Stitching News

Starting off with a fanfare for Just Edna's fabulous and finished quilt. Made with beautiful Batik fabrics... she started with a Jelly Roll then added many more from my wonderful selection.... Each block was quilted then joined together without sashing strips... yet another wonderful method to help us quilt very large projects 

This is the back of Just Edna's Batik Beauty
You can see the free form design, the quilting on each block, the joining and the general wonderfulness... toot toot toot Just Edna. A triumph! 

Annbacan also elected to quilt each of her Crumb and Mile-A-Minute blocks individually... she has stitched them all into rows with the addition of the sashing so now the strips are getting longer... a little more tricky and more accuracy is needed... just a few more pins sorts that out though...

This is the back of Annbacan's project... completely different!! She's had a lot of fun working her way through a patchwork Block Party book 501 blocks. but she hasn't quite made them all.... with a bit of free form 'Pleasing her very own self.'

Another one... Norma's Batik Beauty.... I know!!! They are all at it.... talk about liberating!!! Almost all the quilters who come to my classes are smitten with this quilting of blocks individually and joining together afterwards... 

Normas quilt is huge already but she decided to make extra batik blocks to make it even larger... I told you... they have been liberated! Norma will be making another large Batik quilt just as soon as this one is complete

Lou Lou didn't like Batik fabrics at all when she first joined us... She always chose a more subtle palate .... Boom!!! Boy does she loves them now... she's been infected with the Batik Bug... these fishy blocks are from the very popular Happy Quilts book. The blocks won't be in this order... I just did that for a quick picture. I love this project... It's on my To Do list ( verrrrrrry long list!)

Crumbs And Mile-A-Minute Workshop

Stitching News

Jean Bean started a fun new project, Hound Dogs... it's from the book 'Happy Quilts', a book stuffed full of fun projects... There must be a new baby being baked, Jean loves to gift little quilts.

Rose must be in factory marathon mode... she's stitching 3 projects at one very same time... The elephants make up to little wall hangings... they will be perfect little quilts, for gifting of course.

Gail is getting to the exciting bit now... all weather Grass trimming... if only it was that easy! the borders will make this look just like a real football stadium.... at least, that's the plan. 

Pam also started another new project. The back of this one will be the front... this is the the front, it will be used as the back... Winnie the Pooh fabric is so hard to cut up, so she will not do it!... Confused?? 

Beryl was making the base for her Twister Wreath table topper. All the junctions need to be lined up for it to work... and now they do! Next job is to chop it all up again! 

Sister Susie has done fabulous quilting on the Nap Mat. Can you see the large Blanket Stitching on the flowers... that is Juki Machine stitching... looks very hand done me thinks. The binding is on and the pillow pocket is complete... there might be a finish next week?

All Day Di is making this Lap Quilt for gifting to a very special lady.William Morris fabric is perfect for the occasion. Will Di gift it? My goodness does she ever love this quilt enough to make that decision very tricky!!

Taa Daa... Jean Hill held up her fabulous and finished quilt... with much relief I have to say! It's well deserving of a toot toot toot fanfare. Made up as she went along after being inspired by my Beautiful Batiks and a picture found in Tinterweb.

Krafty Karen had a tricky job with a bit of fussy cutting.... she's done her best to get a smart animal in the centre of each square... those edges are Bias cut... Karen knows to be careful though, so we won't worry will we.

Scraps Galore!!!

This next Saturday, 11th May, we have another workshop for the Crumbs and Mile-A-Minute methods of using up your scraps.
Always fun and very messy!!!  here are some examples of what you could do with all those teeny tiny bits....

Messy play....

Stitching News

Farmer Lynda came to make her Harry Potter quilt sandwich.
There's a tunnel and Platform 9 3/4 on the back... I will show you that once the quilt is finished and ready for it's tooting fanfare. 

My Mum Gwynneth has been working on this Tula Pink Kit Quilt for a very long time. It's good to have a "Go To" project to work on in between other projects. This is English Paper Piecing, all stitched by hand. The kits not only includes the pre-cut fabrics... but all the papers are included too.

Nuttie has most of her Quilt-As-You-Go blocks stitched together in rows. Now comes the slightly more tricky task of lining up the apartment joining sashing strips as she joins the rows together... because Nuttie wants them all to line up. 

Jenny plans on making a few Bunting Cushions (starting with this one) adding her own words as the cushions will be gifted to family members... if she enjoys making them...  I'm not going to tell you how long it took us to get the letters the right way round!!!

Kate's Lynda is so happy with Quilt-As-You-Go (Stitch And Flip to some)  that she's decided, for the time being at least, that everything will be made with the same method. She's already completed a lovely little, very Pink Quilt... now there's a tote bag. toot toot toot Lynda, for your fabulous and finished project

Jean Hill didn't like the colours in this Jelly Roll. She thought there was too much red... Now though... with this particular pattern, colour placement and choice of borders, it's a lot more purple-y/lilac with just a hint of red... so she's happy. Toot toot toot Jean, a fabulous finish.

Stitchy Games

Are you a gambler? I'm definitely not...
Except, maybe with this game...
Thread Chicken... Sooooo close this time
But I won. 25cm of thread to spare too!

Stitching news

Gail is inventing... she wanted to make a gifting quilt but made the mistake of asking the young fellow what kind of quilt he would like... So a magnificent football quilt it will be!

Princess Jackie is quilting this rather amazing applique project...
She says this one is going to be for her very own self...

PM Pam's favourite little design... cute!
She will be making a sandwich very soon.
Backing chosen and purchased ready....

PM Pam decided (might have been pushed) to put a Faux Piped Binding on this very simple quilt, it means a little more effort and time but the result will be well worth the trouble... really Pam!

Oh my gosh... this design takes a lot of effort and a lot of time...
Christabelle works on it in shorter spells, concentrating is draining. I think this is only one third of the final size... Chris will need cake!!!

In between the concentrating on the Polka Dot Bikini quilt, Christabelle is making another gifting quilt. Those Bears are quite large so easy to applique, Chris is using the very popular, blanket stitch

At the end of the day, Princess spied enough table space to make up a quick pink sandwich. She and Beano had it finished Lick-etty-Split

I love Thank Yous

One of the ladies that came to the recent Bargello Wall Hanging Workshop sent me a lovely email... She is chuffed with the fruits of her labours.... and no wonder... it's a Fabulous and finished project.

Emma... "All finished and on my wall
 I'm very proud of this, the best bit of sewing I've ever done,
 can't thank you enough!! "

There's another workshop booked for the Bargello Wall Hanging on Saturday 15th June.