Mad Quilters Gathering has started!

Well the day got off to a quick start with dropping johns car to ARB for some 4WD work to be done. Had to take a before photo for the archieves!


Then Lesley and I took off in a Mad Quilters Dash to get to the show in time


All was set up for the 10 am start and thanks to Lesley, Miranda, Dylan and John we were ready in time LOL


After hearing gossip that I had ceased to make buttons and design and had quit the industry, I decided to do the show to prove I was still in action


With so many new designs the stand is huge! The customers have been great and thankfully happy to see me.


I found buckets of buttons in my shed and so I set up a 'button bar' where you can fill a bag of buttons for $3... the girls enjoyed having a pick through. Something fun and different!
There are some really lovely stands at the show and for the $10 entry fee, i think its worth the visit!


Men get in for free and even have their own lounge to read a car magazine or some such thing while the girls shop. Don't ya love that LOL
Show starts at 10am but you can access the cafe from 9am, and the show finishes at 4.30.
Hope to see you over the weekend and you are having a happy day
Nikki

Quilters Picnic & Me

This Tuesday sees the Queensland Quilters having their annual picnic and get together!
And YIPEEE for me, I will be one of the traders at the picnic!
I have all my latest samples returned home so I will have a lot of new patterns to show!
Fabrics and other bits from my shop and of course all my buttons etc.
Plus some super sale items...
Hope to see you there


Mention this blog post when you make a purchase and receive a gift from me :-)
Hope you are having a happy day
Nikki

Date Claimer for Quilters

Here's something exciting coming our way that will certainly be worth seeing


Maybe we can meet for a cuppa one day..??
Hope you are having a happy day
Nikki

Sarina Fibre Arts Quilt Show

Phew!! The set up day is finally over...
The girls have certainly put together a fabulous display!
If you are within range, I would love to see you..
The show is at the Bob Wood Cultural Hall on Anzac Street, just behind the Library.
The show is on Saturday and Sunday 9am till 5pm each day.
I think I have nearly every sample I have ever made, on display LOL
(Sadly I forgot to take photos tonight)

I'm doing a talk each day at 1pm and demonstrations all day..
Some of the girls want to have a Jelly Roll Race so come along and either join in or cheer on the 'drivers'.

The group has a cent auction running, a UFO sales table, a finished goods table and then of course there are several traders as well!

I will post some photos in the morning..
Hope you are having a happy day and hopefully see you this weekend or if you have a friend in the area, send them in..
Nikki

If you mention you read this blog when you see me at the show I will give you a 'friendship gift'

Location:Sarina Queensland

Some Facebook Funnies...

I'm not very good at Facebook.. I do it all on my phone, and can't 'share' so I thought I'd put a few 'funnies' up here for you..
Sorry I can't tell you where they came from...


Gotta love chooks...


Even rocks can make me laugh...


Oh to be a baby again...


And you thought I was being rude...


Every one needs a diet tip...


Making memories... i think i will do number 5 first...


Go Albert!!


Need i say any more...


Yep that's what you do...


I wish someone had told me this sooner LOL

Having a Hoppy Easter

Which comes first? The chicken or the egg?
As in my last post on here, I am making up a quilt whilst 'bashing my stash'.
So you can do it too (because it is so easy and so quick), google '1600 jelly roll quilts' and you will find a you tube on how to make a really quick quilt top using a jelly roll...
One like this


(Thats Karens little feet under there) this top was a jelly roll Karen had but didnt know what to do with it.. in less than 3 hours it was all done and ready to sandwich...
Ann did one using a Blue 'rainbow'..


And mine was a green 'Rainbow' pack.


Im going to applique wild animals on mine to remind us of our trip to Dubbo Zoo last year..
so as you can see it was a very productive night whilst we watched 'The Block' final last week


The large screen TV is obviously on the left of this photo LOL
So with finding this 'way too easy' method of putting a top together, i decided to chop up my stash into strips..
fat quarters and meterage were all cut.. i did however cut the strips 3" wide so the quilt was bigger and because there was SO much fabric, I cut more than the standard 40 strips of a jelly roll!


And of course, there was so MUCH in the stash.. I cut the same amount for the backing..


Obviously I am still motoring through this part as I write this...
to make the back bigger for the Quilting part, i cut some extra strips to make it wider and will have to add a strip to top or bottom of the quilt when finished.. i may even use up all the Chooky Cushion Panels I have and put them through the middle..
So I hope you are having a Hoppy Easter break and if you want to have a quilt top done in just a few hours, heres a great one to do..
In the USA they have 'Jelly Roll Races' so maybe get a couple of friends together, watch the Youtube and get racing..
Enjoy yourself and let me know if you Raced with a jelly roll. LOL
Nikki

Joke is on me???

Tonight I decided to make yet another 1600 jelly roll quilt top (and backing...)
Only I figured I would 'bash my stash' and cut 3" strips instead from my ENORMOUS chook fabric stash..


Pictured is only one box and I had three, so you can imagine i thought it was a great idea!
Such a great idea (because the quilt top is fast and fun), I'm starting up my new bantam breeding and I had SO much fabric. I thought I would cut up enough for a larger quilt than 42 strips and I would also cut up enough to make a stripped backing as well!
Here is where the joke was discovered...


What is this I hear you ask???
I was given an enormous amount of different chook fabrics from one particular friend 15 years ago (yes I have treasured it all this time)
So here I was tonight FINALLY cutting it up.. I thought as I was cutting 'oh Judith must have left the tag on some of this fabric', because I could feel this lump of 'crackling stuff' within the fabric...


I finally came to one piece, cut my 4 strips, then shook the remainder fabric out so as to fold it back up... And suddenly Glitter was flying every where!!!


After laughing until I nearly coughed to death... I decided to check all fabric that I knew was given to me by Judith!!
Saying that there was only one packet of glitter involved, could very well be an understatement!!!
So Judith, you got me!! It took 15 years for me to discover your joke.. But I got there in the end!
TIP FOR THE DAY
If you are running short of fun in your life, buy some glitter bits and put it right inside a piece of fabric and give it to a much loved friend.
It may take them 15 years to use the fabric but it is the worlds funniest thing to do to a quilting friend!


Hope you are having a happy day
Nikki