Pattern release!

Finally it's here! The pattern set for my Lots of Dots quilt.
It's now available in my etsy shop - over 100 pages of patterns for this quilt which won its category at the 2011 Sydney Quilt Show.
The set comprises patterns for the 26 different circle blocks in the quilt featuring foundation piecing, applique and english piecing. Each pattern features original foundations, templates, diagrams and extensive instructions for all the blocks in the quilt.

PLUS as a bonus you will receive a 50 page pack of light-weight foundation papers to start you on this project.  So if you're looking for a challenging but rewarding project this one is just for you.

The quilt is on exhibition at the Australian Quilt Convention in Melbourne in April as one of five "Best of the Best" from the NSW Quilters Guild - I'm also teaching there so come and check out the quilt and say hi as well.

Below  is Gaby's version of Lots of Dots in aboriginal fabric featuring - you guessed it - lots of dots!

Her fussy-cutting is amazing and the background fabric is just perfect for the blocks.

You can see both versions of this beautiful quilt at our Springwood Community Quilt Show the last weekend in April. We'd love you to come - check out the latest news from the show on our blog here.

No camera

Did I mention earlier I have two classes at Material Obsession in Drummoyne? An intro to New York Beauty blocks and it was a fun day. Lovely shop and really nice girls - staff and students. Unbelievably one of the students was at high school with my daughter - how's that for coincidence?

Anyway I took some pics on the day and left my camera at the shop - grrrrr.  Kathy has some pics from the day here. There's another class on 14th March with a couple of vacancies if you're interested.

So these two same-but-very different Pickled Lillies quilts are from a while back.

Janette has made this for her grandson complete with shields and swords and all things knightly. He'll just love it don't you think.

This one belongs to Lynne from my class in Toowoomba - great fussy cutting and doesn't the design change when you look at both quilts and the lights and darks in the "pickles" are reversed. Beautiful work.

These are what I've been working on lately - handbags? baskets? - whatever they are I've had a great time playing with fabrics and designs. Haven't decided on the strip fabric yet but the yummy black and green 1950's vintage piece came from here and it was even better in the flesh when it arrived in the post.

Patricia has lots of vintage goodies - quilts, blocks, haby and fabric and I notice she still has some of this groovy fabric in stock.

This block is 7" x 10" and will end up a variation on the old nosegay block - japanese/spotty scraps with lots of different backgrounds - and a bit of ric rac. Can't wait to make more so the layout comes together. I'll keep you posted!

Anorina has a post here about our Mariners Compass day at Figtree - check it out.

Lastly, the entry forms for our Springwood Quilt Show are downloadable from the blog NOW.

Click on the top right but don't forget it's 2 pages with lots of info about entering on page two. Entries close 22nd March so if you're a Blue Mountains/Penrith area quilter we'd love to see your work. Print them off and get them in the post soon. You've got til 26th April to actually finish the quilt so get those skates on! This is our 7th year and we want it to be bigger and better than ever.

We have a winner!

First of all thank you to the 73 people who left a comment on my blog - amazing and thanks for all the kind words.

There can only be one winner and that's Michelle who doesn't have a blog.

Please email me your address Michelle so I can send you your prize.

Don't forget you can buy the pattern (along with lots of others) in my etsy store and the foundation papers will be listed there soon - I've run out of the first lot already and can't get any more til after xmas!

Thanks again everyone and I hope you keep visiting.

New patterns!

These patterns are finally available in my etsy shop 

Patchwork Fun.

Ancient Dahlia - Makes a double bed sized quilt 68" square.

Stunning foundation pieced dahlia centre machine appliqued to the background.

Features a small dresden plate centre and is surrounded by 16 6" circular sample blocks which are bound and appliqued to the background. Rated for the intermediate sewer  .

Faux Wedding Ring - Makes up to a queen sized quilt 74" square.

No curved seams for the blocks but easy hand or machine applique.

Foundation pieced sashing that uses up lots and lots of scraps. Rated  easy  .

Jacobean Star - Makes up to a sofa sized quilt 55" square.

Striking foundation pieced centre circle appliqued in the middle of a machine pieced eight-point star.

Surrounded by machine pieced setting squares and triangles and finished off with appliqued diamonds.

Rated for the intermediate sewer .

All patterns can be purchased using Paypal or credit cards - go have a look!

New shop on the block

Mine that is! I have opened a new shop on Etsy to sell my patterns. It's called PatchworkFUN so go on over and check it out - they take Paypal and cards for purchases. I hope you like the selection. There is a button on my sidebar as well.
Now for the funnest bit. Have you seen pics of this quilt from the V&A exhibiton last year?

Isn't it amazing! Well Marta from http://cartulinas.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/el-rey-jorge-pasando-revista-a-las-tropas has begun a Sew Along to make the 16 different blocks surrounding the centre panel of King George III reviewing the troops.

She has drafted the blocks from the original which was made in 1803. The rosettes are @ 6" in diameter but you could make them any size you like. She will be releasing one block each month starting January so there are three already. Her blog is in Spanish and sometimes the Google translation can be quite amusing. However her PDF patterns are in English

Sue Prichard the curator of the exhibition has a few interesting things to say about the quilt here and Janet Bottomley has posted some more pics on her blog here.

There is even a Flickr group here.