Mount Gambier Show

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These are the items that I entered in 2012

 
 Patchwork Bag

 
Quilt under 1m

Unfortunately this did get disqualified because apparently I can't measure properly and it was in fact just over 1m!

 Patchwork Quilt 1
I got 1st Prize for this one.

Patchwork Quilt 2

Patchwork Quilt 3

Article in Recycled Material, this is made from a vintage Tea-towel.

Hand Quilting under 30cm

This also got disqualified because it has applique on it - Whatevs...
This is the Hot Iron travel case I gave to Kate for her birthday and sadly Lisa also entered the matching Hair Dryer Bag and got disqualified too!

Embroidered Bag- 1st Prize

Embellished with Buttons - 1st Prize

Article in Commercial Felt

Craft Clock - it was a bit of a stretch of the truth since the red wool fabric was not actually completely truly felt, but the grey and the green definitely are, so...
It got 2nd prize.

Embroidered Cushion- 2nd Prize

Patchwork Cushion - 3rd Prize

Soft Toy1 - 1st Prize


Soft Toy 2 - 3rd Prize

Christmas Decoration 1 - 3rd Prize

Christmas Decoration 2
 

Christmas Decoration 3 - 2nd Prize
 

 Any other article in needlework - Crochet Roll
I got 2nd Prize for this.

Pin Cushion

 Needle Case - 1st Prize

Novelty Gift under $7 - 3rd Prize

And

Here they are on Display...

All went pretty well I think.

 

 



Ag Art Wear Competition

I have been very busy, but I think I am finally going to be able to blog - regularly again...

Well we'll see how it goes!

I have still been making lots of stuff everyday which I want to post about, so I am going to play a little catch up here for a while.

The 2012 Ag Art Wear Competition at the Mount Gambier Show - October...

I made my skirt by folding, pleating and sewing pages from old Stock Journals then painted it in a sort of graffiti style and added some punker accessories, my favorite being the rubber ducky watering can / handbag.

I came 2nd place this year, To Janine who created the rather excellent chicken wire skirt and sheepskin shawl.

Carve it Up

A few months ago I sent some of my Lino Prints

to Cloth Paper Scissors for a reader's challenge.

Carve it Up

To my delight one of my prints was published, along with many others actually...

But still...

Here they all are, see if you can tell which is mine.



Road Trip

No trip to Daylesford is complete without a visit to

Ballarat Patchwork

I do so love that little shop.

It is totally full of gorgeous fabric.

I absolutely could not go past this...



Or this...

And these little bits wanted to come home with me too...

We also called in to the The Crafty Squirrel

Where I stumbled upon some wonderful things...

...

We called in to see Jo at the Elephant Patch in Creswick

and

spent a few hours stitching.

I made these little sweeties.

Nice wool off cuts to be found at Creswick Woolen Mills,

and Ribbons from Daylesford.

Also this thrifty find...

So many lovely things to found...

Daylesford Craft Experience

We have just been away to the Daylesford Craft Experience.

Here is a recently finished project from last years Experience...

Craft Clock - A Ric Rac pattern

The presenters this year were

Jodie Carleton of Ric Rac

and

Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches

Here are a couple of excellent pics of us,

taken on Kate's iPhone - at the end of the day...

The following photos are the samples of the pattern projects

we were given as part of the deal.

Firstly Natalie's Butterfly Dreams

Butterfly Dreams - Bag

Butterfly Dreams - Stitched Canvas

Butterfly Dreams - Needle Holder

Jodie's Patterns

Cafe Bag

I am going to make mine in the blue.

Robots Three

Woodland Christmas - Santa

Woodland Christmas - Tree

I have completed a Woodland Christmas set since getting home,

I decided against the tree decorations,

and I think maybe Santa needs a mouth.

Perhaps just a couple of stitches under the centre of the moue...

We also received some lovely goodies in our take home bag...

and

I won a prize...

A great fun weekend away!

 

The Gifted Cat

Following the success of the softie mouse...

I thought I would give a little cat a go.



I'm calling it the Cat & Mouse softie, since I used the Mouse pattern body and just added a different head...

I suspect there is a bit of room for improvement there!

But the little sweetie I gave it to seemed happy, so all is good.