Florence's quilt

Florence's quilt

No guessing who this is for then! Florence happens to be the granddaughter of a good friend in Manchester. Her two siblings have each had one so couldn't not do one for Florence when she arrived on the scene a few months ago. This one is really bright. 9 very simple star shapes so far. I happened to go to a Quilt Fair in Nantwich on Sunday with some friends and came home with an empty purse plus an ideal colourful backing fabric amongst other items!
As you can see I have constructed the blocks. Need to stitch them together now and think of
a border next. (so much for careful planning from start to finish!!). Watch this space. I'll need to find out what that is in Welsh so that I can pass it on to you. Meanwhile I have to tell the welsh class tonight what I have been doing today!! The only word that pops into my head at the moment is cwiltio. Not too difficult to guess what that means! Till next time (tan tro nesa).

Dolly Mixtures

And a happy New Year to all (Blwyddyn Newydd Dda) Hope it's a good one. Well I finished my mother's quilt in time for Christmas and after much deliberation decided to call it Dolly Mixtures. The colours remind me of the sweets I used to eat as a child mmm! I was pleased with the back of the quilt  having used left over triangles to create a block in the middle. So here are a few shots of the end results.
Talking of 'shots' I am now the proud owner of a Nikon D50 SLR camera (just in case there are any buffs out there!) so I hope to improve my imagery over time. Watch this space.
My next quilt is now out of my head sitting in a scrap pile waiting fo action! The next blog will show its progression. I thought I might show you how I piece it together but on the other hand...............

Hwyl i chi (goodbye to you - a bit formal I know !!)

On the hoop!

This is the aspect  of  quiltmaking that I love best - quilting - for me it brings a quilt to life. From 2D to 3D if you like. Making the quilt top was not as straight forward as I had hoped. Stitching 128 blocks together is not without problem Accuracy is the key! And I'm not sure my skills handle that very well but hey ho the end result looks quite acceptable I think. As I say to my quilting friends -  minor imperfections add to the quilt's charm!! When I have finished I'll post a blog of the finished product. Look out for the back aspect. I've used some leftover sraps to take away some of the plainness. Still thinking of the quilt title.......Tan tro nesa (till next time)

Mum's Colour Palette

Helo pawb (hello everyone)
I've had great fun (ask Janet) piecing together this next quilt!! Getting the 'spread of colour' right caused me headache but in the end like so many things in life, it's all a matter of confidence! So here's the palette I have chosen. There are 128 differnt fabrics mostly from my own stash but contributions were gratefully received from friends too. I have been beavering away with the sewing machine piecing it together and hopefully I will finish that in the next day or two so look out for my next blog....Nos da (good night). Welsh classes going well!!
You might like to look at Janets website. She is a very talented quilter and painter. www.janetwoods.me.co.uk

Razzmatazz finished result

Well this is the end result. Must admit Im really pleased with the outcome. Started on the next quilt which is for my mother's Christmas. Good job she doesn't 'do' computers otherwise there wouldn't be much of a surprise now would there! Look out for the colour palette in my next blog Now that I am a trifle more efficient on the computer you may not have to wait so long either!! Tan tro nesa (till next time as they say in Welsh!)

razzmatazz

I can't believe how quickly I've pieced this quilt together! From a simple idea to completed top in 6 days (in between looking after our B&B guests!). It was great to do. The random effect works well I think. The only constant is the 1" border around each center piece, oh and of course the finished block size which is 9". I'll show you the finished article later. My daughter is hoping it will be a picnic quilt !!At the moment I'm about halfway through quilting - just loving it. I'm also busy collecting fabric for my next project which will be a lap quilt for my mother. My challenge to start and finish it before Christmas!

 Off tomorrow to Plas Bodegroes near Pwllelli  Take a look at www.bodegroes.co.uk.  Will let you know how many pounds I gain! Till we meet again......

Know your onions

So much for a picture of our new chickens (bit of a crisis story there!) or a quilt but as yesterday was such a glorious day we decided to lift the onions. Can't believe how many weve got hanging out to dry! This picture just represents about a quarter of our haul. Not bad for beginners I say!

 As for quilts - yes I have started on another 'quick' quilt which I think will be called' razzamatazz' for obvious reasons -  when you see it!