Stitching News

 Lots of sandwich making this week. 

This is Julie's first quilt sandwich. It's made using scrumptious, Moda, French General reds. Julie's made a few of the beginner cushions which have to be sandwiched, of course, but this is a much larger project, which she soon discovered when it came to the quilting! Stick at it Julie, it gets easier when your muscles get used to it. 

This even larger sandwich belongs to Shirley who doesn't really know how it got so big!

I took photos from both angles so you can get a good view. Shirley made this project using a Moda Fat Eighth bundle with the addition of a few extra rich, yellow fabrics for the Railfence blocks. It's a beauty. That thin, yellow inner border is fabulous.

Our Pam made this quilt with Moda flannels, they feel very snugly and luxurious to the touch. This project is a special request quilt and, as I write this blog post, I know Pam has already quilted it and is hand sewing the binding on. We should be tooting it soon.

This is Julie's second quilt top in waiting, also a Railfence design but using much brighter coloured fabrics. The backing is all ready to be made into another sandwich for quilting, after she finishes the red one. This one though, will be gifted to a special relative.

And a fabulous and finished fanfare is needed for Mary's Table Topper in beautiful Batik fabrics. Mary enjoyed the wiggly line quilting. The serpentine stitch. A great stitch to disguise the 'not so perfect' straight lines. Binding added by machine on both sides. Toot toot toot Mary.

Shirley's Springtime table topper. It looks finished but it's not. The 'Bagging Out' method means there's no binding needed, great for smaller projects. The quilting will be done next. Shirley's topper will be all ready for the lovely bright days we will have, soon (please?)