My newest little Grandson arrived into this world on the 15th November and is named James Scott Close... His big brother, William, is 18 months old and finds his little brother absolutely amazing and really does adore him. I think he reckons that Mum and Dad got this new little boy just for him!
Love the worried look on James' face aged one week...he looks like my Dad, and already I have had a neice remark about that!

Bagsket in Yellow Gold

Made this for a gift for a friends birthday. I hope she liked it. It has pockets on the inside and the pattern was from a blog found at http://foofanagle.wordpress.com/2007/06/26/bagsket-tutorial/
Just make sure that after you have used a rather stiff interfacing, you don't sew the entire bottom part of the bag, leave a gap near the main seam. Then you can adjust the size to fit the base correctly. Of course, then adjust the top drawstring part as well. I didn't sew the inside and the drawstring together either before putting it in, ( I did actually, then unpicked) as it was easier to fit and looked better.
I have another cut out ready to sew!

A fabric Giveaway

There is a giveaway for some yummy fabric Sweet Broderie by Rosalie Quinlan over at http://retromummy.blogspot.com/
I have so many little girls in our extended family that would love something made with this. The competition closes on the 21st November...so hurry over there.

Accuquilt Cutter

I really want one of these. So this is my picture board, my wish list!

Alderwood Quilts October Giveaway

I have entered...try an enter all of the giveaways for an Accuquilt, I want one so much. If you win, please leave a comment so I know I helped!

AccuQuit GO! Fabric Cutting System with your choice of 3 die. Ends November 1st

Just clicking the pic gets you there...magic huh? Here's the website anyway in case the magic doesn't work.
http://alderwoodquilts.blogspot.com/2010/10/alderwood-quilts-october-giveaway.html

Will post some photos here in the next few days. I have to finish off a few one-piece cot quilts for my daughter and her sister-in-law. Both are due to have their next babies within days of each other, at the beginning of November, and are both wanting to finish off the babies rooms. Also I am making a couple of Nappy Hangers in matching fabric. As I say, photos to follow!
I am using the Jungle Baby fabric by Patty Reed, which is the same as I made for my daughter's first baby, but the animals are in a different pose. I have never done free motion quilting before, but that is what I'm doing around the outlines of the toy animals, and I think it suits the picture.
My back is aching so much lately that I haven't been able to cut fabric using the rotary cuuter at the table, so luckily I have a BOM from Calico Cross roads to do some stitching on, and I need to finish off Homepsun's BOM, "Life is a Celebration". That will require a trip to a fabric store to get some Whisperweft, so a trip of a few hundred kms! Maybe I'll google it!

Giveaway

I would dearly love to own an Accuquilt, but alas the funds alude me! With apologies to Janis Joplin.... I tried all my quilting life to own one of these machines, it will give me such joy if chance intervenes.
Then I discovered Milies Quilting is having a giveaway of one, with 3 sets of dies! http://milliesquilting.blogspot.com/2010/09/accuquilt-go-cutter-giveaway.html

Just imagne all the possibilties!