My warbler mini quilt

p.s. I made this skirt too, but we can talk about that later.

Photos by my husband

Saturday was a lazy day at our house. We sat around, read our books, watched DVD's, and then worked on our respective projects: him, a shoe rack and me, a quilt. Just as my afternoon was drawing to a close and it was time to get ready to go to a concert, I finally finished and had husband snap a few photos before I ran out. I used the Warbler Quilt pattern in the book Whip Up Mini Quilts. It's a great book, with so many gorgeous projects in its pages. And I love the fact that most of the quilts use tiny scraps. Isn't it great when you can just dig through your scraps and end up with something new? I love that feeling. And I love this mini quilt, although judging by what husband had to say about my last quilt, you can imagine what he thinks of this one... Apparently for husband, "decoration" isn't a sufficient reason to make something, and yet I'm unfazed.

My creative space

This week, I'm playing along with Kirsty at kootoyoo's "my creative space." Today you can find me working on finishing a little something I started last week, and showed a peak of in this post. It's binding time today, and seeing as how I've only done this once before, I'm a bit nervous. I'd like to try to miter the corners, but I can't for the life of me figure out how that works. Anyone have any good tutorials to share? In any case, wish me luck! And be sure to check out more creative spaces at kootoyoo.

Quilting in Canberra

The helping hands of a cousin

The finished product!

A few weekends ago, the husband and I drove up to Canberra for a weekend of quilting and family time. It was absolutely freezing there, quite a shock to our systems. Despite the cold, or indeed because of it, we had a lovely time staying inside, drinking tea and quilting. The husband's aunt guided me through making my first quilt step by step, and when it wasn't quite finished, I bundled it up and brought it home with me. Sitting in our stuffy living room, I finally finished my quilt just in time for summer. Awesome.

It's made with Anna Maria Horner's Folksy Flannels, and backed and bound with something I picked up from a local quilting shop. The batting is the softest cotton, also from a quilting shop. I love all of Anna Maria Horner's fabric, but that flannel is especially magical. I've already made a duvet cover, two pillows and now this quilt from the line. It's safe to say, I'm in love. As for the actual quilting, I hand quilted it with embroidery thread for a rustic look. It was time consuming, but I really enjoyed the process. Next time, I think I'll try hand quilting with quilting cotton. Of course, when I finished the husband asked: "So what's it for?" Cheers, thanks husband.