Decorating

The decorator (our daughter) 

and her assistant are staying over during the week

and the decorator's assistant (Indy)

has requested her own quilt.

It's still a top at the moment.

Belatdly I realised the fabrics are long held Laura Ashley brushed cottons. She's worth it.

On my sofa

 

This was a pattern from White Cottage Country Crafts, now, it seems, closed. I imagine the owner has retired. She took a great jelly roll class at a QGBI Traditional Group retreat and I bought this pattern. The four Bonnie quilters and  all made one. 

I adapted it so one side of the courthouse step block fabric matched the background of the adjoining feature pieced block. This meant deciding placement as I went balancing colours of pieced pieces and backgrounds. Very satisfying.

Queen Beez

 It was just Mary and me this whilst our third member was away though we managed a face time chat. We were making items to sell at our Quilt Show in August.

I worked on the sewing machine tidies I had quilted ready to bind, finishing them later at home while Mary made lovely pincushions and scissor pouches.

Me hard at work

Blosma and Song

Here are the three I've ordered more of

is the name of the fabric collection by Penny Jeffries, her first though she has significant background in bespoke screen printing and decorative drawing skills second to none.

Tracy had received some to show what could be done.

Tracy made this mini
hot water bottle cover with 
mini hot water bottle for
Belinda

I was so grateful to receive these fabric pieces

Tracy with her just completed quilt top.

 

Off and on

The Millennium quilt has come off the bed and the Gargantuan quilt has gone on. 

It's nearly 90" square

Cafty Monkies workshop

Today I did a three hour Crafty Monkies workshop with Nicholas Ball. It was called Allstar and we covered six techniques from his Inspirational Improv. book. It was very well paced and provided me with some useful tools. If time permits I'll make a piece big enough for a sewing machine mat.

I used pinks from my box of hand dyes.

 

 I washed the Square Chevron quilt and hung it on the line to dry. I used Hobbs Tuscany Poly wadding which I like for these kind of quilts and it's come up very well, light and puffy.

Now I've made a prototype Sewing Machine tidy and will get other kits cut out and as far as as the quilted stage to take to Mary's on Thursday in preparation for our show sales or tombola. We're having a sewing session.