Slow And Steady.
Posted on May 30, 2011 | 3 Comments
Some sewing jobs just take time and can’t be rushed. I have been slowly working on the quilting of the Butterfly quilt. Just straight line, in the ditch quilting, but still time consuming. I am almost there, possibly one or two nights and then it should be ready for the binding. There is light at the end of the tunnel.
In the meantime, there has been a little more stitching going on.
Sunsets.
Posted on May 27, 2011 | 12 Comments
Robyn, of Daisy Quilts, is back with Colourful Fridays. Our task for this Friday is to find the colours of a sunset.
The last couple of weeks around here have not provided any sunsets worthy of a picture, so I did a search through older photos. And I also found another way to fit the bill.
The first two pictures were taken at sunset. Not all the colours I would like .. more of a silhouette.
Sunset in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Balloons at dusk near Philadelphia.
I couldn’t resist these beautiful leaves because the colours reminded me of sunsets.
And then of course there has to be fabric! The colours in this piece remind me of some very spectacular outback sunsets.
Don’t forget to visit Robyn to see what everyone has found for Colourful Friday!
Bears In A Snow Globe.
Posted on May 26, 2011 | 5 Comments
Another Thursday with a picnic to go to with Melody at The House On The Side Of The Hill. To join in the picnic just click on the link.
This little Russ bear is about 4 inches tall and was a lovely gift from a friend.
He is sitting next to a musical teddy bear snow globe. The figures continue all around the base.
I hope all the teddies have a lovely picnic today!
Bits And Pieces.
Posted on May 25, 2011 | 4 Comments
It’s a bit chilly out, so a good day for inside activities.
I have managed to pin this quilt sandwich.
Some more cards have been added to the stash.
And I have been able to purchase this book – 501 Quilting Motifs. I have so much to learn about free motion quilting and one of the hardest things for me is selecting an appropriate pattern to use. This book is set out beautifully with suggestions and pattern variations, so now I need to read and practise!
Here’s and example of how each page looks.
Making A Start.
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 5 Comments
I have started to put the blocks together. Still keeping it very simple.
Four blocks went back together to form the centre and then a white border. Another row of blocks went all the way around.
My plan is to add another white border and another row of blocks. I will then have used up the blocks. I will have to think about what comes next – another white border? or just leave it at that. I am happy to wait and see what it looks like first. Anything can happen.
9 Patch.
Posted on May 22, 2011 | 8 Comments
A while back I purchased some Califon fabric by Mark Lipinski. It has already been used in 2 other quilts here and here. I still like it and have a lot left so decided to use the charm packs to make the disappearing 9 patch blocks. I am not planning to put them into the standard layout for these blocks but still thought it was a good way to get a scrappy look.
All the blocks are sewn and cut again. I now have to see which layout I like best.
Red Bear.
Posted on May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments
I have decided to continue my red theme a little longer -don’t worry, it will eventually pass.
I am once again joining Melody who is hosting the Teddy Bear’s Picnic. You can meet the other picnicers over at The House On The Side Of The Hill.
This is a lovely little mohair bear named Merrin is just 5 inches tall and was given to me by a friend.
Red Bug Bites!
Posted on May 18, 2011 | 5 Comments
I think after working with so much red and white fabric, the colour choice has rubbed off with card making as well. When visiting a local scrapping shop last week I spotted some love red papers and couldn’t resist. I have been making an effort to re-stock my card supplies so here are the newest.
Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
Posted on May 13, 2011 | 120 Comments
I am once again joining in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival organised by Amy’s Creative Side. Thank you to Amy for giving us the opportunity to look at so many wonderful quilts. Link up to her site to see hundreds of amazing quilts on display.
This time I am displaying a work in progress. I would have loved to have had it finished but time beat me. And I know if I had rushed I would make mistakes. So here it is so far.
At this stage it already measures 50 x 50 inches. I had collected a lot of red and white patterned fabrics that I wanted to use in this type of quilt.
This is one of those quilts that has no pattern – it is just developing as it goes. I have had a lot of guidance from Sue at my LQS ( Sewing Connection).
I wanted to make a medallion quilt and needed a centre. This came by combining some different ideas from EQ.
I can’t say that needle turn is my favourite activity but I wanted to do it to have a neat finish.
I used flying geese to create a border and then the red and white stripe.
The centre was then turned so it sat en pointe and was squared up. I realised the corner triangles were far too bare so added a quarter of a dresden plate to each one.
The first border consists of 28 stars framed on each side by red shadow play.
I am going to build it out with one more border, this time with curves – possibly using the drunkard’s path idea. I will have to play with that idea for a bit.
But even at this stage I am very happy with how it looks.
Many thanks to Amy and all her sponsors for this wonderful opportunity to participate in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival.
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Bears At The Picnic.
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 5 Comments
This little bear came home to live with us after one of our sons spent some time in Canada kayaking and snow boarding. He is not a big bear but he does have his own character.
Our children used to find this book quite amusing, too. Gives new meaning to the saying ” a bear with a sore head”.
Lots of bears are gathering with Melody over at The House On The Side Of The Hill for today’s picnic. Take a visit to see who else is there.
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