Hatched and Patched

More fun with the Nowra workshop

As promised, I said I would show you some of the colour combinations some of the girls played with over the weekend. I LOVE that everyone worked so freely with their own interpretations of my bag.

So here goes....

....I had to throw in this close-up of some special tail feathers and some adorning buttons....

....and using my very own first fabric range 'My Favorite Things' - now I do feel very honoured :)

This was Kylie's first go at needle-turn applique - a born natural I think! Actually, many of the girls gave needle-turn applique a go for the first time, and I was AMAZED at their efforts. Here's another... ...thanks again girls for the inspiration and the fun weekend.

Until next time
Anni

Fun in Nowra

I have just had a great weekend away with 20 fun-loving sewers in sunny Nowra. They were all working away on my Home Sewn Bag, a bag which will be in the book being published by Quiltmania early next year. I have been to workshops here before, so it was a family reunion of sorts - people I hadn't seen for a couple of years, and some new faces too. FUN is the only word to describe it - lollies & laughter, and a bit of sewing in between - heaven ;)

Here is the bag they were all working on. I will show you just some of the colour combinations the girls had in my next post.

  working hard in-between lollie and tea breaks....

a bit of show-and-tell...

An old friend from my book 'A Simple Life', a brighter version which I LOVE!! One of the best things about workshops is seeing what everyone brings - bags, needlecases, pincushions etc.

the GANG, minus their leader Kim (tirelessly taking photos instead of being in the shot) who hosted the weekend away through her shop Jukejema Quilting Barn. Thanks Kim and the girls for making my weekend such a rewarding one.

Until next time,
Anni

A Little Christmas Pattern...

This year I am going to spruce up my Christmas tree, so thought I would make some tiny Christmas stockings for it. I made a few, found them SO SIMPLE to make, then thought I should make a bigger stocking with the same technique. Then I thought I would try a few small mittens for a bit of variation on the tree.

The small decorations are only 5" high, and all have openings at the top, so am thinking of making some more and putting a candy cane in some for gifts. Hopefully this year I will be ready in time - the first time EVER!!

Of course, I can never make anything JUST for making it, so have created a new Quick-and-Easy pattern for you to make some too. Called 'The Stockings Were hung', it is available for sale NOW yayay!

Until next time
Anni

...and then the sun shone down...

Last time I posted, the ice was cutting through with bleak winds as I was TRYING desperately to take a photo of my latest project - an impossible task. NOW, it is like SUMMER! How the weather can change. Admittedly I ran off to Sydney for a week - my daughter had work placement, so I had to tag along (oh woe is me heheh) - so a week has gone by, but the change is remarkable! Blossoms, wattle, jonquils, daffodils, EVERYTHING is bursting out in a colourful sweet scent. There is NO wind, so YAY, a photo has been taken, now slightly blown out because of all the sun heheh...
ta da! The pattern contains instructions for the wall hanging and for the small bags. The bags are small enough to go on the Christmas tree, to hang off a door-knob, or could hang from a hook as a decoration. Someone came up with the idea of creating a Christmas swag using the bag template as an outline, and stringing up all 12 images like bunting - a great idea, but sadly not one I'm going to be able to complete...maybe one day, someone will send me a photo of one they have made??!! Always hopeful ;).

The patterns will be available in your local quilt shop soon (and if not, ask them to order one for you!!), and will be available on my websites - www.hatchedandpatched.com.au, and www.homepatch.com.au, next Wednesday (September 11th), so stay tuned!! IF you want to know EXACTLY when they are on offer, you can sign up to my email news through my shop website www.homepatch.com.au.

Until next time
Anni