Thursday, November 12, 2009

Pyalong Quilt Show


Quilters of the BigRoom are now getting ready

to hang their quilts for their 3rd Exhibition at Pyalong State School

on Saturday 14 and 15 of November.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

GO CATS G0


Come on the cats


today the Cats won the 2009 GRANDFINAL..... Here is a quilt made by THE PASSIONATE QUILTER for her Bestest Friend Carolyn....GO THE CATS.......

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

PJ's Dragon


I have had requests to learn how I made PJ's Dragon.I first found the border fabric and made the frame, cut out the back ground red 2" larger than needed. I did have a large picture of the dragon and enlarged it section by section. The sections of the head are all separate and quilted and beaded then attached altogether. Each and every one of the scales are stitched and turned inside out then stitched in place. The feet are also quilted and beaded and stitched in place but hag free. The back bone was quilted on my long arm machine then cut in to individual pieces and stitched on.
The black border was padded and stitched into place the I stitched the gold braid on either side on the raw edge. I then went onto the Internet looking for Chinese symbols for the back ground quilting.
PJ"S Dragon was my own design taking me many months to finish. It has won at two quilt exhibitions.
PJ (shown in the picture) loves his quilt but is disappointed that it still lives at Grandmama's house. He will get it one day......xxx
Happy Stitching from The Passionate Quilter

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

getting back into blogging


After several months the Passionate Quilter in back on track. my hair has grown but has come back grey.... not blonde.....Oh well ...

I have not been sitting about but have been very active in the Quilting Room. One of my quilts was made from fabrics got from Quilters of the BigRoom fabric swap. The center square features a fabric vase and 3D flowers but the stems and leaves are painted, this cut down on time as it was a week-end quilt, started Friday night and finished by Sunday night. With my quilting business The Passionate Quilter getting very busy my own Play Time is limited.
Being able to drive to the other side of our Tiny Town of Gordon to get fabrics from Annz Material World is wonderful. She has a lovely range of Moda Jelly Rolls etc to look through.
Happy Stitching
Vivienne Shepherd

Thursday, March 19, 2009



Well there you go I did it raising $700.00 fro a great cause. Being a cancer survivor i was very committed to this cause.

Also now i don't have to put any more colors in my hair..hope it come back OK LOL my dear mother has been silver for years and says I still should keep the color going...we shall wait and see what color it is when it comes back.....

Life is Wonderful......XXXXXXXX

Thursday, February 26, 2009

WORDGREATESTSHAVE.COM



See all this hair...its coming off on Saturday night 14th March ....please go to worldsgratestshave.com to donate a couple of dollars......

Being a cancer survivor i know how important this is......

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sadness Throughout victoria


My Love goes out to all Victorians during this terrible time.
My Daughter LuLu was told to prepare to leave her home in Hidden Valley near Wandong, they didn't have to leave and all was well.
One of my patchwork girlfriends was not so lucky loosing her beautiful home in Wandong escaping with only a few things. On that same day her daughter was involved in an accident when a speed boat hit the houseboat she was on. she is now recovering in hospital after surgery.

Back in Action

Well after many months not doing anything on my blog I am back.
In November I had a radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer... All is OK i am happy to say.
Thank you to all my wonderful family and friends for their Love & Support.