Another completed Project

Still inspired by Japanese Fabric -I have just completed this bag for a friend. this is another project for me to add to my Projects for the Month Challenge

Are you are member of Quilting bloggers:

You can register your site to link with other bloggers. I have some of new links in my side bar. Quilter's Gallery. Also there is a Friday giveaway each week. I have linked this also in my sidebar.

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY - "TELL A FRIEND"

Hop on over to this Quilt Qua and a giveaway.
2nd June to 31 Jul 2009
They even have an area to advertise for "missing" fabrics, tours in the quilting world etc. A great way to commmunicate with other quilters, and the giveaway fabric if you are lucky enough just by "telling a friend" is just gorgeous

BLOGGING IS BRILLIANT!!!! FORMULA FOR HALF SQUARE TRIANGLE SOLVED

Have you ever wondered how you would work out what size to cut the squares when you making a smaller square from two triangles.???

I have just found this great link from Jo in Tas who has the Minesota Blog hop on her blog. Is worth the visit to all these great talented designers.

oh.... and the answer to the question is over on Sheri's blog hop post!!
ie "The formula for cutting a square to make a Half-Square Triangle Block is Finished size + 7/8″. For example, if your fnished Half Square triangle is 2" then you would cut the square 2-7/8"

Free Pattern - Wonky Houses

Jennifer Reynolds has a lovely Free BOM and tutorial on her website - this is the link. It appears that her her design will be in a new Country Thread Magazine soon. I have also put the link in my sidebar.

SEWING IN PROGRESS

I have been stitching away at Rosealie Quinlan's Patchwork Village pattern.
so time to show the progress.....

Another Giveaway

Rosealie Quinlan is having a giveaway on a project she did at Nundle.
Pop over to her blog to enter and win this lovely design.

A New online patchwork store - Patchwork Plus

I have hopping around on ebay looking at some jelly rolls etc and co-incidendally came across

Sarah from Prim Treasures

who has a a new online Patchwork store. She has some lovely products including soome nice Jelly Rolls and Honeybuns and is called "Patchwork Plus " - I have put the logo in my sidebar which will take you straight there. For the month of June she is offering free postage and also a competition if something is purchased. And take a look at her great looking "personally made" thank you sticker on anything you buy. Good old fashioned service with a personal touch. Hope she does well with her new venture.

New Book from Sarah Fielke & Kathy Dougherty

I have just purchased this book from which is the 2nd one in their series. It has some great hints in the back for applique. Some nice modern designs inside.
Sarah has just set up this new "all sewn up" link - hope on over to view details on her giveaway.

JUST A SLIGHT DIVERSION T0 MY SEWING - Some Tromp L'oeil

I have been very good this year, finishing off projects etc.

One thing I started quite a few years ago, which was put to the back of the cupboard was this Country Tromp Loeil' painting which I started with a fabulous artist and great friend Maggie Hayne at one of her workshops. I decided to dust off the cobwebs from my paint brush this long weekend and get them back in action to finish my project. What a great feeling it is to have another finished project.

Maggi is currently working on getting her blog set up, so I hope to give you her blog details soon so you can pop on over the get inspired with some of her "original" work and perhaps have a slight diversion to the needle and cotton for a few moments and try the art of picking up a paint brush. Believe me, if I can do it, anyone can do it!!

She does however, have a great Tromp L'oeil book which she published a few years ago. I have put copy of this in my side bar in case anyone is intereted in purchasing a copy. Let me know if so, and I can put you in touch with her. I am sure that she wouldn't mind autographing it too.!! There are some great projects inside and some good "easy to follow" instructions. I can speak from experiene here, as I helped with the typesetting and was used as the guinea pig to see if I could achieve a "good looking " result, of which I can say I am very plesaed with the things I have done.

This Country window is not in her book, but a great example of what her inspiration is like.