French Circle by Chris Jurd

For those of you who'd like to make Chris Jurd's stunning table topper, French Circle, which appeared in Australian Country Craft and Decorating Volume 22 Number 10, please take note of the following amendment to the text:

On page 74 under Construction it currently reads:

"Make two more joined strip-sets in the same way then join them together, pressing the seams in one direction."

It should read:

"Make FIVE more joined strip-sets in the same way then join them together, pressing the seams in one direction."

Bargello Baby by Judith Steele

For those of you who'd like to make Judith Steele's gorgeous Bargello Baby, which appeared in Australian Country Craft and Decorating Volume 22 Number 9, please take note of the updated diagram (pictured).

This replaces Diagram 1, the block layout, which appears on page 36.

MY HOLIDAY IN BEAUTIFUL HAWAII

Aloha
When my husband and I decided to go to Hawaii, we didn't know quite what to expect, other than that everyone we told who had been there previously, had only positive comments. Many returned each year.
We went with open minds, determined to relax and enjoy ourselves. The weather was perfect.

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Submitted by geloof craft on Fri, 17/09/2010 - 11:28pm.

I can't wait to be in hawai ;)
i love beach so much, and dream one day, I can visit Hawai ;)

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Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair

Hello All!

Sunday the 8th of August is fast approaching and we are preparing for the last day of the Canberra Craft Show. Make sure you come and grab those much needed craft supplies before the day is over.

Drop by and see Lilian or myself at CraftLovers.com on stand A20 to pick up any back issues you may be missing, to renew your subscriptions or purchase some fantastic patchwork products. While you are at the stand you can also enter a competition to win an Ott Lite 13w Folding Craft Lamp valued at $129.

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Canberra Craft & Quilt Fair

Hello Hello!

Welcome to another frosty morning here in Canberra. It was 5 degrees this morning, with ice on the grass and on people's cars.

But....

I'm putting the call out for all the local Canberrians to brave the cold and come out and see us at the show. We are stand A20 CraftLovers.com.

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Sideline season

The changing seasons bring about a different sideline for our family, and I'm preparing another portable hand-pieced project. You may have seen some giftwrapping paper that's been inspired by vintage quilts...I've drafted the continuous-chain design to share with my patchwork friends and worked up a test block that's 3in x 6in finished size.
It's a scrappy project - the original was made with prints of any colour, mostly reds and dark-value ones. My could end up all reds and browns, with a dash of yellow, I'll see how the 200+ blocks come together.

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Autumn is sewing weather

I decided to lay out the blocks I'd made of Bonny Hunter's scrappy Carolina Christmas quilt today, but I had to delay sewing them together due to some unwanted assistance. The blocks are sewn into rows now, but due to the delay, I didn't get the rows together! What is it about cats and quilts? When she finally moved she decided to annoy hubby who was using his laptop by making herself comfortable on the carry bag. Chino always knows how to get attention.

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Submitted by earthwindandflower on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 7:11pm.

When I spread my quilt top out to pin it to the batting and backing, I had to stop working on it because my cats decided it was their new bed! Also when I set a quilt up in a stand to baste it, one of my cats hid underneath and made himself at home. I know if I made a quilt specifically for them, they would ignore it -- they just want to be where they're not supposed to be!

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Submitted by Elaine Rose on Fri, 09/04/2010 - 3:07pm.

They are amazing creatures aren't they? They know how to get our attention. Marianne's cat likes to use the quilt she has on the frame to machine-quilt, as a hammock.

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Lunchtime activities

Here's a work in progress in the sewing bag patiently awaiting completion. It's the border for a quilt that is entered in the 2010 Sydney Quilt Show. At lunchtime I'm either working on this or other projects in the lunchroom or across the road, dining with this charming four-legged friend that Danielle, Elaine and I have named Tuxedo.

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