AJ's Antics

Milly! You can see her daughters new bedroom and the bunting and pillow case she made to match at her blog Tin Whistle Congratulations Milly...and it is only the 7th of the month...looks like she has a head start to next month now! Here are 3 more lovely ladies joining us on the challenge... Kayscha Ange A Mummy I've added a list of participants to the side of my blog if you's like to see the progress everyone is making!

While I do have 22 'real' WIP's I also have lots of planned quilts too...these have been plans for over 12 months now so if I get any of these finished they will count toward my 12 WIP's in 2012 as well. 1.  Bright Jungle Quilt - Small 'panels' of animals with backing fabric and some matching sashings or borders from the same range 2. Some bright Chook Panels I'll do something with 3. Nest Jelly Roll and some matching yardage....I also have 2 matching pillow case 'kits' 4. Maypole Jelly Roll and a pattern book to make...something.... 5.  Don't Look Now Little Monster Quilt for Bailey - I have gathered a box of bright fabrics, bought the white background fabric, and the backing fabric....now I just have to make a start on it! I want to make the pillow too 6. Purple and Aqua play quilt for Milla, as her Mum won't let her play on this quilt , 'it's too good' . So a smaller quilt with no white is on order! 7....

Following up on my 12 WIP's in 2012 I have cleaned and sorted out the sewing room (again!!) and found and photographed ALL my WIP's...I'm slightly embarrassed to be posting them all.... So how many WIP's do you think is too many??? 1. Disappearing 9-Patch that is going to be made into a 'Quillow' for the boot of my mum's car....if I ever work out how to do the pillow part 2. Rainbow Log Cabin #1 - from and EB fabric swap - quilt top finished 3. Rainbow Log Cabin #2  - different layout to above - quilt top complete 4. Rainbow Log Cabin #3 - Leftover blocks that I'm going to turn into a mini quilt..... to give to Daycare for the dolls maybe 5.  Baby girl Quilt - from a cheap SL 'Jelly Roll' - some strips already joined - I don't really like this fabric at all.....Daycare doll blankets perhaps? 6. Rail Fence - pieces cut 7.  Red and White blocks....not sure what to do with these... 8. Pink Charm squares from a swap...with ...

So excited about the interest in my '12 WIP's in 2012' Challenge ...there has been a lot of chat amongst my blogging and quilting friends on FaceBook....so I thought I'd answer the questions they have raised on here for everyone to see. Don't forget you need to sign up on the original blog post here  to be in the draw and it is also where you will find more infomation. Q#1 - What is classified as a WIP, only quilts or quilted items, eg wallhangings, table runners and cushions or can Clothes, Crotchet & Knitting be included. Answer - This WIP challenge is for quilted items. I can knit and I do make clothes (I can't crotchet but I should get my Nana to teach me one day) and I do have project ideas for both knitting and garmet making but no WIPs to really speak of....so I set this challenge up to help me (and my friends!) FINISH my quilted WIPs. So I'm going to stick to those to get tickets for the raffled fabric prize in January 2013. But it shoul...

Have you got a quilt top that needs backing and binding? A pile of half-finished blocks? A Table Runner that needs quilting? Some Quilting Bee blocks that require putting together? A husband that thinks you have too many projects on the go at once? Got a pile of WIP’s you’d like to see finished? I say YES to all of the above and if you do too why not join me on a 12 WIP’s in 2012 challenge! Starting in January you can challenge yourself to finish 1 WIP a month. Here are the rules: 1.     At least 6 of the projects must be projects already started (genuine Works-in-progress) ie blocks that need to be made into a quilt, or a cushion that needs backing and a zip, or a table runner that needs quilting, or a quilt top that needs batting/backing/binding 2.     The other 6 projects can be using fabrics that you bought for a specific purpose or a pattern that you bought but have never used yet or even ideas or a pattern that you have drawn up you...

There are a thousand other things on today's 'to do' list but I just had to hang these. There is a nice little space to the left of the photo for another wall hanging....yes?? Any sugesstions? This special quilt went up in my sewing room too! I won't show you the whole room as that was on the list today....and well....must get done tonight or my sister will have nowhere to sleep over Christmas if it doesn't!  Looks perfect next to last years quilt. And above my local art from Tassie that I brought back from when we visited earlier in the year. I just couldn't resist this little canvas from a local artist which I found in the Huon Valley Apple and Heritage Museum . Hubby wasn't to happy carrying it around with us (as I found on our second day) but it isn't very big and it travelled well and I knew it would look great in my sewing room. The trees down the bottom are made of paper and I just love the textures in the work...and the memories i...

There has been a little bit of holiday sewing here...just some simple stuff to start with but hoping to get heaps more done before the days run out! There were 2 pairs of these.... Shark Shorts! Much loved and requested everyday this week...lucky there were 2 pairs to keep up with demand! Perfect for watering the plants... or Mummy whatever you hit first! And don't ask Aden to water the strawberries....he lines up the little almost ready to eat fruit and gives it a healthy dose blast of water....no wonder there are none to pick!