Hi everyone,

Right now the world is a bit of a scary place, isn't it?

Lifting the last of the Covid restrictions (even though the pandemic isn't over just because you're over it!), being hit with floods in the east, bushfires in the west and the conflict in Ukraine. With so much conflict across the globe; Afghanistan, Yemen, Palestinian and now Ukraine, it is good to remember that depsite the hardship that Australia faces with natural disasters, climate change and Covid, we are lucky to live in a nation that is not at war. 

With the danger mosquitoes now meant to be coming for us, I think we can all agree the scriptwriters have gone a bit too hard, too early in season 2022!

But, at the end of the day, we are lucky to be in a position where, even for just five minutes, we can switch it all off and take a mental health break. This actually means it is a bit of a dilemma writing this, urging your attention on yet more "stuff" but, hopefully, this is a bit of eye candy to brighten your day!

We'd like to make a cheerful spot for you with some of the great bits and pieces (mostly other than quilts) we have made or seen made with our beautiful Australian Aboriginal fabrics.

So....

Some beautiful lampshades to lift a room at night:

Elegant placemats and table runners:

Gorgeous little knot bags, slouchy bags, tote bags and we haven't left your laptops behind either: 

Shirts and skirts (many and varied of these) and pretty and practical aprons: 

Comfy cushions and a lovely lama:

A friend and I have had fun with several of GE Designs QALs over the last year. These are just two we made with AAD fabrics:

These are all handmade locally from pure AAD cotton fabrics. They look great, they're sturdy and easy to wash and take care of. They're fun to make and to customise – what's not to like here!

We do have a few of these currently online at Misty Threads (not all in AAD fabrics) – easy to make but we're happy to do the work for you if you don't want to lose precious quilting time! While you're there, check out our other locally handmade bits and pieces. Practical plus good looking and great gifts. We do include recycled materials wherever they fit – we love the extra character they add to a made item and we don't like tossing things unnecessarily.

Take care.