amy butler rocks my world...

i have had this fabric stashed away for so long...i was really hoping that i would get to use it in my little girls nursery....but mother nature (or someone) had other plans for me, with me carrying my second boy, and no girl anywhere on the horizon yet!

SO- if not MY baby girl, then surely my niece comes pretty close :)

it is her 4th birthday in about two weeks, and i had high hopes of making a kaleidoscope quilt for her. but i was seriously running out of time, so i made this instead!!!


i LOVE it... ♥ ♥ ♥ it... and i think the little pillow looks great with it, and i love the binding and backing fabric...its just so girly. the girliest quilt i have ever made, and it was so much fun.
it is just under a single size, its the right width, but a few inches too short at the top, but not too big that it looks weird. anyway, with the amount of fabric i had, this is the best i could do. now i know i have been doing this pattern to DEATH at the moment, but it is so quick, easy and economical, i cant go past it. it uses only one yard of print, and one of solid, so great if funds are tight, or you have some spare yards laying around. but after saying that, i am laying off this design for a while!!!4 in as many weeks, or thereabouts is too many. i could do it in my sleep now :)

so, what do you think?

my version of strips and bricks

i have finished my version of the strips and bricks quilt, as seen in Sew Hip, and also over at Red Pepper.

I loved every minute of making this quilt, from choosing all the gorgeous Japanese linen fabric for it, to cutting and piecing, the quilting, and surprisingly this time i even enjoyed doing the binding.


i was only going to quilt in the ditch this time, but then i stopped being lazy, and the more i did, the more i wanted to keep doing...it really does look better with more rather than less straight line quilting.

i followed the pattern almost exactly, but i added 4 extra pieces to each row as it was a little small for a nursery quilt/ playmat. babies learn to roll far to quickly, and before i know it, this little one will be somersaulting his way off : )

i don't think i am going to be able to part with this one, but we'll see!

some updated quilt pics.

boy have i been busy! i have been sewing up an absolute storm lately. must be that nesting kicking in! with about 8 weeks to go, i should be cleaning cupboards skirting boards, according to tradition. instead my house is getting messier, but my quilt pile is getting larger :) i know what i would prefer! so ai know i have posted a few photos of some of these quilts, but not great ones, so i took advantage of the sunshine today, and grabbed a couple of brighter shots.

using cogsmo cricket
so bright and cheerful for a little boy

and the beautiful tula pink full moon forest
so beautiful and girly. i hardly ever see these colours in a nursery, but i love purple!

quilt pics

ok, i have finally taken some photos of the last couple of quilts i have finished working on!

a sweet baby boy quilt, using the cogsmo cricket line

laying out my blocks

love the colours in this combo

using simple white for my borders and a red binding really sets it off.

and this one was done using the same pattern, but with my tula pink full moon forest fabric, and with michael miller dots.
i was really hesitant in cutting up my tula pink fabric, as it is virtually impossible to come by now, and i'm not too sure of the results.
what do you think??

my pile of never ending blocks!

soooo much cutting these last few days i have blisters!

prior to quilting

now i just have the binding to do and its all done.
hopefully someone with love this baby!!

waiting for the sunsine...

i have finished an awesome cot quilt, and cant wait to show you all, but since i finished in the dark, i wont spoil it by taking dodgy photos!

i then cut all my blocks for another cot quilt, this time cutting into my BEAUTIFUL, and impossible to find Tula Pink Full Moon Forest stash. let me tell you, this was hard to do. do you ever love something so much, and think it is so perfect the way it is, that you are scared to mess with it!?!?! well, thats how i feel about this. but too late now, its done : )

since i have no photos of my own to share, i will show you some of the gorgeous crafty inspiration that has got me all excited about my next, next quilt...thats the thing with quilting, isnt it...i have so much time to think, that before i have even finished one, i have plans for at least three more in my head. and so it never ends ; )

i love this quilt by patch andi, using a beautiful mix of vintage sheets and linen.

why cant i ever find sheets like this in my local op-shops?!?!

luckily, the clever people at urban chicks have found a solution!

the new line Dream On, inspired by the best vintage sheets we can never find on our own!

and over at filminthefridge, you can see she has already put some charm packs into good use : )

this is definately on my list for my next, next quilt

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these have really gotten me ready for summer, or at least spring! after feeling very wintery the last few weeks, i am excited to think about spring, and this is the perfect way...plus, with a new baby due this spring, i think this will be our perfect picnic quilt. come on spring!!!