A while back Babs & the crew completed the op. shop shirt challenge and from these creations came 'The Owl & the Pussycat' quilt. This was Barbie's creation and there were lots of enquiries about the design - a nostalgic image that would look so beautiful in any nursery or the bed of a child.
Due to popular demand, Barbie has created the pattern for this quilt so now it can be purchased and created for any child - what a special birthday or baby gift!
R.
The more experience crafters call them 'suffolk puffs' but perhaps the more common name I've heard on the street is the 'yo-yo'. I'm lovin' these little things. Sewn on to quilts or cushions, together in garlands, adorning embroidery, pins or brooches yo-yos are just the perfect touch. And although I'm disgusting and utilise the Clover yo-yo makers - I am proud to say that I am able to make them. Barbie has taken these to another level - attaching a vintage button and then a hair clip. Me likey, but check them out for yourself:
Many thanks to Doe for the mosaic link - when I grow up, I want to blog like Doe!
Speaking of yo-yos, I have to make mention of this lovely picture/blog. Here Allsorts mends a vintage yo-yo quilt that she found at a garage sale and may have been made back in the 1930s. Pretty!
Maybe one day I will tackle something like this but for now I am content to wear one of Barbie's vintage yo-yo hair clips.
R.
Daphne and Linda are by far the best quilters in my sewing class (besides Master Chris). These two start quilts one week then roll up the next with the darn things almost finished. Now as a new crafter who has trouble even aligning plain squares, these ladies are unknowingly taunting me. Especially Ms Daphne who has been working on this huge, but beautiful, quilt for her grandaughter, bless her! But the quilt I can handle, it's the fact that Daphie has gone and got herself a new machine - as if I wasn't disadvantaged enough! I'm happy for her really, after all this was Daphie's old machine:
Now this is Daphie's new machine:
The Janome DC-3050. A computerized machine with stitches for heirloom sewing and especially quilting. Daphne bought this machine from Barbie at Material Needs and seems to be quite impressed with the quality.
Now, I just need to convince my husband to throw some dosh my way for an upgrade - blood out of a stone my friends!
R.
