Bow Tie.
Posted on October 19, 2010 | Comments Off on Bow Tie.
I really like the sharing of ideas in all quilting groups and this quilt is one example of that. Our DIL attended a quilting class with some friends when she was in USA. She learnt the technique of making the 3D bow ties. When she was back here in Aus she was able to teach me. Some of my friends saw this quilt and liked it, so I was able to teach them the technique too. And I am sure it has been passed on again.
There are several different layouts for this pattern and I would like to make another one soon.
Seeing Stars.
Posted on October 16, 2010 | Comments Off on Seeing Stars.
I am trying to make 24 of these. Still not at the half way mark !
Green Friday.
Posted on October 15, 2010 | 9 Comments
I couldn’t resist any longer. I have been following the Colourful Friday posts for a while now on Fairchild Street and Daisy Quilts, and now I have decided to join in. Please check in at Daisy Quilts for the other participants and see the green they have found.
At the moment it is still raining, so the garden will stay green with all the beautiful new growth.
Here are some other green goodies.
Have a lovely weekend!
Shared Blocks.
Posted on October 14, 2010 | Comments Off on Shared Blocks.
Many patchwork and quilting groups make friendship blocks and mine is no exception. Our group had to select the block we prefered, provide the pattern and give and indication of the colour preference. Over time all the blocks are completed and returned to the person who chose the block.
I selected a signature block and requested interesting browns.
The only tricky part afterwards was actually putting them into a quilt because they all varied so much in size. In the end it was suggested that I offset them so that the size difference wasn’t too obvious.
At The Machine
Posted on October 13, 2010 | Comments Off on At The Machine
Steady rain for most of the day here so a good excuse to stay in. I used my time to start quilting this quilt made with Kaffe Fassett fabric. Just using cross hatching. Sounds simple but lots of concentration needed to keep those lines straight.
Lots of Swirls.
Posted on October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment
I can’t lay claim to this quilt. It was made by a lovely young lady who has only recently started quilting. I did help with the pattern and the fabric but all the hard work was hers. There is only the binding to be done. I think it looks stunning and hope there are more to come.
It was professionally quilted by Sue Foster of Sue’s Stitches, Lang Lang. The swirls look great on this fabric. The fabric is Califon by Mark Lipinski.
A Good Week.
Posted on October 10, 2010 | 2 Comments
It seems to have been a busy week, but that’s fine. I have manged to achieve most of the things I had planned.
I have made a good start on the needleturn for the Butterfly Garden quilt.
I have nearly completed cutting out my beautiful Leesa Chandler fabric – Under The Australian Sun.
And to coincide nicely with that work, I had my first visit to her shop – Chandler’s Cottage. The fabrics were superb and the quilts made up with them were just so beautiful!! You have to visit in person as photos do not do justice to the beautiful work.
I pieced together the top for the road quilt earlier in the week and yesterday was able to piece the back together as well.
I was able to use left over fat quarters of Maypole to make another quilt back. It does look very busy!
It will be going on the back of these dresden plates.
So I suppose my plan for the next week will have to be sandwiching some quilts and then quilting them.
I also had a lovely day making cards here.
Hope everyone has a great week.
Colour favourites.
Posted on October 9, 2010 | 1 Comment
I can’t help it. I really do like red, white and blue. I enjoyed buying little bits of fabric on my travels as it is pretty easy to match up these colours. It’s a great quilt for all those single fat quarters that are bought just because they look lovely and are not for any particular plan. It uses lots of squares and half square triangles and can be as scrappy or as organised as you like.
I chose to separate the reds and blues with each star, but still made them scrappy.
An overall pattern was used in the quilting.
I really love the white stitching on the back of the quilt.
Roadwork and Blossom.
Posted on October 6, 2010 | 2 Comments
Strange combination – roadwork and blossom.
Roadwork first. I started the quilt using the Little Hot Rod fabric from South Seas Imports. Like many fabric companies they have patterns for many of their ranges. This was the one I used to start the quilt – here. It was very quick to put together as all the panels are printed and only straight seams required. I wanted to lengthen the quilt so at first I added a red strip. But it made the blue panels look disjointed.
So I simply undid the seams and swapped the top and bottom pieces over.
I think it looks better like this. Now to decide if there should be an outside border and what to use if I do. This is one of the many reasons I like digital cameras – because you can take pics and compare different settings for your quilts.
Now for blossom. Like many others I am enjoying our Spring and although my garden does not have a lot in it, there are still lovely things happening.
Just a little sample.
Silk doll.
Posted on October 5, 2010 | Comments Off on Silk doll.
A while back I attended a doll symposium in Newcastle and one of the presenters was Patti Culea. This doll was made in her class.
We had to dye our fabric first before sewing the doll. We also dyed the fabric for the dress. Sewing the body of the doll was difficult because the silk moved around a lot and frayed very easily. Patti was an excellent instructor and most people completed a dressed doll by the end of the day’s class.
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