Fig 'n' Berry Creations

A New Year of Stitching...

Well what a wonderful full year it has been, I can't believe it is over already.  I look back at all of the projects that i have finished and i feel very fulfilled, but like all of us i do have a pile of UFO's to get to - one day!!!

I hope that everybody is looking forward to a creative year full of stitching and friendship.  Hopefully i will get to meet a few more of you at workshops throughout the year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy Holidays

Well it is all over for another year... and now it is time for the holidays to start.  I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas day.  Children really do make the day special and it is lovely to sit back and see it through their eyes. 

The weather here in Melbourne was wild with hail storms and rain for hours.  Fortunately we were home and not out driving in it but i feel for all of those out on the roads.  The temperature today is back to stitching weather - what a horrible thing!!!  It was a great day just to sit back, watch some movies and sew.  Happy holidays!!!

Christmas stitchery

Like most of you I have been busy getting things finalised for Christmas - I can't believe it is just next week!!! I  have only got two more presents left to get which is very exciting as the shops are getting chaotic.  I have put the tree up and some decorations but still have all my quilts to go yet - I had better get it done in the next few days or else no sooner will they be up than i will have to bring them down again.

I do have a new Christmas stitchery which i have finished, which is fairly quick but i think it would be better to start for next year...

I really enjoyed doing this wallhanging because it came together quickly, especially with only using one colour thread.  I used Cottage Garden threads again because i LOVE them.

Quilt..a little applique and stitchery

Here is 'Birds of a Feather' one of the new quilts/wallhangings I released at the trade show.  The fabrics are not from any particular range, there are a few newies and a few oldies but i think it would look great in fresh colours as well.  A few of the fabrics i did get from the girls at Warracknabeal when i was up teaching there.  I couldn't resist the fabrics when i saw them and am glad that they have been made into something so quickly.  Some fabrics can sit in the stash for ages!!!  I hope you like it...

Stitchery designs

Have had a busy few days since the trade show putting down new designs on paper and working out which ones i will start stitching first - if only there were a few more hours in the day.  I am going to start out by doing a few more smaller projects since finishing the two block of the month quilts, maybe a few table runners, table centres and sewing bags.  Picked up some LOVELY new fabrics today when i was up at Foothills in Tecoma.  I never seem to be able to walk out of the shop without buying something - maybe i should start posting their patterns instead of delivering them!!!  The shop was fully decorarted for Christmas which was lovely and remined me that i will need to get a move on and get all of my christmas quilts and decorations out so that we have plenty of time to enjoy them...