Ta-da Quilts for Boys

This is one of the two quilts (doona covers) I made for a lovely local lady. I just loved making them and just love the colours she picked. The quilts will end up in a couple of little boys rooms. The oldest of the boys, Lawson did some cute little pics of a person eating an ice-cream and I think the other one is someone fishing and I turned them into a screenprint. I think they turned out lovely and hopefully they will have them for years to come. The doona covers are made out of linen, some lovely striped heavy cotton and denim. It is very Country Road/Ralph Lauren inspired I think. I also made some personalised bunting with the boys names, but of course forgot to photograph. Geez the quilts were a bugger to iron though!

Here is a project I've been working on the past week. A textile collage. I had this idea written down for a long time and have finally got it in motion. All the material I used was in my big bag of "what the hell am I going to do with these scraps" bag. The bottom pic is a bit crap as I left it too late in the day to photograph the finished product, so I'll endeavour to get a better pic tomorrow.

I wrote a little poem that is woven into the collage it reads:

Little birdy way up high,

Spread your wings to find a nest,

Not in a cage or in a tree,

But in loving arms you shall rest.