Getting organised - holidays are over!

As the winter school holidays draw to a close  I'm planning my next term of activities & jobs that need doing.

This term I'll be offering two one day workshops at Calico & Ivy Balmain and the focus will be on Zig Zag Quilts!

Thursday 18th August 10am - 2pm

Thursday 1st Sept 10am - 2pm

Give Calico & Ivy a call to book in.

I'll also be teaching a beginners quilting course at Hobby Sew Top Ryde thursday evenings and Friday mornings.

If your unable to get to any of the classes, I'm starting a Lone Star quilt along soonish. I have started a flickr group for people to join and expect to be up and running with info in the next week.

Did I mention I'm going to London, Paris & Rome in October this year? 

any major Quilting things/ places info would be much appreciated or if you have a shop that would like a workshop/ class give me a bell.

More on that trip later

Xx Siobhan

A picture tells a thousand words

Especially if the picture is actually of a thousand words. 

Although I do think that the images speak for themselves - they show a complex idea far more simply than I could ever explain.

Loopy Quilting

Patterns are all well and good but I'm lost if there is no picture to go with it.I need the two together (pattern and picture).

One better than that again would be being shown how by a real person.

This beauty of a quilt is King size and only took less than a day to put the top and back together.

I then had it Machine Quilted (long Arm) by Kim Bradley. 

Want to learn how?

Calico & Ivy Balmain are taking names for one day workshops and Quilting tuition.

 

I'm a big fan of TEXT  

I love the statements you can make with text.  

Fonts and patterns are a big favourite of mine and fit in with Quilting beautifully, shapes/ movement/ placement - are all what make Quilting great and why I love it.

So many options and not enough hours in the day :)

 

This King size Quilt is made from material I designed and printed on Spoonflower, Its available to buy.

Quilt Back

This type of Quilt would suit so many different Fabric ranges not just my Text Design. King Size Quilts can be daunting and often people only make cot or single bed size - I challenge you to try something bigger, Make a quilt for your own bed - I did and I love it

Xx Siobhan

turn turn turn

It's been raining in Sydney - A lot.

Kids are back at school and I'm catching up on emails and my Fabric stuff. 

 I picked up four Quilts from Kim Bradley my machine Quilter (she did a fab job). These lovelies are being made in collaboration with Cloth Fabric, Wont be long till you can have a good look at them. In the mean time check out their web and have a look at the fab fabric.

I have been putting together my Liberty Quilt for My Calico and Ivy Class that starts next week, check out the classes and make sure you sign up lots to chooses from! 

I've also been putting together some fabric pieces to be framed.

It's crisp outside, I can see the beginning of bare tree's and  bright Autumn colour  - Perfect creating weather.

Hope your week is Good

Xx Siobhan