Well, it is all getting very exciting now! Betty's Place is set to open this week and Betty and a few little quilts are currently winging their way to join the party! Be nice to me Melbourne, I've put some of my most favourite chenille in these little baby quilts, some I may never get again!
Wow! I can not believe how long it has taken me to finish this custom order! One thing I have learned from putting this huge thing together is that I am just not capable of making something this big anymore.
This is the biggest quilt I have made (a super king size) and it was just so exhausting! Anyway, it's done now and I'm very happy with how it turned out, hopefully the client is even happier!
Nothing else to see here today, move along, move along.
99 ten inch squares all cut and ready to go!
Now only if the cat would leave those squares alone long enough for me to actually sew them up...
I just happened to pop a quilt on ebay too. If you're interested!
Oh, and what do you think of my new header? You like?
I've just listed the left over quilts I pulled out of Handmade Heaven yesterday in my etsy store. These quilts retail for $159.95 AU and sell really well. I simply do not have the room to store these quilts until next Autumn, so they are for sale at a drastically reduced price. If you happen to want one but want to purchase in Australian dollars, let me know and we can handle the transaction through Paypal. Check them out here.
You've only got two more days before the quilts come home from Handmade Heaven. They're on sale now until end of trade tomorrow for 20% off normal price. There are only a few left, get them cheap while you still can! Great gift for the new Mum-to-be.
Handmade Heaven located Top of Town, Ipswich.
Starting tomorrow, and running until end of trade the 15th of September, all my chenille quilts in Handmade Heaven will be 20% off. As of the 16th of September they will be pulled out for the Spring/Summer season. So go and grab a bargain while you still can!
Wow. One whole year since Handmade Heaven opened its doors. I'm proud to say I've been there since day 1, since the 16th of June 2009. Liesa has decided to mark the occasion with some festivities. And some pressies. Everyone needs pressies on their 1st Birthday don't they? The catch is, its the Handmade Heaven shoppers who will get the pressies. In one big hamper. How cool, right?! I've added a little something and so have many other Handmadies. The kitty is growing. All you have to do is spend $20 or more in store to go in the draw. The winner will get picked out next Wednesday, the 16th on the official birthday.
On that day there will also be some great discount offers for shoppers as well. A bit of "thanks for your support" type of thing. So, if you pop in next Wednesday to Handmade Heaven I will be offering for one day only 20% off your total purchase when purchasing a quilt and bear/bunny in the same transaction (not including laybys). Buy a lap quilt for yourself and grab a bunny for a friend! There are quite a few baby quilts and a couple of lap quilts in stock at the moment and a number of bunnies as well.
So come along and join in the festivities, there will be balloons, cupcakes and the Handmade Hamper up for grabs! Hope to see you there!
So I popped into Handmade Heaven yesterday to drop off this gorgeous newly made quilt and pay my monthly rent. When I walked in there were quite a few people in the shop and I noticed several looking at and touching my vintage chenille goodies. I walked past and casually listened in to their conversation, and I am so glad I did! They were saying how gorgeous my quilts were, and how beautiful the chenille was, and how well priced they were, and it made me feel really good. Something I think I have needed for a while. There were other ladies admiring my bunnies and then let me know how much they love them and had come to the store just to see them. I have had a few things brewing in the back of my mind and now I think maybe it's time to get my butt into gear and get going with it. Hopefully if you pop back next week I may just have a few little announcements to make. Thank you for the boost in my self confidence ladies!
Well, that title could make for some very interesting blog hits couldn't it!
I was having a bit of a clean out of my linen cupboard and once again came across this quilt that I started for my Miss 12....when she was my Miss 2! I can't believe I only have the border quilting and the binding to do! Maybe it's just because I'm not that into country prints anymore....
I really shouldn't let all that fabric go to waste though should I!
This week in my creative space I'm still playing with the chenille. I haven't really touched it much over the summer, except to make a few bunnies and Christmas stockings and I forgot how much I love playing with it! I've managed to get together a few little quilt tops and cut quite a few more charm squares to go into more quilts. A couple of days rain have cooled things down a little here in Queensland and that's when the fun starts for me. Nothing more comforting and snuggly than chenille.
If you haven't already entered my giveaway, go to THIS post and leave a comment. I'll draw the winner on the weekend.
This week in my creative space I actually have something creative to show everyone! Finally!
Earlier in the year I made a little quilt with my chenille scraps in the crazy log cabin block. It actually won second place in the local show in the item made from recycled materials section. Since then I have had little ideas bubbling on making other more traditional quilts using chenille, rather than just your usual squares joined together. Not all quilt blocks would work in chenille. Once I saw the stacked coin quilt I thought it would work well. I came across this tutorial that I thought would come together nicely. And this is the result. Well, just the top. What do you all think? Does it work?
Don't forget, one more day to enter my blogtoberfest giveaway, here.
For any of my readers who might be interested, I have listed a few baby quilts in my etsy shop. I have listed them at great prices. I really couldn't believe no one bought my favourite little quilt at Handmade Heaven, this pink and grey one, I just love that colour combination. Oh well, maybe someone will buy it now!
So, with the weather warming up in South East Queensland, I decided it's time to have a little sale of my vintage chenille baby quilts. All my quilts currently at Handmade Heaven are 10% off.
This is one of my favourites. It's just sitting over there, waiting for you to come and buy it.....go on, I know you want to!
Playing with photos of Miss M's quilt. Still not finished though. Dreaming of when I get my new camera and wishing I had photoshop on my laptop.
Playing along with Megan for this one. Lets hope I can manage a photo a day.
I'm sure you are all bored to death by now of all my chenille quilts. Luckily for me, I'm not. Or I wouldn't be making any money right now. They are selling almost too quickly for me to keep up. Here are the latest two, heading off tomorrow to Heaven. I really love the pink and grey, so very pretty.
The other day I popped into Handmade Heaven where my quilts, and also my bunny, have been selling really well. It seems South East Queensland is really embracing this handmade thing! The shop has been doing well, I have been doing well, better than I had imagined really, it's a little hard to keep up!
Here are the latest quilts in their little display.
When you go to Handmade Heaven one thing you will not be able to leave without is some fudge.
Mmmm seems I forgot to take a photo of the fudge before I devoured it. Oh well, maybe next time!
