My Fabric arrived today!!!
I have 70m of it to play with! (well, I did have, before a certain younger sister stole some!) Now it is "full steam ahead" toward the completion of my second book.
I must say that outside of childbirth and wedding(s), this has been the most exciting day of my life!
Enjoy your creation!
Rosalie xx
Here I sit and wait patiently (or not so patiently) for my fabric to arrive from Japan. As part of my contract with LECIEN I will receive a whole bolt of each of my 35 fabrics.....
What a hardship! LOL! Seriously though, this will give me the opportunity to design some new projects using my own fabrics. I hope to make a second book to have ready at the same time as my fabric hits the shelves (october/november). This will depend on when my fabric arrives as it will be a very tight time frame to get everything sorted before International Quilt Market in Houston in October.
In the meantime, I am working on some lovely stitcheries to go with the fabric for some projects in the book. I am loving the COSMO threads I am using.
Of course, you are going to have to endure sneak peeks in the lead up to the new book. It is very exciting to be starting another one, though I wonder why I put myself under these ridiculous time pressures! It's just as well that I love what I do!
Enjoy your creation,
Rosalie xx
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! It certainly inspires me to keep sewing. I have three winners: Mary Grace Mc Namara from hooked on needles, Karol Ann from Sewkalico and Margaret from A sampler of Stitches. Congratulations all! Please send me your snail mail addresses and Your choice of pattern and I can send them to you.
I promised you some pictures of new projects. Here are some pics of projects for an upcoming teaching retreat in Adelaide.
This will be a "Christmas in July" weekend for The Patchwork Apple on the 25th and 26th of July.
I will be teaching here with Leanneand am looking forward to visiting Adelaide again. I believe there may be some places left so if you would like to join us, please contact Jane at "The Patchwork Apple" for details.
You may have noticed the quilt aide badge at the side of this blog. Please have a look to see what it is all about. I am very honored to have been asked to be one of the contributors to this fund raising block of the month. The proceeds are for a very important project run by World Vision. There are a number of patchwork stores involved and each store has one block of the quilt to organize and then their own unique finishing off kit and instructions. I am so thrilled that Jane from the Patchwork Apple has my block. She was one of my very first supporters in my designing career. Here is my block...
If you would like to be a part of this special project, I think it will be both enjoyable and satisfying to contribute to World Vision in this way.
Enjoy your creation,
Rosalie xx
Long time no post! I have had a little break after a lot of teaching away. Last weekend Leanne, Melly and myself taught at Mooroopna for Country Thyme. We had a wonderful time with 80 women on each day. It was lovely to catch up with some of you and also meet some wonderful new women. I taught my two new patterns for the final time so they are now to be released as patterns. I have "Welcome Friend" stitchery caddy and needle-case.
The text around the caddy says, "In my heart there lives a joyful song... The road to a friends house is never too long". The caddy is useful for carrying all of your stitchery project needs. An 8" hoop, floss, scissors and needles can all be stored in here as you are working on your stitchery project.
The second pattern I have is a little punchneedle shoulder bag called "Welcome Home".
Here is a close-up of the punch needle...
The final new pattern is a quilt called "Matryoshka Quilt". Here is a close-up of the quilt...
Not the best photo but you get the idea. Please leave a comment by wednesday to be one of three random winners to pick a free copy of their favorite of the above three patterns. I will be back on wednesday with some photos of other new things I am working on.
Enjoy your creation!
Rosalie xx
Leanneand I have been keeping one of our favorite stores a little bit quiet (could this be because we want to keep it all to ourselves???). Many of you knew of Hand to Heart when it was in Olinda but some of you may not have realised that they have relocated to Ferntree Gully. They have some lovely quilt classes and also social sewing groups.
Inside the store is bursting with beautiful Country wares from America and beyond. They have the hugest range of gorgeous cookie cutters....
There is a huge range of scented candles (my favorite!)
Beautiful cook books and organizers
Lovely Quilts and floor rugs
the cutest old spools. I have these all over my house as I just cant resist!
It is so worth a visit if you are close enough! Leanne and myself together with the owners, Lois and David would like to invite you to a wonderful "Winter 09 evening" of shopping and meeting Leanne and myself. This will be held at Hand to Heart, shop 3/91 Dorset road Ferntree Gully. The evening will be held on friday the 26th of June from 5pm to 9pm. You will be treated to mulled wine and nibbles as you share the evening with some friends and like minded shoppers. Everyone who spends $50 or more will receive a free stitchery kit with a fresh new design by Leanne and myself. We will be demonstrating stitchery for all those who would like to learn or update their skills. There will also be a special door prize for one lucky shopper. So if this sounds like something you would like to attend, please RSVP to Lois on 03 9758 8559 by June 19 or email her at sales@handtoheart.com.au We hope to see you there!
Rosalie xx
p.s. now.....back to designing those stitchery kits!
Yesterday was a wonderful day. The much anticipated Melly and Me book "Kaleidoscope" was delivered. This is Melly's first book and I am so happy and proud for her. She has done an amazing job and you will see it in your local patchwork store very soon!
There was much celebration in our home last night!
Next weekend Melly, Leanne and myself are heading to Mooroopna to teach a retreat for Country Thyme. This will be my fifth trip to teach for Country Thyme as they were the first store to ever invite me to teach. I love the girls there, we always have an amazing time. I can't wait!
In other news, The Glenharrow Spring Stitch-In is filling up fast. Here are some photos from last year.
Thiswill be our 5th Annual Stitch-In. We have such a beautiful time each year. Participants generally join us for one of the four days to enjoy a day of complete indulgence. There is an abundance of gourmet food and two fully kitted new projects from Leanne and myself. The weather has always surprised us as we sit in the gardens of Glenharrow and stitch with good friends. If the day is cool, we sit in front of the fire and remain nice and cozy. We would love to see you there.
We still have vacancies for thursday 10th and friday the 11th of September. I think there may also be one or two places left on Sunday the 13th of September. If you are interested in Joining Leanne and myself at Glenharrowfor our very own sewing retreat, please contact Nel on 03 97585879 or send her an email nel@creativeabundance.com.au
Leanne and I will also be teaching a retreat for Jane at The Patchwork Apple in the Adelaide hills in July. This retreat will have a Christmas in July theme and we are really looking forward to this one as well. I think there are still a few vacancies for this one. If you would like some info, contact Jane for details.
It sounds like a very busy time coming up! We do love getting to meet you all and put faces to the names from your comments. It has also been fun to get to visit so many places in Australia which otherwise we may not have seen.
I hope those of you in Australia are enjoying the Queens Birthday long weekend. I am!
Rosalie xx
Leanne, Gail and myself have just returned from 5 days in Glorious Cairns. We taught a retreat for Kate and Colleen from Button Tree Quilts. It was a wonderful weekend. We taught and stayed at Coleens Family property in Yungaburra. I dont think I have ever taught somewhere so beautiful. We woke each morning to a magnificent view of the lake and the stunning countryside. The women who attended were so lovely and I was happy to meet so many new friends.
We spent the last 2 nights in Cairns at a wonderful Hotel and just went exploring. The weather was a little cold and wet by local standards but to us Melbourne girls it was gorgeous! It is just so tropical up there. It feels like a different country. I am so glad to have had the opportunity to travel there.
We went to a Butterfly enclosure in Kuranda on our day off and saw some beautiful specimens.
We then went to Palm Cove to sit on the beach. It had been to long since I had sat quietly on a beach watching the waves.
I really hope to return to Cairns one day and have some extra time for exploring. I feel so rejuvenated and ready to get into some more designing!
Rosalie xx
I had a wonderful day yesterday at one of my favourite stores in Victoria called "Habadash". My good friend Marg and I set off for a much-needed day in the country with our daughters. We love to visit Castlemaine and then Daylesford in a day trip every now and again. Habadash is a vintage buttons, lace and trims store. It is located at 8 Templeton St, Castlemaine. They are open from Thursday to Sunday each week. I thought I would share some of my delicious finds.....
Beautiful old threads in a box and on the spool.
Can a girl ever have too much vintage ric-rac?
Cute little flower buttons to add to the stash.
Some lovely vintage pink ribbon. The red ribbon and the linen ribbon were from a French store and are new, rather than vintage.
Here is some lovely lingerie lace from France. It is still wrapped in tissue paper with a tag attached. This lace is from the 70's, not quite as old but still gorgeous. This lace was a gift to me from Habadash's owner Sonia. She loves to know that her treasures are going to a good home. Those of you who have my book "Gift" will remember the stunning card of antique lace that was also purchased from Sonia.
If you are ever in Castlemaine, this is a very worthwile place to visit! Perfect for all vintage habadashery addicts like myself.
Rosalie xx
Congratulations to Ladybug (whom I have contacted) on winning this giveaway! I am so thankful to all of you who entered and wish I could give you all a set!
enjoy your creation!
Rosalie xx
P.S. a post will follow very soon.
I have finally finished writing the patterns for the "It's A Dollie's Life" block of the month! They are on their way to your local patchwork store.
In order to celebrate, I am giving away a whole set of ten patterns for this block of the month. Please leave a comment before wednesday and you may be the lucky winner.
Good Luck,
Rosalie xx
