A Bake Shop Quilt.
Posted on September 13, 2010 | Comments Off on A Bake Shop Quilt.
Last year in July there was a quilt in Moda Bake Shop that caught my eye. It used half square triangles of Winter Song and was made by Jodi of Simply this that and the other.
The quilt used turnovers. I wasn’t able to get turnovers but did find a couple of charm packs and used those to make the half square triangles. I have used a white on white spot for the other half of the square.
They can sit on the design wall for a few days before I sew them together. That way I can rearrange until I am happy.
Animals.
Posted on September 12, 2010 | Comments Off on Animals.
The film”How To Make An American Quilt”, (1995), led to a visit to Australia by Patty McCormick. She was the advisor for the quilts in the film. Patty conducted several workshops and I was able to attend one of them at Pakenham’s Sewing Connection. Patty displayed her quilts and gave talks on the making of the film and her involvement.
She also took classes and we made this animal quilt using paper piecing techniques. The quilt is based on a design by Margaret Rolfe.
Patty was extremely helpful and the sections came together easier than I expected.
It was certainly a bright and colourful quilt and the animals had a realistic appearance to them.
It was great fun to do these workshops.
Stars and Stripes.
Posted on September 11, 2010 | Comments Off on Stars and Stripes.
I have always enjoyed the Thimbleberries designs – fabrics, patterns and books. I chose one of their designs for an early quilt making effort. It involved a small amount of applique around the stars and then some simple piecing. Sometimes I enjoy making the smaller quilts just because they come together so quickly.
And then I just did straight line stitching out to the edges. This design came from the book titled The Thimbleberries Guide for Weekend Quilters.
Houses.
Posted on September 10, 2010 | Comments Off on Houses.
This post has a mixture of patchwork and embroidery with a house theme.
The quilt with houses and trees was another class at Primarily Patchwork many years ago. I started the quilt there and then finished it at my LQS in Pakenham. Colourful and simple.
I have also completed several cross stitches with a house theme.
This one is of beach huts. I think it is a Juniper Design.
This one is also a Juniper Design – 100 Houses.
Pillows and Stitches.
Posted on September 8, 2010 | 1 Comment
Every now and then you come across some things that are a little bit quirky. I think this doll and the cross stitch fit into that category.
The doll is a pillow angel. I think I found the pattern in a Dolls, Bears and Collectibles magazine. Unfortunately I can’t remember which one, how long ago or who the designer is! She is the sort of doll that allows you to do as much or as little embellishing as you want.
I think this pillow angel matches just fine with this cross stitch. She also has a wonderful quirky way about her and I think they go well together.
And I also have very little information about the designer for this one. It was completed a while ago and I cannot find the pattern.
Autumn Leaves.
Posted on September 7, 2010 | Comments Off on Autumn Leaves.
A long time back I found a stall at the Gembrook market where a lady was selling fabrics she had dyed herself. I really liked the colours and put the fabric aside while I waited to find a quilt pattern I thought suitable. I later found a quilt in the Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine and was able to use that as the basis for my quilt. I knew very little about applique so it was quite a learning experience.
I also knew very little about quilting, but managed to sew around some stencils to make the leaves in the border.
Poetry.
Posted on September 6, 2010 | Comments Off on Poetry.
Just a quick note for today. This quilt was made simply with a charm pack of Poetry, by Moda, and then adding white sashing. It then had stitch in the ditch quilting. Too easy for a basic but pretty quilt.
Cabins in the Forest.
Posted on September 5, 2010 | Comments Off on Cabins in the Forest.
This quilt has an interesting combination of just a few blocks. It has a house block that is split with a log cabin and it has a tree block also split with a log cabin. It then has flying geese in the border. The house blocks are supposed to be placed in the centre and then surrounded by the tree blocks. Mine ended up in reverse due to the number of blocks I had. I like the pattern layout and also the secondary pattern created by the diagonal lines. I started this quilt as a class at Primarily Patchwork in Maling Rd, Canterbury. Unfortunately I didn’t get it finished and put it away for a while. Thankfully when I did finally get around to finishing it, I had lots of help at my LQS. The end result was worth it.
The house block and the border.
The tree blocks.
And the backing.
I only did basic stitch in the ditch quilting for this one.
Making Progress.
Posted on September 4, 2010 | Comments Off on Making Progress.
I have had some time at the sewing machine over the last weeks and have made good progress on two quilts.
The dotty quilt top is together and has had a thin white border added. I am going to add an orange border as well to frame it, then will have to decide how to quilt it.
I have also spent a lot of time quilting the pink snowball quilt. The original plan for bubbles inside each snowball went by the wayside and turned into freehand flowers in a variegated thread. I am half way round the border with freehand pebbles. Love the look and can’t wait to see it finished.
And here’s an oldie from the cupboard. It’s one from my early days of quilting and was a stack and slash.
I’m not sure that it is one of my favourites but I did enjoy the fabrics from Kindred Spirits.
Raggedy Parade.
Posted on September 3, 2010 | Comments Off on Raggedy Parade.
And there’s more. I did say that I had made a lot of raggedies and here are a few more of them.
This one is from The Basket Case and Needlework Therapy and she is called Raggedy Anngel. The pattern doesn’t have her holding a smaller doll but I must have made this tiny doll from some other pattern.
The next one is from a lovely book by Anne McKinney titled Bless Your Heart. This book has raggedies, angels and snowmen of many types. This particular doll is Raggedy Ann.
And the last one in this group is a Rosalie Quinlan design appropriately named Raggedy Rosie.
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