A New Me!!

I didn't want to spoil the fun by posting my best pics of the day first, so take a look at one of the other great things to come through the door today...

Back in June I posted here about my block for the Tokyo Quilt Festival, well today I received confirmation that my block has been sewn into quilt number 61!

I am really looking forward to seeing pictures of the quilts made from the 10,112 blocks received and donated in aid of rebuilding lives affected by the tsunami back in March; what a simple way to help.

OK then, you patient people, look what my amazing friend Toni sent me...

Happy dancing was in order! 

Because the weather was so delightful this afternoon, the photos really don't do justice, but I got snapping anyway as I was so excited!

Woo hoo!!!

I've told Toni already, that when I can get a perfect shot, I will be swapping my favicons with this handmade beauty -  perfect! 

If you don't know Toni, pop over to her blog and say Happy Birthday to her little boy - 'Hi Max', and then stay a while, and look at her other brilliant makes!

Hoo ate the chocolate?

Thank you again my friend for preparing me for a much needed facelift!

Friday night chez FB...

Well the kiddies were packed off to bed nice and early, and poor hubby wasn't too far behind them as he is suffering with a headache and blocked sinuses, so I have been sewing since 7pm, undisturbed.

I made a little something for Father's Day, but that's under wraps until Sunday, and I am pretty pleased with the result.  I then decided to make a quick block for one of the Partnership Quilts at next year's Tokyo Quilt Festival.   I read about this on Ayumi's blog Pink Penguin.

Take a look, it is for such a worthwhile cause, more so than ever before; all the quilts made from donated blocks will be given to victims of the devastating earthquake; last year over 10,000 blocks were sent!

So here is my effort - the theme is 'squares and triangles' - but thankfully a bit of artistic licence is allowed, as my finished 'squares' are not as 'square' as they could be!

I started with this, made with no plan and some scraps...

..then decided to do this...

...then finally created this 9" block...

Considering I made it up as I went along until it was the right size, I am rather excited at the result.  The gingham and solid are a brighter pink in real life, and I really hope it will play its' part in a comforting quilt.

A bit of a tenuous link, but at the time of writing, there are still a few spaces left in the Japanese Import Fabric Swap for those of you in the UK or Ireland.  So pop over to Cindy's and put your name down, you know you want to!