Hi everyone

I just wanted to update about the grey quilt, I found it difficult to line everything up, just not make it work so have changed the pattern to a chevron design, see photo. It still showcases the William Morris fabric well.

The only block I might move is the bottom left – which would mean the whole line moves left one block and the removed block would be on the right end instead. What do you think?

Daisy

Hello my fellow stitchery friends,

I have been busy beavering away at all my existing projects, and some unexpected new ones. I like to juggle things. So one of the projects that I have started is my Birds of a Feather Quilt – another Gail Pan Design, and I have prepared the pieces and have two blocks made which are 5 1/4″ finished size. My plan is to have one columns of pieced blocks either side of the panel which I am busy quilting at the moment. (Hopefully the measurements are correct.) Then I will frame it with two borders – so hope it turns out quickly. My idea is to use a feather stencil over the borders, and maybe just shadow stitch in the pieced blocks.

Here are the pieced blocks and panel design –

and the stencil (free with Today’s Quilter magazine)

The 2 smaller pictures are from Today’s Quilter issue 110

You may have read on another blog that I have finished the top part of my Memory Quilt and have fixed the wording I wanted in the border and making the pieced binding material. This is now joining my ever increasing pile of quilts needing quilting. With the left overs I practised another block design which I had learned online from Kate of “The Last Homely House” on her YouTube channel. She is really lovely and charming, explains how to do things and laughs a lot. This was the resulting pattern, it may not be perfect but it is a scrappy quilt. I was chuffed with my effort. They will be 3″ blocks when completed in between the two zigzag lines top and bottom.

Feeling confident I have made two more quilts using the block mentioned above, but in two different ways. It was fun to play around with the blocks and I wanted them to be deliberately different. They are hand machined on my old Singer Hand Cranked sewing machine. It runs like a dream, I love it so much!

Firstly a purple quilt (I love purple), Not completed yet!

It will be a small square lap type quilt.

Secondly, a blue/grey striped quilt using my William Morris – Morning Mist Fat Quarter Bundle fabric, I hope the design does the fabric proud.

It is quite a subtle colouring. I need to think about the border for this. May have to get some more plain fabric.

Well that is all for this post, sorry it is a bit long and photo heavy.

Enjoy the weekend!

Daisy

Hello everybody.

It is that time again – in the past three weeks I have been sewing on several projects. You know me, not content with one. Well had I not had a three day migraine there was a possibility of another happy dance but it is not to be,

Here is where I was last time ..

Here is my progress …

To be fair it is good progress. Mustn’t be so hard on myself.

Well lets take a wander into the other members blog-a-sphere and see their progress.

Daisy

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, and Connie

Hello Everyone

I am beyond HAPPY today as of Friday 2nd February I had finished my SAL Project Fruits of Plenty by Jacob De Graaf of Modern Folk Embroidery. I have really enjoyed stitching this piece and am thoroughly pleased with the result.

Here is a finished photo. I am not sure of the frame yet will need to sit and stare it for a while. The measurements are 28″ x 18″ and approximately 46,0000 stitches.

I started this project in March 22 and 2 years later in Feb 24 I have completed it., I have made modifications but as this is for my personal pleasure alone I chose the birdhouse and a bungalow and marked the passing of our dear Queen. 

Not sure what the next project is going to be, So a surprise for next time.

Please grab a drink and take a peek at our members listed below to see how they fared over the past three weeks.

Daisy

Hello Everybody

Blimey it is going quick, only 10 more days and it is the end of January. I think that I am doing well with my sewing and then the dates come along and it seems maybe not. Does time go quicker as you get older?

Onto said sewing, I have done perhaps half of May Basket in my Redwork Basket Quilt.

This is where I was …..

This is my progress …

Well that is me for this post. 

Take care and stay warm. Storm Isha (I think that is the name of this one – who names them anyway?) has just made its presence known.

Daisy

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Daisy, and Connie

 

Hello everyone

Happy New Year to you all!

I hope the Christmas Holidays gave you all that you wished for and didn’t our siw week break just fly by! I was lucky to have the whole of the holidays off work and I have made excellent use of the time. As you will see in the following photos I have sewn all the green vines for the centre part of My Fruits of Plenty cross stitch design by Jacob de Graaf of Modern Folk Embroidery. ( I only have one two-stranded length of cotton left.) Also changed the top vignette to a Bungalow and the second one to a bird house.

I have left the bottom two triangles and the two side triangle until later. Undecided as to which designs I want to incorporate.

There is still loads to do – my initials, squirrels and more birds in black and berries in lilac and overstitch the main outline in the centre and all around the outside edge of the design. It is quite a large design. but for now I am very happy with my progress.

Well that is that, please pop along to the other sites to see how they progressed in our six week break.

Daisy

Avis, Claire, Gun, Christina, Kathy, Margaret, 

Heidi, Jackie, Sunny, Megan, Deborah, Sharon, 

Daisy, Cathie, Linda, Helen, MaryMargaret, Cindy

Hello everyone

I hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and looking forward to an excellent New Year. This is my last post of 2023 and I have made quite a bit of progress with my Red Work Basket Quilt by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs. I have finished the April design so here are some photos.

This is where I was Last time …

This is my progress ….

And this is the new May Block.

Well have a fantastic time for the rest of the holidays, enjoy lots of stitching, stay safe and enjoy the New Year.

Daisy

Well it is time again for a round-up to see how much I have or have not accomplished during 2023

Quilts not started but material purchased. Just need to start prepping these.

• Flower/Season Quilt combined with cross stitch – not started
• Bear Quilt – not started
• Angel Quilt – not started
• Sewing Quilt – not started
• Stonehenge Quilt -not started
• Peacock Quilt – not started
• Birdhouse Quilt – not started
• Africa Quilt – not started.
• Brown and Yellow Quilt – not started
• Garden Collage Quilt – not started
• Water meadow Collage Quilt – not started
• Windmill Collage Quilt – not started

I am itching to start the Stonehenge Quilt and Peacock Quilt but look what WIP at the moment.

Quilts Started and up to what stage

• Seaside Quilt – machined. Centre panel nearly finished. Awaiting start on surround.
• Stag Quilt – hand pieced. Top Section almost completed. Side section on left is started.
• Gail Pan Bee Hive Quilt – Top hand pieced – finished, apart from removing paper pieces.  Backing and Wadding cut ready to to quilted.
• Forest Creatures Quilt – going to do log cabin with this material. Two prototypes are made and final decision on layout then prep all the pieces.
• Christmas Quilt – hand pieced. Top is completed, removing paper pieces then wadding cut to size. backing is already cut to size, pinning then decide how to quilt this project.
• Rose Window Quilt – hand pieced. Removing papers and sewing together.
• Jane Austen Quilt – hand pieced. Top and wadding together with backing all pinned ready to quilt.
• Nashville Quilt – totally completed and with recipient, My Husband.
• Parrot Heart Quilt – Hand Pieced. Top completed, wadding and backing, now pinned and awaiting quilting.
• Hearts in a Square Dance Lap Quilt – Hand pieced. Half sewn top.
• Ring – A – Rosies Quilt. Hand Pieced. Row 5 finished now onto row 6. Another hexagonal quilt.
• Elephant Quilt – Hand pieced. Started and 2/3 complete on top.
• Memory Quilt – Hand Pieced. Top nearly finished just need to sew it together.
• Red work Basket Quilt – SAL project hand pieced. Most of the block sections are complete, just October and November to sew together. I have sewn January, February, March and April red work sections.
• Heartstrings Quilt – hand pieced. 2/3rd’s of pieces are sewn together then need to do a lot of applique work.

All of the above are my designs apart from the last two which are by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs and Natalie Bird of Birdhouse Designs respectively.

Quilts Awaiting to be quilted

• Pirate Quilt - 2/3rd’s completed
• Bee Quilt
• Seasonal Quilt
• Jazzy Quilt
• Daybreak Lap Quilt – with recipient Denise – best friend
• Flower Fairy Quilt – Quilted awaiting binding
• Snoopy Quilt – completed and with binding.
• Winnie the Pooh Quilt
• Safari Quilt
• Tiled Quilt
• Autumn Quilt – started quilting this

Cross – stitch projects

• Lady Greensleeves – completed and framed and hanging in my room
• Sophia Loren – completed and framed and gifted to my husband
• John Wayne – aida and floss are purchased.
• Modern Folk Embroidery – 2/3rd’s finished
• Flower Longstitch to Quilt Project – Spring and Summer stitched
• Robin Table Runner – started
• Winter Queen – started
• Elephants – started
• Audrey Hepburn is framed and hanging in our bedroom

Other small projects

• Needle cases – completed two of these
• Pin Cushions – not started
• Table Runners and Placemats – Ironed with wadding and backing but awaiting quilting.
• Table Runner kits – not started but materials are purchased.

Wow! that was exhausting just thinking about all the projects I have on the go. Perhaps I should try and finish most of these rather than start another project. That is not a promise because like so many of my fellow crafters we like starting new projects.

Well hope everyone had an enjoyable, loving Christmas and now I wish you a Happy New Year filled with joy, hope and good health. 

Love Daisy

 

Hello Everybody

I’ve been a little quiet on the blog lately apart from the two SAL that I participate in but today is about another finished top.

I had put this to one side earlier in the year and promised myself to finish before this Christmas and this in one promise I have kept. So here are some photos. It is only the top (yes another one – that makes 10), but I have just purchased some more wadding and I can use some music print as the back that I had originally bought to complete the Jazz Quilt – slightly over-estimated the quantity at the time. However, it will now complete this quilt.

Quilt top photos

It is not sewn totally together in this photo but I have done it now.

oops – bit blurry – sorry!

Well that is all for now.

I wish you all the happiness of the Holidays and a very Happy New Year!

Daisy