Every now and then I find some gorgeous craft supply that I’ve never seen before. This got me really excited…
two yummy things rolled into one – LINEN and RICRAC.
It’s 16 mm (5/8″) wide, 100% linen and AUD$2.50 per metre. If you would like some, email me at admin(at)pompomrouge(dot)com and I will send you a Paypal invoice. I’ve only got this one ENORMOUS roll, so be quick! heh heh
These little guys are made by Liz from old towels. After she has constructed the bears she sprays them with a cold coffee solution to make them bear-coloured!
Pretty darn cute, huh? They sat on the ironing board while Liz had some tuition in jointing her next bear, a traditional mohair chap with classic good looks.
Phew! What busy month it’s been!
But, last night was the best night of the whole month. We had a scrappy quilt half-night class at the shop. It was so much fun!
Thirteen of us started at 3:00 pm and we sewed and sewed…
and ate and sewed…
We arranged and discussed and changed and rearranged…
We made beautiful quilt tops…
And we threatened to mug Jenny in the car park and steal her shoes…
There was ONE of us who may have gotten just a teensy bit fed-up…
Mary serenaded us, Donna massaged us (and collected donations for Breast Cancer Research in return), Flo gave us a Chocolate Fix wth her truffles that should last for weeks…
And just before 1:00 a.m. we all went home.
Thank you all, ladies, for your wonderful company! It was an inspiring night. Now, finish those quilts and prepare for 1,2,3: The Sequel (aka Show and Tell and Wine and More Food) in four weeks!
ps: NEXT time, the sneaky peeps who managed to avoid being photographed WON’T be so lucky! I know who you are and my battery WILL be charged!! 
We have some super talented designers in Australia. And, best of all, they are often really grouse chicks that we all want to be friends with.
Jodie is one of the very best. She not only makes incredible things that you wish you had thought of first but she is friendly and lovely and an all-round Top Sheila.
I bought some of Jodie’s patterns for the shop and she asked if I would like a sample to go with them. Being incredibly lazy (and thinking of all the samples I need to make) of course I said, “You bet! Yes, please!” Today the patterns and the doll arrived in the post and guess what? Jodie GAVE me the doll!
I. Own. A. Jodie Carlelton. Kinder Girl.
You don’t need to worry about her, Jodie. She is very happy and is already the centre of everyone’s attention…
…after all of that knitting, wouldn’t you want to show your Charming One Piece to the world?
Or, indeed, your two piece set with pantettes…
Last week I was given an amazing gift. Julie handed me these fabrics that had come from the home of an elderly relative and said, “I’ll never use them.” I’m not sure that she really understood just how excited I was to receive them. They are now among my most treasured possessions. Few things make my heart beat faster than fabric of this vintage and type. The colours are incredible and they are my favourite type of prints. Scrumptious, beautiful florals. I immediately had an image of a quilt form in my head. Of course, since then I have realised the dilemna – do I cut them or should they stay in one piece? I’m happy just to stare lovingly at them until I decide
Clicking on the photos will take you to my flickr pages where there are some more photos!
