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Table Runner
I have a quilt in progress (not a huge surprise !) and as I made some of the blocks I ended up with some triangles which I have put to good use by doing this table runner.Did some other stitching but...
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Amish inspired small quilt top, new project(s) .....
I have been having fun with my stash..... As much as I love Civil War reproduction fabrics I also love bright fabrics (and anything else in between) so I have been quietly collecting these beauties !I...
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Bonnie Hunter - Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt
I am gradually working through a couple of quilts but until the tops are done there is not much point blogging about it.However, as per 'tradition' I am participating in this years mystery quilt ;...
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Celtic Solstice Part 2 and new Quilt Top "Desigual"
I wasn't sure how many blocks I would complete for this week for Part 2 of Celtic Solstice but once I got going there was no stopping. So here are my 100 blocks all done !It's fun looking at blogs and...
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Mystery Quilt - Part 3 and New Sewing Machine - JUKI
Part 3 of Celtic Solstice came out and within an hour I was at my sewing machine making the blocks.A couple of years ago I did another of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt that required half squares...
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Celtic Solstice - Part 4 and my week..
The mystery clue this week was very easy so I got it done in a few hours.The first and previous mystery that I did of Bonnie was Orca Bay and I found it to be quite a challenge to keep up but...
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Off to a good start ... Part 5 - Celtic Solstice and other fun...
Happy 2014 ! Part 5 of Celtic Solstice is complete. This time I decided to start the blocks after checking out others postings as quilters came up with various methods of doing this block "Birds in the...
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Celtice Solstice - Reveal, Angels quilt and other quilting
The mystery quilt is no longer a mystery and many of us were quite surprised that the clues were over and it was time to make up the blocks. I have made some blocks. I quite like them but made mine...
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Marvellous bugs , Hawaiian Quilt and Wool quilt top
This is a Melobasis species from the beetle family Buprestidae, commonly referred to as Jewel Beetles. You can find these and thousands of other pictures of these wonderful creatures from Australia in...
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I have been published !
The latest copy of "Down Under Quilts" magazine came out this week and it has my project on the cover.The theme is "Australia" and the editor asked me to produce a project to fit the theme, so the...
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Quilted top
My friend Teresa gave me this quilt top she made when I last visited her in Portugal, last August.She did such a great job I wanted to get it quilted and bound so I could display it around my home. So...
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My friends's quilts
Since I last blogged I have been very busy with work and the weather has been very warm which makes me very tired. My friend Lynne needed her top quilted as it was going to be a gift to post overseas...
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Valentine Day is coming....
And I made this table topper to celebrate the occasion !I have had a charm pack for years and this was the perfect project to use it for.I have been sorting some of my bright fabrics and tried out...
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Civil War Quilt Finish and Caswell Quilt started
This quilt was a block of the week pattern by Barbara Brackman started in 2011.To make it more interesting I made two blocks of the same and swapped with a friend so we would have more variety in the...
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Lynne's Caswell Quilt
My friend Lynne and I decided to make this quilt together. The plan was to make one block a month but she has been so inspired with the blocks and the fabrics she has now completed quite a few blocks...
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Small projects
Lately I have been doing little projects but didn't get a chance to do a blog post to show you what I have been up to.I made two bedside table runners to replace the crochet ones I had been using for...
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I have been published..Down Under Quilts
The quilt I made for my friend Jorge last year is published in this month's Down Under Quilts magazine! The photographs were taken on location (Portugal) by another mutual friend and passed to the...
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Lone Star Quilt and new books
I was given a jelly roll with gorgeous bright fabrics which I have put to good use in this quilt. I have never tried the Lone Star block before so I remembered that I had enrolled on a Craftsy class by...
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Celtic Solstice Quilt Completed
This is my version of Celtic Solstice quilt designed by Bonnie Hunter.The mystery began on the 29th November 2013 and I managed to keep up with the clues every week.Once the blocks were done I got...
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Catching up after a long absence - quilt, books and fabrics
It's been several weeks since I last posted on this blog but it does not mean I haven't been quilting. In fact I have been working with a lot of fabric ! For those quilters who are familiar with...
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