the ship song project

fabulous new promo for the Sydney Opera House on youtube at the moment with some iconic aussie artists singing Nick Cave's absolutely gorgeous The Ship Song - enjoy!

naked bed challenge update

I decided to go with the postage stamp quilt using a Buttercup by Fig Tree jelly roll - I also used a Moda Solid Butterscotch for the background.

I received the background fabric last Friday so spent Saturday and Sunday cutting the background and then sewing the strips together however the pattern I'm using (thanks Rachel from PS I Quilt) has a finished size of 60 x 80 inches and I've decided that I want to make it bigger for my bed so I'm going to go 80 x 90 inches which means I need to order some more fabric and make more blocks - so I won't reach the deadline which Sarah kindly extended to next Monday but I think I'll be happier with the bigger size.

all the strips have been sewn and cut ready to make up into blocks

I've ordered the extra fabric so will wait until all the strips are done before putting the blocks together.

So this weekend I can hopefully get Marney's mini wild things nearly finished.

welcome autumn

It's always so gorgeous this time of year with the mist and fog

even Pippi looked like she was checking out the mist...but I think she was just keeping an eye on her sister who was around the corner !