Emily's quilt

Emily's quilt finished!

June 14, 2012

Yesterday I finished Emily's Children at Play cot quilt.  Here she is looking very happy about the fact!
Emily is still in her cradle and I am planning on painting her cot before she 'moves in' so this quilt will sit folded in her room for a few more weeks.
I snapped away with the camera late yesterday afternoon, trying to photograph the quilt and Emily before the last minutes of sunlight faded...

Although this picture is a little out of focus and off centre, I am quite proud of it as I managed to take it with the camera on self timer perched on our hot water service whilst fending off a helpful toddler and nursing a colicy bub!  I like the 1970's look about it - the perfect little bit of dappled sunlight at that particular moment.
Meanwhile, I have quite a few works in progress that are also keeping me busy.  My scrappy quilt is still in pieces but will be finished in the next couple of weeks (months...), The Emily Button project, as well as a little knitted vest for Juliette...and I couldn't help it but have already started piecing together another quilt - this one for Juliette for her big bed.  She has just turned two and is still in a cot which works for us at the moment as she can be quite cheeky at bed time.
How many works in progress do you have on the go? 

Linking up here today.



Emily's quilt

Emily's quilt top complete!

May 24, 2012


Here is Emily's Children at Play quilt top finished!  I loved putting it together and am now up to basting the layers and then machine quilting.  It's good to maintain the momemtum with making a quilt, which I have done with this one.  Most of my quilts get put away for weeks, sometimes months (and once years) at a time.  I've realised with keeping on going with one, it actually doesn't take as long as you think to complete.  I'll have this one ready before Emily is ready for it.  She is still in her little cradle and using this quilt.

I am linking up here today.

Emily's quilt

Emily's quilt progress

May 13, 2012


I had a lovely couple of hours to myself today while Emily slept and Stefan took the girls to Bunnings.  I promptly made myself a latte, buttered a freshly made date scone and pulled out my sewing machine.  I got four of these squares finished to complete the twelve to make up Emily's quilt.  I plan on joining the blocks with white sashing and blue pinwheel posts for the intersections.  I have gained a bit of momentum with this quilt now and hope to have it finished in the next couple of weeks - everything moves pretty slowly at the moment with three little girls on the go!

The fabrics for this quilt are from the Children at Play range by Sarah Jane.  I can't wait to see her new line which is due to be released in the next week or so.  Her fabrics are so sweet.

I'm enjoying putting my feet up now after a nice mother's day - enjoying a Baileys and some Lindt chocolates thanks to my girls (Stefan had something to do with it too), and snuggling up next to this little sweetheart.  Happy Mother's Day!


Emily - ten weeks today.

Emily's quilt

Another quilt on the go!

April 05, 2012

My gorgeous 'Children at Play' by Sarah Jane Studios arrived a couple of days ago, and although I am time poor at the moment, I stole an hour or so the night before last to put together the first patch for Emily's cot quilt. The patch layout is called 'King's Crown'. I am going to repeat this pattern for all 12 squares but using a few different fabrics from Sarah Jane's line.  I bought my stash from here.
I just love her fabrics - the drawings are so sweet and really capture the essence of childhood.
I've been checking her blog regularly over the past couple of weeks as she has been hinting towards releasing a new line of fabric - I'm very eager to see...and may have to invest in some - Juliette's big girl quilt perhaps!
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