My Precious....

My new Bernina is here! After an agonizing week of waiting, manage to collect it on Friday evening. You read the reviews and think how different can it be? Well I am definitely a convert...It's just so preeettty....and it sews like a dream. You can already feel the difference with the regular straight stiches. But the real party trick is when I snapped on the walking foot. Boy, started on the Hexagon Flower quilt and it is so much easier compared to the old Brother (which has been packed away). No more pushing/ bunching/ puckering etc. Will take some photos once I clean it up a bit.

I've started piecing the Trip Around the World quilt which is a project I am undertaking together with Y and friends. It was such a breeze that before I knew it, finished the 4 panels. Awaiting instructions on how to proceed (hint hint)

Also received 2 packages with Tufted Tweets (with coordinating deep purple / red / lime green fabrics) and Hope Valley. Taking some inspiration from Red Pepper Quilts and want to try out some of her designs. So much for finishing a project before moving on!

I DID IT!

Yes, I have committed to buying a brand new Bernina 350 PE with leg lift. Get the chills just thinking about it, partly due to the guilt for spending so much on it, but also the lovely projects I will be able to complete with it! More reports once it arrives in a few days time.

In the meantime, caught up on some handwork I have been meaning to do. Stitched together the doll panels for M and her friend (pretty sloppy work but I was under dourest, by the demands of two 5 year olds, they don't seem to care), as well as some paper piecing hexie flowers (thanks to Y for some pink scraps from her bin).

 Also selected my fabrics for the Quilt Around the World which Y convinced me to try out. Since I'm not fabulous at matching up fabrics, took the easy way and chose the Nest collection from Tula Pink as my final 8. Like the color scheme, except not sure about the Teal colored piece at the end. It kinda looks disconnected from the rest?

Hexagon flower quilt top/ Hourglass pillow

Haven't been good about posting last couple of weeks. Here what has been going on....

• Completed the Hexagon flower quilt top (yes, it needs to be ironed). 

• Hourglass Pillow (1 of 2 which I had planned on) Don't know if I'm gonna gift it to Mum or keep it for myself

 

• 1 Crayon Wallet for B's office colleague's kid (no pictures unfortunately)

Collected a whole load of delicious fabrics from Y the other day. Don't really know what I, gonna do with all of it. Yet, still trawling the sites for more fabric bundle deals. Is that crazy of what?