back to work.....................

First customer quilt of the year.

Lois made this for her young friend who has just had a baby boy. I did very simple quilting, meander & a few straight lines using cream bobbin fill top & bottom.

Next quilt is also a baby quilt, made by a new customer Sue.

Again, fairly simple quilting, meander, some swirls, writing,  these quilts will no doubt spend some of their life in the washing machine, no sense doing fancy custom quilting.
Sue supplied a soft blue minky for the backing.

Next on the list is one from a regular customer, Ngaire............

A simple nine patch with appliqued butterflies. I used Madeira poly neon threads, a really nice variegated on for the cross hatch & loopy meander.

Before I head off to continue with the next quilt, I thought I would share with you the last Advent swap present I gave Dawn.

I made a Trapunto table runner, Dawn said she loved it, I am happy that she did. I must make myself one, I tend to give them away!

Last day of March post.

Quilts that have stitchery can be problematic from the angle of how to quilt?
Some quilts that have come my way do have stitchery blocks, like any block there needs to be some quilting to anchor the layers together, but how,  so no quilting goes over the stitching?

Because of the size of these blocks some quilting was needed in the blocks, for smaller blocks you can just quilt in the ditch & maybe around the stitchery.

*Note about the name and designers of this quilt: "Sunbonnet Friendship" by Liz Toth and Carol McSherry. I hope this helps for all of you who have contacted me about this quilt.


The three centre blocks I did a echo loop/chicken feather filler.

For the rest of the blocks....... my version of the well used stipple.
Jill did take several months to finish this quilt, just fitting sewing/stitching in & around her busy lifestyle.

I love this block.....so true! " A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are slightly cracked"

You can see the looping flower/heart filler for the pieced parts of the quilt. As well as the wandering loop on the sashings.


I finished a shop sample for The Country Yard.  This would make a nice quick gift to give some wee baby, I love the faces of the animals.

sorry about the washing in this shot! I was battling the wind.

Very simple quilting, bobbin fill top & bottom.