I am still working on my Redwork Basket Quilt. I am wondering how ti do the label. I do not own an embroidery machine so do most people just write it with a pencil and sew over it or do they use a permanent ink pen? Any suggestions welcome!
I am going to start a small project a mini wholecloth quilt. Its a Celtic Miniature and I am thinking if two colours – yellow for the main centre and frame and blue for the crosshatch design.
The backing is a pale blue gingham pice if fabric.
Well that is me this week so please take a moment to visit the other members of our small group.
Well guess what I am doing a Happy Dance. I have finished my red work basket design by Dandelion Designs. All that needs doing now is to block it on the cardboard and sew together with the last row of patchwork and ta dah! Complete Top Layer. I have purchased the batting already and have the backing already.
I have really enjoyed this project and will now have to think about how to quilt it.
what project to do next? A WIP or something small and new!!
well that’s me done, so now please grab a beverage and peruse the other members projects.
I have been busy sewing many different quilts as you all know if you have been reading my posts for a while now, I am one of those people who have lots of projects on the go at the same time. It’s just who I am.
Firstly and bit of a happy dance I have finished the quilt top for my Liberty Quilt. It did not come about with out some trauma. Here is a photo taken on my phone at my mothers house (mainly as I don’t have somewhere large enough to lay it out flat). Spot the obvious problem. (Yes one sashing row is up the wrong way.) Now a lot of sewing had been inputted in getting this far, nevertheless I gently cut the offending sashing blocks out(just the coloured ones), turned them around and resewed the line.
This is my first time using Liberty fabric and I love it – everything gels together nicely. I have some Liberty fabric for the backing which is going to be a pieced back and the batting is just waiting to be cut. Might have to do this down Mum’s.
The next item is going to a temperature quilt, and my intention is to use up some scraps as I am trying not to buy new material this year, and also to finish some of the quilts in my awaiting quilting pile.
The colours for the temperature quilt are purple, lilac, aqua, blue, green, yellow and orange if we get some super hot weather – not likely. I am doing half square triangles – one for the high temperature and one for the low. I have also decided to put special moons as a circle on top embroidered with the name i.e Wolf Moon Jan 13. Might also include mine and husband’s Birthday. It will help identify time of year without putting the actual month.
I have had a busy year – not all of it sewing – however, I have managed to complete a few of my projects, so I will list the completed ones first and then sort through the remainder.
Three lap quilts were started and completed last year. The first was my William Morris Quilt which was a strip pieced quilt using the tube method (as demonstrated by Kate on the Last Homely House You tube channel.) The second was a lap quilt for my mum (to cheer her up). The third was a quilt for my Sister-in- Law who loves gardening, so her quilt featured plants and gardening tools.
The front depicts a raised garden, lawn and flower border, the back is the garden tools.
Front and back of mum’s quilt.
Front and back of William Morris Quilt – sorry I don’t have a photo of it completed. I quilted each chevron. I’m very chuffed with this quilt.
I also made my Husband a cover for his chair as a cushion behind his head was making his neck ache (angle felt wrong). I had to quickly judge the measurements so no judging about wrinkles on curve
I padded it out a little with 6 scrap pieces of batting so plus side used some scraps. I just quilted it around the borders and secured it with elastic at the back.
Speaking of using scraps I also made a placemat and completed two more cushion covers using the remnants from my Jane Austen Quilt.
Now the WIP’s – still working on the Red Work Basket Quilt
Quilts started but still on the patchwork stage
Seaside Quilt
Stag Quilt
Angel Quilt
Rose Window Quilt
Peacock Quilt
Liberty Quilt
Sampler Quilt
Spring Bluebird Quilt
Elephant Quilt
Quilts started and top finished but do not have backing and batting
I have been sewing some Christmas Projects, using the leftover fabric from my Christmas Quilt and a little bit from the quilting side of the Red Work Basket Quilt.
Here is my table topper – I quilted around the squares of the snowmen and around the star shape. I also went around the border twice.
This is the first time that I have done the binding the traditional way and I was beyond happy at how my corners turned out. You know small things and all that!
and here is the Table Runner – the binding is from the Red Work Quilt fabric.
This looks a little uneven at the bottom but I think it is just the photo.
Not much material left now – just some scraps – brilliant!
Well once again good wishes for the season.
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.
Today is another little mini dance as I have finished the May Basket to my Redwork Basket Quilt by Mandy Shaw of Dandelion Designs.
Here is the completed May Redwork and the Patchwork Block for May
I have also made a start on the June Basket, and I am immensely pleased that I am now half way through these baskets. I only have two more patchwork blocks to finish and the whole year of those will be complete. The final thing will be to join these two sets together.
Here is June started
Well that is me for now, so why not grab a cuppa and peruse the other members listed below to see what they have achieved these past three weeks.
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.
Last Friday I posted about my new William Morris Quilt. Well today I can tell you that I changed the design into a Chevron pattern which showcased the fabric beautifully. I have now pieced a backing with the remainder of the fabric and have now found some batting and this quilt is now on the awaiting quilting pile. ( the ever growing pile!!!)
Here are some photos of the front
The back
Some close up of materials used
To quilt it I may just stitch in the ditch along the chevron grey pieces but who knows I may change my mind.
I love to share my Quilting projects with other Quilters. My goal is to share my progress on projects that I am working on. I would love for you to follow along with me during my endeavors. I hope you enjoy watching me tackle new techniques and projects. Hopefully you can learn from my "hiccups" and mistakes and make your journey easier.
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