Summer seems to have come and gone in a flash!
Can’t say I got much sewing done, but it was nice all the same.
We had an AMAZING trip to Vienna where we:
Ate lots of cake………
Saw some beautiful sights……. Continue reading
Summer seems to have come and gone in a flash!
Can’t say I got much sewing done, but it was nice all the same.
We had an AMAZING trip to Vienna where we:
Ate lots of cake………
Saw some beautiful sights……. Continue reading
Back from a lovely weekend in London.
Peepo!!
You might remember that some time ago, in fact around a year ago I joined a strip bee. Six of us took turns in swapping quilts, each time adding a new strip to someone else’s quilt top.
For me it all kicked off with this strip and grew from there.
This weekend we all met up to return the completed quilt tops to their rightful owners!
It’s amazing how well all the quilt strips co-ordinate with each other. Everyone really considered the original maker and their tastes which has resulted in loads of fantastic quilt tops as you can see………..
Jen’s quilt top started off with the centre yellow and pink strip, it kind of reminded me of Fruit Salad sweets! It’s such a lovely bright combo and really reflects Jen’s sunny personality. I love the little economy blocks that Fran added at the bottom reflecting the bigger version throughout, it works really well.
Julie’s quilt is a massive contrast to Jen’s! She is a big fan of organic fabrics and I know I tried to include a fair number in there…unfortunately this meant I just *had* to buy some new fabrics, shame! Mine was the top strip and I think this was my favourite one to make, maybe because I got to make teeny tiny dividing lines, which for some bizarre reason I really enjoy.
I loved Fran’s starting strip, stars are always a hit with me and those llamas that Sarah added are just the cutest!
Sarah’s quilt is such a pretty colour combination. I love the fabrics she chose for the snowball blocks and they are matched so perfectly throughout by everyone else. Jen’s mugs at the bottom are a really fun addition.
Maria’s quilt is really quirky and has a great theme starting from her houses and then carried along throughout the blocks. The birds of Julie’s at the top are just beautiful. It’s like a little street scene captured in a quilt…. a real story being told.
With me…..
Without me…..
Finally my quilt which is quite simply AMAZING, I can’t believe how well it has turned out. When I created my starter strip I really didn’t know what was expected, I now realise no one else was expecting my strip!! As soon as I saw a little peak of Sarah’s portholes I knew it was going to be fab and it definitely doesn’t disappoint!!
The question is now…..how to quilt it?!
Soooo blogging went out the window for a while, nevermind!!
We’ve had the Easter holidays and I’ve had a super busy time in the job so something had to give.
My daughter was also sick then developed a fear of being sick and refused to eat which was a little stressful so getting past that has been a big focus these last few weeks. I mean she didn’t even want her Easter eggs…there *had* to be something wrong with the child!
Happy to say we seem to past that now so I am back to the blogging.
Anyway I have quite a lot of things to catch up on:
Amazingly I’ve decided to enter something in the mini quilt contest over at Ellison Lane.
Now my entry isn’t great, I’m aware of that, but my choice is limited and this one fits the bill best, so I’m entering this baby:
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