Upstyling a Calico Bag

 Coz we can... I found this little appliqué pattern somewhere and thought it would look great on a calico bag which had made its way into my collection of bags. It was easy enough to do and added a touch of brightness and cheerfulness to an otherwise ordinary calico bag.

The Bilby Quilt

My husband once asked "so, where's my quilt???". We looked at fabrics and designs and settled on what you see. It's his own quilt and he loves it - it sits on his lounge chair and he uses it every day (that we're home).
While it might not look it, there is a definite pattern in this, with large blocks making up the quilt!

... and on the reverse side is a patchwork bilby, a native Australian animal - a similar size to a rabbit. 

Pinks and Purples - how to delight a girl's heart

For the "Beach Huts" little sister, I discovered that along with a throng of other small girls, this one also loved pinks and purples - so it wasn't too hard to choose the colours - but how to pull them together was another question!
Finally, I designed something based on several other quilts I had seen and added the flowers to brighten the whole thing up, with some lime-green leaves to introduce another colour.
I was very happy with the result.

Footy Quilts AKA Knee Rugs

We've been going to the football for a few years now and as it's a Winter sport, I had always been going to make a couple of small knee-size quilts, or lap rugs to take with us - to help keep us a bit warmer.
Well, this year I eventually got around to it and these even became the first quilts where I used FMQ (free motion quilting). I was ever so pleased with myself - not a perfect job but heck, for a first timer - I was pretty chuffed. It's onwards and upwards from here!!!

The first picture is of my husband's quilt - I wanted to try raw-edge appliqué, so I cut the Apple Core blocks on a Co Cutter and lay then onto the grey fabric - had to jiggle them about but eventually, they settled into place and I was happy with the layout.

This one is mine! They are still the Apple Core block but they were tweeked around until this pattern emerged - I had no idea of the layout - I was just turning the blocks to see what they might reveal - and being a girl, I was thrilled with my Apple Core flowers!!!

Both of the quilts have this as their reverse side - just some different fabrics which made up the size.
You might notice that due to the layout, one quilt is bound in yellow fabric, while black suited the other one better.