Way back in the last century, 1998 or 1999, I went through a rough patch and ended up being diagnosed with major depressive illness. I was blessed enough to have a wonderful friend take me under her wing and I flew from my home at the time Mt Gambier, to her's in Hobart for a couple of weeks to rest. The first day I was there, I was told I was going to make a quilt and off to Spotlight we went where we bought everything I needed. I fell in love with the feel of the fabric, cutting it so it was perfect, ironing bits once and then once again, ruling lines on my fabric and sewing everything by hand. I must have been born to be a quilter because that quilt still remains unfinished!
My most productive time quilting was back then in Mount Gambier. I moved to Melbourne in 2002 and stopped quilting, I had other things on my mind. New job, new man, new life... Scrapbooking entered my life for several years and I really enjoyed it, although I didn't enjoy not being able to do it sitting infront of the tele! I needed to be away from distractions when I did it, or surrounded but the clutter and giggling of my scrapping friends.
In 2008, after just a couple of months of marriage, my hubby and I moved to Launceston and I joined a quilting group, but the shop closed soon after I joined and so too did my urge to sew.
On to now in 2013 and I have been diagnosed with another mental illness and as part of my mental health plan I've been regularly seeing my GP and a wonderful occupational therapist. I am still having more bad days than good but I am grateful to have a loving and caring hubby who cannot do enough for me. I thought long and hard about what had given me pleasure during my healing last time and it was sewing, so I have been to Esme's in Kings Meadows and armed myself with a new rotary cutter and lots of new fabric and I'm going to make a new lap quilt.
But before I do that I need to bind a quilt I made for my son's 8th birthday. It's his birthday in 2 weeks so I'd better get to it. No, he's not turning 8. It will be his 21st!! What a labour of love!! He's so excited that he's finally getting his quilt!
The quilt was hand pieced by me and the amazing machine quilting was done by Jane from Jane Monk Studio in Grindlewald.
My son, Tom chose the fabrics for his quilt. They all worked so well together, not bad for a 7 year old! The pattern has been long lost but I think it was from American Patchwork from 1999 or 2000.
Hope you come back to visit me. I'm hoping to blog a couple of times a month. My other passion is cooking, so watch out for lots of food porn too!
But before I do that I need to bind a quilt I made for my son's 8th birthday. It's his birthday in 2 weeks so I'd better get to it. No, he's not turning 8. It will be his 21st!! What a labour of love!! He's so excited that he's finally getting his quilt!
The quilt was hand pieced by me and the amazing machine quilting was done by Jane from Jane Monk Studio in Grindlewald.
My son, Tom chose the fabrics for his quilt. They all worked so well together, not bad for a 7 year old! The pattern has been long lost but I think it was from American Patchwork from 1999 or 2000.
Hope you come back to visit me. I'm hoping to blog a couple of times a month. My other passion is cooking, so watch out for lots of food porn too!
Till next time,
Shelly x
