Progress and On the Bed

I have finished binding the ruddy (colour) Shape Sorter from Karen Lewis'  project for the Thread House Academy Just the label to do now. I am not sure whether to put it on the sale table at our Demelza Show. It will have a turn on the back of my sofa.

The back

I didn't plan ahead and found I had made two quilts not one and arranging the blocks proved tricky. I am happy withe edges less so with the centre. It's not everyone's cup of tea.

Meanwhile on the bed is a beautiful indigo and soft white quilt from c.1900-1912 found in a Bristol Attic. It's thin and light and just right for June days. The intensive quilting is very fine.

Detail

Meanwhile

 It has been a busy week with a trip to Sissinghurst where there was plenty of inspiration in Vita Sackville-West's abundant garden at its height. 

So colourful

The White Garden - I'd love towalk here at night

We went in a coach with the Men of Kent and the Kentish Men!

Back at home I am working through my stock of Simple Marks fabric this time with snowballed paired rectangles. Half the snowballs are pressed in the other half out so they nest. The rectangles are joined with flat seams.

And Finally . . .

Very effective

Simple squares, always nice

Big Blocks

These were mostly by Canterbury Quilters who have inherited various stashes and are making quilts for the hospice.

Another batch of Show & Tell

 Again Canterbury Quilters

Oast Show & Tell

 There was a very expansive show of member quilts partly because of the very extensive charity quilting efforts of Canterbury Quilters.

Apologies for not knowing all the names of makers.

This one is by Inger Milburn a wonderful
teacher from whom I learnt so much'

Member Sue Jennings has made so many so quickly One Block Wonders

And another one

And one made from a singlefabric rather than 7 identical panels

A New York Beauty

Oast weekend

 The last weekend in May was Oast and we heard Yasmeen Branton talk about her very distinctive work. She brings exquisite workmanship to her very distinctive modern design and color choices.

On the left daughter in law Aja is heling hold the Block of the month 
Yasmeen designed for Today's Quilter magazine.

More from Yasmeen

Ramsgate Jaunt

 We went to Ramsgate, parking near the bathing pool and travelling on the summer open top bus to the harbour where we enjoyed a full English breakfast in the very splendid Wetherspoons.

Here I spotted Victorian tiles which would make very effective patchwork designs.

Detail

Lower Hardres

 It was so good to get together with friends for a day together. I didn't sew but took  my Workshop File 3 to cull. I have kept so much documentation but it's time to clear the bulk of it out. My quilting now is sewing anything that takes my fancy with little desire to stretch myself out of my comfort zone and use up cherished collections of fabric and my nice fabric. Whilst decluttering generally I have determined not to get rid of my fabric. I sure it will all find a home eventually. I don't expect friends to sell it off but I would want them to enjoy their choice. If necessary the Guild might take that task on for their funds. However I plan to use up a much as I can!

The raffle quilts were displayed now completed.

I am still in the process of binding this our second quilt but am delaying doing more till my hand is better.

Detail

So different

Maggie super quick has written a pattern for the main quilt minus applique and tested it.

We also had an interesting Show & Tell.

Jenny's old Welsh quilt 

which Jacquie might purchase

Jacquie quilted fabric and then cut out her jacket pieces from it.

Lynne's centre a planned larger quilt

Detail of Maggie's super quilting

My bordered Shapesorter quilt a Threadhouse Project made in Simple Marks fabric hoarded since 2012.

Penny's needleturn modern curves

Jacquie's EPP

Chartham Hatch Day

 We missed Judi who is in America hopefully having a lovely time in Pennsylvania. We had a sewing bee stitching on the binding of our raffle quilt discovering that  some of us do so (including me) with  the front facing up and some with the back facing up. Who knew?

Centre detail

Belinda had brought two quilts from Carrie's estate one for our sales table and the Leicin taupes one to keep.We were all very taken with the simple design and made note. I think it will be useful for the latest batch of Carrie charity quilt fabric I  have.

Close up

Maggie has been busy quilting lots of tops including the brilliant Scheswhe one for her grandsdon continuing her mother's tradition and the Carrie fabric charity sailboats one.

For her grandson

No more sewing for me as i have a bad fall and broken a small bone at the base of my little finger. the little finger is strapped to my king finger and the whole hand is swollen and very painful. It's early days. According to one onlooker "That was one crazy fall". Someone had let two metal handles fall out of their car and they weren't picked up by them or the onsite workers at the recycling centre.They had a small roller attached to them and that's what I hit and flew up into the air.