Wednesday, September 3, 2014

WIP Wednesday: the one with THE NEW HOUSE!!


Finishes

Rainbow Gingham!

See You In September

Full post about how this quilt came about is here, in my See You In September post.

Heirloom Quilt

And this is finally finished! I sewed the border together on Monday night, and it was all ready on Tuesday for photos at the NEW HOUSE!

See You In September

That's the front yard, and this is on the verandah out the back:

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WIPs

It's going to be a quiet September - at least on the WIPs front - due to the house renovations, packing, and projects that have to remain secret (birthday exchange, Make Modern Magazine project).

In the spirit of winding down (ahahahahaha!) I have only 4 Things To Do for September!

4 quilt borders
3 supernova blocks
2 birthday exchange gifts
1 Make Modern Magazine mystery project

In between packing and moving, of course.

Because we settled on Monday and got the keys just yesterday and we have a NEW HOUSE!

Two days!

EEEEEEE!

See You In September

You're going to get tired of seeing this jacaranda in my photos: I promise!

See You In September

That's the kitchen. So many excellent spaces for photography! So much space and room for gardening things to happen!

This is the backyard - the hills hoist (clothesline) isn't going to be staying very long if I have my way. Either that or it's going to be turned into a growing structure for the grapes and the passionfruit...

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But I really need to rig something that will let me put the quilt on the line on the porch and then lift the quilt up, suitable for taking pictures. A rope and pulley system, perhaps, that can be hoisted out of the way when the photoshoot is done...

Aussie Handmade Birthday Club

It's been a wonderful month of gifts from my Birthday Club - the ladies I'm with are all very talented and most of the presents have been beautifully made! I asked for practical presents and I'm so delighted to have received them. Baskets for putting bits and pieces in, a sewing carrybag that perfectly fits the bits and pieces for my Millefiori quilt, trivets/heat pads, a mug rug, and exquisitely made zippered pouches.

And the tote bag/zippered pouch below, complete with delicious fudge (chocolate, and irish creme)!

Beautiful (and tasty) happymail from @sewsforshoes, a pinch-hit for one of the #ahbcparty3 ladies who couldn't make it. Thank you so much!

Truly, I've been blessed in this swap! And now, it's my turn to gift others. I have a few ideas, one of which might actually be patternable, although that will have to wait until at least October.

Anyway, for people in the US and UK, the summer is gone and fall is here; for my fellow Australians, we're heading out of winter and into the warm and sunny again! So many things to do in the coming months!

24 comments:

  1. Congrats with your beautiful home and your beautiful finishes.
    Wish you all the luck and hapiness on your beautiful new house!!!

    Love from Amsterdam

    Maartje

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  2. Love that Rainbow Gingham quilt - it makes me think of a grown up picnic quilt. Beautiful!!

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  3. Congratulations on the home! I love the flying geese quilt.

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  4. Your Rainbow Gingham quilt is stunning!

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  5. Love your rainbow gingham quilt. Thanks for sharing

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  6. Congratulations on the new house (I'm house hunting too). Just adore all the pillows, but the rainbow quilt is wowza!!

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  7. Oh my goodness! That Rainbow Gingham quilt is priceless!

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  8. Your rainbow gingham quilt is so fun. You made the gingham look so modern with that pattern. I like it!

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  9. Great job on your gingham quilt. I lov how you did it.

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  10. Lovely rainbow quilt and I love those pillows. Great colors.

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  11. The quilt is very beautiful. You did a wonderful job. It sounds like you are very excited about the new house so congratulations on finding one that you really love.

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  12. Beautiful gingham quilt--I love seeing how people make plaid in their quilts. I'll be watching for how to rig up a system for photographing quilts--in my pictures all my quilts have feet, and I really need to fix that. Of course, your jacaranda is a gorgeous place for photos...

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  13. I love your rainbow quilt and the other projects. Congratulations on your new house.

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  14. Such lovely creations - they're all beautiful but I think my favourites are the gingham rainbow and flying geese.

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  15. So much great color in your projects. And congrats on your new house! Now the work begins as you get it decorated with your quilts! Thanks for all the lovely pictures.

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  16. So glad sunny days are ahead for you! Congrats on the new house! Love your quilts.

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  17. Congratulations on the new house and so many gorgeous quilts!

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  18. Congratulations on your new home ! Your quilts are very bright and vibrant and pretty !

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  19. LOVE your quilt!!! You did such a nice job on your projects.

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  20. Love your gingham quilt. Congrats on buying a house. May you be comfortable and enjoy your new "home".

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  21. Hello, I am new to your blog. I saw your link on allthingzsewn. Your quilts are beautiful, thank you for sharing! Many Blessings in your new home ~ Adrienne

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