Thanks to Caity for her kind comments on the colour composition of this quilt and for sending so many people to have a look. I have the borders on now: And I’ve started quilting: Continuing the New Zealand flavour, I am quilting with a koru motif. Back to quilting…
Cot Quilts
Homeward Bound
When I showed my sister my baby quilt-in-progress, she reminded me that her friends had expressed a preference for the colour red. Mmm, I really quite like the colour red, not that you would know it from looking in my stash where it is strangely limited in appearance. In a flash of inspiration (my sisters […]
Finding my rhythm
Whenever it feels like I am starting to get bogged down in a project, or it has been a while since I have had a decent stretch at the sewing machine, I find it refreshing and rewarding to make a simple cot quilt that doesn’t require much concentration. Accordingly, today’s project is made up of […]
Quilted Treasures
At last I have finished quilting Seaside Treasures (well apart from a few sections of the spade). You will see that I have combined free motion quilting and hand quilting with perle thread:
Happiness is..
Happiness is knowing that one of your baby quilts is getting a good workout. My sister Amy snapped this photo of Finn and his quilt in Ireland this weekend: Finn is getting to know his new Buzzy Bee toy all the way from New Zealand.
I do like to be beside the seaside…
The stormy weather continues but it is great for staying inside doing stuff. I have been working on my “Seaside Treasures” quilt and today completed the final border of starfish: I made the centre bucket and spade panel about a year ago. It was inspired by Robbi Eklow’s “puzzle quilts” but, as you can see, […]