Hatched and Patched

Darling Harbour Quilt Show

We are off again this week. To start with we will be exhibiting at the Quilt and Craft Expo at Rosehill which is the first of the Wholesale Trade Shows for the year. It gives me a chance to catch up with friends and have a look at what my fellow designers have been up to in the past 6 months as well as look at all the gorgeous fabrics on offer.
It gives Peter time to catch up with Trevor from the Birdhouse and see how many different ports they can sample. It's a wonder I get any work out of him.
We have a day off and then it is time to set set up for the Darling Harbour Quilt Show. This is the only retail show we do all year and it's great to meet everyone and see the wonderful quilts on display as well as the eclectic stalls around us. I have the best time. Of course Peter pretends to do all the work, but I am sure I put in a couple of hours over the 5 days.
So if anyone is coming to the Craft and Quilt Fair at Darling Harbour from Wednesday the 11th to Sunday the 15th we are at stand H30. Drop in and say Hello, I will be busy asleep under the counter or having an extended lunch break. Come and see all my samples in real life - much better than looking at a photo.

Keep Stitching
Anni

It's Finally Here - Pockets of Posies

The binding is now on and the Block of the Month is complete after hours and hours of strenuous handquilting. My favourite! We debuted the quilt at Spring Market in Portland and we will be releasing it in Australia at the Quilt and Craft Expo at Rosehill in just over a week's time. So the patterns for the 10 month program will be available for sale in mid June. At last!!!

Thanks everyone for waiting soooooo looonnnngg…..

Here is a picture of it. Hope you like it.

Anni

We're Back

Pete and I arrived back from Portland yesterday and we had a fabulous time. If you ever get a chance to go the United States, Portland is a georgeous part of the world. We had half a day to spare before setup at Spring Market and we found a Farmers Market just around the corner from the Hotel. It was full of delicious fresh produce and set in beautiful parkland complete with squirrels. Yes, we actually saw one, right in the middle of the city.

Look how green it is.

Even the asparagus looks tasty.

A lot of vendors would sell everything in these wooden buckets. Very cute.

Bread to die for.

We walked a block and found the oldest church in Portland naturally called 'The Old Church'. It was built in 1882 and is a gothic church made all out of wood. The carving and architectual features are brilliant. They were going to tear it down in the 60s for development but some locals saved it. Very cool.

Check out the shingles on the roof with moss at no extra charge.

More to come

Anni

Oops

Hopefully you are able to see the book now. Sorry about that.

To Portland We Go

Peter and I have heard so many lovely reports about how beautiful Portland (Oregon, USA) is, so we thought we should check it out. The International Spring Market Trade Show is on between the 16th and 18th of May and we will be exhibiting there (in between exploring). It gives me a chance to see all the new fabrics and what's happening in the US while Peter does all the work on the stall (or so he says - hmmm). I will post some pics soon when we arrive home.

New Book Almost Here

It has been ages since I last wrote but that's not to say I haven't been busy. I have had heaps of fun creating new ways to utilise the stitcheries in my new book, 'Simple Pleasures'. It has just gone off to the printers and should be ready for sale at the beginning of June. I am really excited about it as it has stacks of cute little projects with different ways to use the 12 different stitchery designs. The projects include larger projects such as an applique bag, punch needle box and a quilt. Smaller projects include magnets, key-chain decoration, a book mark, etc - with 10 projects in all. I have also gone with a smaller book style so it is easy to throw it in your bag and take it all over the countryside.

Better Homes & Gardens Project

Hi everyone,

Sorry I've been out of touch for awhile - I've just had to dig my head out of the sand!! I had an urgent project to make and send off. It is similar in style to projects from my book 'A Christmas Story', and will be released in the USA in the 'Better Homes and Gardens' magazine called 'Holiday Crafts' which will be on the newstands from Sept through to Dec 2008. Hopefully we'll see a few copies come onto the Australian shores, but if not, I will release it as a pattern in 2009. Just a sneak peak of this also ,as I have to keep it under wraps.

the BOM continues

Well here is the quilt top complete at last. I decided to put a scallop border on as the last border which has framed it nicely. Sorry - yet again just a sneak peek as I've stupidly decided I HAVE to hand quilt this quilt, and you're going to have to wait just a little longer than expected for me to complete it. Then the complete unveiling will be done!

New Magazine Project

Being released in March in Homespun Magazine Vol 9 No 3 is a quilt I designed last year called Mill Flower. It is a nice and easy one to complete using colours a little softer than usual. Pick up a copy of the magazine from your local quilt shop and hope you have fun with it.

Homepun Magazine

BOM moving along

Finally, some more photos of my BOM! I'm now in the quandry of what borders to put on - one minute it's cream, the next minute it's brown. I'm thinking brown now as I think it frames everything nicely. Time to stitch it on. I can see the end in sight!!!