Yummy Birthday!!

I feel very appreciated today as one of my

friends made me these beautiful cupcakes for my birthday.

White Chocolate and Raspberry, my favorite.

Thanks so much Leeanne they were delicious. I will admit

I have had more than one and am not really keen on sharing them with the family.

Have a Great day!

So Proud!!

Today I finished the Metro Medallion quilt. I have been waiting

patiently to get this off the frame so I can see the back.

I was so happy with how this has turned out, I was doing a

happy dance in my sewing room.

There is nothing like the satisfaction of seeing all your hard

work and time come together and work out how

you planned it.

Front

 Back

The texture on this quilt is amazing and the back

I think I love more.

Once I get the binding on I will take better photos with my

camera and not just the phone, but I am too impatient, I am having trouble photographing this quilt

because of the black and the red on red, these photos really don't do it justice.

Be back soon with better photos.

Metro Medallion update

Things are progressing nicely on this quilt at the moment

I'm about three quarters of the way finished with machine quilting

this, I have taken a photo of the back and changed it to black and 

white so it is easier to see.

Hoping to finish this earlier this week, unless my plans change with the quilting

(which is highly likely ha ha!!)

as I am making it up as I go.

We will see what happens, hopefully by the

end of the week I will have a finish.

Keep on Quilting!

Metro Medallion

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year, this year has started off

very busy, which is why I haven't posted in a while

Busy quilting this quilt at the moment, decided to custom quilt it, not sure

exactly what the plan is, just making it up as I go.

Still deciding what to do in the black blocks, I

might use red thread as Black can be hard on the eyes.

Just hoping It all works out as I thinks its going to.

Wish me luck!

Happy Quilting!

French Connection

Today a special friend of mine, Jeanne, turned the big 60, so what better

  way to celebrate the occasion than with a quilt.

I really had no idea what colour to make or what pattern

to do, I had brought fabric in America on our trip (that we did together)

with intentions to make it into a quilt.

Still unsure I kept and eye out and then I found it in a

recent issue of Homespun Magazine.

"French Connection"

by Rebecca Johnson

I am so happy with how it has turned out and I know this will go

well with Jeanne's decor. I loved it so much that I went out

straight away and brought the same fabric to make me one. It goes well

with my decor too, I was sort of hoping she didnt like it and then I could

make her another ha ha!!!

I went to the local patchwork shop and chose all my fabrics

 and then began busily putting this together. You definiltely

need space to spread out with this one.

I machine quilted it with a Panto called "Gardenia" by Patricia Ritter

For the first time in a while I put a label on the back, I generally

don't put labels on but recently have changed my views on labelling 

quilts.

I did add a quote on the back saying

"Friends are the family you choose"

Jeanne loved her quilt and I hope she has many cozy nights curled 

up on the couch with her quilt.

I must add that about an hour and a half before I gave her the quilt I decided

to photograph the back and would you believe I got bird poo on it, fresh bird poo!!!

Arrrggghhhh! I tried sponging it off but, NO, it made it worst so into the washing machine

it went, all the time crossing my fingers the black wouldn't run. Thank goodness

for colour catchers. Then straight into the dryer and onto the BBQ. Phew!!!

It was a little tense I must say but all was well in the end.

Happy Quilting!

Santa Sack

 I know I haven't posted for a while but I have been really

busy making lots of things, that I just can't show for

a little bit longer.

But today I finished my little Grandsons Santa Sack,

I just made this up as I went along and I think it turned out

great.

 

I used homespun for the sack and lined it with a

red and white stripe and made a bow to tie the

top with.

I appliqued rudolph on the front and taadah!!!

one Santa sack.

Here's the little munchkin sitting up, 8 months old

already, time goes by so fast.

Hope you're not stressing too much about Christmas!

Have fun.

Save the Hooters

 I recently quilted this quit for Leeanne, this quilt was made to raise money for

Breast Cancer Research and as this years motto is "Save the Hooters" Leeanne has incorporated

the motto into her quilt.

 She has machined appliqued all the owls, I know she had

limited time to make this quilt, but she has done an amazing job.

I have done some background fillers and some feathers in the borders

I think they are pretty cute, you have done a great job Leeanne.

 

I hope you raise alot of money for your charity, thank you

for letting me quilt this adorable quilt.

Happy Quilting!