Thursday, July 29, 2010

Quilt 4 - Jen's Graduation Quilt







When my sister completed her Doctorate, I gave her this quilt to say congratulations. We'd picked out the basic pattern together (appropriately named 'Sister's Choice') and then chose the fabrics together.






It's totally hand-quilted and I was very pleased with the finished product.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Foster Dog #8 - Jed







This is our current foster dog Jed. Jed is the brother of Jake, who is the previous foster dog we had. Jed is a total darling and we are loving having him at our house until he finds his permanent home.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Quilt 3 - Christmas Stars




This is the third quilt I ever made. I designed it and it was inspired by a cute country star with check fabric that I saw in a magazine. I think I made this around 2005/2006. I especially love the red cardinal star centres and the border print.


Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Quilt 2 - Green Squares




This is the second quilt I made. Very basic, but a nice puffy wadding that makes it great for curling up on the lounge.

Lola




This is my sister's pet cockatiel Lola. Lola was only 12 weeks old when we got her last Christmas Eve. As you can see from the photo, she got quite attached to our (fake) Christmas tree.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Looking Back - Foster Dog #4 (Fella)


Here is the last in the series of previous foster dogs. This is Fella, who was our fourth foster dog. Fella was a good dog but wanted to be the top dog all the time, which caused some tension in the backyard dynamics with Honey. Fella has now found his permanent home, where I believe there is a more dominant dog than him and he has learnt that being top dog isn't always necessary.

Monday, May 3, 2010

Looking back - Foster Dog #3 (Sandy)


This is my next installment of reminiscing about our previous foster dogs. Meet Sandy, who was our third foster dog. Sandy (we think) was a cross between a daschund and a rhodesian ridgeback. She was small, but had a definite ridge going on. A lovely little dog who I trust is doing well in her new home.