Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day May '12

It's that time of year again, I love me a giveaway and before I go check out all the fabulous ones going on through Sew Mama Sew, I thought I better get my giveaway going!
For any newcomers here I do hope you will come back for a poke about at some point (after the frenzy of entering giveaways!)
For my lovely followers, this is not my bloggiversary giveaway, I will be holding that for you separately and soon! Of course please enter this one too
So today I have a fun little zipper pouch with some of my fav fabrics




A little red, white and blue (I'm still patriotic despite having moved to Oz and despite it having a Paris themed fabric hahaha)




And lined with a pretty DS fabric




So to win just leave me a comment, tell me what you have in your sewing room for inspiration. I will post internationally.
Followers new and old can have a second entry because I love ya, just leave me an separate comment
A winner will be picked by the random generator thingy and contacted by email so make sure you're not a no reply blogger!!!

Bloggers Quilt Festival May 2012

Bloggers quilt festival is here and it's so well timed to keep those of us that haven't gone to Quilt Market happy. I love this festival, getting inspired and finding other great bloggers to follow.
I was hoping to have a couple of brand new quilts to show but I got too distracted with other bits and pieces and haven't managed to quilt them yet (still need to buy backing fabric!)
Instead im going to show you my London mini quilt. For any new visitors here I've just moved from England to Australia and before I left I wanted to make something to remind me of home.




It's got lots of famous London landmarks on it




As well as a few iconic British symbols




Some traditional English sayings!




The weather!












And a taxi on Tower Bridge












I'm glad I made it before I left as I now have the memories of showing my mum and sisters and asking their opinions etc. as soon as we move into our new place (end of the month woo hoo!!!) it will be put up on my new sewing room wall.
And if you're interested here are the quilt tops I was trying to turn into finished quilts to enter into this festival












And this pile is one of the reasons I got distracted from finishing them.




I've got something very special planned for these and some amazing fabrics on order to join them (lots of Suzuko Koseki and some Heather Ross!!)
Anyway I'm off to spend lots of time looking at all the other wonderful entries while leisurely enjoying a coffee. Enjoy the festival and I hope you will visit me again
Charlotte

Quilt tops a go go

I have been making quilt tops like its nobody's business.
My Summersville arrived and I had plans to use the turquoise and orange to make quilts for the boys. I'd ordered a jelly roll and a layer cake but there wasn't much orange in them so I had to add some other bits and pieces. I wanted the prints to really shine so they are set against a contrast solid.



I will do a post showing more detail soon! Just need to quilt them now!

Next I started hairys quilt. A while back I won a fat quarter bundle of Parsons Grey Curious Nature from the fat quarter shop. I threw in a few extras and added a 6th colour (I'm loving mustard so much at the mo)


Excuse the pic, I had to pin it up to the curtains to look at it properly! It's going to be set on a navy background and I've got a gorgeous mustard check flannel for the backing (all very manly!)

I also had been commissioned by Modern Quilting Magazine to do a project for them but we all know what's happened to them (if you don't go check out Jenna's posts over at Sew Happy Geek) so I can show you the ironing board cover I was working on for that



It's still got to be cut to shape and quilted, I've got some fun quilting ideas for this one!

So far lots of projects that now need quilting. I need to buy backing fabric for everything though $$$$!!! it's such a shame that quilting is such an expensive hobby, I'm really feeling it now that I'm not working. I feel guilty spending money that hairy has been earning for my quilting hobby! So I'm busy working towards setting up my own etsy shop. If all goes to plan it will include patterns (quilts and paper pieced blocks) and some handmade items. It won't be for a little while yet as I've got a whole lot of making and writing up to do, but keep an eye out!

PS I promise I haven't forgotten that giveaway/giveaways they will be coming soon!!!