Tuesday 19 January 2010

well, hi there.

sweetpea

i'm back in action. christmas and new year's a thing of the past, my mom's visit sadly over, second trimester in full swing and about a billion things going on around our house. we're organising and trying to pack up half of our house as it's going to be torn down in the next couple of weeks (good times!) and the full on house renos will finally start, i'm applying for my australian citizenship which means forms, paper work and studying, of all things, and trying to get back on track with quilt orders which have fallen so far off schedule it's not even funny. i was hoping to get three quilts done before christmas and due to pregnancy exhaustion, i got, well, one done.

70s boy quilt fini

70s boy front

at least in turned out pretty well : ) this was a collaboration between myself and the client - she had collected quite a few sweet japanese fabrics that she wanted used and i supplemented them with bits and pieces from my stash for more variety of prints. not my usual colours but i really love how it came out, somehow modern and 1970s all at once.

so yes, i'm back but it's crazy times around here and promises to continue for most if not all of this year. 2010. bring it on.

22 comments:

  1. welcome back. missed ya.

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  2. Great to see you back
    Alison

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  3. oh my god.. mae is so big now! welcome back :)

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  4. Those fabrics, especially the mushrooms are just divine. And I love the fabric you used for the back - what is that?

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  5. no blog norma12:31 am

    gorgeous quilt,love the colour combo.that mae... look how her hair has grown.

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  6. Nice to see you back! Love the quilt :)

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  7. missed you here...
    mae is GORGEOUS.

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  8. glad you're back. please don't rush with my quilt. just let me know when you think you can have it done and that will be fine with me x

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  9. This is so inspiring. Love your fabric choices. I find it way too hard to stick to such a tight colour range when im doing mine.

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  10. Glad to see you back posting again, I love reading about what you and Mae (& ?) are up to (especially given she is only a little older than my Olivia). Will get in touch with you again soon about my special little order we spoke about before xmas, am keen to go ahead with it soon (if you are still up to it). Take care, Jen (aka purplebutterfly on etsy)

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  11. Oh, yay, more yummy shots of Mae! What a spunk-a-dunk! I'd love to know what you have to study for citizenship! Hope you are celebrating today in Aussie style, thongs and Stubbie shorts haha.

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  12. Happy New Year, Les! Glad you guys had a great holiday and a nice visit with your ma!

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  13. welcome back...can't wait to see what goodies you have in store this year!!

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  14. Welcome back! That quilt looks lovely.

    And good luck with the renos and citizenship studying. At least they've dropped the cricket questions.

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  15. Oh my goodness, I LOVE the faux bois fabric on the back of that quilt.
    Welcome back. Hope the second trimester brings you all the those happy hormones.

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  16. My goodness, how much has Miss Mae grown over the 'break'. Sounds like you have 2010 planned full of great stuff already. Hopefully the exhaustion should pass soon and you will get the energy boost

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  17. Love the quilt! The colours look great, & they remind me of my childhood.

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  18. nice to see you back :)

    can i ask what batting weight you use in your quilts please?

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  19. Loving the golds in your quilt! Best of luck with all of your excitement in the next little while...

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  20. thanks everybody, what a lovely welcome back : )

    kim, the woodgrain fabric on the back is by joel dewberry from a couple of years ago. you may be able to find some on etsy but it's pretty hard to come by these days!

    peta, i use an organic cotton batting in my quilts. i'd say it's a mid to light weight but gives a lovely vintage-like crinkle.

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  21. Belinda7:36 am

    HI there,
    I love this style of quilt - I am interested in trying it on my own. What is it called? Can I find instructions somewhere for how to join the 'blocks'? or is it strips? Love it but so confused . Help please :)

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  22. hi belinda, i call this style of quilt "freeform" and i basically just make it up as i go along. i gather all the scraps i want to use and then just start piecing whatever shape fits with whatever shape, over and over again until i have the size of quilt top i want. hope this helps!

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