Fabric blog tour, Taking Flight Fabrics

leftovers

Well it is here!  My Turn for Fabric Blog Tour!

Good morning everyone!   

This is so exciting to do a final reveal and show you the process of my quilt!  

I am so thankful to Amanda Brandl for inviting me to do this tour and for KandKfabric for giving me this awesome fabric to play with.  Amanda has designed two ranges of fabric - Taking Flight and Bush Gum Blossums.  These are her first ranges to be launched onto the market.  I know others have said this, but I can't say it enough, it is such high quality fabric and is amazingly so soft.  My bolt range bundle of fabric is in a truck on its way to me at the moment and I just can't wait.  I really need to make a dress from one of these fabrics.

I did some designing using my quiltography app on my iPad   I decided that a carpenters wheel quilt would be ideal for this fabric.  It measures 39" so is ideal for a lap rug or a baby quilt.

I decided to use 5" squares as this will make it charm friendly quilt if anyone wants to try it themselves.  I will write another post with all the details of the pattern later in the week.  If I do this here it will leave you a novel and that is not the idea today but to give you a glimpse of these awesome fabrics.

The start of the piecing

moving along with the piecing and the quilt coming together

 

moving into the free motion quilting

how I decide on my quilting and a little eye candy

two toned binding to finish the quilt

all quilted and bound

Quilting in the Stables

Now I just knew this little beauty had to accompany me to Harewood house -Scots on the Swamp Fundraiser where I was doing a demonstration of my quilting endeavours.   I was in the stables again and this is a great place to showcase my quilts.   I then took Staring Feathered Friends Quilt on a tour of the house.  Here are the photos I took and you will see a few with some delightful people who were looking through the house when I took the photos.

how cosy is this

any one for tea?

what a bed?

this is my favourite on the balcony on the main bedroom

top of the staircase

now lets just have a cuddle and a rest

Thanks for looking and reading my ramblings.   This is not all though, I will give you a rundown on the pattern and you can make your own Staring Feathered Friends Quilt.   I will be making kits of this on store next week right here so be sure to check them out!

I decided that the scraps I had leftover could not be wasted and I should do a giveaway!  Who doesn't love a giveaway right?  So leave me a comment and what you think it will be.  I will be doing a blog post on Good Friday and draw the winner of the giveaway!  here are a few sneak peaks for you.

So until next time, have an awesome week, once again many thanks for inviting me on this tour Amanda  it has been so much fun.  Check out everyone else's projects by using the #fabricblogtour or #takingflightfabrics or #bushgumblossomsfabrics and look on instagram feeds or here for links to everyones blog posts

Catch you soon,

Wendy.

P.S.  don't forget to leave a comment to be in the draw for the giveaway.

 

Motivation Mayhem Monthly Muster! Come join the party May 2014

Okay folks! Time is here to lay it on the table. 

 Lets be honest with ourselves, we all need to find a few spare hours in the day if you are like me.

So this is how I am trying to find those extra minutes in my day!

• I am going to make a list even if it is long of all the things I would like to complete in the coming month.   Then take a second look at it your list -  is this really possible to complete?  
• If this list is huge, like mine,  then we need to ask ourselves what is really achievable? 
• Ok so there are a few things you know you will not be able to complete in this time. So we break down that chore or project and ask what is achievable for this project.  If you can complete to a certain point make that your focus! Do this for all items on your list. 
• After doing this rewrite your list and prioritise the things on your list, sometimes I actually think of this and put in weekly allotments. 
• We all know days do not go always go to plan and other things crop up. But if a plan is in place it does help to make this come together very quickly. 
• Then as the month comes progresses consult your list in the mornings and have a look and see where you can fit these projects into your day. Make a plan and try and stick to it. I have so many quilts I want to make I figure the only way I can do it is to be organised and create as much as possible time where I can. This monthly list will help, I may actually have a rough yearly list with rough times when I would like to start some of my new quilts...etc

Ok so who is with me?  

Who of you are going to write a blog post and link with us for this monthly party adventure?  If you don't write a blog please make a comment that you are joining in your own way, I will have an offer for you in a couple of weeks to make it worth your while!  So come on in write the post with your list and how you are going to write a list, check it off and then party with your completed projects.

So here is My List for June!

1. Complete Quilting my Love Calms the Sea Quilt
2. Moulin Rouge challenge art quilt entry
3. Complete piecing Celtic Solstice Quilt
4. Become up to date with Delightful Stars Quilt Along
5. Start finishing Quilting Facebook group BOM 2013 quilt top
6. Organise my three boxes of Scraps into a neat tidy box
7. Have all of my housework up to date and everything in its rightful place
8. My Star Bee Buzz Block
9. Find time to make items for sale
10. Coasters for someone special

Love calms the Seas

My boxes of Scraps

Three of the quilts for tops

So I have this out there and it is quite a lot but I figure I can get a lot of it done.  If i can complete most and have some started that is a bonus!  Every item ticked off will be a good thing.  I plan on adding this list onto the side of my blog and ticking off items as they become complete.

So let the excitement and party begin, so pick up a link and join Kathi and Myself on this new little venture! And for all who join with us I have a little giveaway of a pre cut wall hanging top plus two hand quilting cottons for you! So what is stopping you now?

Remember to,  make a list, tick it off, and party with us!

Wendy.