Fred the Needle

I'm starting to sell some of my stuff through my local craft shop Fred the Needle. If you are ever in western Sydney, drop in and have a look. These are some examples of what I have in store....

These cards were created with plain cardstock, which were then embossed and then coloured with inks.

Jane's Dudley

Jane saw me making my second Dudley (Dudlette), and asked me to make her one. Here is her Dudley. Click on the photo for more pics of Dudley.

Dudley #3

New Years Eve & Building a Deck

If you are interested in seeing some photos of my mum, dad & me building my deck, please have a look at my other blog

Dudley has a Girlfriend!

Dudley now has a girlfriend. Click here to see more photos of Dudley with Mrs Dudley

Dudley is finished!

I've finished Dudley! He's soooo cute, and I'm now in love.

Click here to have a look at him in all his glory!

He's from a pattern I bought at Fred The Needle from Melly and Me.

Dudley

I started with roughly cutting out the pattern:


Selecting the fabrics


This is where I am up to so far

Boxed In Quilt

I got the this Moda fabric as a jelly roll from Fred The Needle, and this is what happened!


First block completed


Two blocks lying side-by-side, but not yet sewn together


Close up of the centre of a block


All the blocks sewn together!

All I need to do now is put the borders on and quilt it! (Like that's ever going to happen!)

How to make a block for a breast cancer fundraising quilt....

How to make a block for a breast cancer fundraising quilt....

1. Select 4 pink fabrics


2. Cut the fabrics as follows:

1 x 12" square of main colour (MC - mine is bright pink) (This square needs to be correct)
1 x 10" square (C1 - mine is a light pink check) (or so, it doesn't matter if it's a bit smaller)
1 x 8" square (C2 -mine is a dusty pink) (again it doesn't matter if the size isn't exact)
1 x 5" square (C3 - mine is the pink ribbon with hearts) (again, it's not important if the size isn't exact)

3. Cut the following from visoflex or similar:

1 x 9.5" circle (for C1)
1 x 7.5" circle (for C2)
1 x 5.5" circle (for C3)

Iron the circles onto the wrong side of the contrasting fabrics (the main fabric does not need a circle)

4. Cut the fabric circles

Use pinking shears (or similar) to cut around the circle on each of the three contrasting fabrics

5. Peel the backing off the Viosflex

6. Position the fabrics in layers on the main fabric

(I have lightly creased the fabrics so that they line up well)

7. Iron and sew the different layers together


8. Wash and iron the block

This will rinse the visoflex and make the block softer.

9. Sew the blocks together

10. Put borders on, and quilt as desired!

I'll be teaching this quilt at fredtheneedle sometime in the new year. We will be making extra blocks to make a quilt to donate to breast cancer research.
If you live in Western Sydney and want to come along, let me know!

Butterfly Embelishments

I went to a halloween craft night at Fred the Needle on Friday night. I made these butterfly embelishments. They are for sale in my etsy store.

Pink October - Blog entry #3

Here is the next card that I have made. It is embelished with a butterfly and a flower. The letters, butterfly and flower are all embellished with glitter.

Pink October - Blog entry #2

Here are two more cards I have made for Pink October. As per the last entry, a percentage of the profits are going to the Jane McGrath Foundation

Pink October

We all know what October is - Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I've been busy making these cards to raise money for the Jane McGrath Foundation. They were all available on my etsy store until my family and friends bought some..... Check out my etsy store to see what's left and what's new.

Yellow Fabric Bowl - SOLD

I've just sold my yellow fabric bowl! The green one is now up for sale.....

Fabric Bowls

I bought a book for making fabric bowls - I'm always interested in expanding what I do. These are some that I have made, and will be putting them in my quiltchickau.etsy.com shop over the next couple of days.

Please have a look at my other blog and see some of the cards I will be putting up in my etsy store.

Quilted Coasters

A friend of mine asked me for some coasters - I made some more and I've put them in my shop as a custom order. Please feel free to check them out here....

All coasters come with a decorative variegated thread outline...

... and wrapped in a matching ribbon

Choose the fabric you want for your coasters - there's 23 to choose from!!

Gift Tags

Please check out some of my gift tags that I have placed in my store....