Sunday the 10th of January was the second anniversary of Don't Look Now! ... yes, yes I know I'm a little late!
It now seems hard to believe that there was life before blogging ....
I have no idea what I did with my time before Don't Look Now!!!
... other than run around after this lot of course!!!
Blogging has been so good for me in so very many ways!
I have gotten to know so many wonderful people through blogging ...
it has provided me with a creative distraction in a time of my life where it was so desperately needed ...
... and quite unexpectedly ... blogging has paved the way toward a whole new career ....
... a whole new direction in my life that I would never have thought possible two years ago when I first clicked on Save Post ...
Thank you!
... to all of you! It certainly wouldn't be as much fun without you!!!!!
Now we all know that one can't have a Blogaversary with out a giveaway!!!! So if you leave a comment here between now and mid night on the 25th of February (Australian EST) you will have the opportunity to collect one of these three prizes...
Two people will each collect a copy of my pattern How does your garden grow, A Quilter's Diary (featuring stacks of beautiful quilts by some amazing people including Tracey, Claire & me!), a packet of Lite Steam-A-Seam2 & 2m of Floriani Stitch & Wash Fusible
Finally, if you purchase any one of my patterns from any of my retailers between now and 12 midnight Australian EST on the 25th of February (must be in this time period please) and you send me confirmation of this via email before midnight on the 26th of February, I will randomly draw one person who will receive the original Thank you!cushion (see above) plus a Country Life Diary & a packet of Lite Steam-A-Seam2 & 2 metres of Floriani Stitch & Wash Fusible.
There are some new retailers too just to make this a little easier for you ...
Minlation Country Crafts & Patchwork - sorry no website
Plus all of the existing shops and you can find their details here ...
Good luck!
Thank you to everyone who left me such beautiful comments on my last post ... they were much appreciated! Joshua loved his first week and I have found something to fill the gap ...
This is Tom (centre)! He is so adorable and has soaked up every spare minute of my time!!!
He and his brother& sisters are rescued kittens ... if you would like one well I suspect you are probably too late as these little cuties are going to be walking out the door!!!!
As for me, well .... I spent the weekend at Sewjournwith Jan & 6 others sewing, eating, relaxing & generally enjoying ourselves & each others company.
Jan, Kerry, Lara, Mary, Kylie, Leah & Donna (left to right)
Mary & Donna traveled all the way from Canberra to join us!!! Donna is lucky enough to work at Addicted to Fabric! I am so looking forward to my trip there in a couple of weeks! Donna had a very beautiful pack of fabric with her that they sell with together with my patterns at A2F ...
Not bad?!!!! Makes you just want to go buy some fabric doesn't it???!!!!
Thank you guys for a really terrific weekend!!!! There are many other photos to share from the weekend but for now I need to finish up and get some sleep ... I'll post them on Flickr in the next few days.
So what's next in the house of Don't Look Now ... well .... I'm off to Patchwork House in the morning for my first workshop there for the year!
... and on Saturday I will be scooting off to Ballarat for the last day of a workshop that we started a couple of weeks ago ... these guys came from far and wide!!!
I can't wait to see how you guys are coming along ... but more on this next week!
Just a thought for those of you who are locals and have been thinking about joining the Joseph's Coat Quiltalong but either haven't gotten around to it yet or maybe you might like a little more coaching ... if you are interested in coming along to a class to get you started or over a hump then email me and we will look into setting something up.
Good luck with the give away and thank you again for all of your support over the past two years!
Enjoy what's left of the week!
Kellie
PS. Finally we have a Sydney class!!! Woooo Hoooo! Go take a peek!!!!!!
Congratulations on two wonderful years....youre right...what was life before blogging????? Without it, I seem lost, so wonderful to connect with other like-minded, crafty and inspirational people such as yourself!!!
thank you and may there be very many more blogiversaries to share!
sugary hugs
Wendy 'O)
Posted by: wendyb | February 15, 2010 at 02:31 PM
Hi Kellie, your designs never cease to amaze me. I first saw your work in Homespun. They truly are drenched in delicious colour & form. Keep the wonderful patterns & blog coming along.
Posted by: Julie R | February 15, 2010 at 03:29 PM
Love, love, love your blog! Lots of eye candy and more. Thank you for providing instructions on applique. I want to learn how to do this and now seeing your very clear instructions I will do this. I will! Thanks so much!
Posted by: Amy | February 15, 2010 at 04:51 PM
Congratulations...your patterns, your sewing, your use of color and your blog are all an inspiration to me!
Posted by: sherri | February 15, 2010 at 05:28 PM
I am upset I cannot make it to your class at a2f, but I am going to do my best with a version of your monsters quilt. Your designs are joyful.
Posted by: AliZ | February 15, 2010 at 07:01 PM
Hi Kellie - not sure if you've heard of us but we're big fans!!!!!!!!!!! Little joke there :o) You had us at Meg's. Fab blog, fab patterns, fab lady. Here's to at least 2 million more years...xxxx
Posted by: Emma | February 15, 2010 at 07:57 PM
Congrats on your anniversary, are you going to sell your patterns in the USA anytime soon? I love your work!
Posted by: Mickie | February 15, 2010 at 11:28 PM
Happy Blog Anniversary!!! I really enjoy reading your blog and love your creations!!!! A lot of inspirations and marvellous tutorials..I'm a beginner quilter and thanks also to your blog I'm falling in love with it!
Thank you for sharing
Giulia (an italian expat in Perth)
Posted by: Giulia | February 16, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Wow - brilliant quilting - I came across your blog quite by accident. What a great giveaway. Love the kittens!
Posted by: Sharon Peters | February 16, 2010 at 03:20 AM
i just wanted to tell you that you are my all time favorite quilt designer...if i didn't live half a world away, i would be the first in line to take a workshop! thank you so much for sharing your blog with us all!
Posted by: elizabeth | February 16, 2010 at 05:13 AM
Congratulations for your bloganiversary! I knew your blog coming form the stitching room of Leanne and, I think i told you before, I love your design and your way to quilt! My firts step with the applications follows your tutorial of the pillow. It´s wonderful, yours not mine, I have to improve this to get sew this kind of Patch.
Posted by: Isabel | February 16, 2010 at 07:58 AM
happy anniversary kellie! what a great giveaway, thanks for sharing .
Posted by: Jane | February 16, 2010 at 08:07 AM
Well one! It just takes one step, and looked what happened! It couldn't have happened to a nicer (and talented) person.
Posted by: Rosemary Dempster | February 16, 2010 at 08:34 AM
Congratulations Kellie. (I was sure I posted a comment last week, but now I can't see it!) I've been loving your blog and now I'm looking forward to receiving my first pattern.
Lyn (in Kinglake).
Posted by: Lyn Duhig | February 16, 2010 at 02:18 PM
Congratulations! I really love your work and am always so inspired by it. Ooh, those kittens are so cute! I wish I could adopt all of them.
Posted by: Veronica | February 16, 2010 at 04:56 PM
Congratulations on your anniversary! Your work is so beautiful and it is a pleasure to be able to read your blog. Thank you!
Posted by: Annwen | February 16, 2010 at 06:53 PM
Oh... Tom is so lovely. (Melt...)
A kitty and a giveaway in the same post... It's almost too much. Please enter me in your blogoversary contest.
Frau Putz
Posted by: Frau Putz | February 16, 2010 at 09:57 PM
Congrats on your blog-anniversary! OMG so many comment, I will keep my fingers crossed.
Posted by: Jess | February 16, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Ahh, those kittens are just the cuttest little things...makes you want to hold one. Pls pop me in the draw, I love pressies.
Posted by: Debbie | February 16, 2010 at 10:14 PM
I recently discovered your blog and I LOVE your work. I am also participating in the Joseph's Coat.
Posted by: Candy | February 17, 2010 at 12:55 AM
wow congrats on the two year anniversary - i'm off to buttonberry to make a purchase!!!!! tracey x
Posted by: tracey dawkins | February 17, 2010 at 03:03 AM
Happy blogiversary! I'm glad you are here.
Posted by: Shasta | February 17, 2010 at 04:43 AM
Kittens!!! And oh, how I would love to win one of your patterns so I can stop drooling all over the place every time I see them!
Posted by: Brooke | February 17, 2010 at 05:56 AM
Hello!
Happy Birthday to the blog! I love your ideas and I´m so sorry, that I´m at the other end of the world and can´t meet you personly!!!
But I have same patterns from you from the Homespun Magazine!!!
Greetings from Germany!!
Posted by: Sandra Geiger | February 17, 2010 at 08:09 AM
Congratulations on your blogaversary! Life wouldn't be the same without a blog. We are all the better for yours.
Posted by: Kim | February 17, 2010 at 09:36 AM
Kellie, Congratulations on two years blogging. You have brought us so much joy and inspiration through your blogs and creativity - all your hard work has really paid off for you and I wish you all the best for the next two years. Thankyou!
Posted by: Cath R | February 17, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Happy Blogday! I should be giving you a birthday prezzie in return for this post alone - gorgeous sewing, fabric and KITTENS! OMG life doesn't get much better!!! OK pulled self together. Congratulation and we'll be seeing you in another year (or 11 months!). Jen x
Posted by: sewcraftyfox | February 17, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Congratulations on your blogaversary. I always enjoying looking in at the beautiful work you do.
Posted by: Nancy in Austin | February 17, 2010 at 12:53 PM
Congratulations i hope there's many more years to come!
Me and my sister went to our first stitches and craft show last august and saw your 'love birds' quilt on display.
She has taken it up as her first go at quilting
I'm about to get Meg's Garden in a kit and the cushions also.
Do you plan on doing any more classes/workshops up in Sydney? We would love to come (but will be in New Zealand for the one you have up at the moment)
Posted by: Suzi | February 17, 2010 at 01:30 PM
Way to go on the two years! I hope many many more to come. I love your style. I would love to hear your full quilt story!
Posted by: Lisa Arndt | February 17, 2010 at 01:59 PM
Happy Bloganniversary, Kellie!!! 2 years... seems like your blog is older with all you've done;)
Wish you all the best for this 3rd year beginning!
Posted by: Sonja | February 17, 2010 at 06:45 PM
Kellie congrads on your 2 year anniversary, time flys when you're having fun. Your designs are just like ice cream - one can never get enough of it and it's always something one craves and nothing else will do. Thanks for creating such wonderful designs for us all to enjoy. We're all so proud of you Kellie. Kindest regards Cherylene Brown:)
Posted by: Cherylene Brown | February 17, 2010 at 08:51 PM
Congratulations on 2 years (& 1/12 ;)
Looking forward to seeing what you create over the next 2 years!
Posted by: Car | February 17, 2010 at 09:04 PM
Happy anniversary!
I've just recieved your pattern "with love from me..." and it is FANTASTIC!!
You are doing such amazing designs.
Hugs, Carolina in Sweden
Posted by: Carolina H | February 17, 2010 at 09:19 PM
Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary! You make the most amazing creations and I'm very grateful you started blogging 2 years ago. Where would the craft world be without Don't Look Now?!!! Love your stuff! :)
Posted by: Missymack | February 17, 2010 at 09:25 PM
Happy Blog a versary! I just love your work! As 2010 is my year of finishing UFO's - your patterns are on my "future" UFO list. I really want to make one, but am being so strong and not starting any more until I complete the 13 or so that I have started. In the meantime, I just visit your blog and dream! ahh!!
Posted by: Daisy Julz | February 17, 2010 at 11:36 PM
Happy Anniversary!! I was so happy to find your blog and have your new posts come straight to my inbox. Your work is so fresh and inspiring. The colors you use can do nothing but make you smile and think, ahhhhhhhhhh!
If you ever head to Dallas, TX or Tulsa, OK, PLEASE let me know as I would love to meet you and hopefully take a class with you :)
I just love your sock monkeys! Have you ever shared/sold the pattern to make them? I think it would be fun to have them hanging around my sewing room.
Posted by: Andrea Bakewell | February 18, 2010 at 05:27 AM
Happy Anniversary!. I would love to win so count me in. Thanks
Posted by: Caryn | February 18, 2010 at 01:41 PM
Congratulations on your 2nd anniversary! Only stumbled onto your blog through Joseph's Coat project. Love Kaffe Fasset fabrics and your patterns. They seem made for each other. Thinking I will make this quilt and do some stash-busting - perfect caravan project, ordered the Stitch and wash. Then at my guild's Feb meeting there were some of your quilts advertising a class locally. Looking forward to your willow class at A2F on 28th. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in your giveaway.
Posted by: Anne O'Connor 12 Nanson Place Florey ACT 2615 | February 18, 2010 at 03:32 PM
Congratulation!! I just found your blog by chance and I love it! I love your designs, these are so fresh and fun with these bright colours! Thank you for this inspiration!
I whish there would be more stores with your designs in Germany or Europe!
Conni
Berlin, Germany
Posted by: Conni | February 18, 2010 at 05:49 PM
Congratulations on the two years! I love the simplicity you bring to quilting. It was the catalyst I needed to try free motion quilting myself and I've fallen in love. What beautiful work you do! Thank you!
Posted by: Ajaire | February 19, 2010 at 03:25 AM
Congrats on your second year!
Posted by: Rene | February 19, 2010 at 05:18 AM
happy anniversary. many happy congratulations to you for making it work! Thanks for a chance at your giveaway, I have admired your work for so long.
Posted by: Jenny | February 19, 2010 at 06:26 AM
joyeux anniversaire !!!
i also leave a comment, just in case...
hello from France !
catherine
Posted by: morcath | February 19, 2010 at 07:48 AM
Congratulations on your blogoversary,I love your patterns they are always so bright and cheerful!
Posted by: Handmade@Home | February 19, 2010 at 09:08 AM
Happy Blogiversary! You make me enjoy applique. :)
Posted by: Kate | February 19, 2010 at 12:47 PM
Your work is always inspiration for me! I can't believe the professional quality and doubt my ability big time...but I LOVE to look! Wish I lived closer to get in on a class or something....
Posted by: Shelley C | February 19, 2010 at 01:18 PM
Congratulations of your blogaversary.
I love your patterns and use of colour, not to mention machine quilting. What a great give away to offer.
Posted by: Kerry | February 19, 2010 at 07:08 PM
I have long been an admirer of your lovely and inspirational patterns. I would love to win one. Please count me in. x
Posted by: Joy | February 19, 2010 at 08:09 PM
Congratulations Kellie, so nice to see your celebrating post with all those beautiful photos of your creations. Thanks for your encouragement and hard work : )
Posted by: Jo | February 19, 2010 at 08:26 PM