WIP Quilt and Finished Pillow

I have the quilting bug, and having finished the first baby quilt, I am now working on a second. I bought this fabulous fabric by Anna Maria Horner at Patchwork on Central when we were in Melbourne a few weeks ago.

I love it so much, it is going to be the centrepiece of the nursery. Before emabarking on the quilt a couple of weeks ago, I quilted a pillow, to check out the effect. Finally I sewed it all together into pillow like form, and voila, here it is:



and a detail:



I have started the hand sewing of the quilt, which before I got to that stage, looked like this:



I am hoping it won't take too long to finish, as I have a stack of things I want to make over the next few months!

Baby Quilt

I have finally finished the Star block baby quilt! Hurrah! Apart from some slight hiccups with the binding, I am pretty happy with how it came out.





Now to a few less time consuming projects for awhile...

24 Weeks

Melbourne Goodness

D and I have been away for a few weekends in a row, Sydney, Hobart and the weekend just gone Melbourne. We stayed with some dear friends in Collingwood, and got up to the usual palava. Lot's of delicious food, relaxation and shopping.

Stand out pieces include, this i heart necklace by Victoria Mason:



and some lovely alphabet flash cards and bird stamps from Zetta Florence:





We had a lovely break, the last trip to Melbourne before we are a family of three!

Belly Belt Combo Kit

How I hate the idea of having to buy maternity clothes! The nice outfits are all sooo expensive, and being a bit of a scrooge when it comes to spending money on clothes (craft supplies - no worries), I was hoping to avoid it for a bit longer.

However, it has come to the point when I am using rubber bands to close my jeans and that just isn't going to cut it. Solution - Belly Belt from Urban Baby.



Hopefully I'll manage a few more months - at least until I go on maternity leave!