Christmas already?

The Country Yard has started getting Christmas fabrics, so what to do with them when there is a lovely border fabric, panels and co-ordinating fabrics? Make a quilt of course!

Measuring 62" square, Matilda's Own polyester batting and various Madeira polyneon threads I quilted up a storm! Straight lines, meandering curling ribbon, circles, stars, loops and 'organic' orange peel.

One for the back lovers....................................

Last but not least, The Supervisor..........................................

Next is a sample I made from a new pattern out by Lynette Anderson, called 'Welcome Friends'.

The middle section is coffee dyed cotton batting, wool felt and some simple stitchery. The scallops are a lovely flannel check backed with a mustard coloured solid. These are now available as a kit or pattern.

While I was away visiting with my seven year old granddaughter she finished off a small stitched flower she had drawn on quilters muslin. I returned home with instructions to please make it into a bag for her, incorporating the fat quarter she chose and the buttons she had to have!

Taadaa................a finished bag!

So pleased to hear she loves it! Now the next thing Granny was asked to make was a Minecraft quilt!!!

That's all for me, I have more to show you but the quilts are either in the mail on their way back to their owners or waiting for a special event to come.

Underground Railroad Sampler

Eleanor Burns & Sue Bouchard wrote " Underground Railroad Sampler" book to which Barbara decided to make the quilt. Barbara chose a range of fabrics by Stoff.

I did a photo of each block.................................(as named in the book)

underground railroad

monkey wrench

wagon wheel

carpenter's wheel

bears paw

basket

crossroads

log cabin

shoo fly

bow tie

flying geese

birds in the air

drunkard's path

sail boat

north star

underground railroad

Notice underground railroad is featured twice? Barbara needed an extra, block she made another block, in slightly different colourways & I quilted the two blocks each with a different design.
My main threads used throughout were, Madeira & Gunold.
For the sashing & first border I did free hand feathers.

For the outer border I quilted an triangular design, a feather wreath in the four outer corners & filled the background to give a look of prairie points, I also used a touch of black thread, which my assistant ( AKA ~ hubby ) thought I needed to do!
Please click on the following photo to see what I mean.
Batting is a Bamboo/cotton mix.

Then finally I draped the quilt in our apple tree.....just because!