Raffle donation

I made this cushion at the weekend to give as a donation to a raffle.  The raffle will be held at a small music festival that we normally attend to celebrate 4th July.  This year we are having visitors from Germany so I sent this along to be auctioned. The charity is PSP which is a neurological condition and affects the body and mind.

Star Bright

Another successful finish.  Star quilt that is oversized but very effective.  It is quilted using Superior thread and a large clamshell design.   The quilt will be gifted in May to our friend Don who has a special birthday.  Hope he likes it!

Antique crosses

Today I have been quilting my friend's grandmothers quilt.   We think the fabrics are abut 1960/70 and Cheryl must have had the top about 20 years.

I quilted the top with a variegated blue and used bottom line in the bobbin.  The batting was Pellon 100% cotton bought when Cheryl was in the US last year.  The top was constructed by machine but the fabrics are quite lightweight and the washing was a bit stretchy so it was quite a job to make sure it was square at the end.  

The backing was pieced by Cheryl as she didn't have a large enough piece.  The fabric was a mint green marble by Benartex and a cream centre.  I have squared it up ready for Cheryl to bind.   A job well done - thanks for privilege of completing this quilt for your family Cheryl

Scrappy Cobblestones and flowers

A while ago I started hand sewing my scraps together in 2.5" squares.  It was a lovely way to keep on sewing whilst out and about in our caravan or just in the chair in the evenings.  Well it grew and grew and it looked pretty good but missing something.  So, I added a border and appliqued a vine with some scrappy flowers and leaves.

Then I free-motion quilted an all over flower pattern with a variegated thread on the cobblestones and a meander on the border.  

Here is a quick of the back so you can clearly see the pattern I created.  What do you think?

Part Two of the Log Cabin Mat

Well here is the finished scrappy log cabin table mat.   

I made all four blocks the same and positioned into a central jagged diamond shape with corner stones and a floral binding.  I quilted each quarter at right angles which gives the appearance of quilting squares. 

The backing was pieced using the same floral fabrics within the log cabin.  You can just see the quilting in the left hand corner.  While its not perfect, it does the job of demonstrating all the methods for constructing blocks, layering, quilting and binding.   Let's hope my ladies agree.   More next week when they will have finished their first pieces.

Log cabin

I have been teaching a few ladies a large log cabin block.  I used 2" strips, finishing at 1 1/2".  It grows very quickly and Inwanted my pupils to see progress quickly.   After raiding my scrap box, I managed to find some attractive strips that looked quite good together.   I started off with 2" squares and then built the blocks from there.  I squared each block before joining.

After joining I thought it needed a border with cornerstones so I cut 2" strips in white and 2" squares in the burgundy for the corners.   

 Now off to quilt and bind.  Hopefully, I will back tomorrow to show you the finished product.  Happy quilting.

Quilting for Christmas

A bit late I know but here goes...........A Quilt for Christmas for my daughter.  The fabrics were a jelly roll from Fabric Freedom.  The design was a freebie pattern from Bonnie Hunter called Pineapple Blossom.  I have to say it went together like a dream.  I quilted it on my Longarm with an all over free motion swirl and heart.

This wall hanging was so much fun to make.  It is made up of different interlocking fonts to read Merry Christmas and it certainly brightened up our room.  I appliqued letters with steam a seam 2 (love that stuff) and then used the buttonhole stitch on my machine to finish them off.  Again, I free motion quilted it with an all over vermicelli.  It made the letters pop out.

These are my Christmas cushions - I had so much Christmas fabric that I knew I had to use up.  Snowball block, Stitch and Flip flying geese and a panel print.

There are some more but save that for another day.