Tea Shoppe Quilt

At last the quilt top Mum made is quilted and finished!  All the little tea pots and tea cups have been sewn around and flowers have been carefully stitched so that they are not stitched too much...for I quickly found out that too much detail makes the quilt too flat and hard.

Finished Quilt on my bed

I photographed the quilt this morning with the sun at the perfect angle to show all those little details (so long as you turn off the flash).  Click the link for more detailed pictures!

The Tea-Rose purse and drawstring bag

The Tea-Rose purse and bag

Here's a sweet little purse I made a while ago, based on a free pattern available at Belle Epoque.  I made this purse smaller than the original pattern by folding over areas of the pattern print-out before cutting out.  Then I dressed the project up with some pretty details.  I used a tutorial on Tea Rose Home for the flower, on the tutorial page it is used to adorn a ruffle shirt, but I liked the style with the "tails" hanging down as if they tie the flower on, so I used it for the bag.  I also stiffened the bag with some batting I bought when pondering on a quilt project a while back.  I didn't make the quilt but I have lots of batting now to make fun stuff with!

This little project is quite elaborate, there are many more fancy details that went into making it fab.  Follow the link to see...

Earth day organic fabric giveaway

Head over to DaisyJanie to enter the organic fabric giveaway!  Then follow the links for a total of 12 chances to win groovy new organic fabrics.  I entered comments on all the links today and so maybe I will win?  My plan is to make loads of re-usable grocery bags so I can avoid having to use plastic bags from now on.

Ickle Baggy Bag..

My latest creation...a little drawstring bag to hide those items in one's purse you don't want seen when you open it to pay for stuff in random stores...

A Bed Quilt - is this enough fabric??

I am thinking about making a quilt.

The more I think about it and the more I read about quilting the more I realize what a serious thing it is to think about making a quilt!  I am practically paralyzed with terror in fact!!

So much so that I have needed to simplify this process by choosing the easiest design and breaking down the rest of my anxieties into key questions.  In my quest for the right design I have looked at lots of lovely quilts on the internet and I have to say I am most attracted to simple patterns that feature lovely fabric combinations.

So I decided to do a quilt top made from squares and then to consider adding some applique after the top was about done - once I can see how it looks and where it might benefit from some more "action".  The applique may or may not happen at all of course since I would like to get this done fairly quickly once I decide how to do it, otherwise I shall run out of enthusiasm y'know!

Kawaiiiiii!!!!!!!

Oh my god I have to share something right now.....I am totally losing my mind for Japanese prints right now - TOTALLY!!!!

Kawaii!!!  (This apparently means "cute" in Japanese...I think)

I am talking about fabrics of course,  and now I have to post pictures to show what is turning me completely gaga...  look and see!

Kittens!  Read on for more...