Cats And Quilt.

 Tilli asleep in the pram. What a funny position.

 Meggie is chilling out in the family room.

Ready to hand sew the binding to the back. Almost finished.

3 Little Kitties.

 Much cooler weather today, Tilli in her pram bed.

 Meggie in the new bed.

Lol! Sandy helping with the quilt. A change of direction, the fabrics I had previously used for this quilt was making it too busy, those blocks have been put aside for a future quilt, This will be all the same fabrics instead making the flags pop.

Cats And Teddies.

 

I have used the free pattern to make this bear. One of many, Very easy and quick to make. http://www.shinyhappyworld.com/2014/04/warren-charity-bear-free-teddy-bear-pattern.html

 We bought a bed for the newest kitty in our family, Meggie has taken to it it is in my sewing room.

 This is Sandy in the catnip.

 Tilli on the table.

The pair of them just chilling in the garden.

Gifts, Doll, Shopping And Meggie.

 Today I went out op shopping for Aussie Hero stuff and stuff to finish the doll. This lovely bag of fabric was waiting for me at the front door. Thank you Libby, the fabric is wonderful.

 Meggie enjoyed the bag that the fabric came in! Don't worry, she was only in it for a moment while the fabric was being photographed!

 This is what I bought in Greensborough today, Blank photo paper to make my Aussie Hero postcards with, 2 pairs of shoes for the buckles, this gold braid to make the shoulder tassels with, (I cannot think of the proper name for it at the moment). a bag of gold buttons. and ribbon to go as the trim on the outside of the dress coat.

Working on the vest at the moment, but you can see the buttons are the right size for the doll.

Garden and Makes.

 This is a collage of my front garden today, The flowers are looking lovely.

I had a visitor yesterday, My good friend came by and asked me if I could make a case for her ukulele, I told her I would give it a go. First I traced around it and then added a seam allowance plus a little bit more. (vinyl is difficult to sew), using a tip from the internet I used newspaper under the foot of my sewing machine then pulled the paper off afterwards. I still have bits of paper to remove but on the whole I think it is ok.

Sewing.

 Today I made a sewing machine cover for my new baby.

 Very simple.

 Aussie Hero Quilt block for the Christmas Raffle Quilt. I will be posting this on on Monday.The middle patch is 6 1/2 inches and a border added to make it the size needed for 10 1/2 inch block.

Based on this pattern,
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/12/02/candy-cane-crafts-for-a-crowd/
Something for my Crafternooners to make.

Crafternooners.

 Just a short quickie visit from My Crafternooners today, they had Sports practice this morning and they also have a fair to go to in Diamond Creek. Look at this delightful present from them today,

 This is a really lovely soft rubber tactile pen. I love it! Thank you girls. xxx

 Working on some stitchery, blanket stitch.

 Working on stitchery, back stitch.

 They have started some kitty needlebooks.

Also finishing off their dragons. A really lovely afternoon.

Dyed Results.

This is the cotton fabric all done today. They have been washed and dried on the line, then washed  and dried again , ironed folded ready to use and put away. This afternoon I will be cutting and preparing the rest of the quilt covers I got yesterday to be turned into laundry bags.

More Fabric Dying

 This is the first batch of dyeing done today in a large glass jar. I used orange and green and i got this lovely browns with it too.

Currently brewing up is this green and pink batch.