My blogging buddies quilt finally comes together

Well here it is, finally! I'm thrilled to be able to show you my finished quilt!
The fabric is a Moda range called Nostalgia, which a touch of
French General and calico. I absolutely love it to bits!

I've kept the quilting light, quilting in the ditch all over. You may of noticed there is no stippling in this quilt, and I am sure it feels much softer for it.

To all of you who made a wee stitchery for this quilt, I am sending you a big hug and a special thank you. This will be a special quilt for a long time, of that I'm sure!

The back is just plain, as this will end up hanging on a wall, I just have to make a label to stitch to the back explaining how it came to be.

What do you think of the finished quilt??

Thank you!
Carole :))

I've started back at university. It's my last semester, I will be finished my degree in June. Just have to stick at it a little longer.


Over the last week there has been a lot of climbing up....



And a lot of climbing down.




And only a very little time for sewing hearts all over my blogging buddies quilt!



Have a fantastic weekend my friends!
Carole :)

LOOK!! LOOK!!

Look what arrived at my place!! All the way from Judy's place in America! Isn't this the cutest wee bird you've ever seen? And of course a bird is just what's needed in my quilt! He arrived with a lovely scented teabag too.
Thank you so much Judy, he's gorgeous!

And that means all my blocks are now home. LET THE FUN BEGIN!

Carole :D

Guess what I'm working on?

exciting eh?

Carole :))

OK get ready for this....

They say that good things come to those who wait. Well feast your eyes on this wee goody!!

This has been made by the VERY clever Debbie, and she is the chef behind Little Red Said, but whatever you do don't go visit her blog, as she always has it packed with the most mouth-watering pictures of food, (groan). Things she has whipped up, with seemingly little effort, and I'm sure I put on weight just browsing her blog! LOL

She also included a Valentines card, which I must admit is the very first time in my entire life I have received one! Debbie, you are such a sweetie, thank you so much for stitching this for my quilt!

One more stitchery to come home now....

Carole :)

a little progress...

I am still waiting for 2 more wee stitcheries to arrive in the mail, - they're on their way :)
but I was just itching to make a start on some piecing! LOL

What do you think so far? Do they have potential??

Carole :)

blogging buddies quilt

I have also been working on how I'm going to assemble my blogging buddies quilt. I wanted to use some of my stash of florals, and think I will go with this colour way. I think it's going to be a green coloured quilt, but will balance it out with more calico and some dusty red fabric to match the writing and flowers.
What do you think?

carole :)

Another stitchery arrives, woohoo!!

Will you just look at this wee gem! This is number 16 and was neatly stitched by Annie over in Australia. It's going to look stunning in my quilt, thank you so much Annie!!
Only 2 more blocks to go and I will be able to start putting it together! Yay!

Just had to show you this little jem!

Well? Isn't it adorable!! The very clever Darlene made this for my blogging buddies quilt. Darlene has a blog, but SHAME ON ME I can't remember it!! ---FOUND IT!!---
My photo is a little pale, but you know the correct colour. It is so lovely, Thanks heaps Darlene!!

I only have 3 more to come home now, v e r y e x c i t e d!!
Just hope I can live up to all you brilliant stitchers and create a quilt to do you work justice! lol

Carole :)

Another little stitchery arrives!

When I got home from my trip to Auckland this gorgeous Christmas card was waiting for me. It was from Jen and tucked inside was her stitchery!! How exciting. The card alone was amazing, but don't you just think the stitchery is adorable?



It looks a little like a vintage sampler. Thanks Jen, this little treasure will sure be added to the quilt!!
Also tucked inside was this cute wee button fairy! Couldn't believe it! It is by way far the coolest ornament on my tree!!

Carole :D

Here it is - no. 12!!

And isn't it just the cutest! This wee stitchery has been made especially for my quilt by Maria Clara Lloveras who comes from Barcelona in Spain! And will fit in perfectly!
I am amazed at how different all my wee squares are!
Maria also popped this wee ATC in for me, what a lovely surprise - thank you so much, I love both pieces of your art! (notice all the layers in the ATC, gorgeous!!)

Did you get any nice surprises today?
Carole :)

Stitchery no. 11 arrives home!

And isn't this the cutest wee stitchery you've ever seen? It's been stitched by the very clever Nia in Australia, (and I don't think Nia has a blog) **YES she does, thanks Nia, - click here to visit her! This wheelbarrow of flowers will look great in my quilt too! Thank you so much for taking the time to stitch this for me Nia. I love it!

Only 7 more stitcheries to come home now.
Carole :)

Another stitchery arrives!!

Well meet the latest stitchery to arrive in my sewing room!! A toadstool! This wee stitchery has been made by Cobi from the Netherlands, but I don't think she has a blog. YES! she does have a blog! (Click here to visit) Cobi is mad about toadstools, and loves the varieties, colours and textures. I used to love taking photos of toadstools and mushrooms, so I think this one is special!

Thank you very much for this very well made perfect toadstool of my very own, I'm sure it's going to look perfect in my quilt!! (all I need now is a fairy!!)

Hope you have all had a great weekend,
Carole :)

Stitchery no. 9 is here!!

And isn't it lovely! It's made by Doreen from over at Creative Meanderings and it looks like my very own personal field of wild flowers, don't you think? It's totally gorgeous and I love it, thank you very much Doreen! :)

These stitcheries are going to look so pretty in my quilt, and only 9 more to come home!
Carole :)

Let me show you stitchery no. 8!!

Well, what do you think of this stitchery eh?? Pretty darn cute, I can tell you! This one was stitched by Patty from over at Magpies Nest. Thank you so much, this will look fabulous in my quilt!
You should have seen Patty's envelope, and you won't get to as I didn't think to take a pic of it in my hurry to get inside. It had an amazing assortment of stamps on it, postal and art, and a bunch of lovely ducks/geese. It also included some other yummy goodies, feast your eyes on this...



A beautiful vintage lace collar that Patty tells me that I can cut up and use in my art! I don't know if I can actually do that right now, but may some day I will be able to cut into it and create something using it. But right now, I consider it a bit of a treasure.


Then there was this very cute paper serviette, and I know I've shown you a photo of Shelby laughing, but don't you think this sheep is laughing too? How gorgeous!

Then Patty had sent me this mag to read, she knows how much I love Somerset magazines! I'm ready for the wet weekend now!



And there was this lovely fabric sticker. I am going to use this in one of my fabric creations. Thank you so much Patty for the lovely gifts, I will have fun with them I'm sure!!

Carole :D (who's going off to look at my gorgeous lace again! LOL)

And another wee stitchery comes home!

Well, how exciting is this???? My own little enchanted garden arrived home, all the way from England. It was made by the very clever Julie from Mixed media Jem. I just can't get over how varied and beautiful all my stitcheries are! Thank you Julie, it is a wee treasure!!

Also in Julie's envelope was a wee surprise, a lovely piece of her hand dyed and sun printed fabric! Isn't it fabulous?? I especially love the fern pattern.



Thanks for sending this Julie, I don't think it will go on the front of the quilt, but I am sure I can work it into the back of the quilt somehow! (Where there is a will, there is a way! lol)
Carole:)

WooHoo! No. 6 is here!

My very own sheep!! (although not sure if it's a sheepess or sheepster) But a very cool idea, despite it's unknown gender! lol
This gorgeous stitchery has been done by the very talented Dotti from over at Piecefulmusings in the States. She had some interesting tales to tell in relation to sheep, mmmm. Anyway, thank you so much Dotti, I love him to bits and I am thrilled to be able to include him in my quilt!
Carole :)

Here's stitchery no.5!

This is my Topiary Angel! And isn't she just adorable??
She was made by Jenni over in Australia, (who NEEDS to create a blog for herself as her work is amazing!! lol), and didn't I get a surprise, inside the envelope was some gorgeous floral fabric in the perfect shade of green! (the pic doesn't show the exact same green as the fabric really is). I will be using that in the quilt too!
Thanks so much Jenni, I think your angel is lovely!
(I did notice that she has hair like mine too! lol)

Carole :D

Stitchery 4 is here!

And isn't she a doll! This lovely little stitchery has been made by Deb from over at mistressdebrina. Thank you so much for making her for me, ( Am wondering if she takes after me or you? Personally I think her hair is much too neat for it to be me! LOL)

She will look fantastic in my quilt!
Carole :)

Stitchery no. 3 is home!!

Another super gorgeous stitchery for my blogging buddies quilt project.
This one is made by the clever Shiree of Kiwifruit Shiree fame.
Thank you so much, I love it. it will be perfect for my quilt!

Aren't I lucky?
Carole :D