Red Rocket Finito

Harvey has been begging me to photograph his little robot that he made then drew on with permanent ink, he's creations are so simple and their little faces always remind me of him.....does that make sense?

He just so happens to match perfectly with his Red Rocket quilt which I finished today. I'm so happy, mainly because after many a long month it's finally done but I really love the colour combo.
It certainly comes as no surprise that I have bound it in Lotus Dots red which I am never sick of and I really love the acid green in this one.

After much umming and arrhing and a quick call back to the quilter to change my mind, I opted for the cloud quilting with I thought would go well with the rocket theme. I don't know about you but I can't help but see that old fashioned quilting that you used to see on the old bedspreads, do you know the one I mean??? If I look past that then I'm pretty thrilled with the end result.

Now that I see the two boys quilts together I love that they are similar but have their subtle differences. Which one do you like best?

Love

My friend Bel had her gorgeous baby Grace three and a half months ago (seems to be the lead time for my baby quilts these days). I knew I wanted to try my hand at a strip quilt using the Amy Butler Love range. They are such busy fabrics so I think the strip is a perfect way to show off the prints.

I know a lot of people didn't fall in LOVE with this range but I certainly did and I was inspired by this quilt of Kate's. I had it quilted in a fairly large rose pattern to compliment the green and orange rose print.

Bel absolutely loved it so I'm really pleased. I must say, I found it a tiny bit hard to part with.

Rosebud's dress

Here's Rosa standing on the kitchen bench, I was trying to get a good shot of her little winter Christening dress. I have decided that navy corduroy is very hard to photograph.

We had such a great day with our family and friends and Rosa had this smile planted on her face the whole week end. I was also Godmother to my Best Friends little Girl Lucia, sad not to get a photo of them together.

And here she is with her Godmother Aunty Adrienne.

Thank you Ade, you did a beautiful job on the dress, we had such a great week end with you guys. xx

Happy Birthday Charlie Boy

To my gorgeous number one baby boy. Happy number seven sweet pea! I've loved spending the whole day with you at the Powerhouse Museum on your school excursion........ You are such a caring soul, you love adventure and the outdoors. Your favourite things at the moment is lighting the fireplace with your dad, climbing trees and Man v's Wild. You are an excellent big brother and the best kid ever..(along with your brother and sister of course!)

Love you lots Charlie xx

A dress in the making

On Sunday this little poppet is getting Baptised. Given that she is no longer a baby an we don't have a silk gown that has been handed down through the generations, I am on a mission to have a pretty winter dress made that she will love and hopefully wear again. My sister Adrienne, being the dress maker in the family is taking on the task. She is also going to be her God Mother so it's very fitting that she makes it for her.

I have had this cute little Oliver + S pattern sitting at home so I'm thinking the bubble dress or a more traditional long sleeve double breasted style.

At this stage I know it's going to be navy corduroy and feature a snippet of Sandi Henderson apples to match her cute pink shoes. The goods have been express posted and now it is out of my hands.....can't wait to see how it looks.

Thanks Ade x

Vintage Skirt and more Vinnies fabric

sI used a really basic pattern for this skirt, high waist band and big pockets. I actually made this last school holidays and have only just taken a photo of it. The fabric was one of my vintage finds. The colours are so vibrant which is good for me because I've been told I need to wear more colour.Typical of me to put beige, black and white with it though.

Not the best photograph but I was stoked to pick up a few metres of this Michael Miller fabric at Vinnies on Sunday while out op shopping with my little sister. I'm thinking summer pajamas with red trim for Rosa or actually, pj pants for me....even better!

I also found this gorgeous batik piece for only a few dollars. Have a look at this sweet blog. I stumbled across it last week and fell in love with the sweet kids clothes..............so the possibilities are endless for this piece of yumminess....(is that a word?)

Red Rocket Quilt

I have finally completed the top of Harvey's Red Rocket quilt. I know it's hardly a red quilt but I started with the rocket fabric and went from there. The Anna Maria Horner teal diamonds were a late addition, I really love the teal, it goes well with the acid green.

There is a bit of Prints Charming Starburst and Plaid in there and of course my one of my favourites, Amy Butler's Lotus Dots. The pale blue is a chambray from spotlight. All in all I'm pretty happy with the combination and the little man is too.

Now it's of to the quilter, which will give me time to think of what to bind it in.