Pumpkin Island View

Pumpkin Island, what a beautiful place, situated off the Capricorn Coast, Queensland.  A grey and rainy winter's day, how lovely.  August 2011

Scrappy Stars and Friends Quilt

This quilt top is a WIP - Work In Progress -
Most of the blocks are Friendship Blocks, given to me by club member friends when I left the Central Highlands. 1992.
Some of the blocks are embroidered with the maker's name.
I'll add a pieced border with some matching scrap fabrics.

These things take a long time you know!

Retro Outfit 1971 Style, made 2008.

I made this outfit for a retro get-to-gether.

Long vest top with hook & eye front, patch pockets, fully lined. 

High-waisted belt with antique diamante buckle.  

Straight wide-legged pants.

Warm fabric - a brushed poly/cotton or similar.

The fabric is genuine 70s and was given to me by K.

Black with pink and purple flowers.

Brisbane at Night

I took this pic from our hotel room when we took R to Brisbane for the TOOL concert. 

Got a surprise to find the band and crew staying at the same hotel.

Santa Dress

I designed this dress which I had made in Penang.  As well as this black belt with the silver buckle I have extra belts to match - a plain red one and a black satin one with a gold buckle.

I hope I can fit into it this Christmas !   2008.

HINDI WEDDING OUTFIT

I love this outfit - I borrowed the sari length from S. and all it needed was straightening and hemming,
A beautiful 5 m length of metallic embroidered silk fabric from India.

I found the matching t-shirt under-top at an op shop, shortened it and took it in at the sides. 2006.

Hand Dyed Wool

I helped my son R dye this beautiful quality wool for his wife's birthday.  It turned out so beautiful.
Will try and get another pic added soon of the finished product. 2010.

Check out his knitting etc

http://rolleys.blogspot.com/

CICADA BAG

2 little Cicada Bags, 7" or about 18cm long. 
Navy fabrics, cotton & poly cotton, metal button eyes. 
1 for a gift and 1 for ebay.

Arnott's Apron

I made this useful little apron for N.  Doesn't she look cute in it, making the Christmas rum balls a few years ago.
Striped heavy cotton fabric, Arnott's fabric patch applique, bias trim.

KEEP CALM Apron

I found this new tea-towel at an op shop and decided it would be perfect to make into an apron.
I cut the corners off the tea-towel and joined those 2 triangles together to make into the pocket.  2010.
                                     

Pink Trimmed Baby Jacket & Smocked Socks

Old fashioned satin-bound flanellette matinee jacket and smocked top socks.  My small donation to charity.

Purple Pic Cushion Cover

Quilted cushion cover featuring fabric photo with hand-dyed fabric border, a birthday gift for E to match her room decor.

Cat's a-Cookin' 'Apron

The finished apron made from a painters drop sheet from a hardware store.  Kez's birthday present

 - she loves aprons.

Smocked-Top Socks

I smocked the tops of these little socks for Tilda.

Hexagon Table Runner

K gave me these hexagons that came from a garage sale.

Some of them were already sewn together and I decided to make a quilted table runner in this odd shape.  

The hexagons are hand-sewn, the backing hand-sewn on, and the runner is quilted by machine. 

I gave it to Rok for her birthday this year, 2010, it really suits her depression-era G-Grandad's hand-made table.

Chel Curtain Caftan 1974

I made this caftan out of an old bedspread or curtains in 1974. 

Probably drafted from an Enid Gilchrist pattern book. 

"Shutters" Silver, Titanium & Copper Necklace

"Shutters"  Handmade necklace inspired by the windows at the Rockhampton Girls Grammar School.  .925 sterling silver square wire, titanium heated to blue colour, attached to silver background with handmade silver rivets, and laced with fine silver (99% pure) wire and fine copper wire.  Made 2008.

Tilda's Bassinette Liner

A lovely mini-floral cotton broderie fabric with lace trim and dusty green ribbon ties for this vintage cane bassinette.  Made 2008

Celtic Birdwing Pendant; Rings; Coral Tree

Silversmithing.  I made the Celtic Birdwing Pendant and rings in 2006.  I adapted the pendant design from a large bird pattern in a Celtic quilting book.  I also made and designed the simple Wide Rings using hole & circle punches.  All in stirling silver .925

The Silver Coral Tree was cast by my father Cliff c.1980.  It had never been polished as he didn't have the equipment, so he would be very pleased if he could see that I've finished it off.

Matilda's Gumnut Baby Quilt

A cot sized quilt I made for Matilda in 2008, featuring May Gibb's Gumnut Baby fabric and small 4-patches in matching scrap fabrics at the intersections of the sashings. 

The back of the quilt is made from the left-over fabrics and other matching fabrics. 

Machine sewn and machine quilted.  100% cotton.