Silva Threads
... a journey with pins, needles, hooks, shuttles, bobbins, threads and more ...
26 September 2022
Helena's Quilt
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I made a quilt for a couple having their first child. The family had arrived as refugees from Aleppo and we had been introduced to them by ...
Wall Hangings
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This is currently 1 of 1 Wall Hanging but wait! There might be more in the wind! Some finished and gifted, others in the pipeline of variou...
Table Runners
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How handy are Table runners? And for the various Seasons too! Challenge for myself: To make a range of Table Runners for the various Season...
Norm's Footy Quilt
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I had previously made Norm and myself a knee-size quilt for when we went to the footy. However, one day my brother saw them and decided he&...
Lily's Quilt
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Lily is one of my bears - a purple bear and when we bought her, I decided that she needed her own quilt! I had quite a few 2.5" square...
Will's 21st Quilt
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Will was 5th in line to receive a quilt for his 21st. Will's was made from a range of Aboriginal fabrics. Should I find a photo I took ...
Jessica's 21st Quilt
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Jessie was 4th in line to receive a quilt for her 21st birthday. We worked on the design and colours together and she took a keen interest ...
Amy's 21 Quilt
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And so Amy was 3rd in line to receive a quilt for her 21st. Sadly, she had to wait a couple of years before she received it due to a bad cas...
Bunting - the new eco-friendly balloons!
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And more than 2 years after I started this Page, I'm finally having a go at uploading it. Attached is a photo of our bundle of Christmas...
26 May 2019
Rachel's 21st Quilt
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I wanted to make Rachel a quilt for her 21st but what to make - what design to choose? After much thought, I decided on a Temperature Quilt ...
17 October 2018
Block Swap 2019
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I was invited to be one of the testers for the 2019 Block Swap, which was great - it was the first time I've ever done that. Herewith ...
26 September 2018
Making Clothes
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This is no longer on my "love to do", nor my "like to do" list but sometimes it's just unavoidable. Our adopted daug...
"Pick Me" Quilt
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This is still in the making but here's a picture thus far. The pieces have yet to stitched or patched together but this is the basic col...
Coffee Machine Cover
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I was recently asked to make a plain cover for the coffee machine at our church. However, I don't do "plain". So this is what ...
Pin Cushions & Needle Cases
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I love making "things"!!! And this time I had a go at Pin Cushions - this was based on a Victoriana Pin Cushion. This is it when...
Some of my Favourite Foods
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I'm not a big cook and much prefer to eat other people's cooking. However, here are a couple of dishes I've made and been prou...
Zippered Pouches
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I love making Zip Bags. I first learnt about these at one of our quilt club camps and I've been making them ever since for all sorts of ...
Tea is another of my "Happy Places"
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I love tea! I love everything about tea from making it for myself, for friends and then enjoying every cuppa. Here's one of my favouri...
Stuff I've Made for the Caravan
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We recently upgraded from a Camper Trailer to a Caravan and during the transition time, I got busy and made a few things for it - to celebr...
Knee Quilts for the Footy
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During 29016, I decided to make ourselves a knee-Quilt for the footy - as football is a Winter sport, it gets rather chilly around the hips,...
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