Author Archives: Country Matters Designs
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GRETEL’S GARDEN QUILT

GRETEL’S GARDEN QUILT Had to show you what I have been working on for the last couple of months, Gretel’s Garden is my class project at the Galong Patchwork  Retreat, which I am very thrilled to say I have been asked to be a tutor there this year.  As you can see it is a […]

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LUCY BOSTON BLOCKS

LUCY BOSTON BLOCKS As promised some time ago, I was going to show some more blocks and the fantastic designs you can create with them,  below are some made by the girls in the night class, let me know what you think.  As you can see, they are really getting into the fussy cutting. Below […]

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Celebrating end of the year and starting a new one

Hi everyone,  it was  a hectic end to the year of 2013,  a frosted and  drought year for the farm meaning an early harvest, our son graduated from year 12 and consequently a few end of year functions and helping him get organised for this year starting uni, and generally too much to do and […]

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Pink Hopscotch

Hello there, well what has happened since we last talked, was it that long ago – no can’t be, this year is just flying past and between all the runnings of farm, teenagers and sewing, who has time to blog.  Sorry to put you on the bottom of the list, but today I have made […]

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RETREAT STATION QUILT

RETREAT STATION QUILT   Introducing…..  this is what I have been working on for the first part of the year.  My latest design Retreat Station, a quilt that just grew by itself as the fabrics and colours made it very easy to work on. ‘Retreat’ is the name of a property that many years ago […]

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HANDY ANDY

HANDY ANDY     June issue of Homespun is out in the newsagents and being delivered in mailboxes everywhere, with this great new design, if you turn to page 34, guess what you will see….     Yes, I know for those who know me, it is a little different to what I normally do, […]

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REDGUM PATCHWORK QUILT BY COUNTRY MATTERS

REDGUM QUILT BY COUNTRY MATTERS Well it is now officially winter, we have had wonderful soaking rains over the weekend, and over the next few weeks we will see all the winter crops emerging as well as frosts and sunny days. Autumn leaves cover the ground everywhere, and the cosy feeling of sitting in front […]

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Lucy Boston Blocks part 2

LUCY BOSTON BLOCKS PART 2 It has been a little while between chats, there has been alot happening, but I have been busy putting together a few more Lucy Boston blocks when I get a chance to make it into the sewing room without interruptions, they take awhile sometimes, getting the fabrics and colours right. […]

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Hexagon Raffle quilt Circles of Hope

This is our hexagon quilt, Circles of Hope, that was made by myself and the lovely ladies that come to my Wednesday class at Patchwork on Parker.  The idea came last year that we should make a hexagon quilt, something everyone can contribute to, and donate it to a worthy cause and one that has […]

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French Dresden quilt pattern release

French Dresden quilt pattern release French Dresden, my latest quilt design,  is now  in pattern form, it is a medium size dresden quilt, my version made from the gorgeous  French General range.  I loved making this quilt, and as it was a class project from last year, I thought I had better get it out […]

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