Linen whole cloth quilt

Way back after my NYC trip in September I put this quilt top together.

I was inspired after a few museum trips and I wanted to try out some whole cloth quilt type ideas.

This one was given to my Dad for Christmas :)

I'm pretty happy with it !

I have a few similar ones waiting to be quilted, this one was long arm quilted by Kim Bradley in a figure 8 pattern that she made for me awhile back, I tend to use it on most of my quilts.

This is a big quilt - pictured its on a king sized bed

the cool fluro lights in the background are from BHV in Paris - I have a few more colours too, my kids think they are giant Lightsabers.

&

The framed fabric work is mine 

The rug pops up all over the place - its my Fav :)If you click on the above link I have more info about it and where to buy one.

Cushions are also my own 

anyway this is one of my usual brief posts - I'm suppose to be packing for my kids, they fly to Brisbane tomorrow to stay with family and soak up the sunshine :)

I'll be joining them after new years.

Hopefully I'll get a bit of work done between now and then :)I need to organise my 2013 teaching schedule and get ahead with a few patterns 

Xx Siobhan 

Kids space & more baking

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The kids cushions have been very popular, I did do a magazine story on some giant floor cushions.

here is the blog post

here 

http://beaspokequilts.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/hello-something-that-comes-in-very-very.html

and here is the digital version of the patterns in the magazine

here

http://au.zinio.com/www/browse/issue.jsp?skuId=416263542&prnt=&offer=&categoryId=

Hope that helps

Thanks Siobhan 

I finally finished the X cushion today - original post back here

its the perfect size for the kids space 

30inch X 30inch

I've had a very big clean out of the "toy" room - hence why its looking soooo tidy.

Lots of old (but good) books and soft toys have been dropped off to St Vincent De Paul (don't tell the kids!) 

Lets see how long it stays this way....

and what do I do when its a rainy Sydney afternoon & I'm really hungry?

I bake :)

Today it's little banana cakes

I used two different tins - the oval & rectangle friand tins, just use what ever you have on hand, small muffin tins are good too.

this recipe will make 12

Ingredients

batter

150g Butter

1/2 cup raw sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cups plain flour

1/2 cup almond meal

1 tsp baking powder

250ml sour cream

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 very brown banana mashed

tsp vanilla paste

topping

1 just ripe banana

melted buter

raw sugar for sprinkling

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius 

Beat the butter & sugar until light & creamy, add the egg - beat well.

add the flour, baking powder, almond meal, sour cream, mashed banana, cinnamon, vanilla & fold through till just mixed.

grease your tins

spoon in the mixture and lightly press it down, (the mixture will be quite stiff)

slice up the just ripe banana - place the slices on top, brush with melted butter & sprinkle with raw sugar!

bake for 30 minutes

eat them HOT, with a sprinkle of icing sugar!

 the almond meal & sour cream makes them moist and heavy :)

I need to write up my recipe for the spinach pie & Scones I posted about - I'll attempt it in the next day or so.

I really want to start on a wonky star quilt with all my bits of material I have laying around.

for now I'm enjoying a tidy (ish) house & doing some preparation for my beginners class tomorrow morning

Xx Siobhan

Parting ways.....

What a lovely spring day in Sydney,

Perfect for finishing odd jobs

& thankfully I got quite a few jobs done today!

Bacon & Eggs to start the day :)

I posted my cushion off to its new home, hopefully my pillow swap partner likes it!

& took a million pictures of the said pillow - so I remember how to do it again.....

hmmm  & Home made Spinach pie for dinner

So far all Good

Xx Siobhan

Cushions

I joined a Flickr Pillow Swap Group just before I went overseas, I've never ever been in a swap before so it was a bit daunting - now I think I'm addicted!

I'm about to complete the fourth pillow & then I have to decide which one to send to my partner........

The three pillows with lots of text fabric are all my Fabrics, the ones I print on Spoonflower

The zig zag is all sorts of bits n pieces.

 I love this wonky Star! I'm envisioning a whole quilt made with big and little wonky stars

The big X is another one I'm thinking about enlarging into a quilt........

I like big bold simple shapes

It all feels very bright & vibrant

Wonder what my swap partner is making me......

Xx Siobhan