Oh my lordy be.......

While digging in the deep dark treches of my fabric stash I found a snap lock bag...........

Mmmmmm mystery.......

When I moved to the shed I was really good and wrote down all the projects I had started........those pages will never be viewed by anyone but me.....the list is long.........but....somehow this one missed the list..........

I have no idea when I started it..........I do remember making it...........once I opened the bag.......

Its the gorgeous "Maderia" by Blackbird Designs..............I have loved lots of their ranges, Garden Party, Beach House, Blueberry Crumb Cake...........

I just checked out the lastest one and such disappointment.......it's got purple, yellow and black in it..........so not their usual.........well what I loved anyway.........

But back to Maderia............it was released Sep 2007..........

So after Easter I might just pull this baby out and work on her again......

Thank goodness I live in a hot dry climate as those pins have been there for years............
Oh and text backgrounds have been around for some time now........
Catch you later...... 

Chookyblue....

dresdan plate...........

After being tempted by Loft Creations, A Quilting Life, Cardygirl (look back thru their May posts) and several other places in blogland in the last few weeks I succumb to the pressure and got a dresdan plate ruler from OzQuilts........excellent quick service...........I joined 2 in a matter of minutes when I got the ruler.....

...but today after a chat with

Cardygirl I had some off cuts from my wonky houses and cut them up for my

very first and I might say definitely not the last dresdan plate

project.........I never get called for news polls and today I did and I sewed the ends of these and ironed the lot while completing the survery on the phone...........goodness knows what the lady on the phone thought of the noise in the background.............so that wasn't wasted time

so what to make of it now I am not sure it but it needs to be stitched down and the centre of course........

OMG this is addictive...........

Oh and I have a winner for my 500th post draw.....congrats first commenter

Deb.......send me your details and I will pop the Lynette Anderson pattern

and who knows what else in the mail to you..........

Oh and if you think hexagons are fiddly well check out this post of Lilly's

as she has made this with 1/4 inch (yep you read it right) pieces of fabric OMG AMAZING.........I am NOT doing that I am not that patient.......well done Lilly's Stuff........the photo does not do it justice as for the TINY size.........but is it appliqued onto a 5" charm square

.........take care til next time.............

.......Chookyblue..........

PS oh and sorry if I caused worry on my last post title.....lol.....opps it is something I say fairly regularly and I didn't think about it when I posted but I have 2 projects finished and I don't have them for a few days and forgot to take some pics...........so as soon as I get them back I will take some pics and share............