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This block contains some double frilled really antique lace which I hope doesn't disintegrate in a hurry plus a small circle of linen wh...

Funny how these blocks develop a mind of their own sometimes. I dithered about where to put a gold fan charm, the bottom left corner or the ...

Thank God for Carols by Candlelight from the Myer Music Bowl as it is one of my favourite programs and also it kept me awake long enough to ...

Lola's quillow didn't really have a theme like the Dinasaurs and Construction Vehicles, it was more a fun quilt using up all my vari...

This is the pillow part of Lola's quillow. It is done in crazy quilting with colourful plastic buttons instead of the usual charms and b...

These are the true colours for block two, the floral block. The buttons on the antique collar are about as old as the collar, all mother-of-...

This block is mainly flowers, seemed to want to be that way. Not all blocks need to have a theme but this one lent itself to be a "gard...

This is the first block for the cream on cream crazy quilt which I am making to use up my collection of antique laces, threads, buttons and ...

I hope Beau approves of the 3D dinasaur........it is a bit scary!! The quilting doesn't show up in this photo but the dinasaur's bo...

The quilt is machine pieced then each Dinasaur has been hand-quilted around the edge.

This is the second UFO that I have finished. It is a dinasaur quillow for Beau who is seven. Now I've only got the two girls to go and w...

After I began this blog on Blogger I started another blog on Wordpress, however I have returned to my original one after a gap of three year...

These photos show close-ups of the quilt part and the pillow part separately.

I had planned to make four quillows for Christmas, one each for my two eldest grandchildren and one each for their step-brother and sister. ...

When we got back from our UK holiday the first thing I noticed was that everywhere I looked were UFOs......so before I start any new project...

I feel so sad to say goodbye to Pugsley tonight but he was over fifteen years old, had heart problems and lately, fluid on the lungs which m...

I arrived home from work today to find a yummy looking big parcel on the kitchen bench. I bought a lot of mixed fibres on eBay from Teresa ...

This photo is a close-up of the broderie anglaise embroidery on the bodice. It is a creamy colour and not stained yellow as in the photo, I...

Today was one of those quiet Sundays when everbody was busy doing their own thing around the place. Eddie spent most of the morning taping ...