Quilt Fabric Delights

Little purses

You might remember the little purse I made back here.  It was a lot of fun and at the time I thought about making one with a little tiny frill.  I finally made one just in time to take as a sample for the Quilt & Craft Fair.

And then I couldn't stop there so I made this one.

 

And then these little trims have been teasing me for so long, calling out for me to make something with them and this is the result

 I should have photographed it with something so you could see the scale, but the trim is 1.5cm wide.

Once again these are really easy to make and make a great gifts.  We have a range of frames and patterns available here and here

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So after meeting the wonderful Amy Butler the fun continued.

After much emailing to and fro I got to finally meet the very sweet Janelle Wind in person.  We were too busy talking to take many photographs but I also caught up with many of the Creative Abundance girls, Leanne, Rosie, Gail, Melly and a hello to Lynette.  What talented bunch they are and such fun.  Rosie, Leanne, Melly and Janelle are all excited and looking forward to coming over to Adelaide in April next year for Inspired Stitches.  I too can't wait because there just wanted enough time to talk.

Further down the aisle was Natalie Ross - once again not nearly enough time to chat and we ducked back on Sunday morning to get photographs of her stand.  Natalie was on a break at the time so the  lovely lady you see trying to hide is from Patchwork Pumpkin.

Have you met Sonya, I'm sure she was stalking us, there was talk of knee capping :)  Go on over and say hello and then go and say hello to her friend Robbie of the Loft Studio

Sonya certainly lives up to her business name Giggle Buttons as she kept us in stitches late into the night.  This photograph was taken when we were evacuated due to, we think, a fire in a chip fryer!  Just as well it wasn't a serious fire since it took so long for all of us to get out.  I think they might just need to work on their evacuation procedures at Jeff's Shed!

So then it was long to say hello and introduce ourselves to Helen (Hugs n Kisses) and her daughter Helen's Pattern Press Stand, it was lovely to meet Jhoanna of One Red Robin too.

All of the designers we met were launching new designs, some we have already received and are up on the website, others are arriving as I write.  Ooh how exciting!  I love new patterns, and new fabric.  I ordered lots of new fabrics, there were just so many wonderful fabrics this year so the shelves will soon be bursting even more than they are now.

Homespun Magazine was also there with a stand and I was excited to see my sister's quilt on display.  Susan's quilt was featured in the same Homespun edition as my footstool and my profile.  As you can imagine it was very exciting for us to have a project in Homespun and even more so to be in there together.  I know I am biased but if you haven't picked up a copy, this really is a great issue to have, there is the cutest cloth dolls and a felt mouse that has been added to my to do list.

Homespun put on a cocktail party on Saturday evening after the market finished.  It was very considerate of them to have it at the hotel we were staying at.  So we finished off a very full day with drinks and yummy cocktail food followed by a coffee in the bar.

Beck has recently taken over as editor of Homespun and it was a pleasure to meet her in person too.  Not sure she will thank me for the photograph but we'll blame Garry again!

Lastly, I just have to send you over to Janelle's to see the A Day in the Country stand.  I was kicking myself that we did not get a photograph so I was thrilled when I saw that Janelle had taken some.  Rowan and Sue do an outstanding job with their stands, you can't help but be inspired.  That chair was to die for! And Rowan when you read this, Garry noticed the floor!!  It was just me who was mesmerised by that chair and yummy fabrics.

Where was I?

Okay let's try again on a post AQM posting before it is a too distant memory.

As I said Garry and I headed over for a combined weekend away and the Trade Fair.  It has been a fairly busy month here at Quilt Fabric Delights this month so we were looking forward to some downtime.  Not sure that we had much downtime but I did come back refreshed and inspired.

We stayed at the Crowne Plaza just over the Yarra River from Jeff's Shed (I don't even know this building's real name) but this is the view from our window.  And I can tell you that it is a long building and the Trade Fair was the very last room at the far end, so we got plenty of exercise and I didn't feel one bit guilty about the yummy breakfast we ate.

Like many other bloggers I was fortunate to meet Amy Butler and to hear her speak.  I have to admit to being just a little star struck when I met her.  Fortunately Garry was able to carry on a rational conversation until I got my act together.  I think I will have to sack him as photographer  though is that not the silliest look on my face and in the other one I have my eyes closed - it surely must be his fault mustn't  it, I'm sure he was saying something silly?  That's my excuse anyway and I am sticking to it.  Garry says that next time he will carry a box for me to stand on.  Hmm what did he mean???

Amy was truly gracious and beautiful inside and out and you couldn't help but be inspired by her. 

And if you would look carefully you will see the clever mannequin that Lynne of Highland Quilt Works made to show case Amy's new apron Domestic Godess (which have ordered and expect to arrive in the next few weeks).  Chicken wire - who would have thought.  Very clever.

Okay it is time to get Vanessa ready for her Australian Girls Choir Concert and then go see Rachel in her's.  It is a big day in our household.  Three trips in and out of the city, take Rachel in my 9.45 am, come home, back in for her concert at 2.00 pm, pick up Rachel, leave Vanessa, come home, make and gobble down dinner, leave Rachel with her Auntie pick Vanessa's friend up and back in to see Vanessa's concert.  Are you tired yet?  I will say that although it is a big day, it is well worth it, the girls love it and I am one proud Mother. 

Back soon with more of our trip to Melbourne.

Bubbling over with excitement

Garry and I arrived home on Sunday afternoon after a fabulous weekend in Melbourne.  We went over to attend AQM...

this post will have to wait as the missing fabric for the Pin Cushions has just arrived so I'm off to cut, fold, stuff, and send all the remaining Month 3 Pin Cushion kits.

I will be back as soon as that is finished so I can write a coherent post rather than the jumbled up one I last wrote.

Back soon

Sarah

I'm still here!!

I haven't run away, just been incredibly busy.  I managed to get lots of sample sewing done before the Adelaide Quilt & Craft Fair and will share these in more detail as soon as I find a minute.  My sewing machine developed a squeek though so is off at the repairers getting a service.  I miss it even though I don't have time to even think about using it.

We had a wonderful weekend this year and it was so wonderful to put faces to the names of many of my customers. I am looking forward to seeing many of you again in April next year for Inspired Stitches.   It was also great to see some of my favourite shop owners again and to meet Carolyn from Veronica Violet. 

For those of you doing the Pin Cushion of the Month, please accept my apologies for the delay in getting your kits out this month.  Apart from the Craft Fair keeping me busy we having been waiting for a backorder of one of the fabrics to arrive.  It still hasn't arrived unfortunately but we are told it has arrived at the warehouse so hopefully not too much longer.  As we had part of the order we have been able to put together some of the kits and they will be on the way tomorrow.  We thought the fairest way to do them would be in the order that you joined up so some of you may receive a surprise in the mail shortly, the rest should follow early next week.

I am sure many other shop owners would agree, that life would be much easier if fabric arrived when you expected.  I really could do without these sort of surprises.

I will be heading over to Melbourne on Friday for the weekend to go to the Trade Fair - it's my turn to shop.  I am also looking forward to meeting Amy Butler and of course catching up with all my favourite Aussie designers. 

I received the latest issue of Homespun in the middle of all the excitement of the Quilt & Craft Fair and what should be on the cover but my own creation and sharing the pages was a quilt made by my sister Susan (the Christmas quilt).  If you were at the Craft Fair Susan was the redhead helping me out.  She went home with lots of goodies from the fair and from Quilt Fabric Delights so I am looking forward to seeing what she creates next.

Aren't those dolls so cute and there is a gorgeous little mouse inside to make.

A huge thank you to my fantastic sisters Susan and Karen and my equally fantastic friends Jodie and Ally who all helped me over the four days and to Marie (softies), Samantha (Tilda) and Jodie (softies) for making many other samples for me.  I couldn't do it without them.

Well this post is all over the place a bit like my head at the moment so I will finish with some photos of our stand - I don't think you could miss us we were overloaded with brightness.

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