Hi Quilters and Patchworkers alike!

I have loved doing some patchwork for a short while now and enjoy sharing tips and patterns with my quilty buddies here in Australia
Today we are having a National Election - for Australians that means we are voting for the Prime Minister and Cabinet. So its super busy on the television showing who is and isnt getting voted in. :thumbup:
But I am here to say hello and introduce myself as a lover of sewing, beadwork and all sorts of craft. :lol:
I am enjoying different Asian styles - such as Japanese Fabrics -Ecletic colourings in my work.;)
I think I have done more bits and pieces for my family and friends and have joined with another friend in making things for charity. At the moment I am sourching a sizing for adult bibs for my local nursing home - so if you have any ideas that would be appreciated :D
Looking for penpals too - send me a link! Love to join a swap place or contribute a square for someone making quilts for charity :thumbup:
So send me a note - I will look forward to it and promise to get back to you too
All the best for a great Saturday 21st August 2010
Diane

Welcome, so glad you joined us. This is a great place to be. If you Goggle adult bib patterns, you should get a few hits, but here are a few that I found:

http://www.sewing.org/html/bibs.html

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mcsh...epatterns.html

http://www.laurassewingstudio.com/NL/060407/060407.html

Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Hello from Ohio.

Hello from Kentucky!

Welcome!

Welcome from Nova Scotia!

Hi Diane, welcome from Minnesota, US!

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here

Hi Diane! Welcome from North Carolina!

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Hello and welcome to the board!

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

Welcome from Sydney (another Aussie)
Colleen

Welcome from New Zealand

Hi, and welcome from a fellow aussie. I would also be interested in contributing squares or quilts to charity, if you hear of any let us know. :)

Hi, I'm from Perth - so glad that election is over - well sort of anyway. I'd be happy to contribute blocks for a charity quilt too. Stay in touch.

[quote=Purrfect]Hi, and welcome from a fellow aussie.


And welcome from another Aussie. North east of perth. WA

Hello from Melbourne, welcome.

Hi, and welcome from another Aussie :)

Hello Dragonfly, welcome aboard. Yes, aren't we lucky that our elections take 6 weeks and not over 12 months like the US - it's been infuriating, even with Foxtel, and we might have to go through it all again in 3 months tme HELP!!! I don't know what happened to the usual 24-hour blackout of political ads I thought we used to have??

Hello Diane,
Lovely to see yet another Aussie come onboard. I am relatively new to this board myself and am so glad that I found it.
Elections – they sure do seem to come around quickly these days. Will be nothing but election run downs for the next week now and with a hung parliament, probably even longer.
There are lots of lovely and creative people on this board and of course so many “takes” on everything that the ideas will just bounce off you. Great for getting ones creative juices flowing.

I have only kept one of 2 quilts that I have made so far and usually give them away as gifts to friends and family except for the quilts that I make and donate to charity. This year I made a children’s bed size quilt which was raffled to raise money at our local Biggest Morning Tea, for cancer. Have also made and donated for people in need hampers and such.

Some of the Asian fabrics are just gorgeous.
Good luck with your bib making.

Cheers
Maybe1day

Welcome, waving from Indiana, USA

Hello and welcome from Elizabethtown, KY!

Welcome from Perth , sending some lovely weather your way,
I am sewing Bags, Bags, and more Bags , hope this craze
passes soon. You can send me a note any time .

Hello and Welcome from Louisiana! I've made a few adult bibs that are very similiar to http://www.laurassewingstudio.com/NL/060407/060407.html . One thing different was to place right sides together and sew all around leaving an opening for turning. Leaves a nice clean edge, a spot of velcro does the trick and the little bottom crumb catcher pocket is great!

Hi fabric fairy, I'm from Perth too and so into making bags. What do you do with yours?

Welcome from Minnesota (USA) Sooooo happy you could join us.

I'd love to branch off into making some bags but alas, I have difficulty reading the patterns I have seen so until I can get a handle of reading patterns and putting it into practice or come across a class on bag making, then I guess doing so will stay on my "wish list"
Some patterns will confuse me so I really need to see it done first.

Maybe1day

Hello and welcome from Boston, Ma in the USA

Hello and welcome from Perth (eastern hills), Western Australia. You will love this board...inspiration by the bucketful!

Hi there,

If you would like to send me an addressed post satchel from australia post I will send you a adult bib used in hospitals.

Send me your email address & I will give you my address.

Jennyquilts,
Narellan NSW

Hi and welcome, so glad you joined us. we have alot of interestingthings going onall the time. I collect sand, andwould love wome from austrloia. if you;re interested in putting some in a bafggie for me, pm me qmnd i'll give you my address. welcome and thanks
lynnie

Hi and welcome from Victoria.

Diane,
Glad to meet you and Welcome from Portland, Oregon USA! I see that you are a beader too. Cool. Perhaps sometime we can see some of your work (quilting/beading/etc).
Good luck on your elections.
Faith :-D

Hello from Brisbane. I have contributed several quilts to Linus and am going to get my craft group into making other things for charity. At the moment we do all sorts of crafty things to support our bowls club. You will enjoy this forum.

Welcome from Dalby Qld Australia

Hi and welcome from Massachusetts!!

Hi and welcome from florida! mamahippychicky luv that kitty- he/she is sooo precious!

Hi and welcome from florida! mamyhippychicky luv that kitty- he/she is soooo precious! just wanta take him off screen!