Quilt Fabric Delights

Bagalicious

2009-12-07T11:45:05+10:30

I mentioned a little while ago that we have been working away to bring lots of wonderful projects to you in 2010. I know it is not 2010 yet, but I am so excited about our

So how does it all work?

The Club will run throughout 2010, starting in late January. Approximately every six weeks you will receive a kit for bag.

The bags have been designed especially for you and the Quilt Fabric Delights Bagalicious Club by the following talented designers:

Janelle Wind;

Natalie Ross In Stitches;

Sweetwater;

Sue Daley from Patchwork with Busy Fingers;

Helen Stubbings of Hugs n Kisses;

Leanne Beasley of Leanne's House;

Melanie Hurlston from Melly & Me; and

Rosalie Quinlan.

The bags will vary in style from beach bags and bags for every day to gift bags, and a variety of techniques including paper piecing and embroidery are used. So there is something for absolutely everyone!

During the year there will be competitions, special offers, bonuses and other surprises for Bagalicious members.

Someone did a sneaky peek on Friday and someone else also gave a sneaky peek and registrations are already flooding in. So head on over and see all the details here.

A huge thank you to Andrea for the beautiful logo and banner she designed for the Bagalicious Club. If you would like to put one on your blog, you are more than welcome.

If you need assistance with placing this on your blog, please ask and I will try and help.

If you would like you can link back to:

http://quiltfabricdelights.com.au/store/WsDefault.asp?One=2906

Last Minute Gift Ideas

2009-12-04T21:20:28+10:30

Finally, I have got here to post these.

The first one was a gift for a friend of Rachel's who had her birthday party last Saturday. I used Melly's new pattern, My Folio & Folio Jnr. Due to time restraints, ah well, yes I did leave it until the last minute to make it, I did make some changes to the embroidery. You will see that I did not do the satin stitch dots. I just did not have the time to do these as I would like, so left them off. To compensate I did a stem stitch E rather than a back stitch and swapped the position of the running stitch.

It was that last minute that Rachel was standing at the kitchen bench with the wrapping paper, etc 15 minutes before the party started while I finished off slip stitching the binding.

I got there, we snapped a quick photograph, wrapped it up and off she went. Best of all I managed to keep my promise to Rachel that I would make this for her friend. So if I can whip one up in no time, you have plenty of time to make a few before Christmas. I have intentions to have a stock of these in the cupboard ready for when needed, but I know me, I will continue to do them last minute.

Next promise to keep was to make another journal cover, this time for Vanessa's Secret Santa. I used Janelle's Journal Secrets pattern but made up an applique "S" using word and machine blanket stitch and a running stitch to quilt. I had great trouble giving this one away. There's something about that groovy S that I appeals to me. I may just have to make one for me too!

And this one really took so little time, a few hours and it was done.

Then it was time to wrap this Secret Santa present, and in with a great coincidence in timing I joined Kim Archer Workshops @ Home Jingle Bells Christmas. Janelle Wind has long been a support team member there and I have been tempted to see what it is all about for some time, but have been resisting heading down the scrapbooking road, because I was worried about another obsession. I was right, I'm hooked, maybe not on doing photograph layouts, but I love the way that the girls at Kim Archer Workshops use both fabric and scrapbooking supplies.

It's a felt and fabric gift tag which was a lot of fun for Vanessa and I to make together.

This is just one of the fabulous inspirational projects you can see and learn in the workshops and I think you have a few hours left to join at the Early Bird Price.

So that's two quick projects and two promises kept. Now to finish Vanessa's Year 7 Graduation Dress and their teacher presents.

And the winner is....

2009-12-04T17:29:31+10:30

I asked the random number generator (also know as Garry) to pick a number between 1 and 37 (excluding 2 because that was my reply to a comment) and he said

and that would be:

Helen Yann said...

I love checking out what's coming up for us to make, and all those luscious fabrics.....yum

Helen, these goodies will be heading your way next week.

And the festive season has reached me so I am going to get one of the other Random Number Generator's to select another number.....

So Random Number Vanessa says ...

Sharon L F said...

Ghosh Sarah, Where do I start? LOL
The colour, the quilts, the fabrics, the threads. WOW! I love the variegated threads...they are gorgeous and I do love to stitch. Mostly is was getting a chance to see whats coming...how am I going to decide? It was just lovely to read your posts.
I so wish I could sneak in, but at least you allowed us to see some of it. Thanks :)

Hugs,
Sharon

Reply 26 November 2009 at 11:38 AM

Sharon, I'll be sending you some patterns out next week.

Thanks everyone for joining in the fun. I have really enjoyed sharing all the AQM fun with you.

P.S. Stay tuned for another giveaway - Rachel thinks she should be a Random Number Generator too! She's decided that a Christmas Kit would be just the thing. We'll put one together over the weekend so check in on Monday.

Customer Creations

2009-12-02T10:49:40+10:30

I had intentions of showing you some quick gift ideas this week. And I have made projects for Monday and Tuesday, but forgot to charge the camera battery so cannot show you just yet. Needless to say I am yet to make today's gift idea, so it will definitely be a quick project. I will be back tomorrow with these.

In the meantime I have some lovely projects made by customers of Quilt Fabric Delights to show you.

Helen Y emailed me in a photograph of her completed Audrey Bag using Amy Butler's Love fabrics.

Doesn't it look fantastic? Actually this would pass as a quick gift idea. It is not a difficult bag to make and would be great if you are thinking about making your first bag.

Kate over at Two Little Banshees has been playing with some of the Grandmother's Flower Garden laminate. Head on over to see her great tutorial for a handbag pouch. This would be the perfect project to make if you have a zipper phobia. Kate's instructions show just how easy it is to put in a zipper.

This too would make a wonderful quick gift. Thank you Kate and Helen for letting me keep my promise of showing quick last minute gift ideas, even if they were not my own projects.

I'm off to plug in the battery camera and take some photographs so I can show you some more quick gift ideas.

Grandmother's Flower Garden Laminated Fabric Projects

2009-11-26T12:31:14+10:30

Projects in Grandmother's Flower Garden laminated fabrics are starting to pop up over blogland.

Melissa has used some to make a cute little lunch bag.

Leanne has used the yellow houses to make a tablecloth. It couldn't be easier than that.

Rosalie has created a pattern called Laura's Secret with them. This pattern includes an A4 and A5 journal cover, a pencil roll and a pencil case. These projects would make great gifts.

I have ideas, now if someone could just send me some time I might make them for real instead of just in my imagination.

Red Brolly - Bronwyn Hayes

2009-11-26T12:04:37+10:30

Not only did Bronwyn have a new Block of the Month on display at the Australian Quilt Market she had other gorgeous new patterns.

One of these, Sweet Project Bag is now available.

Aren't they gorgeous?

I can't believe how many photographs we didn't take. I have warned Garry that if he doesn't lift his game and stop talking so much and take more photographs next time that there is a queue waiting to replace him as my AQM sidekick. I can tell you that that comment was met with raised eyebrows, whatever could he mean? Me talk too much, oh I don't think so....

And in other exciting news - Bronwyn has a blog, finally! Let's all head on over and welcome her to blogland.

Australian Quilt Market #10 - Final - Giveaway

2009-11-25T10:48:52+10:30

Okay time to finish up before it is time for the next Trade Fair. While the Australian Quilt Market is nothing like the ones held in USA for size, etc, they are a wonderful experience. After two days of looking and chatting I usually return home inspired by exhausted. I have not even covered half of the stands at the show but I wanted to give you a glimpse of what it is like to visit. I do admit that it is one of the fun aspects of owning a business.

One of the really exciting things about attending is discovering a wonderful new product. This year's discovery is even better because it is made by the loveliest Australian lady, who was genuinely overwhelmed by the response she received to her product. I mentioned in an earlier post the hand dyed threads from Cottage Garden Threads. These are just some of the thirty beautiful colours available in stranded cotton. There is also a range of Perle threads which would be wonderful for hand quilting. Pies & Tarts ladies, imagine quilting your finished quilt using one of these? Stunning!

I have now had the opportunity to stitch with these threads and can I say that they are divine. So smooth and I experienced no knotting. The colours are beautiful and there are no light bits that disappear into your fabric like normal variegated threads. The other bonus is that the threads come ready cut in lengths and the colour at both ends is the same. That means that when you finish one thread and start another, the colour continues with no dramatic colour change.

I have used these threads for stitching up samples of Hugs N Kisses Life Is Beautiful quilt.

The colour used above is called Larkspur and would look fantastic with Rosalie Quinlan's Grandmother's Flower Garden. Those of you who go ahead and do Leanne's Down in the Garden BOM will receive a skein of this colour in your thread pack.

Once the full range of threads arrive I will put together kits for Life Is Beautiful using these wonderful threads.

So I think that is about it for Australian Quilt Market 2009. I do have some bits and pieces to giveaway though including a diary from Quilter's Companion, templates from Victorian Textiles and a bottle of Quilt Wash (this is fantastic stuff and I must list it on the website before I use it all myself) and you could twist my arm to giveaway one of the Cottage Garden Threads.

Now for the indecision, should I giveaway each separately or make it one big beautiful parcel? I think one lovely parcel including all the gifts, although if someone from overseas wins I will substitute the diary and Quilt Wash for a pattern or two since the weight of these would make sending international a little expensive. So we will say if the first person drawn is from outside of Australia, we will have two draws. Hope that makes sense.

So leave a comment before the 2nd of December and tell me what you loved most from my market reports, for additional entries mention this giveaway with a link back here on your blog, twitter or facebook and leave a comment letting me know.

Australia Quilt Market #9

2009-11-25T10:14:10+10:30

Since the first trade show I visited in Sydney back in 2007, the A Day in The Country/Patchways stand has always been my favourite. Sue and Rowan put in so much effort to make their stand look amazing. Those of you doing Sue's BOM with Material Obsession will now just how talented Sue is. Unfortunately this year I don't have an overall shot of the stand but these photographs will give you an idea of the effort involved.

The fabrics in the quilt on the wall are from the new range which will be available early next year. I managed to bring home a fat quarter bundle and have used it in my head at least in so many projects. The fabrics work with so many of the fabrics we currently have in stock, along with lots of those we have on order. Such incredible colours.

I can't believe we took so few photographs here. Every where you looked there was another little detail, beautiful fabric flowers that I am sure will be popping up in a shop near you if the number of shop owners pulling them out to see how they were made was anything to go by.

This quilt was on their stand at the last market and I obviously wasn't the only person to beg Sue for a pattern. You asked and Sue has obliged (ooh you can see some of the flowers on the wall next to it)

Xmas Tree is available here along with All Sorts.

Here are the new fabrics due to arrive in the new year.

Australian Quilt Market # 8

2009-11-25T09:29:29+10:30

Time is marching on so it's about time I finished up the Australian Quilt Market posts. These photographs are from the Moon-Shine Design stand. Monica has come up with some beautiful new patterns and with Monica handing the distribution side of her business over I am hoping we will see more and more new patterns from her in the future. I make no secret that Monica's bag patterns are the best Her instructions are always so clear and easy to follow, that you can't help but make the project successfully.

Monica has written a new book called Quilt as You Go the Moon Shine Way which is due for release in early December. The book contains 5 brand new quilts with designs to suit all levels of sewing experience. Each quilt can be made into a lap, single or queen size quilt.

The quilt on the right is called Fancy Free and Monica has made this one using lots of fabrics from the Whimsy range.

At Quilt Market Monica also released new bag and clothing patterns. The clothing patterns were beautiful and would suit all figure types and are suitable to tackle if you have not made clothing before.

We have ordered these patterns so keep an eye out for them at our what's new page and in the meantime if you could like to look through the full range of Monica's patterns head on over to her website. If I don't have the pattern you love in stock, just let me know and I will order it in for you.

Australian Quilt Market #7

2009-11-21T20:16:54+10:30

I was so excited to see that Prints Charming now have a range of screen printed panels available.

Sigh!!! A little birdie told me that Cath & Kirsten (the Prints Charming girls) are writing a new book. I can't wait to see it.

We have ordered a selection and they'll be here soon.

Still to come on the Australian Quilt Market report is:

Monica Poole of Moonshine Designs, with some great new quilt patterns, fantastic, easy to make and flattering clothing patterns and a new book on quilt as you go.
A Day In the Country with their new fabrics and trademark beautiful stand.
a few more bits and pieces.

I am sure I told you it is an overload for the senses. And we didn't even photograph every stand.