Quilting Owl

I have been housebound with a flu/cold for nearly a week now and as I ammissing my sewing machines I hope I will get enough energy to get out into the studio soon to complete some of my current projects.  I have managed to stitch down the binding on my little houses quilt, "Midsomer Madness" so this is another to cross off the UFO list. "Midsomer Madness" by Frances Leate I have a few other photos to share with you and one of them is the very pretty quilt by my friend and fellow Sunday Stitcher Joan Taylor which has been published in the current edition of Australian Patchwork and Quilting Vol 21 No. 8.  This lovely pink and green quilt looks wonderful featured on the cover. Then there is this stunning wall quilt by Lesleigh McLennan another Sunday Stitcher.  Lesleigh made this quilt for a member of her family and only recently got a photo to send to me. I found this photo in the camera which I took at one of my Mini Quilt Workshop at Cairns Craft C...

There have been a few classes at Cairns Craft Centre this week and I just thought I would share some of the wonderful work that has been achieved. This is Rachael's first quilt and she is now machine quilting her version of "Jacob and Friends" and isn't it a real stunner. Since we last got together Margaret has made this lovely quilt which she is donating to a special program that helps mothers who are having problems bonding with their new babies. Today was Mini Quilt Workshop day and Linda and Shirley brought along quilts which have now been finished from previous classes. Linda's "In Chains" Linda's "Come Fly A Kite" Shirley's "Come Fly A Kite" Till next time Frances

I have been missing in action from blogging for the last few weeks with lots to distract me but I just had to share some of the lovely quilts from Sunday Stitching at Cairns Craft Centre the other day. We were lucky that Thora was able to make the trip down the mountain so we could see this lovely quilt top she has just finished using fabrics by Kaffe Fassett and friends. Lesleigh has turned another project from the mini quilt workshops into a cushion for one her kids. While Jenny has raided her stash for lots of her favourite dog prints to make this cute little quilt. I couldn't resist adding this photo I took outside the studio the other day of a beautiful little sunbird getting into the Zygo cactus. Till next time Frances