Craft show

Wow, it's been 2 months since I blogged... and what have I done in that time, quilt-wise... well not much at all. I seem to skip from project to project, without finishing much. Mind you, our younger daughter and her husband have moved back home to save a deposit to buy a house. They have brought two puppies with them, who sleep in the laundry. Trouble is, the laundry is close to my sewing room and I'm being careful not to disturb them. And probably another factor is the rotten flu I had several weeks ago, that I'm still getting over.

I've put together the bali pop blocks into a barn-raising set and now am stuck on what to do next. It definitely needs something... got some embellishments that I'm mulling over... So that quilt top is sitting in a corner for now.



I loved the Sudoku quilt pattern shown in a quilt magazine recently, so I've cut out 2 colourways- one big bright florals and one in black & white. I plan to make it a reversible quilt, so will do QAYG to match the sides. I've got 3 of the bright blocks sewn together.. still heaps to go.



The Craft show in Brisbane recently just gets better, particularly as there are more stands for textile craft. I did a class in felting and made this groovy felted flower from wool with silk strands on top.




I also bought two pieces of beautiful velvet along with a bag frame, to make a handbag for a Masquerade Ball this weekend. It's to go with a dress that I made years ago - luckily I still had some of the fabric, so lined the bag with the fabric (seen in the background).

At the same stand where I bought the velvet, I also bought a wonderful selection of sequins - a bit different, they were square or flower shapes! They come from Colour Stream Sequins: http://www.colourstreams.com.au/


I've also done some sorting out of my scraps into strips, trimmed some to various square shapes and left others in scrap piles. Great to get it done.