Blue and green

forget the saying - they are perfect together!

So the knitting has been front and centre this week occupying every available space.

This project coming along nicely and the colours are perfect, even if I can't capture them in the pics. The yarn is pure wool from Bendigo Woollen Mill and knits up beautifully.

I even did a few rows at NCB tonight, where most of us were knitting.

Reading has taken a back seat this week as there are too many other things happening.

Joining the Yarn along this week, where I found the inspiration for this project a couple of weeks ago.

Hope your week has been simply gorgeous so far.

Traveller quilt

Finished!

The top

Folded

The back- it is more blue than it looks in this picture.

I love the way this quilt came together and the way it looks finished - fortunately I included the label as part of the backing or I may just have been tempted to reassign its purpose to Me.

Guess I just need to pick new fabrics and start another one.

I made a scrap binding from the leftovers of the fabrics I used on the front - perfect in every way - no leftovers to ponder.


So that is part of the M's fuelled weekend crafting frenzy. The knitting project is up to the interesting part - keeping track of hundreds of stitches. I'll show some pics soon.

Hope your week is colourful.

Tea cosies on show

The setting is a beautiful old Homestead in Bundoora, so I had a  little cross town adventure today to meet fellow bloggers for...

Good food, Good company and lots of inspiration.

Many dresses for the humble teapot.

There's Rapunzel in good company.

A light to brighten the tea party.

The jesters parade to entertain.

Enjoying the company and displays.

Another Rapunzel steals the show.

Unfortunately as today was the last day of the exhibition this is just a selection, as the tea cosies are sold to raise funds for the Biggest Morning Tea - Cancer council fundraiser and purchasers are allowed to take their wares immediately.

Oh and the jar is not so full, the M's did their job and lots of sewing and knitting was accomplished this weekend.

Hope yours was productive too.

Indugence

I refilled the jar for some serious sewing action - I have the quilt ready for quilting.

A little armchair shopping here early in the week resulted in this package of loveliness in my mail box Friday - there may not be time for sewing after all?

The green and blue are four ply from the pure wool Luxury range and I have a project ready to go for those  two. The purple was pure indulgence as the new range, Seranade is a bamboo and wool mix, most definitely all for me.

A little couch time Friday night and I got started - this yarn is beautiful to work with and so far I only have a small issue with the pattern - some how I keep ending up with an even number after the increase row instead of  an odd number? (Probably just my lack of following skills).

May your weekend be warm and dry, with many moments of craftiness.

Red thread

I got it!

Weekend Goodness

There was more cutting and sewing on the project which began on Friday Night

and these blocks became 

a quilt top - so artfully displayed here covering the couch mess.

I started with these three prints and four tonal fabrics. The prints are postage stamps, immigration stamps and world map - I thought they were perfect for an Aussie Heroes quilt. I am enjoying making this one and really love these colours together.

There was time on Saturday evening for a little knitting on the couch - I moved the quilt top first.
A smaller sized grey beanie for my colleague.

Sunday while I was out and about there was a little hooky goodness happening - will show you soon what this gorgeous blue became.

And no outing is complete without a little pick me up.

Next on the needles a fluffy beanie in these pretty colours.

I understand that nothing here matches as I am using all the odd balls of yarn that have accumulated here in the past few years. Guess it is going to be a hat kind of winter.

I have a week of unusually free evenings so there could be some major progress on the quilty front, or not if I decided to just sit on the couch under one of my quilts with needles and yarn in hand?

Hope your Monday is colourful.

Cutting and sewing

I hope that's enough for an evening of sewing.

After all the cutting and sewing.

I neglected to take photos of the fabric stack that I started with either before or after the final selections were made.

Then I cut lots of squares before dinner - yes, I started my sewin just as soon as I got in from work Friday.

After eating I sewed lots - still no photo's Oops.

I finally remembered to take photo's when I was finished for the evening - they are average, but the lighting is no better today - very overcast and rainy here -Yay winter is coming soon.

Good progress was made - more cutting and sewing today.

And the jar is now empty!

Hope you all had a successful FNSI too.