Monday, 31 October 2011
:: boo ::
Halloween has been and gone. Lots of fun, lots of lollies, lots of chips, lots of fakery fake skeletons, bats and scary things.
Plenty of bubbles for the adults.
Not so much of the watermelon was eaten ....
Phew.
Hope your Halloween was fun.
'til next time xoxo cat
Saturday, 29 October 2011
:: to market, to market ::
Yep, to market, to market. But not to buy a fat pig.
Vee and I not in the market for pigs, thanks so much. We are all about the sewing kits, the made by mee cushion kits, the fancy-that jewellery kits, card packs (yes, you didn't know about them), and cushions. And maybe a throw or two. Maybe.
I've finished six cushion fronts today. My plans to take lovely pics of them altogether on the clothesline were thwarted by actual washing hanging on the line. I figured no-one needs to see that, least of all me.
Here's a sneaky peek of all six of them separately ... or at least, parts of all six of them:
This one started life as a log cabin with a Melody Miller Ruby Star Rising viewmaster slide in the middle. But then I found the MoMo Hoot owl in my stash, so it morphed into something else.
I am so happy with this one! It's my first wonky star, made following this excellent tutorial. I used a 4.5 inch square quilting ruler to cut all the squares out. The grey square is surrounded by the aqua and red egg fabric, from the MoMo Hoot range.
I love a 'plus' or 'cross' block - this one is black Echino cars and the fabulous Melody Miller Ruby Star Rising viewmasters.
The yellow/orange fabrics sneaking their way into the pics are actually part of the quilt my Mum made for my significant-0 birthday last year (this was my photo-taking Plan B - "lay the cushions onto Mum's quilt" - when my Plan A clothesline idea went down the tubes).
And that's it! I'm off to keep working on the cushions. And then have a glass of wine. OctSober so didn't happen in this house I'm afraid.
'til next time xoxo cat
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
I just don't know when to stop!
The very trusting Cat has left me to my own devices to do our 'cat and vee' sign for our Xmas Market stall.
Firstly....I reclaimed a big frame from Ikea (about 1m high x 70cm wide) from some of my earlier (and somewhat dodgy) artwork.
The sign started out very sedately.....a mock-up emailed to Cat using one of our all time favourite 'moda sweetwater' fabrics and some wool hot pink and charcoal felt.
Then - in my usual crafty manner....you know...that one when you can't leave something alone....hey....why play safe...let's go something a little more vibrant....
Gorgeous hexagon patchwork background ....should be happy right??
Noooo....one of my favourite decorating mantras is 'more is more'....so....here is our final market sign below.
....at least we won't be missed!!!
xoxo vee
Firstly....I reclaimed a big frame from Ikea (about 1m high x 70cm wide) from some of my earlier (and somewhat dodgy) artwork.
The sign started out very sedately.....a mock-up emailed to Cat using one of our all time favourite 'moda sweetwater' fabrics and some wool hot pink and charcoal felt.
Then - in my usual crafty manner....you know...that one when you can't leave something alone....hey....why play safe...let's go something a little more vibrant....
Gorgeous hexagon patchwork background ....should be happy right??
Noooo....one of my favourite decorating mantras is 'more is more'....so....here is our final market sign below.
....at least we won't be missed!!!
xoxo vee
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