Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
quiltlayout
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Here is sneak peak on what I am working on. I have the girl version ready for hand quilting and now working on this boy quilt top. The design is from a quilt is courtesy of Kathy at Material Obsession in Hunters Hill. It has been a lot [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
dog
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
A few more blocks on the wish list for the boy’s quilt: bus, train and a car almost finished.
We have a big birthday tomorrow….someone is six! Hopefully I can control 15 boys for two hours?
Have a great weekend!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged circle templates for quilts, how to sew perfect circles, Sewing circles on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I always used to look at quilts with perfect circles and wonder how they achieved the perfect symmetry and accuracy with their circles.
At my sewing class I learned a little trick of the trade for sewing circles. Cut a cardboard template the size you want the finished circle. Cut a piece of fabric larger than [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
boyblocks
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Here is a sneak peak at the new quilt in the works. The pattern is another Material Obsession quilt. I bought the kit two years ago at Darling Harbour and had no idea where to start. It looks easy on the surface, but a there is no real [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
fathersdayfeast
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Breakfast fit for the best Dad in the world. A day off from the kids this afternoon so he can test out his new garden tools. Hopefully a great day for him.
What did you do to celebrate?
Happy Father’s Day to all those great Dads out there.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
placemats
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
We are on the home stretch of our building project. So much of my time has been devoted to the decisions so the Blog has been on the back burner. Sorry for the horrible photo quality of the placemats that are in progress. I just need to sew [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Uncategorized on July 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
horsepurse
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
What every girls needs right? A horse purse. Well, if you are a girl obsessed with horses this is the purse to make.
I bought this craft kit at the Darling Harbour show from Central Park Patchwork in Victoria. It was extremely easy to make and a huge hit with Sloan. The materials [...]
Posted in Kids Crafts, Uncategorized on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
003
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
I have seen this project before on the net and have always wanted to make some for Sloan. Somehow these look so much more fun to play with than the numerous plastic accessories scattered throughout the house for her play kitchen. The link I used for inspiration can be found here.
Some [...]
Posted in Boys crafts, Dolls, Kids Crafts, Uncategorized on July 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
cats
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
The kids had a great day crafting yesterday. We checked out “The Crafty Art Book” by DK and Jane Bull and found this adorable pirate pattern idea that can also be made into a ghost or a cat.
My kids latched onto the cat theme and took it from there. One of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
airplane
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Three years ago I made a quilt almost identical to this one for my son. At the time I cut out this quilt with the high hope of completing it right after I finished Rhys’ quilt. Three long years later it has hit the light of day and is finished!
I ran [...]
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