Remember back HERE when I blogged my personal fussy cut fabric challenge which ended up turning into an applique mini quilt which I christened "Together in the Birdhouse"?
The whole thing centred around the bird fabric, and to be honest, once I''d assembled the top of the mini quilt I put it aside to finish 'later' and kind of forgot about it!
But I had a memory jog earlier this week when I saw a pair of new avian visitors feasting on the berries than hang like chandeliers from the row of palm trees which front our house...
These are Rainbow Lorikeets and they hold a special place in the heart of our family because Blossom used to own one when she was a little girl. His name was Jackson and he would hang off her skirt all day long, never leaving her except to eat or have a drink. It became a problem eventually as he became obsessed with her and would not allow anyone near her, to the point of pecking the faces of people who tried to get close to her, even her big sister...
It broke her heart when we had to separate them and send him to a new home, but for safety's sake it was the right decision. Two new bunnies helped with the mending of her young heart a few months later.
They really are beautiful birds though!
Anyhow, the visit on Sunday morning by this pair of pretties reminded me to finish the mini quilt, so I sandwiched the layers later that day and the next day on a 4WD adventure through the forest with Mr E at the back of Cardwell I hand quilted around all the applique sections...
Yesterday I made the binding, and today I'll stitch it on - then it will be ready to show you! The binding was the first fabric I pressed on my new ironing board cover...
Like the new ironing board cover?
This is my third one of the year.
How many do you go through in a year I wonder? I do terrible things to mine!
Another project ready for quilting and binding is a small pillow for an Australian magazine.
I've made a little quilt to stitch on the front (like I did HERE in my tutorial)...
The tiny stitchery quilt will have its binding sewn down today, then sit on the front of the pillow, and this lovely floral fabric will be hand quilted behind.
The design on the fabric is directional and will be perfect for straight line Perle #12 stitches...
What are you making at the moment?
Leave a comment because I'd love to know what's happening in your own sewing room!
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