Inspirations

Last time I posted I thought I might start something else, but I am so inspired to finish a few things there is no chance!! (YET!!)

I am posting pictures of a few quilts that caught my eye in the Vic Quilter's Showcase. I thought to myselt "if it inspires me, maybe it will inspire you too".

These are miniatures:

See the pin in the corner indicating scale?

And here is my finished quilt: the Quilt Aid quilt was hanging in Vic Quilter's Showcase with the Charity Quilts.

Now that I have sewn the border on the Surfy quilt and pieced the backing my list of 5 needs revamping.

1. Baltimore album (today I prepared some strips to make ruched flowers)

2. Dollhouse BOM

3. 1950s quilt - I think it's time to design the quilt now that all pictures have been stitched for a few months...

4. Jo's Little Women baskets quilt

5. Work on designs for one of my own quilts: "Ginger".

Quiltaid binding

Here is my quiltaid quilt ready to bind. This is my binding tin. It has everything in it all ready to go. I love adding the binding, it's nearly a finish!!

Inside the tin I keep sharp scissors for thread, binding clips, a permanent pen to write on the label, a pin-cushion, needles and I usually carry the desired colour of thread on a bobbin unless I have a small reel of that colour.

Actually, I'm behind with my blog posts, the binding is on, but I forgot a hanging sleeve. Once I hang it I will give a photo update.

I almost forgot!!

How very wicked of me!! I almost forgot to post a picture of the finished Quilt-Aid quilt top!!

If you would like to make this quilt, or a different quilt using these blocks please go to the Quilt Aid website and sign up!!

We are supporting a hospital in Ethiopa for women who suffer from fistulas.

Quilt-aid continues...

Yes, the Quilt-aid quilt continues, but what about me?? I need some aid with this quilt!! I am guessing you know how I might feel, where you have worked and worked on a quilt, woke up in a sweat after dreaming about it... and just want it to be finished!! I know I will enjoy the quilt later when it's not such a chore. The deadline is looming!

The final step has been to applique scalloped borders and join them around the outside as final borders... This one looks lovely... awww...

So does this one... Awww..

Hang on!! That means the borders look like this... Whoops!! and Dang it!!

Uh oh!! They are supposed to be like this....

I had to a fair bit of frog-stitch (you know: rippit, rippit, rippit??).. then my bobbin ran out after sewing 6 inches... and I had unpinned as I went, so I had to re-pin re-sew! It was way tooooo late to be sewing tonight.

But, I am on a very tight timeline. I need to finish appliqueing and embellishing the centre of the quilt next.

Here is the incomplete centre surrounded by all the blocks and borders on 2 sides. Only the centre to finish, 2 sides to applique, then join the pieces together. Phew! I need it finished by Tuesday for photography...

Okay, I'm off to bed for a fresh start in the morning. There's no point trying to do more now, it only leads to frogging.

Night!

Quilt-Aid centre progress

Can you see where I have fussy-cut the borders for the centre of the quilt?

The applique and stitchery aren't quite finished yet. I needed to put on some borders first, as some of the applique extends over the first border.

More embellishment and definition to come.....

I wonder how the other QuiltAid quilts will look!!

I just found this blog about The Toy Society. Have you heard of it? What fun! I think I would like to give it a go!!

Working on the borders

I am working on the borders for the Quilt-Aid quilt. I have chosen to use the border print from the fabric range Potpourri Sachet (all the fabric is from this range), so the size of the centre is dependant on the width of the sashings.

I am on a pretty tight time deadline with this quilt - so my DH was helping me when I trialled the sashings - he was unpicking for me.

Picture my DH bent over his unpicking, then putting "his" sewing down with the exclamation "The hell if I know where love resides!!"

LOL!! Have I watched that movie too many times???


It's going to be a b-iii-g quilt. Should be large enough for a queen sized bed!!

I will show you some more photos as I progress.

Quilt-aid progress

My best friends and I have been working really hard on these blocks to finish my quilt design for the Quilt-aid programme.



The blocks contain a mixture of piecing, applique and embroidery - Andrea did the piecing and I did the embroidery and applique.


Sandra has done the most beautiful job on this tree with the birds - her circles are perfect! (She used lots of spray starch).

Andrea pieced the block before Rosie appliqued and embroidered the birds and flowers.

I appliqued this one, and Andrea did the piecing.

This one is my applique - don't compare my "circles" to Sandra's!!


Happy birthday to my dear friend Andrea.

Quilt Aid

I am so proud to be associated with QuiltAid Australia. It's a new concept for Australia. 12 blocks (combining stitchery and applique) designed by top Australian designers, and 12 different quilt compositions.... with a portion of all sales going to charity.

The theme for the quilt is Bluebird of Hope. The fabric range is called Sachet Pot Pourri by Marcus Brothers.

Aren't these fabrics delicious?

I am designing one of the quilts composed of 12 blocks. I need to make the blocks then my own finished quilt design - I will keep you posted.. I guess I can show you the blocks as I make them (dangle, dangle)...

As you haven't seen my progress of late... I have a couple of weeks' work to show you.

This is Rosalie Quinlan's Little Patchwork Village.

I am a little over pink at the moment, so I have made my blocks green with bits of orange... yum!!

I ahve stitched 6 of 9 blocks in total. I used a variegated embroidery thread so I don't have to change colour at all!! (Is that cheating??? Nah!)