Saturday, 22 March 2014

Bushfire

My mum is my best friend when it comes to quilt buddies and she is always inspiring me by what she makes and how perfectly she makes things. As a young girl, i can remember my Mum making me all sorts of things on her classic Bernina (which was given to her as a wedding prezzie by her Mum in the early 60's is still rocking on today!) from clothes for my teddy to fancy dress princess outfits for school plays.

Today i just wanted to share with you my beautiful Mum's latest quilting creation and I'm linking up with Lorna for Let's bee social and AmandaJean for Finish it up Friday

Bushfire

 Living in Australia means that we live with bushfire. It can be our friend and our foe. It is part of who we are and has shaped the vegetation and environment that we live in today. Fire diversity has promoted biodivesity in many of the most beautiful parts of our land. Living in the Blue Mountains, my folks have survived several bush fires including the latest last Spring which destroyed so many houses nearby. Both my husband and i have careers in bushfire research, so Mums latest creation is close to our hearts. This is super special Mum!


Inspired by a table runner by Elizabeth Long in the Patchwork and Quilting magazine, titled Bushfire,  Mums 'Bushfire' creation has been made using paper piecing, but she used interfacing instead and found that to work a treat. Featuring little geckos and quilted burnt stick and shrubs (which she did with her walking foot), the colours reflect fire and the Australian bush. Mum made this table runner as a gift for my husbands folks who live in Portugal, another country where bushfire's are part of the culture and environment.




Next week, we will take the table runner to Portugal to give to our Portuguese family and i feel our suitcase is chock full of quilted goodies....what a treat...to give and to have made......

Thanks Mum, it's truly lovely and i'm sure they will absolutely love it!

Finish it up Friday
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9 comments:

  1. Unknown24 March 2014 at 18:32

    What an amazing reflection of bushfire colours. The detail is incredible and must have taken hours. A beautiful gift and a treasure.

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  2. Lorna McMahon3 April 2014 at 05:55

    Your mum did an amazing job on this runner! Love the colours and all the little details. Those sticks! And that little gecko.... Stunning work! Mums rule!

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    1. Bower Bird Patch3 April 2014 at 09:22

      Thanks Lorna, mum has amazing patience and I know she worked very hard to finish this off before we left. I love the little sticks and shrubs....I'll pass on your comment to her because I know she'll be stoked to hear it... Thanks again....

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  3. Margaret3 April 2014 at 06:07

    That's really lovely and the colours are so vibrant.

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    1. Bower Bird Patch3 April 2014 at 09:23

      Thanks for stopping by Margaret and for your comment. Mum will be stoked to hear you liked it.....

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  4. Anonymous3 April 2014 at 07:02

    Lovely work! She did an amazing job with that.

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    1. Bower Bird Patch3 April 2014 at 09:25

      Thanks so much for your comment and for stopping by. I'll let Mum know you thought it was lovely as she put so much work into it, so will be stoked to hear it...

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  5. Kris3 April 2014 at 08:29

    Lovely piece. I am sure they will love it too!

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  6. Bower Bird Patch3 April 2014 at 09:32

    Thanks so much Kris. I will pass your comment onto Mum as she will be stoked to hear it......thanks for stopping by......happy quilting....

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Wahoo.....I'm always stoked to receive comments so thanks so much for taking the time.

Wishing you many happy quilting hours!

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