tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81665198226570892212024-02-19T15:05:35.230+00:00QuiltificationMy crafty ways...Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-17857081137311226272019-01-10T16:42:00.001+00:002019-01-10T17:01:40.700+00:00Finish-along 2019 - plans for first quarter<a href="https://www.shecanquilt.ca/p/2019-finish.html" target="_blank">The Finish-along is back for 2019</a> hosted by a selection of quilt bloggers around the world. The idea is that by listing in public the crafty items you'd like to get finished, you create a degree of accountability. Last time I tried to take part, I fell by the wayside pretty swiftly (life happens). Let's see if 2019 is the year I can reduce my WIP (work in progress) list and get some quilts onto some beds.<br />
<br />
My list for the first quarter is perhaps a bit over-optimistic, but let's see how we get on. I may have to enlist my mum's help for some binding!<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>1. Scrappy Sprouts</b><br />
First up possibly my favourite quilt of all time. This one has blocks made by members of the Comfort Circle of do.good Stitches. I'm really looking forward to quilting this one. I need to add another row of low volume to the bottom of the quilt first. The design comes from a <a href="http://traceyjayquilts.blogspot.com/2012/10/wip-wednesday-scrappy-sprouts.html" target="_blank">free tutorial</a> on Tracey Jay's blog.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjHNtyvVymQNe6SMY8fH81ZpUnpHAPSaOTu3aJ42YI4lye9jPR5RbHe3_P3BIJDixEXdR49M2HwGqoy0TmAObodCGj4mz6VGsoe2vRkROHpILPljygbvEAPVbRPQBvTydH9ij54kcrnGV/s1600/CUllbB8MQTO7mGNza6iy5w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjHNtyvVymQNe6SMY8fH81ZpUnpHAPSaOTu3aJ42YI4lye9jPR5RbHe3_P3BIJDixEXdR49M2HwGqoy0TmAObodCGj4mz6VGsoe2vRkROHpILPljygbvEAPVbRPQBvTydH9ij54kcrnGV/s400/CUllbB8MQTO7mGNza6iy5w.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>2. Cactus Flower quilt</b><br />
Another quilt made with blocks from the members of the Comfort Circle of do.good Stitches. This one uses my Cactus Flower block (<a href="http://quiltification.blogspot.com/2016/11/cactus-flower-block-tutorial.html" target="_blank">free tutorial here</a>). It needs quilting and binding. Have you noticed a theme yet?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclVtZLlSalI-jljAFa2Zs7RNt2QHoY-Q4R-KS_PMpQ61mRnWCWwpQFT8iBwtr2sjp7GGTc0Rh1OJsh1jBI7BxRXxJnK1olxgsT3ZsLEtetwMyKNOFiEP7HfR5rnQxDlcR01HZpHoDHkKr/s1600/IMG_1977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclVtZLlSalI-jljAFa2Zs7RNt2QHoY-Q4R-KS_PMpQ61mRnWCWwpQFT8iBwtr2sjp7GGTc0Rh1OJsh1jBI7BxRXxJnK1olxgsT3ZsLEtetwMyKNOFiEP7HfR5rnQxDlcR01HZpHoDHkKr/s400/IMG_1977.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
<b>3. Spring Fling Off the Rails</b><br />
In search of a quick finish, I broke open a jelly roll in Spring Fling by Me & My Sister that had been sitting in my stash for about 10 years. I put the top together just after Christmas 2018. I need to piece a back, quilt and bind it. The pattern is my Off the Rails quilt (<a href="http://quiltification.blogspot.com/2010/12/off-rails.html" target="_blank">free tutorial here</a>) with an additional plain aqua border to make it a more useable size.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRpdGn5ic8FmA9tZLjifzdp189c5g9qYVVACH6D0rhRX-Tj3QFtXLw1N91VcGdOqWM31r6NYor0abfxr2hPsIpcPfOjhDbt1MXG1Pd701CcASUUZM2DAijH9kbQk-hHcnAoddyqm8EXZl/s1600/IMG_4571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRpdGn5ic8FmA9tZLjifzdp189c5g9qYVVACH6D0rhRX-Tj3QFtXLw1N91VcGdOqWM31r6NYor0abfxr2hPsIpcPfOjhDbt1MXG1Pd701CcASUUZM2DAijH9kbQk-hHcnAoddyqm8EXZl/s400/IMG_4571.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<b><br /></b>
<b>4. Purple Plaid 1</b><br />
Started in an effort to use up some of the older parts of my stash, I've made these blocks (pattern in Karla Alexander's <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Color-Shuffle-Quilts-Alexander-Patchwork/dp/1564779270/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1547138018&sr=1-1&keywords=color+shuffle" target="_blank">Color Shuffle</a> book) into a quilt top. Backing and binding are ready. It just needs quilting.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjP0TKONxeDifDO_QV5LnSquql3329JAI1fZRCzMDfhJFXkE3hbZlD3CAKoc1Q9g3Me-_WE6412CcADuGhbJcsureFbSrBDsLiSvHBL_a0Z6oUZW_-tnyK7CR3KdvyJ00dqEC_OquWEaJ/s1600/IMG_6063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjP0TKONxeDifDO_QV5LnSquql3329JAI1fZRCzMDfhJFXkE3hbZlD3CAKoc1Q9g3Me-_WE6412CcADuGhbJcsureFbSrBDsLiSvHBL_a0Z6oUZW_-tnyK7CR3KdvyJ00dqEC_OquWEaJ/s400/IMG_6063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>5. Purple Plaid 2</b><br />
My purple and blue stash was large enough to create a second set of blocks in the same design (but with pink and orange sashing rather than the green and aqua in the picture above). This one also needs quilting and binding.<br />
<br />
<b>6. 30s Double Dutch</b><br />
Here's yet another top that just needs quilting and binding. This one was made from the 30s reproduction fabrics in the depths of my stash. I plan to use up the last of these fabrics in a pieced back. The pattern is from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quilts-Made-Modern-Weeks-Ringle/dp/1607050153" target="_blank">Quilts Made Modern</a> by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy4yaOr_khA_ujOoIEWZKRM6Uz5sMQ3qPQDjKTIkZHknXQR1TpJYRM3S3MRnv7Hbn8EwqAXmP796sq3m81Q_3U2Co7epSAp0V33U62NcnesHLNJzSZR9_wKdJvzAfYGIl32UzYFtdlwS7/s1600/IMG_1909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGy4yaOr_khA_ujOoIEWZKRM6Uz5sMQ3qPQDjKTIkZHknXQR1TpJYRM3S3MRnv7Hbn8EwqAXmP796sq3m81Q_3U2Co7epSAp0V33U62NcnesHLNJzSZR9_wKdJvzAfYGIl32UzYFtdlwS7/s400/IMG_1909.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>7. Kaffe mini</b><br />
Finally, it's this mini quilt that I made as a prototype for the Kaffe Fassett mini swap in 2015. My partner wanted something a little smaller, so I remade this at 2/3 size, but I haven't got round to finishing this larger version. Guess what? Just the quilting and binding to go.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD_4PNbvbyK7ZbPFEEO6k2v1d8E9uZvFDFQPzKYcnQjoMB8i-DAu600Eq5Xx3JljJ6QR0_aAEfNvJdbPtokCi11zp2_-kx3LTbMGx-Mg-XwhQ0wK3f-Cu2jZMvl38y7IO9WMaAgLn-qte/s1600/2015-09-26+19.54.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirD_4PNbvbyK7ZbPFEEO6k2v1d8E9uZvFDFQPzKYcnQjoMB8i-DAu600Eq5Xx3JljJ6QR0_aAEfNvJdbPtokCi11zp2_-kx3LTbMGx-Mg-XwhQ0wK3f-Cu2jZMvl38y7IO9WMaAgLn-qte/s400/2015-09-26+19.54.59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.shecanquilt.ca/p/2019-finish.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeV4avio_UrcvkSyL6j6txDFZwWqQLIYc_wWuOPNNbuso2vno5DPHszi37qMcAbkXJBPM4BaRP5MgTn94aCBWczquCOFVGkJKCbgojWsi1jfb20a3NieQl3BCICVwmZGTpFGCjhBtp-qbU/s1600/2019+Finish+A+Long+Logo+200x200.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-85939770131329211402019-01-09T15:56:00.000+00:002019-01-09T16:17:07.290+00:00The Butterfly EffectSometimes, little things cause big changes. And so it was in my life. Things have changed (a lot) and I feel like sharing some of my new found joy with the world, so I am dusting down my blog and plan to start posting again on a semi-regular basis.<br />
<br />
The main changes? There is no longer a Mr Q. I have moved house - to somewhere smaller, closer to work and in less need of total renovation. I am making more time to get out and explore the countryside.<br />
<br />
Has anything stayed the same? Yes, Layla, my beautiful and timid black rescue cat, is still my sidekick. And I still love to sew and quilt.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcme2TwfhOo4309qkT_TxnbM0n8E8-x9w00Gk-5hM8HH_By_v34h3kcAM92DxlXmhYazUeiU2wgv7SAB5PqT1tCyp2KsvAVuOZ7FyyalJGNVP4PU9lWVS8Tvy_E-N1PH49lIXaJo01Xw0/s1600/IMG_4231.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcme2TwfhOo4309qkT_TxnbM0n8E8-x9w00Gk-5hM8HH_By_v34h3kcAM92DxlXmhYazUeiU2wgv7SAB5PqT1tCyp2KsvAVuOZ7FyyalJGNVP4PU9lWVS8Tvy_E-N1PH49lIXaJo01Xw0/s640/IMG_4231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I plan to share the tutorial for this quilt block in the near future. In the meantime, and to whet your appetite, here is my first Butterfly Effect quilt.Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-22140879417548545332016-11-24T13:35:00.000+00:002016-11-24T13:35:01.595+00:00Wonky and crossA couple of years, a call went out for wonky cross blocks in shades of blue and grey to make boys quilts for the Siblings Together charity. I sewed up a bunch and sent them off.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjok-h7WXq1mPYkpAtRwTLp5rqZ8AzEzu23gjiCiSVAak5lcJgOSGWrZOAm7m6EKVCIiJcc5IC5AKRDeStocQCw3aFY75AklnC2C0l4BMoZkYowsEXbtAf4yefmYLoyTJ4w7t4jatKZG84f/s1600/IMG_2901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjok-h7WXq1mPYkpAtRwTLp5rqZ8AzEzu23gjiCiSVAak5lcJgOSGWrZOAm7m6EKVCIiJcc5IC5AKRDeStocQCw3aFY75AklnC2C0l4BMoZkYowsEXbtAf4yefmYLoyTJ4w7t4jatKZG84f/s320/IMG_2901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
But then a strange thing happened - I couldn't stop making them and soon enough I had almost enough to make a quilt of my own. To spice things up a bit, I added some orange fabrics into the mix.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUwL2j8n8oTfRmgQV5Y32V5mZIOcAHj2_L6ilRxO6aFzwnsKl6QT2jEraC4AecqnoqqINFbBB9kHowkDQ60VEOQSjxYhWSBVglRSxv1DCT1_0BcfSWR_oY3FFTneH7Zz-Jm04E1P0l-Zl/s1600/IMG_2964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwUwL2j8n8oTfRmgQV5Y32V5mZIOcAHj2_L6ilRxO6aFzwnsKl6QT2jEraC4AecqnoqqINFbBB9kHowkDQ60VEOQSjxYhWSBVglRSxv1DCT1_0BcfSWR_oY3FFTneH7Zz-Jm04E1P0l-Zl/s400/IMG_2964.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once the top was all sewn together, I quilted it on the longarm, using a hand-guided pantograph called Double Bubble.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTZSJAZ7cmF_0Uv1ZyHpl0_lCf8qQ6ChXlG7XgSb4rN9F1upDb0fmXf-IDTTLb2cwERxzvkbVo379321Tz7YM1D0EbhcibGxnA_cZEFbW7K0YhSPGPnKhVM_4F91vBMCXew9_gRga4NbD/s1600/IMG_5182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTZSJAZ7cmF_0Uv1ZyHpl0_lCf8qQ6ChXlG7XgSb4rN9F1upDb0fmXf-IDTTLb2cwERxzvkbVo379321Tz7YM1D0EbhcibGxnA_cZEFbW7K0YhSPGPnKhVM_4F91vBMCXew9_gRga4NbD/s320/IMG_5182.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I added an orange binding, putting in the last stitches on a cold evening in front of the fire.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjVjk_5cUlRHkG-iRYbdaEuqow-6zguC2rNc5C0aSVfUKJNDjv7MWkiNvKU1YSt-2Z-v2-iCBfBUSb2nv-KLgTWe8Y67kc0OE2uKizCFFclRTCr0typ0GMojcS84nMC9BqCoqbv3TRwBK/s1600/IMG_5187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjVjk_5cUlRHkG-iRYbdaEuqow-6zguC2rNc5C0aSVfUKJNDjv7MWkiNvKU1YSt-2Z-v2-iCBfBUSb2nv-KLgTWe8Y67kc0OE2uKizCFFclRTCr0typ0GMojcS84nMC9BqCoqbv3TRwBK/s400/IMG_5187.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And here's the finished quilt before I sent it off to <a href="http://siblingstogetherquiltgroup.blogspot.co.uk/p/siblin.html" target="_blank">Siblings Together</a> for their 2016 quilt drive.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNgKHAqTsLQX8adHNwEY2PLvZszSOP7m9DVCg4mIWJxctrGbqarxvrbRpw6HfU5hh2zZPjiHhvXMYgMosV-KrydIBWpBcEM6xyq5AIcOX-jqxjR1z2MffhDOAgXe2cw-KUJmEdrBLiRjw/s1600/IMG_5254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNgKHAqTsLQX8adHNwEY2PLvZszSOP7m9DVCg4mIWJxctrGbqarxvrbRpw6HfU5hh2zZPjiHhvXMYgMosV-KrydIBWpBcEM6xyq5AIcOX-jqxjR1z2MffhDOAgXe2cw-KUJmEdrBLiRjw/s640/IMG_5254.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-62087256733897976262016-11-24T13:10:00.000+00:002016-11-24T13:10:13.470+00:00Blue and whiteMy mum has always been a big fan of blue and white china, and I've always been partial to this colour combination in quilts. It makes me think of blue skies and fluffy white clouds. A couple of years ago, I received a Sizzix Big Shot for my birthday and I decided to use just one shape (the 4 inch half square triangle) to make a quilt. I dug through my stash for blue and white fabrics. There were plenty as a few years earlier I had made a Storm at Sea quilt for my sister and I had plenty of leftovers.<br />
<br />
Cutting the pieces with the Sizzix was a breeze - I had all the pieces cut within an hour!<br />
(Note to self: I should use it more often).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80SnoeSons7_dV3cIZddlYhpbnCRBtGxoL-NZ102HOQenwhAwtGjn0KLlem8uZFpCCVUxCBxoE0AKwg-ymm-zjdF0jbFmzokpumJQUtsSSRux_UJICj7UAva1nebVkENhKJTpwEgLAWH-/s1600/IMG_2487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80SnoeSons7_dV3cIZddlYhpbnCRBtGxoL-NZ102HOQenwhAwtGjn0KLlem8uZFpCCVUxCBxoE0AKwg-ymm-zjdF0jbFmzokpumJQUtsSSRux_UJICj7UAva1nebVkENhKJTpwEgLAWH-/s400/IMG_2487.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I cut equal quantities of blue prints and light prints, and then sewed them together in pairs.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
With a stack of squares all sewn, I experimented with several layouts, quickly settling on this one...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQgAVpXgS3MQS9Zh7whAtL2AbhkaBxt4lHqU11qaX1tBPgunxY_qkiczYerBMdnVhko01EQrFGf2z8OOsUJq0uZRJdy215jJBp4jEdgWyBNk7owpRTOtCp-Nj7k941-mdK84cFR9TafK5/s1600/IMG_2609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQgAVpXgS3MQS9Zh7whAtL2AbhkaBxt4lHqU11qaX1tBPgunxY_qkiczYerBMdnVhko01EQrFGf2z8OOsUJq0uZRJdy215jJBp4jEdgWyBNk7owpRTOtCp-Nj7k941-mdK84cFR9TafK5/s640/IMG_2609.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
Next up was the quilting. I quilted on the longarm, forgoing stitching in the ditch and just freehand quilting a ribbon candy design in the lighter portions of the quilt with a variegated blue thread.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmbcGiECLRJ2BYcZeUD8qJ5I8tSPaXnA1ncQhNDcj8YewBjVY5A8YOQRIj9nYGgrpCx8fmHsimR9F1ErjvADEUBZ00VAj5w20SMpBAiyyEdFGguyPsH8IddMM-gK-B3BwlIdT18_BZ4j7/s1600/IMG_6760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmbcGiECLRJ2BYcZeUD8qJ5I8tSPaXnA1ncQhNDcj8YewBjVY5A8YOQRIj9nYGgrpCx8fmHsimR9F1ErjvADEUBZ00VAj5w20SMpBAiyyEdFGguyPsH8IddMM-gK-B3BwlIdT18_BZ4j7/s640/IMG_6760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And here's the finished quilt...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK8m4MNgD-20_dcl7m5tk4gGBFranRQLga2_9UdLE9wHYpl2S8cx4U222ZNfIO9mXkuykDet6PZunbTRjf-lWLGtUdodUvn__hu37rWkpl6i-FNIHI82vpcqcnrWsnUjSSKsghY6w9CME/s1600/IMG_6039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKK8m4MNgD-20_dcl7m5tk4gGBFranRQLga2_9UdLE9wHYpl2S8cx4U222ZNfIO9mXkuykDet6PZunbTRjf-lWLGtUdodUvn__hu37rWkpl6i-FNIHI82vpcqcnrWsnUjSSKsghY6w9CME/s400/IMG_6039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Kitten approved before I sent it off to <a href="http://siblingstogetherquiltgroup.blogspot.co.uk/p/siblin.html" target="_blank">Siblings Together</a> for their annual quilt drive.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVukp2ZxvyLuhRshkpaUmw6R0EdO4tBWHtez3dDLCq6DXzVTwlFZCaS2MeNDvI-Z9TciIX36l3yAf8p8y7MYffZOMwZMnjguhzAeO0872hbKhe8VyGe8-OW5Kqbof1Bav_q3QFza_C685/s1600/IMG_6034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVukp2ZxvyLuhRshkpaUmw6R0EdO4tBWHtez3dDLCq6DXzVTwlFZCaS2MeNDvI-Z9TciIX36l3yAf8p8y7MYffZOMwZMnjguhzAeO0872hbKhe8VyGe8-OW5Kqbof1Bav_q3QFza_C685/s400/IMG_6034.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-78365683582094770312016-11-22T22:27:00.001+00:002016-11-22T22:27:47.342+00:00Comfort Circle block round-upThe second bee I belong to also makes quilts for charity, but each quilter gets to choose where to send her finished quilt. This bee has an international flavour as we are based all over Europe.<br />
<br />
This year's finished blocks...<br />
<br />
July/August 2015...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVKwlhM1AgkUKEqVDKhM5qOVKYmjHvu_q1mJ5c3sf4shvNkCydHKoW2ob0Wt93pgCGtMrZ_1Gofem7xEiwP7aSOBJ-tAqNP4g_6kqQKqA3AXEwEziMEZM3AsvcnA9PsWmovfL2A93XN5a/s1600/IMG_6021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVKwlhM1AgkUKEqVDKhM5qOVKYmjHvu_q1mJ5c3sf4shvNkCydHKoW2ob0Wt93pgCGtMrZ_1Gofem7xEiwP7aSOBJ-tAqNP4g_6kqQKqA3AXEwEziMEZM3AsvcnA9PsWmovfL2A93XN5a/s400/IMG_6021.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
November/December 2015...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI3VckTe9yIDXBBkFZrS8yJVFo02CrPqDKUhH4OtWZioRHxziu_qWGRGVKABcggnrz0VGzSafo0dfCNi6geTaEMB0osMnzCD8pHpxPJYG8H-TuKEwjb1jMeP7cmFXUibjjI3nmOW67WAH/s1600/quilt-as-you-go-herringbone-blocks-for-do-good-stitches-comfort-circle-ive-added-some-extra-quilting-lines-since-the-photo-was-taken_22747800953_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTI3VckTe9yIDXBBkFZrS8yJVFo02CrPqDKUhH4OtWZioRHxziu_qWGRGVKABcggnrz0VGzSafo0dfCNi6geTaEMB0osMnzCD8pHpxPJYG8H-TuKEwjb1jMeP7cmFXUibjjI3nmOW67WAH/s400/quilt-as-you-go-herringbone-blocks-for-do-good-stitches-comfort-circle-ive-added-some-extra-quilting-lines-since-the-photo-was-taken_22747800953_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="https://maureencracknellhandmade.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/a-herringbone-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
January/February 2016...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LKGgt1_PzFfDXw8FIRtO7c5aVJ_7K6aRz4ZcnLKQJrvXsMzXCQjB9qc3DazcasGU76-XT-2kGsveU_7ocd9DL6zs9G5JtnLYUudz7zfou1a-kuW-58tT2Z9OthdRg6qdV7WfyZkHkNYQ/s1600/IMG_0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LKGgt1_PzFfDXw8FIRtO7c5aVJ_7K6aRz4ZcnLKQJrvXsMzXCQjB9qc3DazcasGU76-XT-2kGsveU_7ocd9DL6zs9G5JtnLYUudz7zfou1a-kuW-58tT2Z9OthdRg6qdV7WfyZkHkNYQ/s400/IMG_0117.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMzifhmpO1vQ0dW6euTyFfsvsf34yBuAT1tGC-aWrCjqUTqT4Y67bdLM-ARmNowAERH6c58L50KTe07GOYoKWaeyBrlIBjx1iu_dATxzVsIm84ehkRiKyztMmiZz2i0ZiYfC_pSY56vf/s1600/IMG_0118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HMzifhmpO1vQ0dW6euTyFfsvsf34yBuAT1tGC-aWrCjqUTqT4Y67bdLM-ARmNowAERH6c58L50KTe07GOYoKWaeyBrlIBjx1iu_dATxzVsIm84ehkRiKyztMmiZz2i0ZiYfC_pSY56vf/s400/IMG_0118.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="http://145578867.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Village-Life-Project-Sheet2.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
March/April 2016...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkBOu-GsbSPFGyZvnGTzaEMZefpul6c-RolgM2L4tZeaEKbSIY0m4ffjlqZFjpDBj50_fLaWOnbvTg1AXlI_hLhHNeom-bMdZUL-h4u3Ymtru3HVY1GMECcx1ou7xV2pcUDjULEtY63Pg/s1600/IMG_7137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkBOu-GsbSPFGyZvnGTzaEMZefpul6c-RolgM2L4tZeaEKbSIY0m4ffjlqZFjpDBj50_fLaWOnbvTg1AXlI_hLhHNeom-bMdZUL-h4u3Ymtru3HVY1GMECcx1ou7xV2pcUDjULEtY63Pg/s400/IMG_7137.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
May/June 2016...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y78fwGxwwEezIcuzsA9ZhIEmi56Ulg_zN57Sqgeb8OTjD4ZoSuiwprJoVhKmUq_3x4SZw-NHXulFzFzS_mw_Vrqjy-m0bO0-00s1fNC40oHqlqvz5REWd-NpMlku7LObEzPvRiiczP9D/s1600/IMG_0714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y78fwGxwwEezIcuzsA9ZhIEmi56Ulg_zN57Sqgeb8OTjD4ZoSuiwprJoVhKmUq_3x4SZw-NHXulFzFzS_mw_Vrqjy-m0bO0-00s1fNC40oHqlqvz5REWd-NpMlku7LObEzPvRiiczP9D/s400/IMG_0714.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
July/August 2016...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlCzSvkRS-M4dRmPxsAO6wu7aLz0hGLvFNZff-yvNCO_1S3XDq5o9vf9ZC2ebRKacSkPwiclFVwPcHMg8J5udNrdtj4cc_0a4iv5t5-AuK86nRlg-WVmz7Fmdo34z6ZSfSYkpp9BDruZw/s1600/IMG_0322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSlCzSvkRS-M4dRmPxsAO6wu7aLz0hGLvFNZff-yvNCO_1S3XDq5o9vf9ZC2ebRKacSkPwiclFVwPcHMg8J5udNrdtj4cc_0a4iv5t5-AuK86nRlg-WVmz7Fmdo34z6ZSfSYkpp9BDruZw/s640/IMG_0322.jpg" width="217" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
September/October 2016...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgo5ktECSsatgqL1CHhsMdACEOCS6ZztZ805M6tBOsb0LubHm6ArNwuuOFl2B9h_TZizeR1cE9h7PTigoX38AZ9bKoaauCKAcdyWbvEgc7JNgdhzNOT_9kt8nAilCrURfi1VblKupxMZT/s1600/IMG_0854.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHgo5ktECSsatgqL1CHhsMdACEOCS6ZztZ805M6tBOsb0LubHm6ArNwuuOFl2B9h_TZizeR1cE9h7PTigoX38AZ9bKoaauCKAcdyWbvEgc7JNgdhzNOT_9kt8nAilCrURfi1VblKupxMZT/s400/IMG_0854.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8pefj1tJse56XpOojIvqt9l5Y9nlmteRJwk6PmiA1vWjSb2D7mJYMXQflgduwBxGene5tw9Fb_enrI9lWedsUe77qTuww1EdH1-G4JljFRq09MZKZX4THfBbRYMKVXUX_6S5pkfl4UeR/s1600/IMG_0858.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8pefj1tJse56XpOojIvqt9l5Y9nlmteRJwk6PmiA1vWjSb2D7mJYMXQflgduwBxGene5tw9Fb_enrI9lWedsUe77qTuww1EdH1-G4JljFRq09MZKZX4THfBbRYMKVXUX_6S5pkfl4UeR/s400/IMG_0858.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-34867401329741602072016-11-22T22:10:00.001+00:002016-11-24T13:20:50.573+00:00Siblings Together block round-upIt's been a while since I showed you any of the bee blocks that I've been making. The first bee I belong to makes quilts for the Siblings Together charity that runs holiday camps for siblings who have been separated from one another in the care system. At the end of the camps, each attendee goes home with a quilt of their own. What a great way to remember a fantastic holiday and be wrapped in warmth and comfort.<br />
<br />
Over the last year or so, here are the blocks that I've made...<br />
<br />
June 2015 blocks...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgVm6xJ3ChjyGt283-52gwF6kqnNhtTQeVDGYX5wyMgfofmNKuIIs8W5xKJgGR2ve9WwTB2eyO2oYr2Ne2eVlez3qFEOTBHJDDO834f2tRY35hFty2XWq1cXUZjB7HCjNyuvrAPu4z7L2/s1600/IMG_5851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNgVm6xJ3ChjyGt283-52gwF6kqnNhtTQeVDGYX5wyMgfofmNKuIIs8W5xKJgGR2ve9WwTB2eyO2oYr2Ne2eVlez3qFEOTBHJDDO834f2tRY35hFty2XWq1cXUZjB7HCjNyuvrAPu4z7L2/s400/IMG_5851.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT3OjGkjCB5k29frC8lNnKuyGyON5WvVhHV3YtTIuQPfQpxwMUEQnaQsHVzwuPTEalwQjxVoZT4kfDIRpv-NSttxrRfsVoaEC8RKTLpF2p4Mwpmf38MYhzH-8QsvZ3kJHccKhkK8dHIEe/s1600/IMG_5852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvT3OjGkjCB5k29frC8lNnKuyGyON5WvVhHV3YtTIuQPfQpxwMUEQnaQsHVzwuPTEalwQjxVoZT4kfDIRpv-NSttxrRfsVoaEC8RKTLpF2p4Mwpmf38MYhzH-8QsvZ3kJHccKhkK8dHIEe/s400/IMG_5852.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
September 2015 hen block from Lori Holt's book Farm Girl Vintage...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlEccN_i0e6cnMWO7zsnPGT6TRohsDF1SuzTsS0UpvK8rV7GkV9gySrefRsM5MBtUipXmiM7KZpvIN6_d3B9mo8fL81Lrorx2J0j0ZZPsH_RLuX853L_W7mU-Iv4NpZApAbHSUCR9sb6K/s1600/2015-09-06+19.21.16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlEccN_i0e6cnMWO7zsnPGT6TRohsDF1SuzTsS0UpvK8rV7GkV9gySrefRsM5MBtUipXmiM7KZpvIN6_d3B9mo8fL81Lrorx2J0j0ZZPsH_RLuX853L_W7mU-Iv4NpZApAbHSUCR9sb6K/s400/2015-09-06+19.21.16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
October 2015 blocks...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9fWSTvUL7bY5qv9roMIpGaTQd5_aXa0vZ-P8X8AZKHbb0pFEvqxye0ag9uJB-vmzoICKpcUOcWg4BYtiIFsByeHem0AUfMmmg6jd7ZTcvTNViH-oLyLkK1EchvQdHLY2YfZOa6REsN3O/s1600/IMG_6644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9fWSTvUL7bY5qv9roMIpGaTQd5_aXa0vZ-P8X8AZKHbb0pFEvqxye0ag9uJB-vmzoICKpcUOcWg4BYtiIFsByeHem0AUfMmmg6jd7ZTcvTNViH-oLyLkK1EchvQdHLY2YfZOa6REsN3O/s400/IMG_6644.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="http://145578867.r.lightningbase-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Fieldcrossing-Quilt.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
November 2015 owl blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuyqnrs2DUab4c4BelaWdv7_-lHj65mfmAU1tTJydcUDMmpjphyeHT_DEBY2isvSP00Yi8hy7Xfrfxo2xbQD3G4EVf3QaLd7YCGBO8YoyVo3CI0wAZCgff-EpR6OptzqZ6NPZpVwvkN-1/s1600/three-blind-owls-just-need-to-add-pupils-and-these-blocks-for-siblingstogetherbee2-will-be-finished-stqb2_23223890555_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuyqnrs2DUab4c4BelaWdv7_-lHj65mfmAU1tTJydcUDMmpjphyeHT_DEBY2isvSP00Yi8hy7Xfrfxo2xbQD3G4EVf3QaLd7YCGBO8YoyVo3CI0wAZCgff-EpR6OptzqZ6NPZpVwvkN-1/s400/three-blind-owls-just-need-to-add-pupils-and-these-blocks-for-siblingstogetherbee2-will-be-finished-stqb2_23223890555_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
December 2015 wonky crosses...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4_BnvVRmxtfnMldro43WFGeTJ2v7QXx4hNNUoMO5MMfbJFQNZva61_ZYvIwNbB0LxYrHsm_GDuSsWUF1v6FQ8oSiTvcwz9_FzRTYPdjeDMiY6ChEOhWMtk-pNGWtL-Bi2xH75HvoC4ik/s1600/IMG_0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip4_BnvVRmxtfnMldro43WFGeTJ2v7QXx4hNNUoMO5MMfbJFQNZva61_ZYvIwNbB0LxYrHsm_GDuSsWUF1v6FQ8oSiTvcwz9_FzRTYPdjeDMiY6ChEOhWMtk-pNGWtL-Bi2xH75HvoC4ik/s640/IMG_0115.jpg" width="465" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorials <a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/2010/04/wonky-cross-block-sew-along/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://lollyquiltz.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/liberated-cross-blocks.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
February 2016 hedgehogs...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoOC9hoI9I9rbdijy_9v4uo6esUl8ZLmPzwMMzi1o3bJ-UepxIuQVR2Vx-QQ0Ex14ZyX3CCqRcUaI34iYBW2EG4jMBJCVslbFN-6xgV5WyV60urT1Y8RAo7pf6uQpGeQlvwE7r7RHnahE/s1600/happy-hedgehogs---finished-february-blocks-for-siblings-together_24923239594_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoOC9hoI9I9rbdijy_9v4uo6esUl8ZLmPzwMMzi1o3bJ-UepxIuQVR2Vx-QQ0Ex14ZyX3CCqRcUaI34iYBW2EG4jMBJCVslbFN-6xgV5WyV60urT1Y8RAo7pf6uQpGeQlvwE7r7RHnahE/s320/happy-hedgehogs---finished-february-blocks-for-siblings-together_24923239594_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FZadXr_05uqoCSn6eMDcQmuIrboJMXKX9FFt49-0C8ArbTNwzgA7hgd0Lv_SVGZotS5ba87YuKn7vXXH_TyI7mVCRqHiSvVY1i4JMFjguo2my9vteu2Z_r4yoNLQkWgnIZ3Q-an62ior/s1600/happy-hedgehogs---finished-february-blocks-for-siblings-together_25527618276_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FZadXr_05uqoCSn6eMDcQmuIrboJMXKX9FFt49-0C8ArbTNwzgA7hgd0Lv_SVGZotS5ba87YuKn7vXXH_TyI7mVCRqHiSvVY1i4JMFjguo2my9vteu2Z_r4yoNLQkWgnIZ3Q-an62ior/s320/happy-hedgehogs---finished-february-blocks-for-siblings-together_25527618276_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
March 2016 blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CjCafRFvDDD3zpIiMk7tS3qpXNz0IMBw9voIQiFNDDh7Ll_HPoR3wynhtU_BqjtuGu9QgCCAd2DHYoqsCj2sD46kjTacLM2D_H1ylMpw1pW4HxLwn_A8Ujev2hlWflMcY7TlEg53bBsa/s1600/IMG_7142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CjCafRFvDDD3zpIiMk7tS3qpXNz0IMBw9voIQiFNDDh7Ll_HPoR3wynhtU_BqjtuGu9QgCCAd2DHYoqsCj2sD46kjTacLM2D_H1ylMpw1pW4HxLwn_A8Ujev2hlWflMcY7TlEg53bBsa/s400/IMG_7142.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="http://www.patchworkposse.com/4-patch-disappearing-quilt-block-criss-cross/" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span id="goog_219001896"></span><span id="goog_219001897"></span><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
April 2016 dog gone cute block...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyln4ZkPoN6E7dogfJKC3HcphkplUiAjSqKkYQm3njBr15D8qJpI74j-hdRf-KlqqvTRyGvhTErddM77aXYuqm1eLEKtQVIhNblHawYp4ZXfTPp6b1-9X3_4Wodv7wGTOfAHxd0ae_bJqH/s1600/IMG_7425.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyln4ZkPoN6E7dogfJKC3HcphkplUiAjSqKkYQm3njBr15D8qJpI74j-hdRf-KlqqvTRyGvhTErddM77aXYuqm1eLEKtQVIhNblHawYp4ZXfTPp6b1-9X3_4Wodv7wGTOfAHxd0ae_bJqH/s400/IMG_7425.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/p/dog-gone-cute.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
May 2016 quarter log cabin quilt blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJxEtxUxQrzvgtB-pPW1ROerdhOCB868ngKNHyvM5_cLrV4P3nS7-lfvBzCbLzsc6JMr5f45HhSO3Os5Rl0fSOJ4VDsLuRQRGyKKCd4o2zGzJ631rbUwwcCiWO4mkin-VsSFsC54ItPBK/s1600/may-2016-block-for-siblings-together_26528832490_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJxEtxUxQrzvgtB-pPW1ROerdhOCB868ngKNHyvM5_cLrV4P3nS7-lfvBzCbLzsc6JMr5f45HhSO3Os5Rl0fSOJ4VDsLuRQRGyKKCd4o2zGzJ631rbUwwcCiWO4mkin-VsSFsC54ItPBK/s400/may-2016-block-for-siblings-together_26528832490_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ-SeG1TxWDiXS9hPvHivp46Oj6FKjq73grmYzHUyg5bci_k4BpvSdiStT5Yf1A7H_MEbIGa_vITDQrmv8L6xaZdcdxX3boTrT_RDQNu2Jud1VKPt3mwO_v-U71Rk86ihGfFYaIyp4F8M/s1600/may-block-for-siblings-together_26706935372_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBQ-SeG1TxWDiXS9hPvHivp46Oj6FKjq73grmYzHUyg5bci_k4BpvSdiStT5Yf1A7H_MEbIGa_vITDQrmv8L6xaZdcdxX3boTrT_RDQNu2Jud1VKPt3mwO_v-U71Rk86ihGfFYaIyp4F8M/s400/may-block-for-siblings-together_26706935372_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
September 2016 canvas blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bd8nPwr7MX_cWMGAjLOi8dW2rJqNfApoFj_jjBbVJ1f0XSY9bkvfnzMnHuTGYKFUOr1hG4GwIW2ba1F1I2T8pzZNN8dVbUe3OSKqNUNpwa_Xi3y1igLQ1tKrY2IYi6GvS_DU9DmjCRGq/s1600/IMG_0840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bd8nPwr7MX_cWMGAjLOi8dW2rJqNfApoFj_jjBbVJ1f0XSY9bkvfnzMnHuTGYKFUOr1hG4GwIW2ba1F1I2T8pzZNN8dVbUe3OSKqNUNpwa_Xi3y1igLQ1tKrY2IYi6GvS_DU9DmjCRGq/s400/IMG_0840.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="http://judith-justjude.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/bee-blessed-bom_28.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
October 2016 scrappy square blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7mhDLjZprqNpA-lgMKcr9ifaMd8O0P0yQgieSScovGTQEr21pWp3JYc4-FKsZcl3zP7PTnfgrykksXJHJt5GXcUPsZdXg9LZzQUDUGzkbVvDMZmCKER6MCe85KQL-UY0dmpuU29SEcLc/s1600/bright-and-cheerful-october-blocks-for-the-siblings-together-quilting-bee-2_29777699234_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7mhDLjZprqNpA-lgMKcr9ifaMd8O0P0yQgieSScovGTQEr21pWp3JYc4-FKsZcl3zP7PTnfgrykksXJHJt5GXcUPsZdXg9LZzQUDUGzkbVvDMZmCKER6MCe85KQL-UY0dmpuU29SEcLc/s400/bright-and-cheerful-october-blocks-for-the-siblings-together-quilting-bee-2_29777699234_o.jpg" width="398" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqQpreM6lX4_jko2CZW-Z81FP_ytBpYaTd7FW3t16GNFbzeRvPN27c1l4Hn_ZSsU4mvRUqhGs9wCwW6QqDRhIeT9z1xLkG7lPR9MSXIsad1J506IAawl5z_l-grh2Z46ri1H4nfl751kz/s1600/bright-and-cheerful-october-blocks-for-the-siblings-together-quilting-bee-2_30372043866_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimqQpreM6lX4_jko2CZW-Z81FP_ytBpYaTd7FW3t16GNFbzeRvPN27c1l4Hn_ZSsU4mvRUqhGs9wCwW6QqDRhIeT9z1xLkG7lPR9MSXIsad1J506IAawl5z_l-grh2Z46ri1H4nfl751kz/s400/bright-and-cheerful-october-blocks-for-the-siblings-together-quilting-bee-2_30372043866_o.jpg" width="390" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Tutorial <a href="https://thelilaccat.com/2016/09/28/square-scrappy-block-tutorial/" target="_blank">here</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have really enjoyed being part of this bee. It encourages me to try techniques, designs, and colours that I would probably never make for myself. And I get to use a small part of my ever growing stash of fabric.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-85887682043677192532016-11-01T21:49:00.000+00:002016-11-01T21:49:42.414+00:00Cactus flower block tutorialThis month I am the Queen Bee for the Comfort Circle of do.good stitches - an organisation that makes quilts for charitable causes. I have written up a tutorial for a quilt block that I call Cactus Flower.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHu-cICclpKjBe2lwnubYPQOHT6_seypACo-Xjh_TG3-_0HVWHZvbgM1OKi6300N71Cd-7Ce5t0-c_XVuRchRmsL9xtzUJS2oA5BR1OVgrccVizTMtMrcJOulg3eEiUlmpTb5N7s8dlBI/s1600/12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHu-cICclpKjBe2lwnubYPQOHT6_seypACo-Xjh_TG3-_0HVWHZvbgM1OKi6300N71Cd-7Ce5t0-c_XVuRchRmsL9xtzUJS2oA5BR1OVgrccVizTMtMrcJOulg3eEiUlmpTb5N7s8dlBI/s400/12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I am asking each member of the bee to make one 15.5 inch (unfinished) square block, and to also send me one piece of green fabric 15.5 x 3 inches that I can use in the sashing. The blocks should use yellow for the centre square, white for the surrounding rectangles and limey greens for the background. Use whatever bright, warm colour you like where I have used pink - think coral, orange, red, magenta or warm purple...<br />
<br />
You will need to cut the fabrics as follows...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFeiCbCi9p8p_YY2JzjHYP8qNFt6Pg2i32krp2UPQQuUNtVXBjN7I28qtyw3XLsUp1JvTxFKxXov6i8z0rpZBk3-NMe8o55do6WVkbdp9W5MOwWfDzP_FoLeyI8r2SUJK-Q6WC_TkDjP3/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFeiCbCi9p8p_YY2JzjHYP8qNFt6Pg2i32krp2UPQQuUNtVXBjN7I28qtyw3XLsUp1JvTxFKxXov6i8z0rpZBk3-NMe8o55do6WVkbdp9W5MOwWfDzP_FoLeyI8r2SUJK-Q6WC_TkDjP3/s640/1.jpg" width="484" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;">one yellow 5.5 inch square</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">four white 3 x 5.5 inch rectangles</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">four green 3 inch squares </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">eight green 3 x 5.5 inch rectangles</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">twelve warm, bright 3 inch squares</li>
</ul>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Make 4 corner units by sewing a green 3 inch square to a warm 3 inch square and then adding a green 3 x 5.5 inch rectangle. Press all seams towards the green fabrics. All four of these units should have the identical arrangement of squares and rectangles.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii2wwZMkZ8CUBOPqIUFm-4hAeA3hmGsOG_L6zV3y_QaYByyQrPJQFk32Gn0z6O0cGz_48pcbAUffuhlllV90GlxhvnVMC0hInzN3WowlfslT7_LNzynmHSyA83abNUW99iWHzoplmFNVa/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii2wwZMkZ8CUBOPqIUFm-4hAeA3hmGsOG_L6zV3y_QaYByyQrPJQFk32Gn0z6O0cGz_48pcbAUffuhlllV90GlxhvnVMC0hInzN3WowlfslT7_LNzynmHSyA83abNUW99iWHzoplmFNVa/s400/8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Make 4 flying geese units. Start by drawing a diagonal line across the eight remaining warm 3 inch squares.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26biJuUpciDlK2peJllZK2NxPpVbi8DLZ_QwUND4oG0616t9R0Vrqiy8zK8miPVx2ouP-sM0qft7j4VVwcIBEG75y4Hk1AZnXRFeYnGogyF7yvvx9z09Ijpg2ER7cieW9e3NyuoxD_v7c/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26biJuUpciDlK2peJllZK2NxPpVbi8DLZ_QwUND4oG0616t9R0Vrqiy8zK8miPVx2ouP-sM0qft7j4VVwcIBEG75y4Hk1AZnXRFeYnGogyF7yvvx9z09Ijpg2ER7cieW9e3NyuoxD_v7c/s400/2.jpg" width="377" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Place a warm square face down on top of a green rectangle, and stitch along the diagonal line.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m9NsdH9k3UdjUObhhrRqfBSDAz51IF8LA9LavgskT62Hs47Rv8SkFNSylqS6guuv9nB7uJSSmdfQWgYDMfcOXrdakRh5MnSJKuv6MQhTFAp6pPh6TEkCUIEIPM2W7TJmzQmEwLdsqYB7/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m9NsdH9k3UdjUObhhrRqfBSDAz51IF8LA9LavgskT62Hs47Rv8SkFNSylqS6guuv9nB7uJSSmdfQWgYDMfcOXrdakRh5MnSJKuv6MQhTFAp6pPh6TEkCUIEIPM2W7TJmzQmEwLdsqYB7/s400/3.jpg" width="296" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Trim the seam and press it towards the warm triangle.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jhiqwUYcIDEDYM2du8QDUlkg7k989fng7HRcJ_oGxTDWJnkylw8MTMcY-xspiR2QvlrmVZWU-tEsTMPuwMll7pT31NV3S_TxWBzkkSSnw23NOViaUFQx9t189WP0du4B1VW0OzFZHOxY/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jhiqwUYcIDEDYM2du8QDUlkg7k989fng7HRcJ_oGxTDWJnkylw8MTMcY-xspiR2QvlrmVZWU-tEsTMPuwMll7pT31NV3S_TxWBzkkSSnw23NOViaUFQx9t189WP0du4B1VW0OzFZHOxY/s400/4.jpg" width="286" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Repeat with a second warm square, sewing along the diagonal on the back of the warm square.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vv9b-TFXeXLjYmKpRGTDpseSwUAW4WiXDhjO16tDHBie8ALtraFsv4M4_E6TfkdB1wlAlvAloqPVCmFlkM4hgYU6aT-X2DN0-VG2vOWWpg9_GC-Bz6uOorcl_IPF7-dNTGpgJltXL-eU/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Vv9b-TFXeXLjYmKpRGTDpseSwUAW4WiXDhjO16tDHBie8ALtraFsv4M4_E6TfkdB1wlAlvAloqPVCmFlkM4hgYU6aT-X2DN0-VG2vOWWpg9_GC-Bz6uOorcl_IPF7-dNTGpgJltXL-eU/s400/5.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
Again, trim the seam and press it towards the warm triangle. The back of the flying goose unit should look like this...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAas8Dcvvp1qW8lTzea8c0k3od3BgL-4Wu1xBd2-gc2-5qe0rUD9f51ekKEPHMJ7qNoNHbHdKHS7o6SzbMgw0XwF69eFp_rTBQE7u73z5vM1GhG-txul-c2VtMFkkgXf99fqB0AgFqGfnT/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAas8Dcvvp1qW8lTzea8c0k3od3BgL-4Wu1xBd2-gc2-5qe0rUD9f51ekKEPHMJ7qNoNHbHdKHS7o6SzbMgw0XwF69eFp_rTBQE7u73z5vM1GhG-txul-c2VtMFkkgXf99fqB0AgFqGfnT/s400/6.jpg" width="282" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Now add this flying goose unit to a white rectangle, pressing the seam towards the white.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvCOpBNn5LZQTBCPF0pcdKpbNp0BjxfHAyZxgbz71mT7OIrWnR94lqPfvgSyiFfw-7HmFmfa8vRWFZ1G-TbBqb0t4kCuxv_IjIQc6Im60rf6zCRtjWiRxa2kP9eMeHQLcEl9-SJK4XFQ_/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvCOpBNn5LZQTBCPF0pcdKpbNp0BjxfHAyZxgbz71mT7OIrWnR94lqPfvgSyiFfw-7HmFmfa8vRWFZ1G-TbBqb0t4kCuxv_IjIQc6Im60rf6zCRtjWiRxa2kP9eMeHQLcEl9-SJK4XFQ_/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once all the units are completed, you can lay them out, rotating the corner sections of the block.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBliQbe2nEbVGBDKlH3uqqTbbeed5YhHsonbvO_a8nrNXsbcePsPBAGMohLp3Me5y1owA_WGhW-GkgjYSVhjMMknI_nraXQP6ErbPq9TlkBRMAZTv9qejLUv631uQdAjYMO0M9QlqzXFQJ/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBliQbe2nEbVGBDKlH3uqqTbbeed5YhHsonbvO_a8nrNXsbcePsPBAGMohLp3Me5y1owA_WGhW-GkgjYSVhjMMknI_nraXQP6ErbPq9TlkBRMAZTv9qejLUv631uQdAjYMO0M9QlqzXFQJ/s640/9.jpg" width="632" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Now sew the units together into rows. If you have pressed the seams as suggested, they should nest together easily allowing the block to be constructed more accurately. Press these seams as shown in the photo below.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQZXQMXL-uUURpWebqz2Av-AI3762fIoVE5LTEhqCRa6TghnGhetk8PSY5JvOIEZIc8i8pAk4I91jc3E3pvJ_p6e4FmdZCBEp3VbFhaeTnIh2N9CJ77pZyRmFp0K-a5BSVZZ-wwHTAmC-/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQZXQMXL-uUURpWebqz2Av-AI3762fIoVE5LTEhqCRa6TghnGhetk8PSY5JvOIEZIc8i8pAk4I91jc3E3pvJ_p6e4FmdZCBEp3VbFhaeTnIh2N9CJ77pZyRmFp0K-a5BSVZZ-wwHTAmC-/s640/10.jpg" width="618" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
Finally, join the rows together nesting the seams together and pressing them as indicated below.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINbT9ayohlXBMgbrthSFtNsHxOXwRpHirD2kAOSyg3x2_ljRA8f7gfcRI4t1Gsw10ZJfgmEcRVJLpgPXeUu3SyjZ6uIyeucIgNQQesJfB3nP_vOWEkZ7jfMF72OiWD0TcB6BNDr6mgRca/s1600/11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhINbT9ayohlXBMgbrthSFtNsHxOXwRpHirD2kAOSyg3x2_ljRA8f7gfcRI4t1Gsw10ZJfgmEcRVJLpgPXeUu3SyjZ6uIyeucIgNQQesJfB3nP_vOWEkZ7jfMF72OiWD0TcB6BNDr6mgRca/s640/11.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
I hope you enjoy making these blocks, and I really look forward to sewing your blocks and sashing strips together into a cheerful garden quilt.</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-37911874878032735182016-01-12T22:53:00.000+00:002016-11-24T13:17:53.242+00:00Finish-along 2016 - plan for the first quarterIn an attempt to get some WIPs out of the finishing pile and onto some beds, I'm joining in a Finish A Long this year. Hopefully, it will act as the kick up the backside that I need!<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div align="center">
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.co.uk/p/official-fal-2016.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="FAL 2016"><img alt="FAL 2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxRJ-ohVkYiNAjhlQhYymG9OquMeWw-fJCuYglBgxAId0I0J883aIo4cmtzHYMtkwTDzoqfsDiNxSsKty1VhJBpjWYJ-L1RKL7oypAeiO-zNEN1nOZ4RO9bX84dKF5heX5zVEPtAqkLX1o/s200/2016+button+250+best.jpg" style="border: none;" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<br />
My plan for the first quarter of the year includes<br />
<br />
1. Finishing a quilt I started for my husband a few years ago, using predominantly fabrics from Australia and New Zealand. The top is sewn, the back (with a morse code message on it) is completed, and it just needs quilting and binding - FINISHED SEPTEMBER 2016.<br />
<br />
2. Finishing a rainbow chevron quilt for Siblings Together or Project Linus. Again just quilting and binding to go.<br />
<br />
3. Finishing a red and black kaleidoscope quilt for Siblings Together or Project Linus. Once again, just quilting and binding to go - FINISHED FEBRUARY 2016.<br />
<br />
4. Finishing a daisy applique quilt. You guessed it - just quilting and binding to go. This one is for me - I fancy hanging it on the wall of my office at work.<br />
<br />
5. Finishing a mini quilt that I started for a secret swap. This is the one I need to finish first. I love the top but stalled when it came to quilting it, but I think I now have a plan that involves lots of feathers.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtevCRKZCIvVWoNJIHKgWn4Rcarua1HyRmS_j5CqsBZ9bGl6EUBz6HCGCmrCo3ldPRTwqUGfq5Eh-zXfFP1e6Hy-5M8a56jhxC6FgLV9NChWXVGVE4jHiA5LULrJ2hweqvNuwl0Q0_A0_s/s1600/Screen+Shot+2016-01-12+at+22.37.23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtevCRKZCIvVWoNJIHKgWn4Rcarua1HyRmS_j5CqsBZ9bGl6EUBz6HCGCmrCo3ldPRTwqUGfq5Eh-zXfFP1e6Hy-5M8a56jhxC6FgLV9NChWXVGVE4jHiA5LULrJ2hweqvNuwl0Q0_A0_s/s640/Screen+Shot+2016-01-12+at+22.37.23.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilts I want to finish this quarter are highlighted in bold text</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-42928012862685656132015-10-26T23:16:00.000+00:002015-10-26T23:20:09.702+00:00Mini rainbow New York Beauty quilt - 2nd entry in Bloggers' Quilt Festival<span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My second entry for this autumn's </span><a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/10/23/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2015-edition/" style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> is my variation on a New York Beauty mini quilt. I am entering it into the "<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/10/23/bqf-mini-quilt-category/" target="_blank">Mini Quilt</a></span><span style="background-color: #fefdfa; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">" category. To be honest, 2015 has been the year of the mini quilt so it seems appropriate to be entering a quilt in this </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">category.</span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I made this mini quilt for the Sew My Stash mini quilt swap that finished earlier this month. My initial plan was a rainbow New York Beauty variation made of 9 blocks arranged diagonally across the quilt.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEPFnUQLwNrJ9UFFvL-UGHKI-Pilds0j-BcYrwssiMF4sUAYekOLeqC2Y-Nb0Hiuh3C10bbawEYqOKJV87DbXTQb_ekBJjdGPCe-q9vD_WbxvtIST6U_oOAwaZjGyG_YbWqpuWEbZr_pr/s1600/2015-07-26+10.42.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEPFnUQLwNrJ9UFFvL-UGHKI-Pilds0j-BcYrwssiMF4sUAYekOLeqC2Y-Nb0Hiuh3C10bbawEYqOKJV87DbXTQb_ekBJjdGPCe-q9vD_WbxvtIST6U_oOAwaZjGyG_YbWqpuWEbZr_pr/s320/2015-07-26+10.42.41.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My initial sketch</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
After making a test block, I realised I didn't have enough rainbow coloured fabrics to do my vision justice, so I decided on an alternative arrangement of 4 blocks with a little more variety in the pieced arcs. At this point I was considering a pieced background of various black-on-white and white-on-black prints.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwB4nWs1ERu2J0clQBrhA8DlVns6TC-FKBVUg003ovDUfFdbu0qZiNlBoU8X49M5iW-MbvlmkmDaDK4oDPHzJaLcbhLxooMGgUwfepi-ppvegZquGrk8dGVy9Vg0M4-twHS0DG7Q1sKYJ/s1600/2015-09-30+09.28.13-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrwB4nWs1ERu2J0clQBrhA8DlVns6TC-FKBVUg003ovDUfFdbu0qZiNlBoU8X49M5iW-MbvlmkmDaDK4oDPHzJaLcbhLxooMGgUwfepi-ppvegZquGrk8dGVy9Vg0M4-twHS0DG7Q1sKYJ/s320/2015-09-30+09.28.13-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My initial fabric pull and updated plan</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
By the time I started piecing I had decided to use plainer black and white background fabrics to let the rainbow scraps really stand out. Here are the first four arcs pieced on foundation papers.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSoSYYwfbUkAwCHG8Tozq75Bg715jMejEIMfSNkuO3HvNy-93G8qPT9y363W506Jd1ty0GYSSn9jQtnHFG37w0ZGIL0JNOCB2bHZI_2XzX89SBaQ1uZjMOWYxz6qOfBT0_DL5u06RYhjf/s1600/2015-10-03+11.50.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSoSYYwfbUkAwCHG8Tozq75Bg715jMejEIMfSNkuO3HvNy-93G8qPT9y363W506Jd1ty0GYSSn9jQtnHFG37w0ZGIL0JNOCB2bHZI_2XzX89SBaQ1uZjMOWYxz6qOfBT0_DL5u06RYhjf/s320/2015-10-03+11.50.22.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First four arcs pieced</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I added a bit more complexity with another 2 pieced arcs...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuCTRIOjtkOTSvDyM2F4ldKMRxNmUsORJ1Jw-w__Fdeyd7HVLabExnN7zeLfYo0nveLGHUHGKxDygIjSlPC8prgwzCHk_QnMx4tqVAcpbcJw5s9RSu1QG0EmxwVUZ-lHxdeLH3yC37H6W/s1600/2015-10-04+13.08.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuCTRIOjtkOTSvDyM2F4ldKMRxNmUsORJ1Jw-w__Fdeyd7HVLabExnN7zeLfYo0nveLGHUHGKxDygIjSlPC8prgwzCHk_QnMx4tqVAcpbcJw5s9RSu1QG0EmxwVUZ-lHxdeLH3yC37H6W/s400/2015-10-04+13.08.22.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All components pieced and ready to sew together</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Once the top was finished, I stopped for a couple of days to consider my options. My original plan had been to quilt the white background areas in white and the black areas in black. However, I had recently finished another mini quilt where I had used matching threads for complex quilting, and had been a bit disappointed that all the quilting was pretty much invisible on the front of the quilt. So, I bit the bullet and went for grey thread that would show up on both black and white background fabrics. It was a bit nerve wracking and a bit exhilarating, but I'm glad that I went for it. I stitched in the ditch around the points, and then free motion quilted in concentric circles using my domestic sewing machine.<br />
<div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreTvq1BJK_Ghf8j7w1BlMBHrX9zLtG-0gf-Jn-wjuwpA4VgQhIohc08of6Mb7Yl8w9c_4_XvlN-d6SVHnEqbgG9bgS1SG4ubh54YNU4UUGY_vcn-aPsFmggm07-nk9P0s01p8cY9ZxSuK/s1600/IMG_6623.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhreTvq1BJK_Ghf8j7w1BlMBHrX9zLtG-0gf-Jn-wjuwpA4VgQhIohc08of6Mb7Yl8w9c_4_XvlN-d6SVHnEqbgG9bgS1SG4ubh54YNU4UUGY_vcn-aPsFmggm07-nk9P0s01p8cY9ZxSuK/s400/IMG_6623.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit nerve wracking and a little bit exhilarating!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I used the same black fabric for the binding and then sent it off to its new owner in Canada.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5-uGCfxROcZfEjdTgzGMdUXZAE6aUFd_LKHK6kbpeCRp0I_LOgYiW2ZS2Gh4aSs32Mhoolgz8ST2g9tS1AAAWIXKI_yy-d7PNpU1aQ2cdTefd0VpIEKvUkdin5zBEH2ywnYHxPUUzFak/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5-uGCfxROcZfEjdTgzGMdUXZAE6aUFd_LKHK6kbpeCRp0I_LOgYiW2ZS2Gh4aSs32Mhoolgz8ST2g9tS1AAAWIXKI_yy-d7PNpU1aQ2cdTefd0VpIEKvUkdin5zBEH2ywnYHxPUUzFak/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the finished quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
And here's the mini quilt that came to live with me. I love it! Bright colours and plenty of kitties - what's not to love?!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtjfMCvgX1aCr6KFzAzzJl5-V1mPe1PY0LPAKBvsXFtrkz98rl3Lm6vdQuDfNd5yb1X_WHx452tRdiAOYkg84-x4_yzlZ6da9xg1RcM3O8elKPZLk-DLFq34wsW3ikZUDOh1-xhoGfhQJ/s1600/IMG_6620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtjfMCvgX1aCr6KFzAzzJl5-V1mPe1PY0LPAKBvsXFtrkz98rl3Lm6vdQuDfNd5yb1X_WHx452tRdiAOYkg84-x4_yzlZ6da9xg1RcM3O8elKPZLk-DLFq34wsW3ikZUDOh1-xhoGfhQJ/s400/IMG_6620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-64398502650652375292015-10-24T15:24:00.000+01:002015-10-24T15:24:16.818+01:00Coronet - my blogger's quilt festival entry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My first entry for this autumn's <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/10/23/bloggers-quilt-festival-fall-2015-edition/" target="_blank">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a> is my original mini quilt "Coronet". I am entering it into the "<a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/10/23/bqf-home-machine-category/" target="_blank">Quilting on a Domestic Machine</a>" category.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SHghAPlP-2dv42l3X8EpQjWvH__P03eM6NNgBaWwVlQdlKzC1N342u7ckzmxthkFCTxWtBnwUapEbGI2kYvawfgbNzRT4ZTX-shN7vKfup8d35ANDTsSsRciRghyE-duz-MGSx-3BRaK/s1600/2015-09-27+08.43.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SHghAPlP-2dv42l3X8EpQjWvH__P03eM6NNgBaWwVlQdlKzC1N342u7ckzmxthkFCTxWtBnwUapEbGI2kYvawfgbNzRT4ZTX-shN7vKfup8d35ANDTsSsRciRghyE-duz-MGSx-3BRaK/s640/2015-09-27+08.43.30.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished mini quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It all started when I visited the dentist and noticed the brickwork above the front door of the surgery. Some of the bricks were shaped like pyramids and I noticed how it would be possible to create the illusion of 3D pyramids by using 1/4 square triangles in graduated shades of colour.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The idea languished in my sketch book for a while, until I was trying to decide on something to make as a secret sewer gift for a retreat I was about to attend. Using some ombre fabrics from my stash I made a selection of pyramid blocks, and then auditioned various background fabrics.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjfpW5r9GwW3vShzvPLHYrN98hrezPDKlRTjo2TDphpaILqCPISKn1Bi91JwhsbuBZO46j2-9GtWmZojQDN7yg62QrbV0bcObLrztf71FYoSkTtMgl6B2XFSGmbeNxv8gMsTpSuseXSL/s1600/2015-09-15+10.17.20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBjfpW5r9GwW3vShzvPLHYrN98hrezPDKlRTjo2TDphpaILqCPISKn1Bi91JwhsbuBZO46j2-9GtWmZojQDN7yg62QrbV0bcObLrztf71FYoSkTtMgl6B2XFSGmbeNxv8gMsTpSuseXSL/s400/2015-09-15+10.17.20.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">auditioning the blocks on dark grey fabric</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
In the end, I chose a fabric with a beautiful silvery sheen for the background, and arranged the blocks in a rainbow ordered circle, being careful to orientate the pyramid blocks to look as though light is coming from above.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqELXiqsUOKsPDqIcix8KbQIcDk9jsDcl21OJ0uFLwDH95fBRdAV5N7mxBbU-sCYvDBSVNQATzVPYhOV6_o74PihbGtEvmKJ-7y8Dc6CFpUmjb3sLbS1TIe01kxRBulQ3CLzl6KlN3_gKA/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqELXiqsUOKsPDqIcix8KbQIcDk9jsDcl21OJ0uFLwDH95fBRdAV5N7mxBbU-sCYvDBSVNQATzVPYhOV6_o74PihbGtEvmKJ-7y8Dc6CFpUmjb3sLbS1TIe01kxRBulQ3CLzl6KlN3_gKA/s400/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="396" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the quilt top</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Then came the quilting. I used two layers of Warm and Natural cotton wadding to make the quilting really stand out, and used a walking foot to quilt a few concentric circles, and to outline the pyramid blocks. After that, I switched to a darning foot and added a different free-motion quilting pattern within each circle leaving the pyramids unquilted.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kWC4wBbOE3OOfNg_WSv78LQx2zyhZy1cf_osIQvYwyVg5CIOAAPvG1vbz_ElRxohxX72Dsd4rsqHyPs6NxSXy0VQgzFLknPEHjEj4aK0TNobVr6I1nx-S1LCp0MaKBdQiAHH9gMpKAM/s1600/2015-09-24+11.28.30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0kWC4wBbOE3OOfNg_WSv78LQx2zyhZy1cf_osIQvYwyVg5CIOAAPvG1vbz_ElRxohxX72Dsd4rsqHyPs6NxSXy0VQgzFLknPEHjEj4aK0TNobVr6I1nx-S1LCp0MaKBdQiAHH9gMpKAM/s400/2015-09-24+11.28.30.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">free motion quilting in progress</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I think my favourite part of the quilting is the circle that looks a little like a mandala.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_PGfqayJaQBPfsxEMJapQ8BqFmRGB9Sw9w5gbc39xORVFVwznTk4rAmyD8Fd_V8guAJ0C_SyaL_YUKrjn8FszyOhinOmVMyYmY6v9TWrn5kFvgqG5cxN8AXd88UxkZZZAzxSIPXlC-RW/s1600/2015-09-24+12.24.21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_PGfqayJaQBPfsxEMJapQ8BqFmRGB9Sw9w5gbc39xORVFVwznTk4rAmyD8Fd_V8guAJ0C_SyaL_YUKrjn8FszyOhinOmVMyYmY6v9TWrn5kFvgqG5cxN8AXd88UxkZZZAzxSIPXlC-RW/s400/2015-09-24+12.24.21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I finished the binding minutes before gifting the quilt to my secret sewer partner. There's nothing like working to a deadline, is there?</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ9TSFI7B4yEhVY4rcP1d-dNgwM9jp3VCBZexQ0Ui4jNeRkiyvcEnVRH7PoAs_sFZQ37pLjMZxqNPpyTWSSJZFwVWfOTgZRybB60FTR2OKO5xuQvgurpz4O5aPCOu0T7go_8oLOzPqqKu/s1600/2015-09-27+08.43.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZ9TSFI7B4yEhVY4rcP1d-dNgwM9jp3VCBZexQ0Ui4jNeRkiyvcEnVRH7PoAs_sFZQ37pLjMZxqNPpyTWSSJZFwVWfOTgZRybB60FTR2OKO5xuQvgurpz4O5aPCOu0T7go_8oLOzPqqKu/s640/2015-09-27+08.43.18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">done, with minutes to spare - phew!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-76175332426119150432015-10-13T15:42:00.000+01:002015-10-13T15:46:44.703+01:00Kaffe Fassett Mini Quilt SwapI've been a fan of Kaffe Fassett's colour sensibility for a very long time. I used to look at his colourful knitting designs for Rowan and wish that I (or my mum) had the patience (and in my case, skill) to make a jumper or cardigan. When he started to design quilting fabrics, I would lust over them in quilt shops and imagine ways to use them. So I was delighted when a Kaffe Fassett Mini Quilt Swap was announced on Instagram.<br />
<br />
My partner didn't list any specific likes or dislikes on her sign-up form, so I had free reign to create. I started with choosing a selection of fabrics in rich blues and purples, offset with bright lime green.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E2x0EFv67wLU3V6F8_rphaAtjg5xzxGBSKHlo8j6nw3szvPbYvGo450MIqHlmtXl5L-_20v78AAJBZ6jpm_g9zLKNfMue4yVI_orq0nzdeog9gUc_IItorV_qmbs_PRgrVRPHXnnn9Ex/s1600/2015-07-31+13.56.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E2x0EFv67wLU3V6F8_rphaAtjg5xzxGBSKHlo8j6nw3szvPbYvGo450MIqHlmtXl5L-_20v78AAJBZ6jpm_g9zLKNfMue4yVI_orq0nzdeog9gUc_IItorV_qmbs_PRgrVRPHXnnn9Ex/s400/2015-07-31+13.56.50.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Collective in blues, purples and lime green</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
I designed a quilt based on an adaptation of a half pineapple block. My partner did say that she would prefer a small mini (!) so I drew up 6" foundation piecing papers for the blocks and started to sew. The quilt needed just four blocks, so it didn't take too long, but it did create quite a bit of mess in my sewing room.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LVBsmOeIgdOHfHuT8gavbr10iMUbJV7kPE1kpycFbCWqhgsy2ok_BLhGG8JpBxttIzMjulMInirjMeOM1qcdOSCli7A6lPHk5R2awIkP-X_VSsCIdyJVGRYtl6G_afq3SMd-dApx2Fbj/s1600/2015-09-06+22.49.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LVBsmOeIgdOHfHuT8gavbr10iMUbJV7kPE1kpycFbCWqhgsy2ok_BLhGG8JpBxttIzMjulMInirjMeOM1qcdOSCli7A6lPHk5R2awIkP-X_VSsCIdyJVGRYtl6G_afq3SMd-dApx2Fbj/s400/2015-09-06+22.49.35.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foundation piecing the blocks</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
I added sashing and cornerstones to finish the 15 inch square quilt top.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhcgqWee-wPdHooMZQr12v5yYzdXY4g9oqOdrErOlvQabxHcUmS3N2sqd6ZEiRZTq9-jlBPIjhiZSJAqEGK9Vm9r4BWT3gESgtReJ-dqDCk4JJC276jWsw4Wj0Uwyppt657dn1wX0KQ6i/s1600/2015-09-26+19.54.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhcgqWee-wPdHooMZQr12v5yYzdXY4g9oqOdrErOlvQabxHcUmS3N2sqd6ZEiRZTq9-jlBPIjhiZSJAqEGK9Vm9r4BWT3gESgtReJ-dqDCk4JJC276jWsw4Wj0Uwyppt657dn1wX0KQ6i/s400/2015-09-26+19.54.59.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilt top ready for quilting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
I decided to use quilting threads that would not fight too much with the beautiful Kaffe Fassett fabrics, so picked out a Sulky variegated thread in lime green, and a gorgeous Wonderfil Tutti thread in a ranges of blues and purples. I had not sewn with Wonderfil before, but I think I'm a convert. My machine liked it, it stitched beautifully and it left very little lint. I stitched in the ditch around all the lime green squares and triangles, before adding little free-motion flower motifs in lime green thread. After that, I switched to the purple/blue thread and stitched long spindly curls which remind me a little of water lilies or chrysanthemums.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6xEuQNXxeIa5M2cStjioTZd1O0TsQCo5PbyqHLvgYiIFfaaSrApDzBsli4b9KD-fRT2S5Z0u8Pkm_8PPeflw4FHAGPK_o7GtQy1BGB2aKSTUiEHZVhzwDfjAhWfTrmxI4NvRw9BJyutA/s1600/2015-10-04+22.35.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6xEuQNXxeIa5M2cStjioTZd1O0TsQCo5PbyqHLvgYiIFfaaSrApDzBsli4b9KD-fRT2S5Z0u8Pkm_8PPeflw4FHAGPK_o7GtQy1BGB2aKSTUiEHZVhzwDfjAhWfTrmxI4NvRw9BJyutA/s400/2015-10-04+22.35.50.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of quilting in progress</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
I chose a green shot cotton for the back of this quilt, and I couldn't be more pleased with how the quilting looks from the back. It feels great to have gained enough confidence to use contrasting threads.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBYNbXdrt23G_WTW8UcVbzXUHYYhQXVcr84uuW3CTvVlb22Pc5FFfd-7qZEZ2KFPG4693UZcq7aDrGF9izVsmoc4_yZ-9VRPgTTqGoNl5x5eg4Kka74j6g0ylvd-0n0Lds41EiKw41L7p/s1600/2015-10-05+23.08.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBYNbXdrt23G_WTW8UcVbzXUHYYhQXVcr84uuW3CTvVlb22Pc5FFfd-7qZEZ2KFPG4693UZcq7aDrGF9izVsmoc4_yZ-9VRPgTTqGoNl5x5eg4Kka74j6g0ylvd-0n0Lds41EiKw41L7p/s400/2015-10-05+23.08.23.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished quilting from the back of the quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
After quilting, I completed the quilt with another shot cotton - this time purple for the binding. I had been worried that the busy Kaffe Fassett prints might detract from the overall quilt design, but I think using similarly coloured fabrics makes this hang together pretty well.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wH1HcdRyLw1bFwzQ4uvF3Vihv6L0cOim44HulFEkc8FhNclpTh6pSUMeiFkrp1VwKSCs7eW7xmU7gico3wVyMgvinr076HrjTIPlkrBc2J3gcoCMjEWnzi-OxYmXQQA0fnkSfhkpOBaS/s1600/2015-10-07+10.38.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wH1HcdRyLw1bFwzQ4uvF3Vihv6L0cOim44HulFEkc8FhNclpTh6pSUMeiFkrp1VwKSCs7eW7xmU7gico3wVyMgvinr076HrjTIPlkrBc2J3gcoCMjEWnzi-OxYmXQQA0fnkSfhkpOBaS/s400/2015-10-07+10.38.39.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
And here's the quilt that came to live with me - made by Kari in Pennsylvania. On my sign up form, I had said that I love aqua and red and plenty of quilting, and Kari did a great job of choosing fabrics and sewing a quilt that I love. It looks fantastic in my sewing room, along with my spoils from other mini quilt swaps.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktJXb3yo58iJUrqlLmBujPZAijb0vno5fFXtE0jzZ7cJiCeBxT3VZyKMMeco9KD8X59O3FNzzhfIwKnq2KbRLtOkd0Oa1GRqOrr82cp_YVe0RenHLzDsWZz4XpO2mn1OHzzCq-ouHfggv/s1600/2015-10-07+18.39.38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktJXb3yo58iJUrqlLmBujPZAijb0vno5fFXtE0jzZ7cJiCeBxT3VZyKMMeco9KD8X59O3FNzzhfIwKnq2KbRLtOkd0Oa1GRqOrr82cp_YVe0RenHLzDsWZz4XpO2mn1OHzzCq-ouHfggv/s400/2015-10-07+18.39.38.jpg" width="350" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilt that came to live with me</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
If you would like to see more of the quilts made for this swap, check out the <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/kaffeminiswap/" target="_blank">#KaffeMiniSwap</a> hashtag on Instagram. There are some really amazing and inventive quilts.</div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-1660488464601938972015-10-11T18:33:00.001+01:002015-10-11T19:30:14.831+01:00Text Me Mini Quilt SwapI've joined quite a few mini quilt swaps this year, all of which have been arranged through Instagram. The most recent one to conclude was the Text Me Mini Quilt Swap, which required participants to make a mini quilt containing at least two fabrics with text designs.<br />
<br />
My partner listed her favourite colours as hot pink, gold, mint green, aqua green and lavender, and I thought I would try to make something incorporating as many of those colours as possible. The only thing I could think of that might look good with all those colours was a flower bed, so I started to design a flowery quilt block. This is what I came up with...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbquSS3neLYezHj9_0u2i4aSdXm8NfBqL1ZrnnAFrLdy2ks5u-73SOCRe9wMcozdNFU6Rv0kCIWPOkj2jWI2FdiZ-pKoujdOOh5suIxYYyLz2nF5SIRgc7nqSsMcv_IVXOtxdUrYvswxOp/s1600/IMG_5775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbquSS3neLYezHj9_0u2i4aSdXm8NfBqL1ZrnnAFrLdy2ks5u-73SOCRe9wMcozdNFU6Rv0kCIWPOkj2jWI2FdiZ-pKoujdOOh5suIxYYyLz2nF5SIRgc7nqSsMcv_IVXOtxdUrYvswxOp/s400/IMG_5775.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sketch of my original mini quilt design</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
181 pieces in a 21 inch block. Crazy! I decided that I would use a selection of black-on-white and white-on-black text prints for the background and use my partner's favourite colours for the "flowers" and "leaves".<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncBYv4dsVGI-YaT4RVUbiU7dfTw2TUgOzd82qOhaeMRuot5rB1IjvheJA6TDSxtyx9yIwfzNM_0fDEcCFMJWe0wFQEqTu5wKaehWFUL33-EiFWREuLJkQN55MXasqJm7BnhyMuU5hzov1/s1600/IMG_0576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncBYv4dsVGI-YaT4RVUbiU7dfTw2TUgOzd82qOhaeMRuot5rB1IjvheJA6TDSxtyx9yIwfzNM_0fDEcCFMJWe0wFQEqTu5wKaehWFUL33-EiFWREuLJkQN55MXasqJm7BnhyMuU5hzov1/s400/IMG_0576.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping track of all the pieces</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifae0jMZh9hSsOJQcPKDAuKX8rrHawI51Lr1Q-vqiUDYizND0eyyClnwFPyWKfMougKmRHouerPwt19J2T6UgXyIngBZXhOXFlTAY7IjcsLfMOze0i9-Mx921I_29Lwnt0m2J9K8CouaqO/s1600/IMG_6028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifae0jMZh9hSsOJQcPKDAuKX8rrHawI51Lr1Q-vqiUDYizND0eyyClnwFPyWKfMougKmRHouerPwt19J2T6UgXyIngBZXhOXFlTAY7IjcsLfMOze0i9-Mx921I_29Lwnt0m2J9K8CouaqO/s400/IMG_6028.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed top</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once the top was pieced, it was time to think about quilting. I am not really one for minimal quilting, so I decided to quilt the different components of the quilt with different patterns and in different colours of thread.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxUdns3Cir2Ab6CL_H3Zv4sDXOxuRPT4I9XFqN5WIhuj7YIzG-jDpZSYsaEumKy8XmtkXK2XPwtYTMgVY8ha7xwBaoh6mzWa-Drt9rQ1uEiL1XE-MNw0TtdEuzmBuwt1NVtzIdPb7p2ru/s1600/IMG_6113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxUdns3Cir2Ab6CL_H3Zv4sDXOxuRPT4I9XFqN5WIhuj7YIzG-jDpZSYsaEumKy8XmtkXK2XPwtYTMgVY8ha7xwBaoh6mzWa-Drt9rQ1uEiL1XE-MNw0TtdEuzmBuwt1NVtzIdPb7p2ru/s400/IMG_6113.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thread choices for quilting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After some deliberation, I went for free motion feathers in the pink flower petals, starbursts in the gold flower centres, leafy shapes in the green squares, and pebbles in the background areas. Plus some stitching in the ditch around all the different areas.</div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCGqq58lk3OwkriszH-eshxj_jU0C4EQCgvUAjpbP02OHNjKNsNGo86sSrc9vkRf0H_Sgpk0xqgIl0eFUMT5OW6GCGu6x9fcJU2XVrq0U7yrzHpqnU7lmJW9BO5VrDHQi3jYGxzR_DHqe/s1600/IMG_6135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCGqq58lk3OwkriszH-eshxj_jU0C4EQCgvUAjpbP02OHNjKNsNGo86sSrc9vkRf0H_Sgpk0xqgIl0eFUMT5OW6GCGu6x9fcJU2XVrq0U7yrzHpqnU7lmJW9BO5VrDHQi3jYGxzR_DHqe/s400/IMG_6135.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quilting the flower petals</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtAe0UJrnrBwCnrxgRB5-G5H8BQsEmWOANT_XG0mjqHgjVmVuqjQJK_phvESRRifs8BpzVVi9EC8FS_CgkQAcCXNX96v8v4Aw8DMQcPDvCC65pUmRxqGpaMeWD8V-fL3yKpfvTxDLqiop/s1600/2015-08-23+21.42.34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtAe0UJrnrBwCnrxgRB5-G5H8BQsEmWOANT_XG0mjqHgjVmVuqjQJK_phvESRRifs8BpzVVi9EC8FS_CgkQAcCXNX96v8v4Aw8DMQcPDvCC65pUmRxqGpaMeWD8V-fL3yKpfvTxDLqiop/s400/2015-08-23+21.42.34.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The background quilting - I call this "pebbles", but Mr Q thinks it looks like a skin disease and calls it "pustules"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I finished the quilt with another white-on-black text fabric for the binding...<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2juiD6vY17ryPpllTx4FomdXss_cgaumeFeCMEGO4rHQjjp_5-KazNOzoSRHD2HiEokUrg2UAXiRlcoW4FLfvkuS9lNBPNmDysZ0767CIKoC5cmuyxA4FoBQtv0_jYCqTAY8zOdicmZm/s1600/2015-08-26+16.03.02-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2juiD6vY17ryPpllTx4FomdXss_cgaumeFeCMEGO4rHQjjp_5-KazNOzoSRHD2HiEokUrg2UAXiRlcoW4FLfvkuS9lNBPNmDysZ0767CIKoC5cmuyxA4FoBQtv0_jYCqTAY8zOdicmZm/s640/2015-08-26+16.03.02-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The completed quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
As my partner is also a knitter, I added a <a href="http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/boxy-pouch-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Boxy Pouch</a> sewn following a tutorial from <a href="http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pink Stitches</a> in similar colours so that she can store a small knitting project on the go. To give it a bit of structure, I fused the outside fabric to some felt before straight line quilting it.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_iN5Gb_agUSWio5moS9URTqn5bCiBtWKT6rkQLZbL2F81PQlOElc-R9K84eu_3HG_BadWGG0fP4qsL8hcl2ig4Ltw4MOOfVNAclzEpmnd8SyGPcEnLQBwEyuPJF4VZfwN-buqCOqytMR/s1600/2015-08-26+23.07.04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_iN5Gb_agUSWio5moS9URTqn5bCiBtWKT6rkQLZbL2F81PQlOElc-R9K84eu_3HG_BadWGG0fP4qsL8hcl2ig4Ltw4MOOfVNAclzEpmnd8SyGPcEnLQBwEyuPJF4VZfwN-buqCOqytMR/s400/2015-08-26+23.07.04.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxy pouch</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I really enjoyed putting this quilt together. As usual, the top went together really quickly and then I agonised over the quilting. But once I had a plan, I really enjoyed the free motion quilting. I think I need to learn to trust my quilting instincts and just get on with it.<br />
<br />
The quilt that arrived at my house was made by Charity in Washington. It is really lovely - beautifully understated with impeccable points and quilting that really enhances the design. I love that Charity let the text fabric (with lots of words about making and creativity) take centre stage. It looks fabulous on my expanding wall of mini quilts.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl8UslWcv7kqzlmeH8ZEKeyrtqSqqJFso1MExjCX3KySY1kva0fPQQFmikpEjxrZPFGSn5tDyO5jjFS1FdfVQ_vVCKFxMP9CERyI7XfIN7xb3L9qAQHR50GrVkOPi_1qgeZkjwpYiJFZu/s1600/2015-09-16+13.33.57-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl8UslWcv7kqzlmeH8ZEKeyrtqSqqJFso1MExjCX3KySY1kva0fPQQFmikpEjxrZPFGSn5tDyO5jjFS1FdfVQ_vVCKFxMP9CERyI7XfIN7xb3L9qAQHR50GrVkOPi_1qgeZkjwpYiJFZu/s400/2015-09-16+13.33.57-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mini quilt that I received</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
If you fancy having a look at the other quilts that were made as part of this swap, check out the <a href="https://instagram.com/explore/tags/textmeminiquiltswap/" target="_blank">#TextMeMiniQuiltSwap</a> hashtag on Instagram.<br />
<br />
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-477821962047321842015-08-23T14:10:00.002+01:002016-11-01T21:50:52.587+00:00Four patch tutorialNext month (September) it is my turn to choose the block that members of the Comfort Circle of Do Good Stitches will sew. I've decided to go for something very simple, in the hopes that my bee-mates will make several of these smallish blocks (8.5 inches unfinished) each!<br />
<br />
I've decided to go for a colour scheme of white, paired with lemon yellow, lime green and aqua.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqEAtWWvcwsFB3pmJ4usFFxev_vo1lGKFG-OFvscqaiZBhhf40CfRdmxYFf3ptmrRTlYNkeF-PlJjSYbrXqEd6hyNq907IShnfoL3I_C1ptPCxLMujFp6JZbbyxRnnXrWkmfhluKPsjcY/s1600/dbd6294cd73618c0b61836fb5d8e3a59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqEAtWWvcwsFB3pmJ4usFFxev_vo1lGKFG-OFvscqaiZBhhf40CfRdmxYFf3ptmrRTlYNkeF-PlJjSYbrXqEd6hyNq907IShnfoL3I_C1ptPCxLMujFp6JZbbyxRnnXrWkmfhluKPsjcY/s320/dbd6294cd73618c0b61836fb5d8e3a59.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the colour scheme for September blocks</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The quilt I've designed uses equal numbers of "positive" and "negative" blocks so I'm hoping that my bee mates will make at least one pair of blocks each.<br />
<br />
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ-Tvmg-RQxxBDQpGzzJUYvVSsrIHqMu1EjYfYgEuoQoCcLeYatdMCbJzopxjI5_3MLYi3kaJfH2VGxAwCHUSF2XJXBmK2yHInvwrxu4uy8IFX4t6tkIY2tSHqmp-UDZfnBVbn2feFSDu/s1600/IMG_6159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZ-Tvmg-RQxxBDQpGzzJUYvVSsrIHqMu1EjYfYgEuoQoCcLeYatdMCbJzopxjI5_3MLYi3kaJfH2VGxAwCHUSF2XJXBmK2yHInvwrxu4uy8IFX4t6tkIY2tSHqmp-UDZfnBVbn2feFSDu/s400/IMG_6159.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">positive block - small white squares form a diagonal line</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZnosI_Z72pOfJtio9NUVf-KfuMWpM9ZQURRrJRyJMkhywkDZR94MqlDBXzNW1fsFDWcQdhqtAQ59P8Kx421mNLs08uFzvOU20W7VJomtlZhfwC1_8JQxWcXUH61frTRnf54N6cNcIJ3q/s1600/IMG_6158.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZnosI_Z72pOfJtio9NUVf-KfuMWpM9ZQURRrJRyJMkhywkDZR94MqlDBXzNW1fsFDWcQdhqtAQ59P8Kx421mNLs08uFzvOU20W7VJomtlZhfwC1_8JQxWcXUH61frTRnf54N6cNcIJ3q/s400/IMG_6158.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">negative block - small coloured squares form a diagonal line</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
For each pair of blocks (one positive and one negative), you will need to cut:</div>
<div>
<b>8</b> squares 2.5 x 2.5 inches from white fabrics</div>
<div>
<b>8</b> squares 2.5 x 2.5 inches from a range of lemon/lime/aqua fabrics</div>
<div>
<b>2</b> squares 4.5 x 4.5 inches from white</div>
<div>
<b>2</b> squares 4.5 x 4.5 inches from lemon/lime/aqua</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfchOOJjDRckMtYMqJA34hn25dZEJG_4nbs26VJToqiITlWQESkdJU4BRpH5M_IPIX1BYoX06xA_Pt9oMuJMgBLyjY5sk2lYIEmsF2CFPjYMlwhR0INX7seXzrUvutz1iOJeLO-UPCQC3/s1600/IMG_0659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfchOOJjDRckMtYMqJA34hn25dZEJG_4nbs26VJToqiITlWQESkdJU4BRpH5M_IPIX1BYoX06xA_Pt9oMuJMgBLyjY5sk2lYIEmsF2CFPjYMlwhR0INX7seXzrUvutz1iOJeLO-UPCQC3/s640/IMG_0659.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric requirements for a pair of blocks</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The sewing instructions below are for a "positive block" with large coloured squares. The "negative blocks" are made in exactly the same way but with large white squares.<br />
<br />
Sew each white 2.5 inch square to a coloured 2.5 inch square and press the seam towards the darker fabric.</div>
<div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpS7GEqM3f3zIhwCher0jB9RSEXnbrACmumiXOo-9XuebKr61rCM_tmIdIWu6wmCMrq0ph3qbJhTqvi5ZuuU392CGgE6wvjpWVyHRgk9XDfW-aChDyo-wXHrfo1pryjjEaLARuU5Pe5eG/s1600/IMG_6120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpS7GEqM3f3zIhwCher0jB9RSEXnbrACmumiXOo-9XuebKr61rCM_tmIdIWu6wmCMrq0ph3qbJhTqvi5ZuuU392CGgE6wvjpWVyHRgk9XDfW-aChDyo-wXHrfo1pryjjEaLARuU5Pe5eG/s400/IMG_6120.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1: sew white and coloured small squares together in pairs</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Sew two of these pieced units together (nesting the seams) to create two checkerboard squares, each 4.5 inches square.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRgOjytXjO2C7k3_vjsFIioZE1w4MKouhJiAvRzb5xC8f3gj5QuDGfQ4RDZAvI1brqseDOeSvz0D5uqE4Cy7m4FOK8GOvE-jERl9Vja6G_vbrjy7i38gtiJZMzftoIr8A0Y4G2IjptwDh/s1600/IMG_6121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdRgOjytXjO2C7k3_vjsFIioZE1w4MKouhJiAvRzb5xC8f3gj5QuDGfQ4RDZAvI1brqseDOeSvz0D5uqE4Cy7m4FOK8GOvE-jERl9Vja6G_vbrjy7i38gtiJZMzftoIr8A0Y4G2IjptwDh/s400/IMG_6121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2: make checkerboard squares</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Sew each pieced square unit to a 4.5 inch fabric square, paying attention to the orientation of the pieced unit. Press the seam towards the plain fabric square.<br />
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzpdq1nH29RN-BV3oYMCs9BZGr4Y0eS6MAHILhEkB76b3QFbfboEnNRcNyKXPBsGsGpLnovttqLjsAJDMRlIb7Bl5VQ21oWxV6UbHOq3x3zIa2gl2J5SH0za4ygnElUwWiuhHzQSHKinC/s1600/IMG_6122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzpdq1nH29RN-BV3oYMCs9BZGr4Y0eS6MAHILhEkB76b3QFbfboEnNRcNyKXPBsGsGpLnovttqLjsAJDMRlIb7Bl5VQ21oWxV6UbHOq3x3zIa2gl2J5SH0za4ygnElUwWiuhHzQSHKinC/s400/IMG_6122.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3: sew checkerboard squares to large squares</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /></div>
<div>
Nesting seams, sew the two units together. Give the finished block a good press. It should measure 8.5 inches square.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGQPNNRvNuqxmekIcQ6Zd0mc4wKELktM0e5ytgjAejEwKnLdtrx3nYWQlJXgDyHixrsXhdenO0IbBkrkQqog-63wls1_kXCJg1JzzXG-2vnMq4dn3TtfZr7FYMhp9fwa3x95xYgsw4_eE/s1600/IMG_6123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGQPNNRvNuqxmekIcQ6Zd0mc4wKELktM0e5ytgjAejEwKnLdtrx3nYWQlJXgDyHixrsXhdenO0IbBkrkQqog-63wls1_kXCJg1JzzXG-2vnMq4dn3TtfZr7FYMhp9fwa3x95xYgsw4_eE/s400/IMG_6123.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 4: finished block</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Simples!</div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-69119678137076072642015-07-02T09:44:00.000+01:002015-07-02T11:03:34.807+01:00Before and afterIt's been a long time since I posted anything about our house renovation. We don't tend to move very quickly with renovating - taking our time to come to a decision that we will both love (no easy feat) and then tracking down all the bits we need.<br />
<br />
Let me remind you what our spare bedroom looked like the day we moved into our house. "Amazing" 60s/70s carpet, floral wallpaper and two-tone green painted wood-chip walls that looked a bit like mould.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HRWvQT8DvDTUeiE0rJ1Sq3GvsQoBMkN2-JZtuXuSjlrTG4Fg17z7iuGRVosFXkufIxiPz-CLSX9vZNtqTE2d73AhyphenhyphenAlpmNrXRtLjjS5WOWVXyHIIJLO8tItEusve4iYfWvq4VtOQT1kv/s1600/DSCF0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9HRWvQT8DvDTUeiE0rJ1Sq3GvsQoBMkN2-JZtuXuSjlrTG4Fg17z7iuGRVosFXkufIxiPz-CLSX9vZNtqTE2d73AhyphenhyphenAlpmNrXRtLjjS5WOWVXyHIIJLO8tItEusve4iYfWvq4VtOQT1kv/s400/DSCF0012.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">before - eek! - the day we moved in</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Once the carpet was up and the wallpaper gone, we realised that the plaster needed to be replaced. We went back to the bare brick, and to our surprise found a bricked up doorway that had once led through to next door!<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEkcKdE3QulMyeLqT7nLEEEHXtW0i2xVezhN2StxuOSkrDe2q2voewYC2kMlnfwgs_mFBPytlxWuGweMPwAizz4royqasFHLi_d2dbJb4TtSuoMZGDw8TbvidIAsvX8GbWou9_fVRQHFS/s1600/IMG_2368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEkcKdE3QulMyeLqT7nLEEEHXtW0i2xVezhN2StxuOSkrDe2q2voewYC2kMlnfwgs_mFBPytlxWuGweMPwAizz4royqasFHLi_d2dbJb4TtSuoMZGDw8TbvidIAsvX8GbWou9_fVRQHFS/s400/IMG_2368.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">discovering a secret doorway</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
We had the room replastered, replaced the skirting boards and window architrave, and then we painted the walls a pretty duck egg blue (Mr Q took a lot of convincing about this colour).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hZGHtzlxxFeNzRHnlQxe8vUDd38b8mx_CVk5UgFT3Oex8BbWndAmqoBPly-wGhWGlO7faTKm18HmWBAwWL9ZDR8rHH1YeuXxN9-xf59emtgy4CmwGPBqNWNZSLom7AkO_hLxvugoKpUF/s1600/IMG_4662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hZGHtzlxxFeNzRHnlQxe8vUDd38b8mx_CVk5UgFT3Oex8BbWndAmqoBPly-wGhWGlO7faTKm18HmWBAwWL9ZDR8rHH1YeuXxN9-xf59emtgy4CmwGPBqNWNZSLom7AkO_hLxvugoKpUF/s400/IMG_4662.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The next job was to have a quieter carpet fitted, and move the furniture in. A super-comfy bed from Ikea, a fantastic antique pine wardrobe I found on eBay and a wicker chair that I've owned for more than 20 years (I originally carried it home from Habitat on Tottenham Court Road in London on the Northern Line of the Underground - when people looked at me like I was mad I explained that it was often hard to get a seat on the Tube).</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx87vvdFzqS8C10iLYQFHcN4X3rTv1kIBNat7tLDx7bYFbPEltXOFjggHWgIO13qqvdA9ahAKqWQcvgm_ogiiXhIwdrgTPwuaZzGsy_CjE-QDNyoLeg7yZjDPj0yR8InauebGxyPzAnqR/s1600/IMG_5878.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzx87vvdFzqS8C10iLYQFHcN4X3rTv1kIBNat7tLDx7bYFbPEltXOFjggHWgIO13qqvdA9ahAKqWQcvgm_ogiiXhIwdrgTPwuaZzGsy_CjE-QDNyoLeg7yZjDPj0yR8InauebGxyPzAnqR/s400/IMG_5878.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
The painting is by <a href="http://www.craftanddesign.com/artists/d-k-g-art/" target="_blank">David Goodwin</a>. I bought it at the <a href="http://www.craftanddesign.com/" target="_blank">Manchester Craft and Design Centre</a> with some birthday money. It's something else that I brought home by public transport. The Orla Kiely bedlinen was a steal at TKMaxx, and I made the curtains and cushion covers.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ5RtqMspNvDAiASDaaaprD5LFkOGUgsNa6NAOHAayuVAUiboZAy1w1YUaLq0K7nmqzLrpybD7ulU_bdq4hQVMkDJzBWK8HsER52aLefz2y3kGL53mPHXElr5snQHqP3tfj80t2ND7IC9/s1600/IMG_5877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ5RtqMspNvDAiASDaaaprD5LFkOGUgsNa6NAOHAayuVAUiboZAy1w1YUaLq0K7nmqzLrpybD7ulU_bdq4hQVMkDJzBWK8HsER52aLefz2y3kGL53mPHXElr5snQHqP3tfj80t2ND7IC9/s400/IMG_5877.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have a selection of objects that I love on top of the chest of drawers... a lino print by <a href="http://www.mycreativeedge.eu/profile/shelagh-dwyer-linocuts/" target="_blank">Shelagh Dwyer</a>, a wooden bird sculpture by <a href="http://www.donegalcraftvillage.com/wood.html" target="_blank">Michael Griffin</a>, a tiny metal house and tree sculpture, and a ceramic bird dish from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PrinceDesignUK?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">PrinceDesignUK</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaYAHgsfqQ-2_JG59GShFTs3SGoHCtSzJ7g5WxKKJ1tPTIznbXySYECvS7z0dXYI_90pMMm_SfHZvZXjiWdoupp5u5QQrbxLABix76FwZQfyFXb8kyvvViNq4VALDLRyrscOEkrn7fI7b/s1600/IMG_6015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOaYAHgsfqQ-2_JG59GShFTs3SGoHCtSzJ7g5WxKKJ1tPTIznbXySYECvS7z0dXYI_90pMMm_SfHZvZXjiWdoupp5u5QQrbxLABix76FwZQfyFXb8kyvvViNq4VALDLRyrscOEkrn7fI7b/s400/IMG_6015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
There are still a couple of finishing touches to go - some shades for the bedside lamps and a hook on the back of the door - but I am delighted with how this room has come together. Perhaps we should move in while we think about renovating another part of the house.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hH3v0iWd8e6o5GKOwpi3pe3gs41upKPDHY9SRXztveNS-q0kQajpx_OLyeEbMerzldL1ReBaxsls2qqH7TM6QK6MA_oqEg8I8oe-bvFojmCFztmRYD6y8YNDuoShhiFNyoIwODU705J/s1600/IMG_5873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_hH3v0iWd8e6o5GKOwpi3pe3gs41upKPDHY9SRXztveNS-q0kQajpx_OLyeEbMerzldL1ReBaxsls2qqH7TM6QK6MA_oqEg8I8oe-bvFojmCFztmRYD6y8YNDuoShhiFNyoIwODU705J/s640/IMG_5873.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after - a study in tranquility</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-78356355791742783712015-07-01T19:42:00.000+01:002015-07-01T19:42:10.252+01:00Squirrel at the Wheel block tutorialJuly is my month as queen bee of the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2259532@N22/" target="_blank">Siblings Together Quilting Bee 2</a>. This entails deciding on a block and a colour scheme for the quilt that bee members will contribute to this month. After a lot of indecision, I have finally come up with a block which is based on a traditional quilt block variously known as Squirrel in the Cage, Broken Wheel or Rolling Stone. I was particularly inspired by <a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2013/10/yep-april-showers.html" target="_blank">Camille Roskelley's Puddle Jumping</a> design and <a href="http://quispamsisquilter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/easy-big-scrappy-variation-rolling.html" target="_blank">Riel Nason's scrappy Rolling Stone</a> quilt.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PfNpshVXNJnavsMxioRnq2TsCSCUI6Zf5uoOOuxOQym3WIjtktn1k5tqvrqWBSr9IJs7zY-xUS-CR4BnkR0BPHKeXUThL4AnrXw_1wbRgdV_ORSBQbridm67auxK0Ybks4-PHg_Scrjx/s1600/IMG_6013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PfNpshVXNJnavsMxioRnq2TsCSCUI6Zf5uoOOuxOQym3WIjtktn1k5tqvrqWBSr9IJs7zY-xUS-CR4BnkR0BPHKeXUThL4AnrXw_1wbRgdV_ORSBQbridm67auxK0Ybks4-PHg_Scrjx/s400/IMG_6013.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I'm going to call my variation Squirrel at the Wheel. My colour choices were inspired by the tangerine palette of Joel Dewberry's Notting Hill fabric line.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl55RIVLX0O9SFNdQabHYD8Va8joK_vabcXyhNjx7D9CMCI5FUymtkTgmNlaPc-cY7V0jPuXnMEhl-pXpk7xQPPEP5B2Ktlhvjvu_c75bS1MQ3PnTRPJrQU2Vzc2USONboNwDiDqV9TZo/s1600/notting+hill.tiff" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl55RIVLX0O9SFNdQabHYD8Va8joK_vabcXyhNjx7D9CMCI5FUymtkTgmNlaPc-cY7V0jPuXnMEhl-pXpk7xQPPEP5B2Ktlhvjvu_c75bS1MQ3PnTRPJrQU2Vzc2USONboNwDiDqV9TZo/s400/notting+hill.tiff" width="348" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Joel Dewberry's Notting Hill fabrics inspired my colour choices for the quilt</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Please use solid white or white-on-white fabric for the background. I'd like this to be as white as possible, so no cream please. For the centre and wheel fabrics (see picture below), please use oranges and bright pinks...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUFuaCdbrrp8g4rGYROFhFf-n_xa21xVABfXN0nL8JKJ6MVvv9Hfl4skkc_lWRsQjmm6lkzpF_mPqTDR3vcgHbvcplCu4eq9BnRt9A0rlrkbysTPmHZsfG72RWbPP_m1EEDwYLNGGE-lv/s1600/IMG_6013+copy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUFuaCdbrrp8g4rGYROFhFf-n_xa21xVABfXN0nL8JKJ6MVvv9Hfl4skkc_lWRsQjmm6lkzpF_mPqTDR3vcgHbvcplCu4eq9BnRt9A0rlrkbysTPmHZsfG72RWbPP_m1EEDwYLNGGE-lv/s640/IMG_6013+copy+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
I'd like to have some blocks with pink centres and orange wheels, some with orange centres and pink wheels, and others that are all orange or all pink. Make whichever you would prefer. The 4 options are shown below. I just need one block from each of you.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXaRIdvfah-754F9IJWIfKOweBMUsmQBxAknID0GI26-JC66SdmcMQTFFSP_f4h5l2qv_hbXlHtgMkHizwPO8WxzfaHj1Kv5m2MhG2CPFc-W8k4ch1__ednuYAwrtDl8FZagYQ9BE9jTX/s1600/IMG_6014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXaRIdvfah-754F9IJWIfKOweBMUsmQBxAknID0GI26-JC66SdmcMQTFFSP_f4h5l2qv_hbXlHtgMkHizwPO8WxzfaHj1Kv5m2MhG2CPFc-W8k4ch1__ednuYAwrtDl8FZagYQ9BE9jTX/s320/IMG_6014.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4 alternative colour arrangements</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The rest of this post shows how I made my block with a pink centre and an orange wheel.<br />
<br />
From the background fabric:<br />
cut <b>10</b> 3.5 x 3.5 inch squares and <b>4</b> 3 x 5.5 inch rectangles<br />
<br />
From the centre fabric (pink in my case):<br />
cut <b>2</b> 3.5 x 3.5 inch squares<br />
<br />
From the wheel fabric (orange in my case):<br />
cut <b>16</b> 3.5 x 3.5 inch squares.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN9ATOyTIY6WMhbG-9kgtOonkCW0Fzbhzn2ixMppcwCVRonX84s8GwUMoIVHNlg5aMwj7ph-g8HrpINqMcr8NyQsXZIkAnHnGHJyNcX00TL5Zcz60c48IGIwPkYqjuM9OHqFZJKPYFmeL/s1600/IMG_5997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN9ATOyTIY6WMhbG-9kgtOonkCW0Fzbhzn2ixMppcwCVRonX84s8GwUMoIVHNlg5aMwj7ph-g8HrpINqMcr8NyQsXZIkAnHnGHJyNcX00TL5Zcz60c48IGIwPkYqjuM9OHqFZJKPYFmeL/s640/IMG_5997.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
All the squares are going to be used to make half square triangles.<br />
<br />
Pair the 2 centre colour squares and 8 of the wheel colour squares with background squares. Pair the remaining 8 wheel colour squares with each other.<br />
<br />
For each pair of squares, draw a diagonal line on one of the squares and sew a seam 1/4 inch either side of the line. I chose to draw 1/4 inch lines either side of the diagonal and sewed along the drawn lines.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKn1LNL7-wdSWxFwy530hhpbdznMzFuotafgnCsuxmyFJL95AlKdUtzXKp6Q1SyL6f6hJMNTX10LwAUI4FpupRDWWRyYd9YSOFfyyOzFCGLOyFxKyk3j2D3kXXUiQZd4pqeFsLjRxy3wf/s1600/IMG_5998.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKn1LNL7-wdSWxFwy530hhpbdznMzFuotafgnCsuxmyFJL95AlKdUtzXKp6Q1SyL6f6hJMNTX10LwAUI4FpupRDWWRyYd9YSOFfyyOzFCGLOyFxKyk3j2D3kXXUiQZd4pqeFsLjRxy3wf/s320/IMG_5998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQxLhp3kzEu_go0B81lc_hnciTG-skuLP4l8qoGtzfP7BmTZl6caBAPAVOkp5S0ASfyh9lJUSjJR8Nkn_iXEbzoEW3psd64XWpdVmBG-2R_s547XmVQFvuEEaWzZpg6ToCEie9UNrQyYa/s1600/IMG_5999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQxLhp3kzEu_go0B81lc_hnciTG-skuLP4l8qoGtzfP7BmTZl6caBAPAVOkp5S0ASfyh9lJUSjJR8Nkn_iXEbzoEW3psd64XWpdVmBG-2R_s547XmVQFvuEEaWzZpg6ToCEie9UNrQyYa/s320/IMG_5999.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>
<br />
Cut the squares along the diagonal and press open. Press your seams however you prefer - open or to one side. Then trim the squares to 3 inches lining up the diagonal line on your ruler with the diagonal seam line.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fSaNHCAVKxIvyZCkLySy2imgiJkjgUcfFer9sx7HrfJbmxcZBTVApXmBgzf-q5qZ6iobGshEaNMOr3SHGqJOTeze1rejAeBovAUqNDvMTLmbECUTBBvtT1mwmJpaiLdyVLOv4a4IDHpY/s1600/IMG_6001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fSaNHCAVKxIvyZCkLySy2imgiJkjgUcfFer9sx7HrfJbmxcZBTVApXmBgzf-q5qZ6iobGshEaNMOr3SHGqJOTeze1rejAeBovAUqNDvMTLmbECUTBBvtT1mwmJpaiLdyVLOv4a4IDHpY/s320/IMG_6001.jpg" width="317" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting along the diagonal</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsplZy2BoMGWxsk9bEvuJxxjUMQtJxzbTUdp3CNcmh-lWW_65pYopHiQUA2miIPfRpLWelcgcq1wbaVVyIWEIB3DY_0h2_M9UtP2rlSiwmEDAaCyYnF8iSz8qmNgjosBHAfZbK1SC1u-YG/s1600/IMG_6002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsplZy2BoMGWxsk9bEvuJxxjUMQtJxzbTUdp3CNcmh-lWW_65pYopHiQUA2miIPfRpLWelcgcq1wbaVVyIWEIB3DY_0h2_M9UtP2rlSiwmEDAaCyYnF8iSz8qmNgjosBHAfZbK1SC1u-YG/s320/IMG_6002.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">trimming to 3 inches square</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
At this point, I laid out all my blocks and fiddled with them until I had an arrangement I liked. You will have:<br />
8 squares made entirely of wheel fabric (orange)<br />
16 squares made of wheel and background fabric (orange and white)<br />
4 squares made of centre and background fabric (pink and white)<br />
4 rectangles of background fabric<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaynSQWkDjzyX7cfNuPdM9W6_FDpdCNnJd5hGpNpCWEscEcQa7tmjGc4y611WZnMyM1nc1LApBqF5xsHCHYI75ffujeDpQDWBfOUvyPKO1vjVGG2eZNyBfdqUeHhkBuuznlBF3-IDMKUkw/s1600/IMG_6004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaynSQWkDjzyX7cfNuPdM9W6_FDpdCNnJd5hGpNpCWEscEcQa7tmjGc4y611WZnMyM1nc1LApBqF5xsHCHYI75ffujeDpQDWBfOUvyPKO1vjVGG2eZNyBfdqUeHhkBuuznlBF3-IDMKUkw/s400/IMG_6004.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">triangles all sewn</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
The next step is to sew the wheel coloured squares and background rectangles together. Take two squares made completely of the wheel colour and sew them together. Sew this unit to the long side of a background rectangle. If you have chosen to press seams to the side, press towards the background rectangle. The following 3 pictures show this step which you will repeat for all 4 background rectangles.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAsYpRflfdQx3Xr1PRU6QQ6KTOMvoOfkCtTXccR6bUsJoOvzz9TCRqf2PatWK-jicisU8oxNrYWhmNiUDryfwDo30mTlc8jR7iW2Zn7C5MshsLy-9reAAxISEb8GOj6vkCemU4r08NPkC/s1600/IMG_6008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAsYpRflfdQx3Xr1PRU6QQ6KTOMvoOfkCtTXccR6bUsJoOvzz9TCRqf2PatWK-jicisU8oxNrYWhmNiUDryfwDo30mTlc8jR7iW2Zn7C5MshsLy-9reAAxISEb8GOj6vkCemU4r08NPkC/s320/IMG_6008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjB_4cYXp44cQRaaHWZh7mfE3r3Wp9lU91X5fZPzfPUjO_vRlWueXUZUUi8qdbe8duD8LnixYxeZZz_0hfP8x7oYUDEkn0kE67J9Bj24lDQC1r6rWuFi5DqrEx_FuzB27x26nNvk23Y9q/s1600/IMG_6009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjB_4cYXp44cQRaaHWZh7mfE3r3Wp9lU91X5fZPzfPUjO_vRlWueXUZUUi8qdbe8duD8LnixYxeZZz_0hfP8x7oYUDEkn0kE67J9Bj24lDQC1r6rWuFi5DqrEx_FuzB27x26nNvk23Y9q/s320/IMG_6009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43ANMMwRhCCqZyJY8fXRxDTb8CoOwly2zcZ8y66W_-D4qIT264JJziyQzPQzThwErvE6gz3Bo5HYI3vVo4aI_q6GDKJX69uhwc7qIwz7CbTRRTB9uhCB8wBMgoYLviyOuSFlagKc-UTla/s1600/IMG_6010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43ANMMwRhCCqZyJY8fXRxDTb8CoOwly2zcZ8y66W_-D4qIT264JJziyQzPQzThwErvE6gz3Bo5HYI3vVo4aI_q6GDKJX69uhwc7qIwz7CbTRRTB9uhCB8wBMgoYLviyOuSFlagKc-UTla/s320/IMG_6010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The next step is to sew the remaining half square triangles together in groups of 4. First the centre colour ones...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zW_bOhj2Fj_NCDTTu9UhYoBoHCnCrMjti7Lt_o74GIibr43uWhoLhO5uThdaisox3QMeGSL-E5-VeCfDsJ8RRoiU9UaVK9VBzY69dsvUoyaMBaSGTywcSVH2-inDW1m2YjaPSQFae2qB/s1600/IMG_6007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zW_bOhj2Fj_NCDTTu9UhYoBoHCnCrMjti7Lt_o74GIibr43uWhoLhO5uThdaisox3QMeGSL-E5-VeCfDsJ8RRoiU9UaVK9VBzY69dsvUoyaMBaSGTywcSVH2-inDW1m2YjaPSQFae2qB/s320/IMG_6007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then the wheel coloured ones...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TZEa8nqvNsICshY_kjkeZlTA36hllMr8FoJ8WMTLJGbpUkbriak_9FdjwyxIqqVNFA19SxGUE3oe-PXKDitmCMg8KzUOUcKDe6OonpiLC-svtjRxHBOfRiZp1-FI1lkuMcKZilUbJmyN/s1600/IMG_6006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TZEa8nqvNsICshY_kjkeZlTA36hllMr8FoJ8WMTLJGbpUkbriak_9FdjwyxIqqVNFA19SxGUE3oe-PXKDitmCMg8KzUOUcKDe6OonpiLC-svtjRxHBOfRiZp1-FI1lkuMcKZilUbJmyN/s320/IMG_6006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
If you are pressing seams to one side, the following picture should help you with pressing directions to allow the seams to nest together more easily...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52qCBB7skGjRwqdVAxhdMY2ua_AP77ihg8accC5Lt5z0UlD0xQwX_I94JaBsgvo6D8DqzG9UOQFmOstB2cZRYjv2mHFEL_Mpo74y3Uk-WfK4GcwGmaAfi9-Q7eNbQ29sGPSKylc-ZtK8M/s1600/IMG_6011+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj52qCBB7skGjRwqdVAxhdMY2ua_AP77ihg8accC5Lt5z0UlD0xQwX_I94JaBsgvo6D8DqzG9UOQFmOstB2cZRYjv2mHFEL_Mpo74y3Uk-WfK4GcwGmaAfi9-Q7eNbQ29sGPSKylc-ZtK8M/s640/IMG_6011+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
Each of these mini blocks should measure 5.5 inches square.<br />
<br />
Sew the blocks together in 3 rows, pressing the seams in each row in alternating directions.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvx74QtrLL15V1gL6Pa4RbQdRa2s7-Wc_ONkM5hVVW_ebVDj5V9yf8_u-_edFl0cTTpDi0XvIS1Mw1_aIZ070QLtnWQJqsytRpWgbXmVVgRLZ1phDOnjgx0sv2ihzrn0lQ4Ru4GY__OZU/s1600/IMG_6012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvx74QtrLL15V1gL6Pa4RbQdRa2s7-Wc_ONkM5hVVW_ebVDj5V9yf8_u-_edFl0cTTpDi0XvIS1Mw1_aIZ070QLtnWQJqsytRpWgbXmVVgRLZ1phDOnjgx0sv2ihzrn0lQ4Ru4GY__OZU/s400/IMG_6012.jpg" width="363" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Finally sew the three rows together. Give the block a good press. Your completed block should measured 15.5 inches square.<br />
<br />
Make yourself a cup of tea, or pour a glass of wine. You deserve it!Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-60606012133079098292015-05-19T21:55:00.001+01:002015-10-11T18:55:25.220+01:00May blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
For May, members of the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/comfort-dogoodstitches/" target="_blank">Comfort Circle of Do Good Stitches</a> were asked to make blue and white churn dash blocks in a variety of sizes. Here are my 12", 9" and 6" blocks finished and ready to send off.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEVKxe_-1oKMqC5Kt7qNWaC8anGVI7C87__UwEqDqg6dR3GbCwWBXrawqvFLPl1WorkxH5JibgId7spHUkpgVh4QvH9ENf_nakmOsUwFs45AkOHND0zg_Wz4dtwJpYhme_0s4-Yp8FSzB/s1600/17137408608_6a4eb9072f_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEVKxe_-1oKMqC5Kt7qNWaC8anGVI7C87__UwEqDqg6dR3GbCwWBXrawqvFLPl1WorkxH5JibgId7spHUkpgVh4QvH9ENf_nakmOsUwFs45AkOHND0zg_Wz4dtwJpYhme_0s4-Yp8FSzB/s400/17137408608_6a4eb9072f_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
The other bee that I am member of is the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/2259532@N22/" target="_blank">Siblings Together Bee 2</a>. This month, Catrin asked us to make a couple of her <a href="http://patshyncatrin.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/double-heart-block.html" target="_blank">double heart blocks</a>. I enjoyed this so much that I made an extra block. I may have to make even more for a whole quilt at some point in the future!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oTczf5vKixUWFa2WS7E040aRXKXv819Q-c3OWSUXgwjBBtX7jn7re0FhkryZdP4aCoclYxnUL9YqEUbKcN8R0HXA2wkl00N2VqjhG1BK175Ajec1aIPVC8DtdMt10wJkuQF5b-oKBlxs/s1600/17175392737_6483a88b7c_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oTczf5vKixUWFa2WS7E040aRXKXv819Q-c3OWSUXgwjBBtX7jn7re0FhkryZdP4aCoclYxnUL9YqEUbKcN8R0HXA2wkl00N2VqjhG1BK175Ajec1aIPVC8DtdMt10wJkuQF5b-oKBlxs/s400/17175392737_6483a88b7c_k.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5-OtXVWJpRZlyXn6cclYXQCleqz9Z6QtbbHFLvht3WzHYjUcZseyLhes26IVDs2YcB0XFwUvqnSA1csCouMWzkv_SX9uPqmkqPQ544eKceLiGZiheSIXLiDbbuNjnlYqwghQft0agEW0/s1600/17195052858_e1debd5dca_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb5-OtXVWJpRZlyXn6cclYXQCleqz9Z6QtbbHFLvht3WzHYjUcZseyLhes26IVDs2YcB0XFwUvqnSA1csCouMWzkv_SX9uPqmkqPQ544eKceLiGZiheSIXLiDbbuNjnlYqwghQft0agEW0/s400/17195052858_e1debd5dca_k.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SvbeXFPMHEQDfVuQ43ihf5fWWLAFBeaWejE99ePNB9tWxUqq5HVvxvALop-O5Tszn_OC_ze7r0THeMigiyepQrVUxiT-eXfgQ_qjq-EYKHPGX5TwptrQNYhR932wlQyuVTCSVZzxsbJw/s1600/17195054958_9b9e0da9cf_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0SvbeXFPMHEQDfVuQ43ihf5fWWLAFBeaWejE99ePNB9tWxUqq5HVvxvALop-O5Tszn_OC_ze7r0THeMigiyepQrVUxiT-eXfgQ_qjq-EYKHPGX5TwptrQNYhR932wlQyuVTCSVZzxsbJw/s400/17195054958_9b9e0da9cf_k.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
And my April blocks for the same bee - square in a square blocks in blues and greens.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMh9pwhnLm_gfMKI17djeMdIDXP2jnGa74JknYXL_BT5CO0PNL0uUBnWAUya6hHmFfj7630DthQuSQ0v-4hF3MeJMgUeVC6HL01Yu51vySBIA7Vq4iNb_xfNpLxp53naNzPXLvIO3IUXh/s1600/16859657179_7951de218c_h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMMh9pwhnLm_gfMKI17djeMdIDXP2jnGa74JknYXL_BT5CO0PNL0uUBnWAUya6hHmFfj7630DthQuSQ0v-4hF3MeJMgUeVC6HL01Yu51vySBIA7Vq4iNb_xfNpLxp53naNzPXLvIO3IUXh/s400/16859657179_7951de218c_h.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-23545103224690413832015-05-17T16:50:00.000+01:002015-05-19T21:56:21.055+01:00Ichthyosaur!The quilt that I'm sharing for this spring's <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2015/05/15/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2015/" target="_blank">Bloggers' Quilt Festival</a> is the mini quilt that I made for the UK mini quilt swap that was organised through Instagram this spring. I'm entering my quilt "Jurassic Aquarium" in the Appliqué category.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1zp6aA9D78R7DksMAgSFrvUxlNvuIxs6FtnOv62YPLW3Eb10hZtqGXsZ8QYlgeQg_3BC7jGHas540D8ZSaUKivJ4rhYIqJUheiseA2sRylDLwXoAL6G9pOEbxlT67KEdC0UZR_dRACtF/s1600/IMG_5658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1zp6aA9D78R7DksMAgSFrvUxlNvuIxs6FtnOv62YPLW3Eb10hZtqGXsZ8QYlgeQg_3BC7jGHas540D8ZSaUKivJ4rhYIqJUheiseA2sRylDLwXoAL6G9pOEbxlT67KEdC0UZR_dRACtF/s640/IMG_5658.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Jurassic Aquarium"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
My swap partner was Nick at <a href="http://www.quiltsfromtheattic.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Quilts from the Attic</a> who makes fantastically original modern quilts. I wanted to make something that he would love, and that also reflected me. Tough ask! I read and reread the likes and dislikes he had noted on his sign up form, stalked him on Instagram, and wracked my brains trying to decide what to make. At the bottom of his sign up sheet, Nick had mentioned that he was a bit of a dinosaur fan and as I read that statement for the umpteenth time, I recalled something that I had written on my own sign up form - that I'm always looking for time to design quilts inspired by my day-job as a palaeontologist.<br />
<br />
I chose to design a quilt based on an ichthyosaur rather than a dinosaur since my first interaction with Nick were some comments on a picture of some ichthyosaur fabric on Instagram. I tried to make the design a little cartoony and relatively simple while still being recognisable as an ichthyosaur.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIrnTPpWi88bv_5YuEyO7tSKRPIulZmWyRwCrqSnvEt16voygdbk6T92m1NLDQrgdOz2vsRXhfr0-XzZx24SvFAnuQA_Jxac2Gvt38vQutGOS4MhBr0mCyWfE6UU73Ss0o4tuVlxdxKed/s1600/IMG_5441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIrnTPpWi88bv_5YuEyO7tSKRPIulZmWyRwCrqSnvEt16voygdbk6T92m1NLDQrgdOz2vsRXhfr0-XzZx24SvFAnuQA_Jxac2Gvt38vQutGOS4MhBr0mCyWfE6UU73Ss0o4tuVlxdxKed/s400/IMG_5441.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">design tools - pencil, Sharpie and my chosen fabrics</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Nick had mentioned his love of Alison Glass fabrics, so this Bike Path print in grey and black seemed the perfect background choice to represent the shale rocks that most ichthyosaurs are found in. He'd also mentioned teal and mustard as favourite colours so that dictated the other fabrics I went for. I chose <a href="http://www.oakshottfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Oakshott</a> shot cottons which I cut in different orientations to give subtle variation in colour.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FOHDyQ7ZN_4ihe1CPo5xjsMt2mfaTAMl19ArNT5MwiTHtL2z6hJCiN3j3jtRHqA7oVR6CP1x0YELkSOwd4MDGTjNBIoHIIKQN0nyjx9uIrnXld4hAqHr0pOovIB2ZE-lpJh5gT2EZJoG/s1600/IMG_5606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0FOHDyQ7ZN_4ihe1CPo5xjsMt2mfaTAMl19ArNT5MwiTHtL2z6hJCiN3j3jtRHqA7oVR6CP1x0YELkSOwd4MDGTjNBIoHIIKQN0nyjx9uIrnXld4hAqHr0pOovIB2ZE-lpJh5gT2EZJoG/s400/IMG_5606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I used hand stitched needle turn appliqué using very fine silk thread to construct the ichthyosaur. It was quite time consuming, but it seemed like the best way to get the appliqué shapes to stand a little proud of the background. In my view, fused appliqué never has quite the same "body".</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFChyphenhyphenpMme0xjdqGCGDFSiACdOzzrUQB8LsMnnY6iI-sz3SaewsIcpJbxSUYfWRNmJGlry3_6jUE1BX2UN0oACa7pMQ7O5UKc9xYul3A5XtnKvwCPaZ3wgtE_uf_hcpYy_64atgA8ayMIHn/s1600/IMG_5617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFChyphenhyphenpMme0xjdqGCGDFSiACdOzzrUQB8LsMnnY6iI-sz3SaewsIcpJbxSUYfWRNmJGlry3_6jUE1BX2UN0oACa7pMQ7O5UKc9xYul3A5XtnKvwCPaZ3wgtE_uf_hcpYy_64atgA8ayMIHn/s400/IMG_5617.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pinning all the paddle bones in place before hand stitching</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After completing the appliqué, I used free motion machine quilting to outline all the ichthyosaur bones in black thread and add a little detail to the eye. In the background I added free motion wavy lines, bubbles and the occasional (not morphologically accurate!) ammonite.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANLvE8t8SOhBlb3l-qFVds50cXKuOdzHm-xn-CG_2uGCU-BpOx7QLQOsBAIhYFzSWlRCiLdV9B5-3TvfNx1Jhe6-w2RVtyJEbOuQzo_H4YPMJxgpMipBlb65z-2kXoqVFLxVJbho_wOWX/s1600/IMG_5659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANLvE8t8SOhBlb3l-qFVds50cXKuOdzHm-xn-CG_2uGCU-BpOx7QLQOsBAIhYFzSWlRCiLdV9B5-3TvfNx1Jhe6-w2RVtyJEbOuQzo_H4YPMJxgpMipBlb65z-2kXoqVFLxVJbho_wOWX/s640/IMG_5659.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">quilting - outlines around all the bones, plus some ammonites and wavy lines in the background</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I am delighted with how this mini quilt turned out. Mr Q thinks it's the best thing I've ever made, and is petitioning me to make a replica. I think I probably will, but will wait until the skin on my needle-pushing finger has recovered!<br />
<br />
Forcing myself to slow down and make this quilt by hand really helped me find some inner peace whilst we dealt with my beautiful little cat Coco's final struggle against Feline Infectious Peritonitis. I think she enjoyed being able to sit in my lap as I sewed, and concentrating on each stitch helped me to stay calm and strong for her.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3chmEhdrr64NANYIavrwj-VwvOjtopt2hJUvXpO9rQcO2fjEFw02k3UKsL-vlS4PKzTAQXwvQ7FcyXjK99cto-A28xqW8CKMaMJPkVIoE2EsrOWMAz6F6XJozzb2lV3hh0mUNLun0r5m/s1600/IMG_5592.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3chmEhdrr64NANYIavrwj-VwvOjtopt2hJUvXpO9rQcO2fjEFw02k3UKsL-vlS4PKzTAQXwvQ7FcyXjK99cto-A28xqW8CKMaMJPkVIoE2EsrOWMAz6F6XJozzb2lV3hh0mUNLun0r5m/s400/IMG_5592.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coco vanquishing the ichthyosaur.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-15778828293153400632015-03-18T12:00:00.000+00:002015-03-18T12:00:10.881+00:00Magic Maze<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
A couple of years ago, my mum gave me a quilting calendar for Christmas. Before the new year arrived, I had already put together a quilt top using one of the patterns - <a href="http://amyscreativeside.com/2011/03/07/modern-basics-modern-maze/" target="_blank">Magic Maze by Amy Ellis</a>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaSUiajcyJyhvQGFRnRg5yMiektm6p2tXRuDYxPn-MgISnh04HX0n3KPm3YNLLeS8hpZN14ziD-tkObLOMZSyS5RrS2nt1uTX3rfLGvrKBo4ZVXkL99h3AD3gpsZi06uY2yDrq-ssUSEX/s1600/SDC12461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaaSUiajcyJyhvQGFRnRg5yMiektm6p2tXRuDYxPn-MgISnh04HX0n3KPm3YNLLeS8hpZN14ziD-tkObLOMZSyS5RrS2nt1uTX3rfLGvrKBo4ZVXkL99h3AD3gpsZi06uY2yDrq-ssUSEX/s1600/SDC12461.JPG" height="640" width="396" /></a></div>
<br />
It took me a long while to decide how to quilt it. I wanted something that wouldn't detract from the simplicity of the quilt design, but that also challenged my quilting skills. I sketched a number of different quilting schemes...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2csyp2QQV6R3pPYyhBDMxCUtA0AGOT1g7eu5SoD9mIBcESAhyXARTLHGgnJ85Zlv5vWXokKepVa0ijfYy_HudZGnAPXI9_EXW5Qo7u7ZZzRQbfDymMIcw7hmOrk_EyX78__K2Zjx_xEZ/s1600/IMG_2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN2csyp2QQV6R3pPYyhBDMxCUtA0AGOT1g7eu5SoD9mIBcESAhyXARTLHGgnJ85Zlv5vWXokKepVa0ijfYy_HudZGnAPXI9_EXW5Qo7u7ZZzRQbfDymMIcw7hmOrk_EyX78__K2Zjx_xEZ/s1600/IMG_2529.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
...and finally settled on this...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawbngVcdndHojOBqKv5Yhlck8kHcDSn0nbvfrbSFoiTAkzrP4_ZbwbRKFMLwEuhLMFtLsAOfZb28r3Mlz5hMYWTDNUkhmGtec_EXeEPyZ84FvAqN7x_v7Bx4ZRHDiUDoKP4ZrbxgoyoaO/s1600/IMG_3678.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawbngVcdndHojOBqKv5Yhlck8kHcDSn0nbvfrbSFoiTAkzrP4_ZbwbRKFMLwEuhLMFtLsAOfZb28r3Mlz5hMYWTDNUkhmGtec_EXeEPyZ84FvAqN7x_v7Bx4ZRHDiUDoKP4ZrbxgoyoaO/s1600/IMG_3678.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The peacock feathers in the red squares are inspired by similar designs that <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/" target="_blank">Angela Walters of Quilting is my Therapy</a> uses. The design in the grey squares came from <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quilting-Possibilities-FreeHand-Patterns-Threads/dp/1574329189/ref=la_B001K8GJ6K_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426249667&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Sue Patten's book Freehand Filler Designs</a>. I then filled in the floral rectangles with a swirly ferny, feathery sort of design. It was an interesting challenge to choose designs that were distinct from each other but had enough similar elements that they all looked good together. I think it worked.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6YQ6LeS0qFaJq0yJyQWEb8HjlilZfcyZyUbgz-5Ax0e8puuHdqR36wfGfvcfCywLYIXGTVy3GBd4CL8RObE0pO9MXjfDHRGawLfITg3avuUb27caCHzAHmIrvoFPpgX7qaeUK-xhrDJq/s1600/SDC12460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6YQ6LeS0qFaJq0yJyQWEb8HjlilZfcyZyUbgz-5Ax0e8puuHdqR36wfGfvcfCywLYIXGTVy3GBd4CL8RObE0pO9MXjfDHRGawLfITg3avuUb27caCHzAHmIrvoFPpgX7qaeUK-xhrDJq/s1600/SDC12460.JPG" height="235" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-33081860420310458332015-03-15T14:00:00.000+00:002015-03-16T21:41:17.005+00:00Jelly Around the WorldI'm a member of a quilt group called the Bottom Drawer Quilters. We met in Nelson, East Lancashire on one Thursday evening and one Saturday a month. I usually don't manage to make the Thursday meetings, but I really enjoy the Saturday meetings. We have workshops, mostly run by fellow members, as well as free sewing days. Since my mum is also a member, it's great to have the chance to catch up with her regularly as well.<br />
<br />
One of the workshops last year involved making a Trip Around the World quilt from a jelly roll. I'd been hoarding a Moda Arcadia jelly roll for a while with no clear idea of what I wanted to make. I added in a texty pale grey fabric to break up the busy-ness of the jelly roll fabrics and I am really pleased with the results.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNfxljiga4FqyhteDsjcAVLBfm0rMshDJxRcakzg_w68aiIlbyM-2ecqmB_b-RX-5jEsKuD83xKbYz1GlzAxlCPFg0m01h-0Z9Tyz_sr2dphwkXXQg_Aq75dCq9TDHF3NGxejXEiHCmL/s1600/IMG_0269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNfxljiga4FqyhteDsjcAVLBfm0rMshDJxRcakzg_w68aiIlbyM-2ecqmB_b-RX-5jEsKuD83xKbYz1GlzAxlCPFg0m01h-0Z9Tyz_sr2dphwkXXQg_Aq75dCq9TDHF3NGxejXEiHCmL/s1600/IMG_0269.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I quilted it with a big swirly pattern on the machine, bound it with a solid orange fabric, and then persuaded Mr Q to come to the park and help with taking few photos. All of that happened a few months ago, but I've only just been able to get him to share the photos with me.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw03rppkT6M6ut49V77D4xMdbKasJMl7LZeFXqWmHFT0u1v-X1iXr8U_Ju-9R_vcRih-j9kgHOVr8PybpSzXb1rWEIAF8hEutM7FsLXIqMTaICf97zXzOcCUxhSbLpTlCcmDou5Jue98Vh/s1600/IMG_3806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw03rppkT6M6ut49V77D4xMdbKasJMl7LZeFXqWmHFT0u1v-X1iXr8U_Ju-9R_vcRih-j9kgHOVr8PybpSzXb1rWEIAF8hEutM7FsLXIqMTaICf97zXzOcCUxhSbLpTlCcmDou5Jue98Vh/s1600/IMG_3806.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyWtzzcduDDWK3s3ikKHmLCVgD4sPZmguzis6VakStcvWzuH_djQ-GgDFYjjOI9XrQU7sBqXrzzQq2cWv7HuUcwIM77R5-DziXBa2HW-IO5MeX1SS9rdx9lhov5Y9pUGZnMOjfmsDELQC/s1600/SDC12456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyWtzzcduDDWK3s3ikKHmLCVgD4sPZmguzis6VakStcvWzuH_djQ-GgDFYjjOI9XrQU7sBqXrzzQq2cWv7HuUcwIM77R5-DziXBa2HW-IO5MeX1SS9rdx9lhov5Y9pUGZnMOjfmsDELQC/s1600/SDC12456.JPG" height="225" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5UBMWDykM54A8fnbAujUkjDLaYA6dyOhdSbQDhB27lLuYOvUX50i7yQAyd5Sm10nECOVisQ7LGuYBPuzfvZV3poz-zpUg6vFPN1QclTuHm4mGTvTSKOsXWWz-j1Yx_tvQ66be8OBDlbA/s1600/SDC12457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5UBMWDykM54A8fnbAujUkjDLaYA6dyOhdSbQDhB27lLuYOvUX50i7yQAyd5Sm10nECOVisQ7LGuYBPuzfvZV3poz-zpUg6vFPN1QclTuHm4mGTvTSKOsXWWz-j1Yx_tvQ66be8OBDlbA/s1600/SDC12457.JPG" height="357" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfOrawEAmTbOe6nySYPGwchRowddEK8iEtiS2JPfcjSiE5rJj3xGasM9qR54_-ot6cDUwJ2ybRvV179dsk4mOAFR2M_TnvUhPbE9GdIMw79qcX45XoTAqqMhzdQ5gc7AhR6uRpJc1h2h/s1600/SDC12455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfOrawEAmTbOe6nySYPGwchRowddEK8iEtiS2JPfcjSiE5rJj3xGasM9qR54_-ot6cDUwJ2ybRvV179dsk4mOAFR2M_TnvUhPbE9GdIMw79qcX45XoTAqqMhzdQ5gc7AhR6uRpJc1h2h/s1600/SDC12455.JPG" height="640" width="360" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
The quilt lives on the end of our bed. It looks great with the duck egg blue walls in our newly painted bedroom. We love it. The cats love it.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-22203829007911468602015-03-13T11:30:00.001+00:002015-03-13T11:41:56.998+00:00Building Blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've been busy sewing up more quilt blocks this week. First up my February blocks for the <a href="http://siblingstogether.co.uk/" target="_blank">Siblings Together</a> Bee. We were asked for 10" string blocks in bright colours with white running diagonally through the centre.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfKRcOmpODkq6dpLNCeP2cbUz8T08ejAmXCFnAdDBtf-1caZmY55J4Ez3r28xrqVK9QYw_H2pZM7OCKR9VIEK1FYnnufeNGZckNgpqFNdTsQua8KlCELIKyKL7KCHMcHP0nnnKVc12IDY/s1600/IMG_0466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfKRcOmpODkq6dpLNCeP2cbUz8T08ejAmXCFnAdDBtf-1caZmY55J4Ez3r28xrqVK9QYw_H2pZM7OCKR9VIEK1FYnnufeNGZckNgpqFNdTsQua8KlCELIKyKL7KCHMcHP0nnnKVc12IDY/s1600/IMG_0466.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Next up my March blocks for the same bee. We were asked for 10" square blocks inspired by nautical flags in shades of red, blue, orange, aqua and white. I made mine 10.5 inches by mistake, but they shouldn't be too difficult to trim down.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8pY27hosdWfGhLVFYH4nAB54Amg5-2l-tBYUFmwYHajiDGP6OAdqzbop4I2-ercOiwa7wpL6NiMhoC_laJvj1tarzdxfliCg7B4oxIOtb8MVSZhDIUyqXg8M6aG_OXsMgVdlarFz9cyJ/s1600/IMG_5144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8pY27hosdWfGhLVFYH4nAB54Amg5-2l-tBYUFmwYHajiDGP6OAdqzbop4I2-ercOiwa7wpL6NiMhoC_laJvj1tarzdxfliCg7B4oxIOtb8MVSZhDIUyqXg8M6aG_OXsMgVdlarFz9cyJ/s1600/IMG_5144.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There was a request from Mary on the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/siblingstogether/" target="_blank">Siblings Together flickr group page</a> for some <a href="http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/home-sweet-home-quilt-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Home Sweet Home blocks</a> in blues, greens, greys and black to make quilts suitable for teenage boys. I made 11 blocks...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSW_0Nv1tRe6MsQVEWXnPDYmpWz9KawH8mTRO9OvBPqNpPZ5AaqUBXYyvsQRGBqPbP6i7oCt9IAb3eax_fLNsqC8c396RNS3Ez4jMKhH8T-Q-QFGDaKfbzPBNX2N68JVJ3uEt4sVwCqUc/s1600/IMG_5129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHSW_0Nv1tRe6MsQVEWXnPDYmpWz9KawH8mTRO9OvBPqNpPZ5AaqUBXYyvsQRGBqPbP6i7oCt9IAb3eax_fLNsqC8c396RNS3Ez4jMKhH8T-Q-QFGDaKfbzPBNX2N68JVJ3uEt4sVwCqUc/s1600/IMG_5129.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
...and some scrappy bindings to finish two quilts. This was my first experience of making a scrappy binding, and I'm happy with how it turned out.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ddDXoSOa9SmMPcIAinREOrxlwb4LfXmSXK9AeB50Iv_mUZ6EWxWuZRD5TvXrPr70n_9t8wVLI44r8SCUMefFkCWX7LNSUmIHWMf715Fyirly8ti77hsJQ4R_YnhQw4owgxqfr4VwCN7i/s1600/IMG_5123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ddDXoSOa9SmMPcIAinREOrxlwb4LfXmSXK9AeB50Iv_mUZ6EWxWuZRD5TvXrPr70n_9t8wVLI44r8SCUMefFkCWX7LNSUmIHWMf715Fyirly8ti77hsJQ4R_YnhQw4owgxqfr4VwCN7i/s1600/IMG_5123.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Then I read on instagram that <a href="http://rosedahlia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/sorbet-churn-dash-update-3.html#comment-form" target="_blank">Joanne</a> was looking for 9" churn dash blocks in sorbet shades of yellow, pink, lilac and teal to make a quilt or two for girls attending the Siblings Together summer camps. I started with one block...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcQVJ7VIf3gXesADUtene_nCdtbHIKsa8nhBfmMFCr0dSe1L1hRzdvQnXcVBf9zqMXE_yaeWNwjc9sfs1_jPPi57OuyqqKII9b9iuyRWRmYLFjSbwVJ6Mo40FdChMg0IHRAbgWzyAwJCq/s1600/IMG_5149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcQVJ7VIf3gXesADUtene_nCdtbHIKsa8nhBfmMFCr0dSe1L1hRzdvQnXcVBf9zqMXE_yaeWNwjc9sfs1_jPPi57OuyqqKII9b9iuyRWRmYLFjSbwVJ6Mo40FdChMg0IHRAbgWzyAwJCq/s1600/IMG_5149.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
...which quickly turned into seven...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sUpIIm-YHZxoRsxmSE2XTnPPnVmOuc3JasZilH2UHA9Xra4gfznftr6WiSEy0Lu4Vf49KynOozGiBPEwwZ4pZsttcuHAmtA9gcoMG6fVDfvcPsmwoQEHQCE7L843-TcAp65nB4hP68Mt/s1600/IMG_0473.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sUpIIm-YHZxoRsxmSE2XTnPPnVmOuc3JasZilH2UHA9Xra4gfznftr6WiSEy0Lu4Vf49KynOozGiBPEwwZ4pZsttcuHAmtA9gcoMG6fVDfvcPsmwoQEHQCE7L843-TcAp65nB4hP68Mt/s1600/IMG_0473.jpg" height="400" width="361" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've got a few more blocks to finish up over the weekend. More on that in a later post. My little cat, Coco, has been joining me in my sewing room lately. She inspects what I am up to and generally keeps me company. Her fur is starting to grow back after all the tests she had at the vet hospital a couple of weeks ago, but there's no getting away from the fact that she looks a bit like a poodle at the moment!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SjN6dKdIB4pWs3KqL338SVHY7bW9qA3h9EADAIP8Z_dn6HY4-wP48jZYJ3FWb4D1vEEsFAh4nvnsjL6lXf8GvlEDySTA3WzDrLfFAzg5QRlNkF8ehPPIlH-hJRMgGMLPPAy-7QFmtBb6/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SjN6dKdIB4pWs3KqL338SVHY7bW9qA3h9EADAIP8Z_dn6HY4-wP48jZYJ3FWb4D1vEEsFAh4nvnsjL6lXf8GvlEDySTA3WzDrLfFAzg5QRlNkF8ehPPIlH-hJRMgGMLPPAy-7QFmtBb6/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg" height="400" width="298" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The vets are still not 100% sure what is wrong with her, so she'll be going back for more tests in a week. In the meantime, I am happy that she seems to share my love of quilting and crochet!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2Jy0leWeHRhCPLNMiGdx3wnh88pXb28i14wyOEah83vlSngrxnGG3l9Ybo55oNyeBqSlJOERt6ZeC_vW-HO37eaOerTtAyE5piL6YXvGUe1CacHP4yOI5i8FXy6RhUWg0OvQUCmm1Rqs/s1600/IMG_5137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf2Jy0leWeHRhCPLNMiGdx3wnh88pXb28i14wyOEah83vlSngrxnGG3l9Ybo55oNyeBqSlJOERt6ZeC_vW-HO37eaOerTtAyE5piL6YXvGUe1CacHP4yOI5i8FXy6RhUWg0OvQUCmm1Rqs/s1600/IMG_5137.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-59286791861451757512015-03-02T18:00:00.000+00:002015-03-13T11:41:38.203+00:00Lots of blocksLittle Coco cat has been poorly, and this week she was referred to the vet school in Liverpool for further tests. She was away for 2 nights and has returned home with lots of shaved patches after several scans and lots of blood tests. We should know more soon.<br />
<br />
In the meantime, I have been trying to keep myself busy so that I don't fret too much. I've been making lots of blocks for the two charity quilting bees I belong to.<br />
<br />
Here is my February block for the Comfort Circle of do.good stitches...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmowlVyCQ8BOdr2qIDfps33LyC7n64Txi1_A1DC5gtL4el_Tg5T6BiiAIei9yZQas02lr7WkPvwChOaPJz1rAFfBaLQwcYkRHPzRR3oNtWlHbf0xPwiNAk7GtZSsS2hVxw-AamXdreTwq9/s1600/IMG_5085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmowlVyCQ8BOdr2qIDfps33LyC7n64Txi1_A1DC5gtL4el_Tg5T6BiiAIei9yZQas02lr7WkPvwChOaPJz1rAFfBaLQwcYkRHPzRR3oNtWlHbf0xPwiNAk7GtZSsS2hVxw-AamXdreTwq9/s1600/IMG_5085.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I made the March blocks too (including an extra as they were so quick to sew)...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG4CYIPhDwppbqG-arEa4U0q0tjMapuTgNjKV9mDaqRSj5DfUmvJKa2cyryLegqqFeLDx58v4KUujaaPfTsYE2rewCDcimxKfd489TXwIgidJWc0xcBqm6Wcf1NASk1UrB1sY4UhpOaPO/s1600/2015-02-24+21.55.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCG4CYIPhDwppbqG-arEa4U0q0tjMapuTgNjKV9mDaqRSj5DfUmvJKa2cyryLegqqFeLDx58v4KUujaaPfTsYE2rewCDcimxKfd489TXwIgidJWc0xcBqm6Wcf1NASk1UrB1sY4UhpOaPO/s1600/2015-02-24+21.55.22.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I read on Instagram recently that the Siblings Together Quilt Bee 2 was looking for new members so I offered my services. Over the past few days, I've been sewing blocks for past months where there weren't yet enough blocks to make a quilt.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here's my January 2015 block...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUVu3bwZAfHi6yxHs5GP1XDsSfsh2LyHZ4wcUnowNKhk4S3vz6Gmt5OTMaTUwQ2xcXBQpLBoU-vAWuKQjApILoq0qv72vugseXcx4-OWZ0RaDhc2tjWM3WKWqFvQaZ63__ALH0G1A_Rr_/s1600/IMG_5107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUVu3bwZAfHi6yxHs5GP1XDsSfsh2LyHZ4wcUnowNKhk4S3vz6Gmt5OTMaTUwQ2xcXBQpLBoU-vAWuKQjApILoq0qv72vugseXcx4-OWZ0RaDhc2tjWM3WKWqFvQaZ63__ALH0G1A_Rr_/s1600/IMG_5107.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
...and some October 2014 blocks...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHZXQP3vtaAuL9Ae2l7BGZfDIDIGa3VasIpU1Z2_Cuj0gWB60SyOQJC-fIO210rSrUqqs3EefSyZP6QJwg5u-am7FP5ma6l7yhMLjEo0CmhqeDMcbsOD4y5ktDAHApWzQ5WiGYoTbvGcO/s1600/IMG_5104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHZXQP3vtaAuL9Ae2l7BGZfDIDIGa3VasIpU1Z2_Cuj0gWB60SyOQJC-fIO210rSrUqqs3EefSyZP6QJwg5u-am7FP5ma6l7yhMLjEo0CmhqeDMcbsOD4y5ktDAHApWzQ5WiGYoTbvGcO/s1600/IMG_5104.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm really enjoying searching through my stash to find fabrics, and making blocks for quilts that will bring comfort and love.</div>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-16872320359180760292015-02-28T18:42:00.002+00:002015-02-28T18:45:40.026+00:00MiniSo, I really enjoyed my first ever mini quilt swap. It challenged me to try something new, and the quilt that came to live with me is gorgeous. An all-round success. The swap was organised on Instagram by Schnitzel & Boo.<br />
<br />
Here was my original idea, sketched out while I listened to talks at a palaeontology conference before Christmas...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaIjZVq3RaXW1uw8gqkryjqOdxjZzgNthbm7UdSeKT9HBNT6WjulpHgLd3fT39c9IAdqi8xr4clsrjZTMw4jcQthBgiBwr4A_OjqU5AzNSAFc05sL6TP2lUawR1wudq7vQMnFtcqr03J4/s1600/IMG_4729.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaIjZVq3RaXW1uw8gqkryjqOdxjZzgNthbm7UdSeKT9HBNT6WjulpHgLd3fT39c9IAdqi8xr4clsrjZTMw4jcQthBgiBwr4A_OjqU5AzNSAFc05sL6TP2lUawR1wudq7vQMnFtcqr03J4/s1600/IMG_4729.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
After looking through the fabrics I had on hand, I decided to go for rainbows of flying geese. I was also planning a gradated black to white background.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWqn_li7YyJQY0HN2k7MFb19gx6yNh8DGiyGrGBiwDLdEDi9Dofq2q7FVxGYZh_SBoNYJkdtFjsMXs4TrdnN9brMWdN9lE6tR1QTX71BdKVWbQiOjUwRZ5lmgWGKN_GrV-rIqXMzmk17S/s1600/IMG_4931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWqn_li7YyJQY0HN2k7MFb19gx6yNh8DGiyGrGBiwDLdEDi9Dofq2q7FVxGYZh_SBoNYJkdtFjsMXs4TrdnN9brMWdN9lE6tR1QTX71BdKVWbQiOjUwRZ5lmgWGKN_GrV-rIqXMzmk17S/s1600/IMG_4931.JPG" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Here's the start of the first run of curved flying geese...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmorWrEJhyjZCH-1xePbRp5FMackPtWfZ_tc-5wHN82K7-AdHa3DaEHrsb73f4Plyhe26z3LcJLIprVX2eRgUOqiti6d5Rlfh2U6ApazG-L7ea8LU-XWslvyql-sodOIQT6nJc9QtP2Nv/s1600/IMG_4949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmorWrEJhyjZCH-1xePbRp5FMackPtWfZ_tc-5wHN82K7-AdHa3DaEHrsb73f4Plyhe26z3LcJLIprVX2eRgUOqiti6d5Rlfh2U6ApazG-L7ea8LU-XWslvyql-sodOIQT6nJc9QtP2Nv/s1600/IMG_4949.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
First run completed...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v4GTFyuHqAB_rGL0kvcE57kUA5CR_hzoY5SbnU16QoTMkaEsvR0tmeEyBAhAzQZ9H-Fh5r-MwsPjvxPkfISeqXSL7M6qe1uHRfwp85pH_SlmiHE5AqoKXbIqxxhlcQ_LINdMgUz64SPF/s1600/IMG_4950+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8v4GTFyuHqAB_rGL0kvcE57kUA5CR_hzoY5SbnU16QoTMkaEsvR0tmeEyBAhAzQZ9H-Fh5r-MwsPjvxPkfISeqXSL7M6qe1uHRfwp85pH_SlmiHE5AqoKXbIqxxhlcQ_LINdMgUz64SPF/s1600/IMG_4950+2.JPG" height="383" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I tried the gradated background and it looked too busy, so after some unpicking, I decided to go with a single plainish grey so that the quilting would show up. It was fun picking out quilting threads...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ72TnYbfMwmH6JEwwflYAuJry0KSQMg6i_pxRF-cPck8cRs2xD-BibiLLZK0ETF7EWRIVlgfR7Wun0RDCy31aM35gS4YXp1-SPXr0r2P5ki5YN4F8-enQeasiPnj-CGdYVfF2Fpqu2NEX/s1600/IMG_4967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ72TnYbfMwmH6JEwwflYAuJry0KSQMg6i_pxRF-cPck8cRs2xD-BibiLLZK0ETF7EWRIVlgfR7Wun0RDCy31aM35gS4YXp1-SPXr0r2P5ki5YN4F8-enQeasiPnj-CGdYVfF2Fpqu2NEX/s1600/IMG_4967.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Here's my initial sketch for the quilting design. I changed my mind on the colour placement before I started quilting.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl-Cu2-Q7IOtRvpegFWlpqxols3uioLatechqHiWVqedU-wb22Dygif26BaYYEAc91v4l_hNvQwi_yQDZc-07RHSPaBvldcEjkB9LMGX8jI-8-TeZtSIQ2MOK1B1BFwuuCOkZLWWSZUEU/s1600/IMG_4964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJl-Cu2-Q7IOtRvpegFWlpqxols3uioLatechqHiWVqedU-wb22Dygif26BaYYEAc91v4l_hNvQwi_yQDZc-07RHSPaBvldcEjkB9LMGX8jI-8-TeZtSIQ2MOK1B1BFwuuCOkZLWWSZUEU/s1600/IMG_4964.jpg" height="367" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Here's the start of the quilting...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnXajjSxUEDqOkC2jwxeHpcz5cF9RuKsYtcCP84oYwFqfcWqWlQ0cbN5BP3loysuug1xarp8MD0c8XHu7MRBqVRlsJHoiIepygduYEdqqWvgCQusPR32GaE8ImR_a0n9oORpiEQWfWZYd/s1600/IMG_4987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnXajjSxUEDqOkC2jwxeHpcz5cF9RuKsYtcCP84oYwFqfcWqWlQ0cbN5BP3loysuug1xarp8MD0c8XHu7MRBqVRlsJHoiIepygduYEdqqWvgCQusPR32GaE8ImR_a0n9oORpiEQWfWZYd/s1600/IMG_4987.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I haven't quilted that much on the sewing machine that I bought last year, but it did absolutely everything I asked of it. I really enjoyed this step.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IWlC8quEpnI0yFWMCw50pLB7n3l1k6-PjbjaFvXH_-zRXWFbgjGf6bcy87qHiHCyQDY2ecPhqiG-hveBcPv8_wcsAeeHvg3WHqOeswU6C5RoOs_g_IS47xnHPzuIecef_A6cUY22b1Bd/s1600/IMG_4990.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IWlC8quEpnI0yFWMCw50pLB7n3l1k6-PjbjaFvXH_-zRXWFbgjGf6bcy87qHiHCyQDY2ecPhqiG-hveBcPv8_wcsAeeHvg3WHqOeswU6C5RoOs_g_IS47xnHPzuIecef_A6cUY22b1Bd/s1600/IMG_4990.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<br />
The finished quilt...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXSqM8U2c21KlFwJwjQYuWoWkxxRSfUEXNoO4mGZeMqzpH1rJbfOQmuAkfdxYKikLyboCSUvjZ2tXFOHlCk3dJc1TdutYKX9vggN5mnOwkW85-XeM70FzQSGRTwZPola6u7D5D0f_FSNz/s1600/IMG_5003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXSqM8U2c21KlFwJwjQYuWoWkxxRSfUEXNoO4mGZeMqzpH1rJbfOQmuAkfdxYKikLyboCSUvjZ2tXFOHlCk3dJc1TdutYKX9vggN5mnOwkW85-XeM70FzQSGRTwZPola6u7D5D0f_FSNz/s1600/IMG_5003.jpg" height="360" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Little Coco approved of the finished article! She thought that it was made just for her.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN1uLeP96aSsaT_ZTIjDhh7878dXhhS5vAX4YI9y0b2g5TZ059DF98mEI_9dWPQXCTtjZUA7w1-h_hZUVXUK1H8TjleKiJaLfksZPcmIt51luODDCkGUFp66Yr7YehkHvjLkofZUmCSE-/s1600/IMG_4994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmN1uLeP96aSsaT_ZTIjDhh7878dXhhS5vAX4YI9y0b2g5TZ059DF98mEI_9dWPQXCTtjZUA7w1-h_hZUVXUK1H8TjleKiJaLfksZPcmIt51luODDCkGUFp66Yr7YehkHvjLkofZUmCSE-/s1600/IMG_4994.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
I sent the finished quilt off to Chelle in Texas, together with a couple of UK quilting magazines, a few fat quarters of fabric, and some Thorntons chocolates (my absolute favourites - Viennese Truffles and Alpini).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
And here's what arrived from Charlene in Utah. I love this little quilt, and Charlene included some fantastic extras including a pattern and tiny ruler for making the mini science fair quilt, and some chocolate covered cinnamon bears (apparently a Utah favourite).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkFmXkj8A6jY5oUAd5ajutm4o4naAh6ZymKk6jD4u_T-t1rDdXOj75ktojGaA9cKiIpkWcrBFBhjnuelGCdsTU7CbMKJi2ZsaEcNXxejHsJA4XrjUToFRj8iYim6JJ9z8QD0ygBixvuBp/s1600/IMG_5069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkFmXkj8A6jY5oUAd5ajutm4o4naAh6ZymKk6jD4u_T-t1rDdXOj75ktojGaA9cKiIpkWcrBFBhjnuelGCdsTU7CbMKJi2ZsaEcNXxejHsJA4XrjUToFRj8iYim6JJ9z8QD0ygBixvuBp/s1600/IMG_5069.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I've enjoyed this experience so much that I've already signed up for another swap!Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-35833929687183788762015-01-12T12:50:00.000+00:002015-05-19T21:58:13.968+01:002015 Finish-Along Quarter 1 listThis year, I have decided to take part in the Finish-Along hosted by <a href="http://www.onthewindyside.co.nz/" target="_blank">Adrianne from On the Windy Side.</a><br />
<br />
So without further ado, here is the list of items that I'd like to complete in the first quarter of 2015. It's probably a bit ambitious, but I'll give it my best shot.<br />
<br />
<b>1. Mini quilt for Schnitzel and Boo swap</b><br />
This is the top priority as it needs to be finished by the end of the week and on its way to its new owner. I am very happy with it so far.<br />
FINISHED - JANUARY 2015<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCDXuIUprMMT_y3-v82st2cjqC4IjcU13cneKc2hztJ9wKkNB4AH4-_74Dh1VmszNT5SqbojseyitqwqoZr__ronwopge8k1vy8wfEyrNlgOlz5EyfgKUShdv_O2xfGI0BislFAM_Me0c/s1600/IMG_4950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCDXuIUprMMT_y3-v82st2cjqC4IjcU13cneKc2hztJ9wKkNB4AH4-_74Dh1VmszNT5SqbojseyitqwqoZr__ronwopge8k1vy8wfEyrNlgOlz5EyfgKUShdv_O2xfGI0BislFAM_Me0c/s1600/IMG_4950.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<b>2. Wonky Crosses</b><br />
I started this quilt on my Easter holiday in 2014. It's made up of blue, grey and orange fabrics from my stash, and the plan is to gift it to Siblings Together or Project Linus once it's finished.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVDuxz9-Wn5i0NG5d8W2DsZiq5Fnd24TD4XLlKSD25IvV1C94uiWCZNIUkuJK-qeI7KHy23VMAJ7Ms4SakRja_bYMHF3oPkekjijDeG8Woje4lL2JoYq2VWwBrEa2x3mqEeKYDGbXaEX9/s1600/IMG_3051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvVDuxz9-Wn5i0NG5d8W2DsZiq5Fnd24TD4XLlKSD25IvV1C94uiWCZNIUkuJK-qeI7KHy23VMAJ7Ms4SakRja_bYMHF3oPkekjijDeG8Woje4lL2JoYq2VWwBrEa2x3mqEeKYDGbXaEX9/s1600/IMG_3051.jpg" width="321" /></a></div>
<br />
Since this picture was taken, I have sewn the top together, so it just needs quilting and binding now.<br />
FINISHED - MARCH 2015<br />
<br />
<b>3. Transparency</b><br />
This quilt was started as a wedding gift for my husband's cousin and his wife. I chose the fabrics to coordinate with the colours she chose for bridesmaids dresses. The top, from a pattern in Quilts Made Modern by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, went together very quickly, and I quilted it at the end of 2014. It just needs the binding, and it can be on its way to Australia as a 2nd or 3rd anniversary present.<br />
FINISHED - MAY 2015<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2DyK6v0GWqTV2rnr7mbwloZJanG5IRlYaGJ91maTC8jIUUZ4vGFqmWX0bMineZyWqrZlIarv2HYbrPO59v5M9YWFkW6bi0CfmXbFiWOD2Mj1eMBABkDBPUNWCATmeVoBrDutU3gqwlts/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-12+at+12.22.30.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2DyK6v0GWqTV2rnr7mbwloZJanG5IRlYaGJ91maTC8jIUUZ4vGFqmWX0bMineZyWqrZlIarv2HYbrPO59v5M9YWFkW6bi0CfmXbFiWOD2Mj1eMBABkDBPUNWCATmeVoBrDutU3gqwlts/s1600/Screen+Shot+2015-01-12+at+12.22.30.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b>4. Australia / New Zealand New Wave</b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Another top that needs quilting and binding. I made this to go over Mr Q's knees in the winter. It has a range of Aussie and Kiwi fabrics in the top, and a message in morse code on the back! If I get it finished, I'll explain the message.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR7fGz8m7cHqRxcmR_isclDRE6nuaRZFp9S3xYFayB0g4ZqukkEGqpJAk8RF9P6TMRV6GRq4iBZjAtNxinvz2FqQNhMbei3zfFRL2YMCscNbnUKTO0xW1u2OC4XoJg-0OVIhxpfJhlzjK/s1600/IMG_1733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR7fGz8m7cHqRxcmR_isclDRE6nuaRZFp9S3xYFayB0g4ZqukkEGqpJAk8RF9P6TMRV6GRq4iBZjAtNxinvz2FqQNhMbei3zfFRL2YMCscNbnUKTO0xW1u2OC4XoJg-0OVIhxpfJhlzjK/s1600/IMG_1733.jpg" width="351" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9KvRuHSH0GcyGdpKnCbTcJBitqgqMUWFdPTi2EpEpJZqWEqPTfVxVlq8HNlOAsk3pNdgtMgnL8DLSDOeJs54Tips-QC2XmvXL3bTENQRT0fn9Lya2X5nMiaFetChVDkryT_wb1fM3K-8/s1600/IMG_1778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis9KvRuHSH0GcyGdpKnCbTcJBitqgqMUWFdPTi2EpEpJZqWEqPTfVxVlq8HNlOAsk3pNdgtMgnL8DLSDOeJs54Tips-QC2XmvXL3bTENQRT0fn9Lya2X5nMiaFetChVDkryT_wb1fM3K-8/s1600/IMG_1778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<b>5. Lazy daisy</b><br />
Finally, I'd really like to get this appliqué quilt finished. The top is done, but I've been stalling on the quilting for a while. However, I think I now have a plan.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ5NXuW68aTht1aQG6uIZ04Ue1I-unHvE7XFeyjKZwpOktzF1mZtzkSlvbQoq_q5f_-OnrM1xW1VNIvQ0TjtiY444KH1EBYUyeB4C_eJ0bzVXLip4rMTmrjhK52hvmg1CPjEsdr7dJLDV/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ5NXuW68aTht1aQG6uIZ04Ue1I-unHvE7XFeyjKZwpOktzF1mZtzkSlvbQoq_q5f_-OnrM1xW1VNIvQ0TjtiY444KH1EBYUyeB4C_eJ0bzVXLip4rMTmrjhK52hvmg1CPjEsdr7dJLDV/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div align="center">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://onthewindyside.co.nz/" title="2015 FAL at On the Windy Side"><img alt="2015 FAL at On the Windy Side" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqGtiMhsxG7wbrBce3tsNeaE_OhTVbYOfZgROO_l0pZcmDcBXSfB5Q64SSLcsnPqUAxmJ2pA9rhBAxUsvBKulbbXiLmy7LSLa12X9ocIUoBOREC9nOsdE44z2TJ9QyJwzMOX-teIlmg5d/s1600/2015FALbutton200.png" style="border: none;" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-51580820688326141532015-01-12T11:07:00.005+00:002015-01-12T11:07:51.719+00:00Cat-shaped creaturesIn September 2014, Mr Q and I decided we were ready to welcome new cat-shaped friends into our home. After hours on the internet looking at rescue cats and kittens in the northwest of England, and a couple of visits to rescue centres, we decided on a pair of cats that seemed like a good match for us.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZfoWh8iAeuQ5bFik-CHGwfoySW-Bz58PLGVWvieXXCN0qllsAP7fmBG_KU7CI8eZgCfkEiJ_9KOcxab3UkRIQuGL0cUyu7Qt0SV5WcxTP7vCqFbzb0AYlsTnYHFgICCTYbZn3IyOdxSx/s1600/IMG_4621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZfoWh8iAeuQ5bFik-CHGwfoySW-Bz58PLGVWvieXXCN0qllsAP7fmBG_KU7CI8eZgCfkEiJ_9KOcxab3UkRIQuGL0cUyu7Qt0SV5WcxTP7vCqFbzb0AYlsTnYHFgICCTYbZn3IyOdxSx/s1600/IMG_4621.jpg" height="640" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coco (on the left) and Layla</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
We picked Daisy and Jane up from Carla Lane Animals in Need in September, and promptly renamed them Coco and Layla. They are 2 year old sisters who have spent the last 18 months at the rescue centre - continually overlooked because they were a) black, b) not kittens and c) came as an inseparable pair.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh863V3xRUKthNv_k6oQCqB_K2szmGfQ_DS3A_3g8UzYHVoE7OUDQGyY_FZyTC41nIrcVPjYm9CP-dVNJ2OjH6JkKhlI3lwnta1u6jBgupgLEXpiGswkFxzNYx3FA1tFiQi0jpJHTc_xenp/s1600/IMG_4563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh863V3xRUKthNv_k6oQCqB_K2szmGfQ_DS3A_3g8UzYHVoE7OUDQGyY_FZyTC41nIrcVPjYm9CP-dVNJ2OjH6JkKhlI3lwnta1u6jBgupgLEXpiGswkFxzNYx3FA1tFiQi0jpJHTc_xenp/s1600/IMG_4563.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lovely Layla</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
After a month of sleeping in a cupboard or under the bed, they started to get braver, and are now pretty much fully integrated members of the family. It is wonderful getting to know these beautiful animals, and seeing them blossom into affectionate and playful pets.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMwyp8O0bYZr5OM1TZD1G_mCQqXHZa5ejH7O5ITu6gA9eBtP97-h-HVfV1eEmWpZ5tlgbLaF5v0ERU6pmOEtSRkqWUnl1WkWWXuqXQbp4OdLGxphoqNv52nnoJXE-_ay7XWHz4gB8PZk7/s1600/IMG_4623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMwyp8O0bYZr5OM1TZD1G_mCQqXHZa5ejH7O5ITu6gA9eBtP97-h-HVfV1eEmWpZ5tlgbLaF5v0ERU6pmOEtSRkqWUnl1WkWWXuqXQbp4OdLGxphoqNv52nnoJXE-_ay7XWHz4gB8PZk7/s1600/IMG_4623.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little Coco</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8166519822657089221.post-89697039478159929072015-01-11T09:32:00.000+00:002015-01-11T09:32:04.910+00:00Busy beeI've been debating joining an internet quilting bee for a while. I really liked the idea of creating quilts with like-minded individuals but I wasn't sure that I wanted to add to the piles of quilts already in my home. So, when I came across <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/dogoodstitches/" target="_blank">do. Good Stitches</a>, a charity quilting bee, it seemed to tick all the boxes. I <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ktip7dPyMUdiD0XMXTmecQKHOre9i85oVnurjgV0x24/viewform?formkey=dDluZlpfZTl0akhVMWlHeG9qN1NNVmc6MQ" target="_blank">contacted</a> the founder, Rachel at <a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/" target="_blank">Stitched in Color </a>and was assigned to the Comfort Circle, which is made up of sewers from across Western Europe.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6M17GWRQm54z6rKvkN1tO9hS-HEPBgA0yy_jM1BiMywXwtkGtyGIV5KD8VU_NGFeMdHXZtNhxU2iju5COQbl8NIH0nZsEWojjwZqw_1Pt69mt5Dk31d8_lljRU118eqzmx6A2_8-zipS/s1600/15546706363_7052efe3cf_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6M17GWRQm54z6rKvkN1tO9hS-HEPBgA0yy_jM1BiMywXwtkGtyGIV5KD8VU_NGFeMdHXZtNhxU2iju5COQbl8NIH0nZsEWojjwZqw_1Pt69mt5Dk31d8_lljRU118eqzmx6A2_8-zipS/s1600/15546706363_7052efe3cf_o.jpg" height="320" width="164" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq-Xy_xykKzBQsSuUrofABsoeZ4r4WAerYG22wb3Qj9I0bm3_vcFzePW8sP0kDEN2BmaSCFvbdlCFbXumzXMAFkvrnSqXS8Pvu-qCBaXpp0rlYvOoz6piFI6Gg8jp7jQENJZBUkRGFY6j/s1600/15978587320_3ce55c1cf1_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq-Xy_xykKzBQsSuUrofABsoeZ4r4WAerYG22wb3Qj9I0bm3_vcFzePW8sP0kDEN2BmaSCFvbdlCFbXumzXMAFkvrnSqXS8Pvu-qCBaXpp0rlYvOoz6piFI6Gg8jp7jQENJZBUkRGFY6j/s1600/15978587320_3ce55c1cf1_o.jpg" height="320" width="160" /></a></div>
<br />
For January, we are making rocketship blocks based on a <a href="http://cloud9fabrics.com/make-sew-destination-moon-quilt/" target="_blank">pattern from Cloud 9 fabrics</a>. Here are my two blocks, now completed and on their way to the Netherlands where they will be joined by many more and made up into a quilt. I'm really looking forward to seeing them all together.<br />
<br />
<br />Quiltificationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11203946438538407782noreply@blogger.com0