Yes Bern, I'm back on line !
I've spent the last few months exercising my quilting bone and I've almost worn it out. I've completed 4 quilts and am now in the process of doing the hand applique on another. The first 3 were done to use up what was left of my 'oriental reds'. I'm done with that phase and I needed to move on. Forgot to take a photo of the first one before I donated it away though, but here are the snaps of the rest.
"Hong Kong Markets": Just strip pieced the small bits. It looks plain but the quilting makes it. It's single bed size and there's also a matching cushion which looks better than the quilt.
"Natty Noshi": I've been wanting to do a noshi for a few years and had intended to do it in the traditional style and colours with the Japanese fabrics. As you can see it took on a life of its' own and then it grew some more when it decided to have a border with hexagons here and there. Leftover pieces and spare hexies went onto the back. What was being made to hang on the wall is now too big to fit. I'll just have to spread it on top of all the others that are stacked on the spare bed. LOL !
Since I also have a whole shelf of Japanese fabrics still waiting to be loved, I suppose I really haven't any reason not to follow my original intention and I could even use a pattern this time. I might do the next noshi by needleturn, it always looks nicely 3D. mmmm.
"Cottage Garden": Did these blocks at our machine embroidery group sessions because they weren't too time consuming. This cottage look isn't the usual thing that I do but I've fallen in love with it. It feels snuggly and warm. I'll need that when I get reeeally old. I might just make a couple more with this look. It reminds me of an eider down quilt my mother had.
Well I need to get to work now on the newsletter that I do so the next post will have to wait until next week.
Well,it is nice to know that my comments have had an effect on you and you have written a blog post after a bit of a break! I do love the Hong Kong Markets quilt (love the name too ... having visited Hong Kong many years ago) and your Noshi quilt. (I like the back of the quilt too.) I have saved both to my Ideas for Quilts folder on my computer, to inspire me in the future.
ReplyDeleteI have been thinking of making a Chinese coin style quilt with all the leftover scraps that I will have from my chair (bum) quilt.
Where's the mention that your Caloundra Quilt Show quilt was featured in the article on the quilt show in the last Down Under Quilts magazine?
Keep up the great work!