I was looking at all of my painting supplies while cleaning up (yes, occasionally it just HAS to happen), and the urge took me to create some notepads using some of my applique and stitchery images. I used to paint quite a lot waaaay back when.., but then of course, patchwork took over my life somewhat.
I have created 8 notepads - 3 small, 4 medium and one large - I hope you like them!
Hopefully you'll be able to find them in your local patchwork store now!
Best wishes
Anni
Close to the end of every year, the Melbourne Wholesale Show for patchworkers is up and away. I was very bad this year and TOTALLY forgot to take any form of camera. Pete, my techno boy was able to take a few on his phone, so weyhey - some great photos are in store for you! The night before set-up day we ventured over to Foothill Fabrics for a show-and-tell.
The shop, run by Lesley (left) and Sandra (right), is gorgeous and has the work of many of the Australian patchwork designers on show. Of course, I had much fun shopping (now just need that spare time to stitch hmmmm...)
There were two girls in the back row looking rather cheeky - maybe too much champers - were they plotting to steel all of my samples sitting on their laps?? So nice to see Karen Martin from Mrs Martin's Quilt Shop, and Gail Pan of Gail Pan Designs, plus many other familiar faces, not to mention new faces!! A great night! Thanks so much Lesley and Sandra for inviting me along, and thanks everyone who came along!
I caught up with so many others at the show. It was yet again a fun show, and yet again, I spent waaaaaaay too much haha. Thanks everyone who came and supported me. Pete and I are now back in Bathurst and are thinking it is probably now time to think of Christmas which is only EEEEEEK 26 DAYS AWAY!!! Crazy times!
Hi Everyone,
Today is the last day of the Henry Glass Jolly Holiday Party and I hope you have all had fun. Remember to take all your secret words and go to the Henry Glass Blog and enter the competition. Henry Glass has a rather large fabric pack to give away, plus you get a prize from each of the designers.
Well, if you are curious, I am giving away a few items - Since the theme is all about Christmas I am giving away a signed copy of my book 'A Christmas Story' and patterns 'Noelle Tabletopper and Cones' and 'Christmas Bon Bon'. Also one of my personal favourites 'The Home Life'. And something hot of the press, a couple of my new notepads (it is literally still on the printing press so no photos unfortunately) and a panel of quilt labels from my first fabric range 'My Favourite Things'.
Don't forget to visit the last two designers for the Blog Hop. Drop over and say hello to Linda Lum DeBono and Chelsea Anderson. Click Below.
Keep Stitching
Have Fun
Anni
Only two days to go and today we have some of my favourite designers ever - Janet and Pam from Buggy Barn. These girls introduced me to the Henry Glass team and so I have a lot to thank them for. Also featured today are Renae Allen from RGA Design Quilts and Dana Brooks of Lazy Daisy Cottage. Hope you have been enjoying the free projects from everyone, I certainly have. Click below to view today's new postings.
Keep Stitching
Anni
Hi Everyone,
thanks heaps for the gorgeous comments, it was really fun sharing the Christmas memories and receiving a few of your memories in return. There are only 3 days to go and the party continues with two wonderful designers.
The wonderful Leanne Anderson from The Whole Country Caboodle and Brenda Pinnick of Brenda Pinnick Designs are up next. Don't forget to collect their secret words to be in the running for the fabric pack and other prizes. Good luck. Click on the girls below.
Happy Stitching
Anni
Day 4 is my day!! Before I begin the Henry Glass Holiday Party though, I thought I should introduce myself. In case you don't know me, my name is Anni and I design under the banner Hatched and Patched. I live in Bathurst, Australia, with my husband Pete, my two children Sammii and Tim, and our dog Tillie and cat Munch. I have been designing for over 16 years now and have written many books and patterns, and have just started designing for Henry Glass which I am truly enjoying. I love the process of making quilts and other items just as much as seeing the project to completion. I love hand sewing, as you can take it anywhere (have you ever tried to lug a machine around??!), and you can talk with friends as you sew!
OK, now firstly, the most important part - my free pattern. I hope you like it...
Click here to Download Home for Christmas, my free pattern.
It is now my turn to give away my dark secrets about Christmas so here goes.....
What is your favourite holiday food? I am a nut fanatic and unfortunately don't go in for the Christmas Turkey, as I'm one of those silly vegetarians, so macadamias and cashews come out onto the table and I GORGE myself on them. Of course I am also a stickler for the traditional Christmas pudding.
Does your family have a favourite holiday tradition? My mother makes the pudding every year, and throws sixpence and threepence into the mix. If you're lucky enough to find one in your piece, the silver money is replaced with the more useful currency which can help pay for the dentistry required after clamping down on a coin-filled piece of pud!! (luckily there have been no accidents to date!)
Did you like sitting on Santa's lap? I actually don't know many young people who like sitting on the lap of a rather large strange bearded man - I was one of those who was a little wary.
Was there a gift that you desperately wanted? The only present I can ever remember DESPERATELY wanting was a 'Velvet' doll. i must have been 3 or 4, and I had seen the hair could be pulled out or wound up to be short. Santa came to the party and not only delivered one to me, but to my next door neighbour and best friend. I remember racing over to her house and spending the morning transfixed with that HAIR!
What's your favourite holiday movie? Sorry, I don't really have one. We're having way too much fun outside usually, as the days are long and warm.
Favourite holiday song? Jingle Bells - it's the only song I can remember all the words - sad huh??
Do you make holiday presents? What do you like to give? I really TRY and make holiday presents and LOVE giving homemade sewn things, as I think it's the time and thought you put into things that make it all-the-more special... hopefully this year....
Would you prefer a large fully decorated tree or one like Charlie Browns? I love Christmas, but I think my children like it even more (and why wouldn't they??) Tim can't wait to put up the tree, so on December 1st, Sam and Tim are the decorators, and going pride of place are the ornaments they make each year. I think Tim really doesn't want me to bring out his cardboard glittered santa from pre-school (he is now 13), but I can't help myself. Our Christmas tree is full of very homemade decorations which probably don't appeal to anyone but us. I LOVE it as it holds many fun memories.
If you could go back in time, when would you say was your most favourite holiday memory? Chistmas is summertime in Australia, so every year when I was growing up, we would spend a couple of weeks with my Granparents who had a caravan at Merry Beach. Swimming, building sandcastles, playing scrabble with Grandma, learning to paint with Grandpa - happy days!!
Do you like a big family gathering at the holidays or do you prefer a small dinner followed by hot chocolate by the fire? There is nothing more fun than madness and mayhem at Christmas. I always spent Christmas with my cousins, and want the same for my children, so the more the merrier. We're more into watermelon and water-bomb fights rather than hot chocolate by the fire.
My secret word for your chance to WIN the grand prize of fabric from Henry Glass, (plus other surprises from each designer), is PIE.
Barbara Jones from Quilt Soup is also telling her Holiday stories. Click below to go to her blog.
Have fun
Anni
Make sure you collect all the secret words and at the end of the blog hop visit the Henry Glass Blog and enter for your chance to win a GIANT prize pack!
Don't forget to collect the secret words to be in the running for a Henry Glass Fabric pack not to mention prizes from each designer. Can't beat it. Today you need to go and visit the girls from Little Quilts, Lucy from the Drizzled Apple and Vicki from Willowberry Lane.
Good luck.
Have fun
Anni
Hi All,
It is Day 2 of the Henry Glass - Jolly Holiday Party and Jacquelynne Steves from the Noble Wife and Liz and Beth Hawkins of LizzieB Cre8ive are here to share their stories. Remember to look out for their secret words and have fun.
Have fun
Anni
Hi Everyone,
Today's the day that the Henry Glass Jolly Holiday Party Blog Hop is beginning. As I said in my last post, each day different Henry Glass designers are going to bring you a pattern giveaway, a few stories about their holiday and a different word to collect. All you need to do to win the fabulous prize of a Henry Glass Fabric Pack and a present from each designer, is to collect the secret word from each designer's blog post. After you have collected each of the secret words, simply post the completed list on the Henry Glass blog from November 20-26. The designers starting off the party are Jill from Jillilly Studios and Kari of Fresh Cut Quilts. So click on their images below to go to their blogs.
Jill Finley from Jillilly Studios
Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilts
Here are all the designers who are participating and what day they are posting.
November 13, 2011
Jill Finley of Jillily Studio
Kari Ramsay of Fresh Cut Quilts
November 14, 2011
Jacquelynne Steves of The Noble Wife
Liz Hawkins and Beth Hawkins of LizzieB Cre8ive
November 15, 2011
Vicki Oehlke of WillowBerry Lane
Mary Ellen von Holt, Alice Berg and Sylvia Johnson of Little Quilts
Lucy Morey of Hot Scott Patterns
November 16, 2011
Barbara Jones of QuiltSoup
Anni Downs of Hatched and Patched
November 17, 2011
Leanne Anderson of The Whole Country Caboodle
Brenda Pinnick of Brenda Pinnick Designs
November 18, 2011
Janet Nesbitt and Pam Soliday of Buggy Barn
Renae Allen of RGA Design LLC
Dana Brooks of Lazy Daisy Cottage
November 19, 2011
Linda lum De Bono of Dzyning Things
Chelsea Anderson of Pink Fig Design
Happy stitching and hope you all have fun.
Anni
Henry Glass fabric designers are getting together for a PARTY!!!! .... well across the miles at least! Starting on November 13th a blog hop will be happening where there will be free patterns, words to collect to WIN and MORE!! I'll let you know EVERYTHING in the next couple of days, so stay tuned!!!
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