Justified fabric purchases...

I have my partners details for the 8th Doll Quilt Swap, which is only my second, and my mind is swirling with possibilities. First thought was to create a design and then choose fabric.

That was until I came across the red fabric on the right and then the sweet spots in red and blues.

Surely I can design something around the fabric.

Right?

I also picked up this remnant from IKEA,

(while I was supposed to be buying storage boxes and not fabric or pitchers for utensils...)

And I can already see it as cushions on our lounge with a crochet throw, draped artfully, in that very 50's mustard colour.

But as to the design of the throw I'm not sure.

Any ideas?

I love mail...

Yesterday hubby was on his way out when he checked the mail box. He held up a rather large 'United States Postal Service' envelope for me.

What could it be?

My gorgeous Doll Quilt Swap 7 mini quilt!

Complete with a lovely card, a crochet magazine, a sewing kit in a tin for crafting on the go...

(How clever is the magnet in the lid to hold your needles?!)

Amazing 30's reproduction style fabrics...

And of course, a gorgeous mini quilt, made by the lovely Quilty Bee. It is so sweet!

(Never work with babies and animals, or babies and quilts? Cohen would not look at the camera and stay still at the same time...)

I'm afraid you may have to have a peek over here to get a better photo of the gorgeous mini quilt. You see...

I took these photos after having taken some of Cohen covered in banana. It seems he put little sticky banana finger smudges on the lens.

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Thanks again Quilty Bee! I love it!

And thanks to all those involved in the Doll Quilt Swap and my swap mother Lynne!

Can't wait for the next one now.

DQS7...

I was hesitant at first. This was my first swap and I wanted to make something my partner would love. I had an idea in mind and I experimented a bit.

Then I procrastinated a bit.

Did some more.

Procrastinated some more...

Now it is finished, and I hope my partner likes it.

'Coffee for two'...

Doll Quilt Swap 7.

I made this...

The baby has forgotten how to sleep at night so I am catching my sleep in 30 minute to one hour intervals, crafting continues never the less.

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I joined the seventh fabulous Doll Quilt Swap and have made my first experimental block with thanks to Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Road.

What do you think about four tea cups in different fabrics for the doll quilt?

I also attempted the impossible... and succeeded in sewing in the zip with only a small amount of unpicking... so now I have my very own handmade bunny crochet hook case.

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PS. I am flickr-ing here. Are you on flickr?