Linus top

In my new set set up I bordered the orange and blue Linus Twisted Sisters top from the Oast Quilters workshop earlier this summer. Most blocks were made by participants so I am trying to get the finishing of these quilts to be a priority.

Twisted Workshop

I taught a Twisted Sisters workshop for Oast using Ami Simms templates and pattern. Many chose to make their own quilts but others used fabric provided to make a charity quilt.  The charity workers worked on another project in the afternoon to break up the day. It was a lovely hall and I enjoyed the day.
Here are the orange and calico charity colourways and Monica's quilt started in the same workshopwith Ami I went to at the Cabot Quilt Conference and now a nearly completed top.

Quilt as you go 03 done

Although I haven't posted anything this week I have been really busy as I have had the house to myself and set up tables in the spare bedroom to get down to some machine quilting. I am really trying to finish those many projects in a partial stage of completion so I can get back to where I was when I first started quilting with just a couple of projects at different stages  on the go. One of my problems in this respect is belonging to groups which generate projects and also attending workshops though I have cut down on these and try to stick to ones which generate samples rather than projects. Also there is the spot of teaching and demonstrating I do for which I make things and also complete charity projects started in the class. This Twisted Sisters is one of these. Quayquilters made the blocks and I'm putting them together. Now it's done but I haven't taken a photo yet.  Here it is with two of the purple inner borders added and two more to go. Quay Quilters member Ruby sewed all the offcuts into two 4" wide strips which I've cut in half and placed all round. They make a very effective finish.

RR Workshop: Twisted Sisters

On the 3rd October I taught a "workshop" or rather a charity sewing sewing day, more properly known as Mary's sweatshop. In the morning everyone had an Ami Simms Twisted Sisters ruler and pattern and made blocks for a charity quilt though Andy and Mellony made a practice block and went on to make their own blocks, Andy using brown and deep pink. The afternoon's project I have been asked to submit to a magazine so I'll keep it under wraps here for a while. Problem is I keep having to make more examples!
Any way here are the Twisted Sisters blocks. The aqua one with fish has been made by Melanie (another spelling, another quilter) from another quilt group.