Summer School

Oh what a day. We taught a workshop today for our two new patterns 

Airlie 

And Cranbrook

With Mrs Martin's Quilt Shop. 

Karen (aka Mrs Martin) spent all week preparing the hall and baking (yes, in 44 degree heat)!  

It looked amazing. 

We will apologise for the green tinge in the photos.  The light was good in the hall, but it casts a green glow in photos... Odd....

We had a great bunch of ladies, 63 in all. Including some wonderful friends, ladies we have taught before and some new ladies. 

One lovely lady told us of a quilting tour/ trip to the USA she had last year. She said that because they all came with a common interest that they all got along instantly. This group was the same. It seemed as though everyone had a wonderful time and we had a blast. 

Here are some photos of what everyone was working on: 

Thanks so much for a great day everyone who came and to Karen for organising a very successful Summer School!

We look forward to seeing some PhD's and completed quilts soon.

Lou & Lisa

PS. We are in issue 99 of Quiltmania which is being delivered now.  We shall give you a sneak pic in the next couple of days. 

My birthday

Lucky me.....
Christmas Eve is my birthday and this year my eldest daughter, Jordon (19) made this sign to hang over my sewing room door. 

 I LOVE IT!

Red is my favourite colour and she has roughed it up enough to look just the right amount of rustic. 

My daughter, Tristan, 15, bought chalk paint so I can create a blackboard wall in the dining room & kitchen area

My hubby worked outside for my birthday and Christmas presents.
This was our entrance before (that's my baby, Max, running towards me as I take the photo)

Not the best pics, sorry, but can you see the weeds and dirt?? There is no edge around this central garden bed and when it was wet, this area was slippery and yuk!

And after three days hard work it looks like this:

You can imagine his pleased I am!
On top of this we had the best couple of days with close friends and family.
Today, I finished work early and I'm.... You guessed it.....sewing!
What a great way to spend my time.

Lou

Merry christmas

We would like to wish you all a merry Christmas. THANKYOU for quilting with us throughout the year. We hope you spend a wonderful day with those you love as we will be.

And if you fall in bed after a hectic night, may you snuggle under a lovingly made quilt. 

With love

Lou & Lisa

What are we up to!!

Well the countdown to Christmas is coming fast now.

Lou has nearly finished her Glacier Star quilt, and I have made 5 Jelly Roll quilts for gifts. They are kind of a cheat quilt, quick and easy, but at least 5 family members will have a quilt to snuggle on the couch with!

Now just need to get them all quilted and bound, then will post a photo.

We post a few photo's of quilts and random things in our life on Instagram, it's so quick and easy to use. You can click on the link to the right and follow us if you wish! Lou also put this fancy scrolling gallery at the top of our Blog, she's very clever.

We also both have Pintrest. You can also click the links to the right to see our boards and the things we love.

This is one of my antique quilts, hand pieced and hand quilted.

In between the green feathers are creamy ones if you look close. I often wonder what colour did that use to be, has it faded, and was it made as a special gift or for pride of place on the bed? Love the history that we see with quilts.When we get a nice day I'll photograph the whole quilt and post a picture. 

Love Melbourne weather, it was 22 degrees this morning at 5.30 am now it's 15 degrees and pouring! You never know what the day will bring.

Have a great day wherever you are in the world!!

Lisa & Lou

BUGGER!!!

Just about finished quilting the Glacier Star quilt and I did something REALLY STUPID!!!!!!

Holy crap Batman!!!!!!

Do you see it? How could you not!!!! That's whiteboard marker...... NOT a feature of quilts for most of us!!!!! This is why Lisa quilts for people and I don't!!! Not to mention that she had HEAPS more experience than I do of course!

Do I try to wash it out? .....Or do I just put the quilt label over the top???? 

          Lou

PS Sorry about all the exclamation marks

Glacier Star

When we, my hubby Jody & I, visit his dad, Tom, and step-mum, Ruve, I ALWAYS take hand sewing. They live in a sleepy country town and we relax the weekend away and of course for me, that means sewing time!  

Earlier this year Tom asked what I do with all these quilts?  Jody's prompt reply was "They're all over the house!!!!"  That may be true, but I have made a lot of quilts for family and friends too, and of course quilts as samples for Max & Louise. 

Tom then asked if I would make him & Ruve a quilt.... And here it is:

It's Glacier Star designed by Judy & Bradley Niemeyer.

I did this as a class at Lilly Patches in Boronia, taught by Anne-Marie Campbell. I love foundation piecing and Judy's method is great. As is her curved seam method. 

Glacier Star finished 60 1/2" square. I'm just adding a 5" border all the way around to make it little bigger. Then a big all over feather quilting and I'll actually have one Christmas present finished!!!

Please tell me there are other people around that are as unorganized for Christmas as we are??? Please??? 6 weeks to go!  Presents to be bought and made, and lunch and dinner on Christmas Day for 30. Not panicking .... YET!!!

 And I'm pleased to say that Lisa is the same (although she has planned all he pressies)!

THANKYOU for the positive feedback we've had for our Airlie and Cranbrook patterns. We are pleased to advise that Mrs Martin's Summer School is now booked out. Can't wait..... 

                     Lou & Lisa

Cranbrook & Airlie

Our newest patterns are all ready for Mrs Martins Summer School. We are very excited to say that our day is fully booked out and we have a waiting list. Thank you so much every one who has booked and we look forward to spending a lovely day with you all. 

Here are the projects we have created for the day.

Cranbrook

Airlie

We hope you enjoy our new patterns which will be available for sale from our shops from January 20th 2014.

( that sounds so far away but it's not really!)

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa & Lou.

xx