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A Great Transformation with the chest of drawers..we have a similiar set which are now in my sewing room after 2 children now married....
Love your Fabric Giveaway..soo Generous.
Well the only sewing I have done this weekend is a Neck Pillow for my New Granddaughter for her car seat in My Car..and I only got that made this afternoon while she is sleeping..you see I babysat her last night for the first time...she is 5weeks old today...so I Think I'm Lucky I got that done..lol.
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Commented May 2, 2010 on Friday Freeday! at Stop staring and start sewing!
Friday Freeday!
We're trying to continue sprucing things up around here and since Joey has been working on a new storage system for the boys clothes (almost there!) we were able to take their dresser and give it to Sofia. This dresser has been juggled between kids for 17 years and the inside still bears the slo...
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Great Job on the Recycling...love the Binding & Buttons...looks Lovely...
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Commented Aug 17, 2009 on crabs and cardigans at tiny happy
crabs and cardigans
Thank you for your kind words on my last post- I'm feeling better now. I had a quiet weekend that saw Tom and his brothers move my heavy old piano into our new house (thanks again you three), ready for a little casual playing and practice. A bit of planting in the garden. And a t...
Lovely choice in fabrics...great to see you dabbling in patchwork now...looking forward to seeing what you make with these...
Enjoy
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Commented Aug 13, 2009 on patchwork class at living on the crafty side of life
patchwork class
Last week I went to the first of my patchwork classes over at Prints Charming. It was a nice day surrounded by fabric. After trying a few different combinations of fabrics, I finally chose some fabric which I'm really happy with. The fabrics I picked are actually quite different from what ...
Your Book is going to be Just Beautiful...the photo's so far are Gorgeous...so Pretty...am lovin the Birds...
can't wait.
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Commented Aug 8, 2009 on Photo Shoot at Rosalie Quinlan Designs
Photo Shoot
The photo shoot for the new book has been a bit of a challenge with weather issues and the death of a computer! Despite the adversity, Leanne and I are quite happy with the results. Want to take a look??? I hope you enjoyed the few sneaky peeks. There will be more to see soon. For now, t...
Sorry to hear that Georgia was so Sick...Glad now to hear that she is on the Mend...Rosie is such a Good Friend..Indeed...
Hugs to Georgia.
Commented Aug 2, 2009 on And Life Returns To Normal... at Leanne's House
And Life Returns To Normal...
I know that you have been wondering where I was, and thankyou so much for being concerned. We had a very sick little Georgia who wound up in hospital for three days. A huge and enormous 'thankyou' to all the amazing staff at The Angliss Hospital for absolutely everything. We are so blessed to ha...
OMG.!! This tree is Gorgeous...I am so into Trees too...Love the Fabrics you have used..I am Imagining mine in Teals..Brown & Greens...would look Fabulous Framed in my New Sewing Room...
I am in Awe....just Beautiful...
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Commented Aug 1, 2009 on I love trees ... at Don't look now!
I love trees ...
... but I guess you already know that. This is the project that I started in Fiji. It still has a ways to go before it's finished .... but now that the first lot of the new patterns have been folded and Australia Post has whisked them off on their way ... I can't wait to get back to my mach...
Gail Your New Book looks Gorgeous...don't be Nervous..am lovin the Basket Quilt...also love your New Logo...Great.
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on Baskets in Bloom..... at gail pan designs
Baskets in Bloom.....
As promised, here is a picture of the cover of my book. It will be available at the end of August. (all going well!!) I hope you like it!!! It has been a long time in the making and I am very nervous........... and check out on the left for the Flickr album of A Christmas wish BOM......take a ...
Thanks for sharing with us Kathy...Glad to hear Oscar is on his way home ....
Love the projects that are happening in the shop...I think Laurel's is catching my eye in this lot...
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Commented Jul 30, 2009 on Thinking outside the Square! at Material Obsession
Thinking outside the Square!
He's on the plane. After several weeks of email snippets from beautiful sounding places like Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Paris, London, Dublin, Amsterdam...after all kinds of adventures Oscar is on his way home at this minute. I am curious to see how this experience has changed my oldest son. H...
I Love the Woven Wool that you sell...I am Lovin these too...looking forward to seeing your New Quilts..
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Commented Jul 30, 2009 on ...and still A Boys Story continues..... at Hatched and Patched
...and still A Boys Story continues.....
Yes, I'm still playing around with my new book. Here I was thinking I'd have it ready back in July, and I'm still making things. I can't seem to stop! I am now on my fifth quilt, and have quite a few smaller things on the go also. Hmmm... I think this might have to be the last quilt. Enough is e...
Fantastic.!!!!!!!!!!!
Love It.
Commented Jul 30, 2009 on Sleepover at Melly & me
Sleepover
There is nothing more fun from the time you are a little girl to when you are a grown-up than having a sleepover! Whether it be a sleepover at your girlfriend's house or your favorite weekend getaway, there is always something so exciting about packing that overnight bag in preparation. Some pe...
What a Lovely Day out with your Mums...and what a Better Place than that Gorgeous Shop..Your Quilts look Great.
Commented Jul 30, 2009 on A jaunt to Bowral at Prints Charming
A jaunt to Bowral
Last week we had a wonderful adventure to the NSW highlands and went to visit Lynne at My Place in Bowral, NSW. It's a quick trip from Sydney and we had a gorgeous time rumaging around the town. Here we are out the front of Lynne's beautiful shop. She stocks a wonderful array of fabric, homeware...
Beautiful Brooches...
Commented Jul 30, 2009 on from the garden at tiny happy
from the garden
Even though it's a cold winter, there are so many lovely things growing in the garden, here at our friends' house. After a little bit of weeding in the garden, I came in to make these embroidered wool brooches. Cyclamen and ferns.
Great Job on Re-Cycling...Love the way you used fabric to do the Edging...
Commented Jul 25, 2009 on forest-green at tiny happy
forest-green
I made this little cardigan for Keira this week- it's pretty chilly these days and she started kindergarten yesterday! So I think I'll try and make her a few new items of clothing in dark colours that she can freely get paint and glue all over if she likes. My kind friend Amelia gave m...
Don't know the flower myself but I do Love your Embroidery...it's Beautiful so far...also love the linen you are using...Great colour..
Commented Jul 23, 2009 on winter sweet at tiny happy
winter sweet
I wa lucky enough to be given a bunch of wintersweet branches from my Mum's tree the other day, along with the buddleia flowers from yesterday's post. This wintersweet is a bit like the European spring plant 'forsythia' but the flowers are a paler yellow and they smell really beautiful...
Your Fabric is Gorgeous...looks Wonderful all together..what a Generous Giveaway...Thanks.
Commented Jul 23, 2009 on Fabric give away! at Rosalie Quinlan Designs
Fabric give away!
Look what came this morning! Look what was inside!!! Ever wondered what 35 bolts of fabric look like on a dining room table? Well, seeing all that fabric made me realise I can spare a little! I have decided to do a fabric give away! I am off to create 3 fat quarter bundles of 10 fabrics...
Love the Girl's hair...looks like a fabulous time by all...love what you are working on....Enjoy the rest of the holiday...
Commented Jul 22, 2009 on Sunny days, heads full of braids & birthdays on the beach! at Don't look now!
Sunny days, heads full of braids & birthdays on the beach!
What a holiday we have been having! Fiji really is a wonderful family holiday destination. I would have to say that I feel more relaxed than I have in living memory ... I am not sure if that says more about Fiji or my demeanor ... either way it has been delicious to spend so much time with the c...
Glad to hear you had a Nice Break...love your new spend up..Your Bon Bon Bag is Gorgeous...Thanks for the Giveaway....
Commented Jul 21, 2009 on Bon-bon Giveaway at Melly & me
Bon-bon Giveaway
It has been a while since I last posted, hasn't it??? I will be honest in saying that I thoroughly enjoyed the last week of the school holidays being completely slack! I enjoyed doing no work at all as well as a couple of overnight trips! How nice. One of my trips was to Albury with Mr Floss...
well done on the Bag it looks Great...Hope his first day went well for both of you...
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Commented Jul 19, 2009 on first day at tiny happy
first day
Arlo says thank you for your nice comments on his post last week. He was thrilled with those. Today has been long anticipated: it's his first day at primary school. I know I could easily have bought him a backpack, but for some reason I just wanted to make him one. A bit of homemade to...
They say "Life begins at 40"...Happy Birthday Rosie...have a Great Day...Getting Spoilt I Hope.!
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Commented Jul 16, 2009 on on turning thirty-ten........ at Rosalie Quinlan Designs
on turning thirty-ten........
Yes, that's right, tomorrow is the big 40! This one is a little difficult to acknowledge! I like the sound of thirty-ten better! Truthfully, It is not as bad as I thought it would be. I am grateful to be on this beautiful earth with my friends and family. As most of you know, A diagnosis of bre...
They will make a Beautiful Gift...Lovely Work as usual...
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Commented Jul 10, 2009 on A New Design Completed... at Leanne's House
A New Design Completed...
Well it's been stitching stitching stitching here at the moment! I have been loving sewing my new 'Pincushions and Doilies' pattern that I have now finished all the stitching for: I have made each design a pincushion AND a doiley which make a really nice set together or just as individual pie...
Well you certainly look like a Happy Woman...congratulations on your Delivery it all looks Gorgeous...
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Commented Jul 8, 2009 on The wait is over! at Rosalie Quinlan Designs
The wait is over!
My Fabric arrived today!!! I have 70m of it to play with! (well, I did have, before a certain younger sister stole some!) Now it is "full steam ahead" toward the completion of my second book. I must say that outside of childbirth and wedding(s), this has been the most exciting day of my l...
How Gorgeous do those Fabrics look...should be some Inspiration there for sure...love what you have picked out for a Bag...
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Commented Jul 8, 2009 on What a bundle of joy!! at Melly & me
What a bundle of joy!!
Ok, so maybe it is going a bit far to equate fabric to a new baby, but it was a bundle that brought lots of joy today!!! Rosie got the first pre-release pieces of her new fabric range from Japan today!! She still has to wait a while longer for her bolts but she got 2 meters of each today so th...
Your Pear is Gorgeous...Love the Fabrics Jean has used...Lovely Quilting you have going on there....
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Commented Jul 6, 2009 on what a lovely thought at broderie
what a lovely thought
i've done the washing and the cleaning and the other chores that are traditionally thought of as monday things and then the parcel postman made a call to me. what a lovely surprise for me! i have always loved pears and there shape and on this lovely blog a little while ago, i noticed jean had so...
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