Scrap Bowls

At CQs evening group, I shared making these bowls - most watched and three members made one.  I have been making these bowls for years, since getting the pattern from one of my sisters.  Great to use as thread/scrap catchers beside your sewing machine - simple turn inside out to empty.  I have also made them out of Christmas fabric an used as a table decoration (filled with miniature pine cones or sweets) and a much larger one I fill with chocolates!  You can also make them for little girls to store their hair slides, ties, bows, etc - just use pretty fabric and decorate with ribbons, ricrac, buttons, beads, etc.
the two (purple and mauve) are old and in constant use.  The other three were samples I used at the class and have now finished.

Bag Workshop

I completed this Bamboo Bag in the workshop at CQs with Leesa Chandler.  We also made three small items in a half day workshop - a coin purse, tool tidy and pin/brooch cushion.  A great time was had by all with Leesa being very generous sharing her bag making skills with us.  

Catching Up

I have finished the blue quilt for my grandson for his 18th birthday.  He is a fan of wombats and I have free motion quilted one into each large square.  The star quilt is a charity quilt from a pattern I purchased from the Brisbane Linus Group.  The owl wall-hanging was made for the display case at CACA when it was Night Owls turn - lots of lovely comments about it - I pieced the background and did a different free motion quilting pattern on each piece.  The mug rugs and the small pouch were sent to my swap partner in Ohio.

Pin Pillows

I saw this recently in three quilting magazines and thought they would make OK lucky door prizes at our Show and Tell morning this week.  The other pic is of a sewing set I have also made for a LD prize.

Fat Quarter Show and Tell

For Christmas 2013 all members of CQs were given a fat quarter of various fabrics with the challenge to use it in a project and bring for show and tell morning/evening in May. It was great to see so many creative items on show - we had a grand time seeing what others made.  This is a pic of my projects...with the left over fabric.

Hyperbolic Crochet

I wanted to try hyperbolic crochet - the textile group at our centre has been doing it - lots of fun and very addictive.  These are my attempts.  I have now put wool/yarn away as I need to concentrate on sewing for our upcoming fair!

MUG BAGS, ETC

Easter is but a memory - the girls loved the chickens!   I have been busy making articles I may sell at our June fair.  My sister gave me a bag for my birthday and I couldn't help but try the pattern - I have made two, one the same size (cat fabric) as she gave me and one a mug bag size.  Two other mug bags with the UK theme fabric are already spoken for by CQ members.  My sister also shared her disappearing 4 patch bag - I tried this too, making a table runner.   The bag with the embroidered and bead embellished heart was made using pastel fabrics - not my cup of tea at all, but I was given a pack as a swap with a quilting book.