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Thursday, 26 November 2015

Ballarat Bilby Reunion

On Saturday 24 October I was invited to an "IG Meet Up" aka a Bilby Reunion at Cotton Factory - my home away from home in Ballarat. My hexie partner in crime @IsabellaGolightly26 had flown down from Sydney and was one of the "hostesses with the mostesses" together with @AnneBoundy.

My dear friend & sister @Micheles_kitchen drove up from Melbourne on the Friday and stayed for a few days with me in Bendigo - we drove down to Ballarat together on Saturday with our bilbies - Mr Greeny and Miss Penelope.

The meet up was also to be the long awaited launch of Isabella's prized Bilby Pattern. Limited patterns were available for purchase on the day however they can also be purchased on Etsy (details below).

The lovely lady in lavender is Alison's mum

Simone, Sharon & Isabella

Just call me "Duck face" quack quack - Isabella & I caught in the act discussing the flakers from "Hexie Down Under" round 1 - trying to organise angel hexies.

It was a good opportunity for Isabella & I to catch up and discuss what to do with the flakers from "Hexie Down Under" round 1

We don't like flakers!! Grrrrr

This is a more realistic photo of the two of us!!

Alison & Isabella drawing the door prizes. Yes some lucky bilby won a door ;0P

And the winner is.... "where are my glasses?"

Fiona, Mr Greeny, Michele & Miss Penelope

What does your badge say Isabella? "Full of Scrap"

And even the bilbies had fun!

Miss Snow Minty; Red Spot Special; Gidget; Forest; Moonshine (the little bilby); Miss Penelope; Mr Greeny & Dandy Boy - Mr Dandy Pants

Red Spot Special; Gidget, Miss Snow Minty, Forest, Miss Penelope, Mr Greeny, Mr Dandy Pants. Moonshine in front (the little bilby).

"Awwww behold the sacred hole"

What is it about the hole in the table that the bilbies love??

Bilby Pattern Release:

The Bilby Pattern can be purchased as a PDF download. You can also purchase kits and bilby eyes.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/IsabellaGolightly

Much merriment was had by all and we also raised $35 in gold coin donations for the "Save the Bilby Fund"

Thursday, 25 June 2015

Hexie Down Under

Hexies hexies everywhere. English Paper Piecing (EPP) is very popular at the moment and almost everyone appears to be doing it. Are you a hexie fan? Would you like to create your own hexie masterpiece but are limited by what's in your fabric stash? Swapping with other hexie fans is a great way to mix up the fabrics in your hexie collection, so Isabella Golightly and I have decided to set up an affordable swap just within Australia. One that is EASY to do and INEXPENSIVE to be a part of.

Can you accurately thread or glue baste a 1" hexie?
Can you neatly stitch these hexies into a hexie flower?
Do you live in Australia?

If you answered yes to each of these questions then you are eligible to join #HexieDownUnder This swap will be for both thread basters and glue basters. You can specify your preference and depending upon numbers we will attempt to keep these two methods in separate groups. If you can do & don't mind either method that is even better.

REQUIREMENTS:

This swap is open to Australians with an Australian postal address only. Sorry, no international members.
You MUST have a public Instagram account.
Members are required to create and mail at least two (2) hexie flowers to each person on their list before 30 September 2015.
All members should be able to accurately thread or glue baste 1" hexies and to sew them neatly together into a hexie flower.
Members are to use a good quality quilting cotton. Please do not use any other type/s of fabrics
All centres should be white (unless requested otherwise) and you are required to write your name, your Instagram account name, and where you are from on the centre hexie with a permanent fabric marker.
Please leave the papers/cardboard in so that the recipient can join them together easily.
Post a photograph of your finished hexie flowers on Instagram tagging the recipient together with the hashtag #HexieDownUnder prior to mailing them off.

YOU ARE ***NOT*** REQUIRED TO SEND ANY OTHER EXTRAS!!!

Yes you read that correctly, you are not required to send anything other than the two (2) hexie flowers per person to the members on your list. If you use a C5 sized envelope (162 x 229 mm) it will only cost $1.40 to post within Australia.

Once the sign up data has been collated, you will be emailed a spreadsheet containing the details of the people in your group. You can work through this list at your own pace and mail them off as you go, however, we do request that you complete your list before 30 September 2015 - that gives you approximately 3-months to complete your list.

We are aiming for up to 25 members per list to keep the number per group manageable. If you complete your list early you can request to be added to another group. Sign ups will remain open until we have reached 100 members. Depending upon popularity, we aim to have round two of #HexieDownUnder commence in October for a December finish.

Please click on the hexie-flower to access the sign up form:

Click here

Please direct any inquiries to Isabella at isabellagolightly@gmail.com

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

We have a new family member!

Yesterday we welcomed a new member to our family. Let me introduce you to "Greeny" the Bilby.

I first saw Greeny's adoption photo on Isabella's Instagram feed and immediately it was love at first sight! After verifying that I would be a suitable adoptive Mum, Isabella carefully packed Greeny into his shipping container and sent him off to his new forever home.

Yesterday morning I heard a faint knock at my front door and opened it to find Greeny sitting there.

"Hello. Is this my new forever home?"

It had been a long journey for Greeny and just as well that Auntie Isabella had told me what food bilbies eat so I had plenty of chocolate and nutella on hand to feed him. The bananas hadn't held up too well in the heat so I will make Greeny a special banana cake with them instead.