as a block of the month

Waiting for Mumma.... not Godot

These little fledglings have been patiently waiting for their Mum

and not to disappoint - at last she appeared!  

Perhaps my favourite block from "Forest Hollow" is the white poppies block

My preference for all appliqué is the needle-turn method - so these projects take... a little longer.  As is true with most passionate, creative souls - I have more than one project happening at once.. they all get there in the end... "There" must be a wonderful place...

Deb

"Forest Hollow" is designed by McKenna Ryan and is available as a block of the month.

Almost but not quite...

I had set myself a challenge.. to finish the centre panel of my "Birds of a Feather flies to Rouen" by the end of January.  It was finished a couple of days ago - just a couple of days late - and today I was able to take some images of it.  I have enjoyed the journey so far.. and now have the borders to add. They will be altered slightly from the original pattern.  No deadlines to complete the border - it will just meander along just as the vine on the border itself does..

Deb

Do you ever just have to...

start something fresh - just because...
Sometimes creativity gets the better of me - and flannels have a strong pull.
For the most part the projects I embark upon are pretty busy - lots of piecing, lots of appliqué - or a combination of both.  When I began to stock the book "Simple Comforts" the cover quilt took my eye - and flannel it had to be.
So Friday for me this week became "flannel Friday" - and my little stack of simple blocks in stunning flannels is steadily growing..

Deb

"Simple Comforts" is by Kim Diehl

A sneak peek....

I thought you might like a sneak peek at the progress on my "Birds of a Feather flies to Rouen" quilt.. January is half way through and I think I'm going to achieve my aim of a completed centre panel by the 31st..
The number of completed blocks are growing, and are being happily joined to their neighbours.  The needle turned appliqué blocks are lovely to work - the curved shapes of the birds, leaves and berries turn easily and the vines flow..

A piece From the Heart

Thought as we are four days into the new year and before many more days slip by, I should revisit  these little "From the Heart" blocks. There's something about reproduction fabrics and neat little blocks... a jumble of colours and designs - somehow they all come together in the end.

"From the Heart" is designed by Lori Smith.

Jammin' in the New Year

Summer has struck the south with a vengeance - fruit ripening everywhere... so today I'm jammin' - golden plums with preserved ginger.  It's a summer tradition - and a race between me and the birds..

Deb