Bindings Galore

 Gardeners Journal is finished!

I tell you, it was hard at times to keep working on this quilt for someone who likes to chop and change projects; but the encouragement of the Stitch-a-Long was fantastic! Thanks to Dale, Peg and Chooky who got it started; and thanks to Chooky for running the blog.

I am so so SO pleased to have this quilt finished, an achievement!

 I have also finished binding FORKS, it has only taken a bit over twelve months from start to finish, LOL!

I am marvelling at this quilt, it looks so different with the binding on!

 I love the backing too.

 Forks completed.

 I started on a baby quilt this morning for my sister. DH picked the pattern out a couple of days ago.

The crosses are dainty!

Works in Progress

 My youngest sister is due with her first baby in the next week and I haven't made a baby quilt yet! Bit different to the arrival of my first neice nearly two years ago, I had her quilt bound and waiting for her to be born to make the label! Not to worry, I am improving with speed and accuracy the more I piece and quilt! I am sure this quilt will be done in time for the baby.

Just love Carrie Nelson's book, 'Schnibbles Times Two', so many fantastic quilts in there!

I also love the brighter colours of American Jane's Punctuation fabric.... a little brighter than Wee Play, Recess and Look'n'Learn. Love them all though, great ranges for kids/babies quilts.

 A year on and I have finished quilting Forks and have the binding on waiting to be hand stitched down. YEAH! I am sure DH is pleased to have the pins gone from this quilt, LOL, as we have been sleeping under it for a while now and occasionally a pin would come undone! (and he was always the one to find it!).

 Definately a works in progress, this quilt has been cut out for 18months to 2 years. I pulled it out on Thursday and got the appliques on it. Now to whip stitch them down...

A Disapearing Nine Patch Punctuation quilt.

Not sure where this quit will end up.

and I am also making a doll for my daughters birthday, another Katkins Designs one.

When asked what she wanted for her birthday she replied 'I want you to make me something. Then you don't have to spend money.' I asked her if there was anything she wanted made and got 'Anything you want to make me mum. I will be happy with whatever you make me.' WOW. How great is that.... and she is turning 8, so isn't all that old for such a selfless answer!

Quilting Forks

 I am about two thirds of the way through quilting my 'Forks' quilt that I started to quilt at the same time last year, definately time to finish it! Of a night I am stitching down the binding on the sampler quilt in the last post and will show you when it is finished. I can't begin to tell you how good it is to get these UFOs finished!

I am also working on a few secret squirrel projects that I can't share just yet...

We've had some rain here today, only about 5mls but that is better than none. Unlike other parts of Australia we have only had a very few ml of rain since Christmas time and if we don't get some half decent rain in the next few weeks with this heat things will not be looking good fire wise. We have dry thistles in the paddock that are waist and chest high on me, I dread to think how fast a fire would burn through. So I am hoping that we get some more rain.