May Finished

It is finally finished. The gumdrops quilt was a labour of love, from selecting 400 scraps to sewing them all on, then quilting it myself. Lucy loves it and it is keeping her warm right now.
I am happy with result but do wish that I had made it a little bigger. I guess that is an excuse to make another one then.

May Goal Setting

I have set myself another challenge to finish Lucy's gumdrops quilt this month.

The nights are cooler so quilts are a must, I have a class starting in a few weeks with Claire Turpin to make her Lone Star Quilt so time to get on with finishing what I have started.

Quiet Quilt Finished

 

I started this quilt at a Weekend Sewing Retreat last year and this week I finally finished it. I made a pact with myself not to start anything new until I had finished my half done quilts. I really love this quilt and have nicknamed it 'Quiet Quilt'. Perfect for evenings on the couch in winter.

I have hand stitched inside the middle squares and the rest of the quilt I have used the 'stitch in the ditch method' for quilting. I am not overly confident at machine quilting yet so this one was a good practice. I am happy with the way it has turned out.

I signed this one up on a Lovely Year of Finishes in January and I have only now finished it. I have finished others in between but neglecting my blogging.

One day I will make a log cabin quilt totally in Liberty !

Quick Stitch for Baby

I am not getting far with finishing my quiet quilt this month as I keep getting distracted with other projects and last minute gifts. Our lovely friends had their first baby boy last week so as I promised myself I would give as much hand made for gifts this year, I threw together this little play quilt for baby. My second attempt and machine quilting... I need a lot more practice.

February Goal - Finish my Quiet Quilt

I started this quilt in October at a weekend sewing retreat I went on with my friend. It has been sitting, waiting patiently for me to finish it so I have decided that this quilt is my February Finish Project. I call it my quiet quilt.

Couch Quilt Finished

I am on a roll of finishes for 2013 and two nights ago I finally finished Lucy's couch quilt. It is a small quilt that I have quilted myself - a simple stitch in the ditch,which is a first for me. I am slowly getting the hang of machine quilting. The fabrcs are Kaffe off cuts from a friend. Lucy loves it and has already snuggled under it to watch a Barbie movie.

January Project Complete

It is a year of finishing projects I started in 2012. I have completed my January project. I tackled an invisible zip, not perfect but happy enough. I also made my own Liberty piping which was great. Easy to do and effective.