Showing posts with label funky feathers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funky feathers. Show all posts

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Cat's, the alphabet, chickens - lots of chickens!


One of the fabulous things about moving (or maybe not so fabulous?) is the stuff you find. You know somehow discarded in the back of cupboard only to be found like a long lost friend! Shannon recently had this experience when she was moving house and found not one but 6 quilt tops! She asked me if I could please quilt them.........of course!


First a scrappy cats quilt. Shannon tells me these quilts were all made from her scraps and are intended for the kids to use as floor quilts, or make huts etc.
Second is a scrappy fish/water themed quilt.



Next, scrappy alphabets...................all these quilts have Matilda's Own polyester batting and have free hand edge to edge quilting using a variety of colours of Glide threads



This next quilt was such a hoot to quilt! These three hardcase chooks looking back at me, which by the way do have eyes, they just couldn't be attached until after the quilting!


Each have their own little story to tell, but what is it? I had fun just 'doodling' some funky/wacky feathers on the border.





What are these three talking about?? perhaps they are singing: "The Hill's are Alive with the Sound of C Next blog post will be Shannon other two quilts, they are next to go on the machine.

Next is another Chicken quilt! This one is made by Lesley, it's called "Chicken Soup" designed by Mary Lou & Company.



These girls were also characters! Once again, eyes to be attached after quilting- these ladies must love their quilter!


Lesley supplied her own batting and backing. I enjoyed the texture created from the fine 'picket fence' quilting on the gold sashings as well as the feathered border.




I'm sure you have seen quite enough chickens for one day. Thanks so much to Shannon and Lesley for once again letting me loose on their quilts!

Until next time, I will share with this delightful treat I had while out on my morning walk yesterday.



Thursday, February 28, 2013

time for some bright & cheery!




Wendy made this quilt for her daughter Charlie, I think this will be fun in a teenage girls room, don't you think?
Wendy trusted me to go ahead & do what I thought best for the quilt.



Using a mix of Gunold & Madeira polyneon threads I hope I have created a funky, whimsical design.

Next Jill made a table runner for me to quilt, this one is pretty but bright & cheery too. Jill is new to quilting & is doing really well learning & picking up all the 'lingo'. As we know there is much to learn & there is always more to learn! Do we ever stop learning?



Hopefully if you click on the photo's you will see the lovely Mettler variegated poly thread used top & bottom. I quilted a looping feather vine ( inspired from a Carla Barrett online class ) & curling ribbon.
I hope everyone's week is going great!


Saturday, August 25, 2012

For the love of scrap!!



If you love scrap quilts, please hang about!

Di made this quilt at a class at The Country Yard using bits left over from her previous projects.
Scrap quilts tell stories of quilts gone before, " that fabric was in Dad's quilt !" " Oh that one was in Daniel's baby quilt" ....etc, etc.
Isn't it wonderful!

Some close ups of the quilting...............

Di wanted an all over design for the centre of the quilt. I used a Madeira variegated polyneon.
This quilt pattern is traditionally called " Baptist Fan ".....but it reminds me of my childhood days of galloping my horse on the beach.........so I like to call it....... " horse-hoofs" .

  Fun with funky feathers!! Thanks Di for that freedom.
Do you like the green peeper? Click away at the photo's for close ups!
Curling ribbon for the outer border..

I hope you are having a fabulous weekend?