And Valentine's Day. And for summer. And spring. Because it's Monday. Really... is there ever a bad time for a Red & White quilt? Yes, Infinite Variety, NYC, May 2011. It was magical. While red and white quilts have always been collectible, this show created a resurgence of interest in red and white quilts of every kind. From quilts made with two fabrics, or those made with a variety of reds. And shades of white and cream. Red & White Quilts - published by Martingale earlier this month. Sweet Dreams by Lissa Alexander - ModaLissa.
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There were several different quilt projects waiting to be worked on last week, but one of them took over and wouldn't let me stop until it was complete. This is my Blooming Onion quilt top. Blooming Onion, 60.5" x 80.5" The name of the pattern I used is actually Blue Onion by Karla Alexander of Saginaw Street Quilts. Since my version isn't blue, Blooming Onion seemed like a better choice to me. Unfortunately, the colors in the above photo are a little bit off, making the purples look much more blue than they really are. The next photo was taken about 10 minutes later, and the sun was starting to hit the quilt top. The colors in this photo are closer than the previous one. My quilt top was made entirely from batik fabrics, all pulled from my stash, except for one non-batik that I snuck into the mix. Can you tell which one it is? Here are a few closer shots for you. I've been trying to think of a better name for this quilt, but haven't come up with anything clever. Let me know if you have any suggestions. I was able to get a great stained-glass looking shot of the top half from behind as it was hanging over the deck railing. I love the way the colors glow! Still wondering about the non-batik fabric? It's the purple in the block below. Linking up with: Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication Needle & Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts Whoop Whoop Friday at Confessions of a Fabric Addict Favorite Finish at Meadow Mist Designs Happy quilting everyone! Julie in GA
Hi everyone, Here is a completed Marriage Quilt by Karen from the Quiltsmith Saturday class. Just beautiful! As the class on Saturday at Quiltsmith is full another Saturday is being organised, If you would like to come along just ring the shop for details. The Port Macquarie workshop has changed dates to the 19th -20th of July as the12th-13th is the Sydney Quilt Show. Now let's look at all the lovely fussy cutting being done for Birds and Blooms. Perfect fabric Lindy. Love the magic mirrors. Well that's all for now I am teaching the next few days at the beautiful shop Cottage Quiltworks on the Northern beaches. So many lovely fabrics I think I might have another walk around the shop I will leave you with the following, perhaps I should check my hair is in order! Karen xx
Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission from the sale if you click through and purchase. Are you scared of sewing with curves? Have no fear! Today I am sharing a few tips and tricks that have been helpful for me. Give this post a read and try out the Sunroom Quilt Pattern. The quilt pattern above is The Natural Harmony Quilt Pattern . 1. Sew slow. It's tempting to put the pedal to the metal when you're comfortable sewing, but with curves it's all about slow sewing. You want to take your time and ease that curve slowly through the machine. 2. Needle Down. I set my machine in the needle down position when I sew. That means every time I lift my foot off the pedal the machine stops with the needle down. This helps to hold all the layers in place so that I can lift the presser foot and adjust around the curve. This will help you make that curve nice and smooth. Every few stitches, I raise the foot and turn the fabric slightly around the curve. 3. Pin, Pin, Pin!! Don't be stingy with those pins. As you pin your curved pieces together make sure you pin all the way around that curve to the very end. I also find it most helpful to start in the middle, work my way to one end, back to the middle and to the other end. 4. Steam Iron. I personally find that using steam is helpful. First of all it helps work out all those wrinkles from the pins so you can see if there are any puckers. Second, I think it helps ease out any accidental puckers if there are any. This is simply personal preference. I know there are mixed opinions on using a steam iron while quilting. I make sure not to pull or stretch the fabric too much since the steam will cause that to happen on it's own a little. 5. Tailor's Clapper! Alright this might be a new tool you haven't heard of before. I use this handmade clapper from Lamb and Loom. It makes such a difference to me! When I'm ready to press I open the seam, press and then quickly place the clapper over the seam and let it sit while I move on to the next piece. Then I repeat that process. The clapper helps to hold the heat on the seam and really make it crisp! I'm hooked on my clapper. The pattern above makes great practice - The Natural Harmony Quilt Pattern. If you feel like you can conquer the curves try out the Sunroom Quilt Pattern. This pattern was my first attempt at sewing curves. You can do this! You have all the skills you need now. Good luck! Here are some additional blog posts you might enjoy: Sewing with Triangles Quilting Curves Making Half-Square Triangles The quilt pattern above is The Natural Harmony Quilt Pattern.
There are many tutorials out there on how to create a narrow hem. The problem is they mostly demonstrate on a rectangular piece of fabric, which makes the process deceivingly easy. With a few exceptions, that usually is not how I use a narrow hem. If I need to hem something straight, a wide hem of 1″ or […]
I thought the hard part was done when I finished piecing the arcs for this project. The original design calls for the background to be the same color as the lighter stripes…or as the darker s…
Enjoy 15 of some of my favorite modern quilts from QuiltCon 2018 in Pasadena, California. All descriptions were written by the makers. Do you have a favorite quilt you s
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
Sewing curved pieces or strips usually scares off most quilters but with these simple key concepts the results are amazing every time.
Summer's over and it's back to school time, which means it's also back to sewing school time! (Did you know that I have a FREE beginner's sewing course?) Last week I mentioned that I have a new free pattern for a pencil-shaped pencil case to share with you (update: here's the info on the pencil
A pieced circle in 6 minutes! I first saw this technique on Simply Quilts, an HGTV show back in 2005. I thought the technique was cool and immediately bought the book about it, Pieced Curves So Simple by Dale Fleming. Of course, the moment passed and I never did anything with it until this week. I was inspired by my Redbird Bee buddy, Hanna's quilt Hugs and Hugs. I thought they'd make the perfect addition to my "X" blocks for a hugs and kisses baby quilt. Was I able to do a pieced circle in 6 minutes? At first, not by a long shot. But after a few, I managed to make a block in about 15 minutes. Considering my blocks were 2 pieced circles, I was pretty pleased. I found my Olfa circle cutter handy to make the freezer paper templates and a pair of super sharp to the point scissors for all the clipping. All in all, I loved this technique and plan to use it again. A nice video of the 6 minute circle technique can be found on the HGTV website here. You might want to bookmark it - I had a hard time finding it until my friend Kelly pointed me in the right direction! As far as other projects go, my Bee blocks are also pieced together and the quilting has started! . . . Cindy
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
How to sew curves in a quilt – a video and photo tutorial. Beginner friendly instructions on how to sew simple curves an a sewing machine.
My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had the concave and convex curves in the opposite order when I made these blocks, but hey, they worked just fine. I finished off my quilt with a cute backing fabric print and spiral quilting. I even added a hanging sleeve to the back, but just need some dowel from the hardware store. I'm counting this as my OMG finish for February 2020. Yay!!
Hola de nuevo !!! Como prometí, aquí estoy otra vez para contaros toooodo lo que he estado haciendo en estos dos años de “silencio” (pido disculpas por la falta de actividad del blog). Hoy voy a mostraros el proceso y resultado de un curso que impartí con la diseñadora Dena Crain (americana residente en Kenia). Ella titula el curso como “Darned Quilts” y debo decir que se trata de una técnica con resultados espectaculares, ya me diréis qué os parece. La primera fase del diseño consiste en seleccionar unas cuantas telas de manera que juntas formen una escala degradada: de una solo color (de claro a oscuro) o de dos colores (de uno al otro). A mi parecer, las telas que funcionan mejor para conseguir efectos degradados, son los batiks. Una vez seleccionadas las telas que formaran la base del quilt, se cosen formando ondas asimétricas. Ésto se consigue cortando a la vez dos telas superpuestas a mano alzada (sin regla) con el cutter. Ésta es, pues, la base de trabajo para el quilt. Ahora se trata de embellecer esta base de tela tanto como se desee. Se puede empezar aplicando tiras de telas de colores que contrasten o coordinen (a gusto de cada una) con dicha base. A continuación se pueden aplicar cintas, lanas u otros elementos similares. En mi caso, yo empecé por aplicar cintas del tipo “ric-rac”. Y finalmente terminé de decorar la base usando lanas (cosidas con un punto de zig-zag) y puntadas decorativas con la máquina de coser. Aquí podéis ver un par de detalles de la base del quilt. Con ésto se tiene el fondo que servirá de base para la “recomposición” del quilt final. Para este quilt yo escogí círculos de distintos diámetros como forma para la recomposición. Así pues, empecé a recortarlos de la base y recolocarlos para obtener el efecto deseado. Aquí podéis ver una foto del proceso de recorte y recolocación. Y finalmente el quilt terminado, con sus marcos, colgado en la pared de mi salón: Espero que os haya gustado el resultado tanto como a mí. La verdad es que disfruté mucho cosiendo este quilt, sobretodo embelleciendo la base, para poder ver después cómo cambiaba el efecto global con los círculos recolocados. Un saludo y hasta pronto.
How to sew curves in a quilt – a video and photo tutorial. Beginner friendly instructions on how to sew simple curves an a sewing machine.
Close-up shot of Sue Spargo 's quilt. Her quilts are so amazing. Look at the fabric selections here!
stack improv curves tutorial
Any one who is active on Instragram will be aware of the flurry of miniature quilt swaps going on at the moment and last week I finally succumbed signed up for one … now if I am honest I would say tha
The binding on the baby quilt is done, it's washed and ready to be sent to the new owner. Here are the finished pictures before washing and after. After washing Before washing Quilt Stats: Size: 41" x 53" Before quilting 39" x 50.5" After washing Top: 100% cotton Bating: Kyoto Bamboo Blend by Moda Backing: 100% cotton Flannel Working with bamboo batting in this project has been a delight. I love the smoothness and how everything lay flat nicely. There is no batting poking through the needle holes at all. The quilt drapes nicely and has a little weight to it. I think this is great for a baby or small children. I will ask for feedback from the baby's family to see how they like the quilt. The only thing that I don't like, in the slightest degree, is wrinkles after washing. The quilt looks a little puffy as if I used a thicker batting. Now it's time to pull some fabric for a new project. Remember the denim quilt I was making some months ago before I had to put everything aside to work on the baby quilt? You can read about it here. I have been working on quilting it along side the baby quilt. When I was stuck, couldn't decide what to do next with the baby quilt, I went back to work on quilting the denim quilt. Here is the sneak peek. While I'm working on quilting this quilt, I thought I would pull out some more fabric for the second denim quilt. Here they are.... What can I say; the fun continues...... Thanks for visiting and have a great week. Margo In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to: Link to To Do Tuesday hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese (Thursday) Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty (Friday) Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More (Friday)
I am really excited to share a photo tutorial today for inset curve stars. If you are comfortable sewing drunkard’s path blocks, you can sew an inset curve star; the inset curve star does req…
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(Jenny's cutie pie, Ty!) We are SO EXCITED!! Quilt Market Houston 2015... here we come! :) There has been many hours spent preparing for these next couple of weeks. Here are a few pictures showing some of our most recent preparations.Metro Hoops runner and three examples of the free runner pattern that comes with our new QCRmini! A fresh QCR runner to go in our booth at market. Metro TwistJenny's...
Busy week but finally here is part 2 of the Improvisation category from the QuiltCon 2016 exhibitions put on by The Modern Quilt Guild, this year in Pasadena, next in Savannah!
A pieced circle in 6 minutes! I first saw this technique on Simply Quilts, an HGTV show back in 2005. I thought the technique was cool and ...
I don't know about you, but when I've been slogging along forever on a project, trying to combine the same old scraps from my scrap bins in new ways to create blocks that don't look exactly like all the others on my design wall, there's nothing like a fresh injection of someone else's scraps to make the work feel fresh and exciting again. A month or so ago, Nann who blogs at With Strings Attached mentioned to me that she'd just finished reading a 1932 novel called The Sheltered Life by Ellen Glasgow. When I expressed interest in reading the book, she offered to mail me her copy -- and she stuffed the flat rate postage box full of fabric scraps!! I felt like I'd hit the scrappy jackpot! I've been working in as many of Nann's scraps as possible and having a grand time with it. Don't you love this sweet Wizard of Oz fabric? The orange and blue arcs, pink quarter circle, blue and white dot, larger blue floral quarter circle, and the pink mini floral print are all Nann's fabrics in the block below. This Block Contains 5 Scraps from Nann In the block below, the yellow floral HSTs surrounding the blue center square are definitely Nann's, and I think that curved tumbler patch at the bottom that has sprigs of yellow flowers on a white background might also be from Nann. Yellow Floral Print HSTs are Also Scraps from Nann Although I've been busy long arm quilting this month, I've also had more social sewing opportunities on my calendar lately and that has really helped me keep the momentum going with this project. Below you can see I have my Jen Kingwell Block Wrap all packed up with six different blocks planned out, ready to piece at a recent guild Sit & Sew event (this post contains affiliate links). I'm also using random Tupperware now to try to keep track of the random pieces of fabric I've cut so far that haven't yet made it into any of my blocks. Trying to Keep Organized... Here's what the design wall looks like lately. I'm trying to include a few planned elements in my Halo quilt that I really enjoyed from Jen Kingwell's original quilt (you can get the pattern in her Jenny From One Block pattern booklet here, and I highly recommend getting the template set as well, found here). As in Jen's quilt, mine is going to have three blocks with all matching fabrics, three places where quarter circles and arc fabrics match at the block corners, and three places where the arcs at the block corners meet up to form a matching circle (but with scrappy centers). This makes more sense visually than it does when I try to describe it in words: Planning Where the Matching Patches Need to Go Instead of having all of my completed blocks in solid rows and columns, I've spaced them out so I can plan for where I want those fabric matches to happen and then work on filling the remaining "holes." So I was scrolling back through the thousands of photos in my iPhone and realized that I'd taken some step-by-step photos of how I'm handling the curved seams in these Halo blocks, but then I forgot to share them with you. Without further ado: Rebecca's Mini Curved Piecing Tutorial The first thing I have to tell you is that pattern designer Jen Kingwell is a hard core hand piecer, and the easiest way (not the fastest, but the easiest!) is to hand piece the blocks. There are little holes included on all of her acrylic templates for marking your fabric pieces for hand stitching, which makes it practically goof-proof. While machine piecing is faster, the way that we stitch through seam allowances by machine creates bulky intersections at those points in the block where the square-in-a-square touches the center of the corner arcs. When hand piecing, you stop right on the dot that marks the seam intersection and your seam allowances remain free, able to be flipped out of the way, making the center of that pieced concave curve more flexible and easier to work with. Just throwing that out there for those of you who might be on the fence about hand vs machine piecing for this project. This time around, I'm on Team Machine Piecing! Two Curved Corner Seams Remain to be Sewn The photo above shows how this block goes together. First you construct the center square-in-a-square unit and attach the four curved "arms" to create a curved plus sign unit. Each quarter circle corner piece gets a C-shaped arc attached to it, and then those quarter circle units get attached to the plus sign main body of the block with another curved seam. This particular block has two corners remaining to be attached. Chain Piecing for Efficiency; That's the Center of the Next Block In the photo above, I've just finished a seam in what will be my next Halo block after this one. To conserve thread and avoid triangle points getting chewed up down the needle hole of my stitch plate, I grabbed pieces from my next block rather than cutting my thread after sewing in the last curved corner. Things to notice from this photo: I'm working with my Bernina 790 Plus sewing machine in my studio, which has the wider spaced feed dogs of a 9 mm machine. Instead of using the 9 mm stitch plate that accommodates zigzags and fancy decorative stitches, I've put a straight stitch plate on my machine -- see how my needle is in the Down position, and the needle hole is just a little bigger than the diameter of my needle? I only have the zigzag/wide stitch plate on my machine if I'm actually going to be sewing wide stitches or if I need to sew with my needle in an out of center position for some reason. Other things to notice: I'm using Foot #97D, the 9 mm Patchwork foot with a cutout at the back to accommodate my machine's Dual Feed feature, and the Dual Feed mechanism is engaged. However, I'm not using the screw-down seam guide that came with foot #97, that attaches to the bed of my machine. For sewing curved seams, I want more visibility along the right edge of the foot right up to where the needle is penetrating the fabric. My thread is Aurifil 50/2 cotton, plenty strong enough for a patchwork seam but thin enough that it's not bulking up my seams, and my needle is a Schmetz size 70/10 Microtex. I'm also using piecing straight stitch #1326 on my Bernina 790+ (it may be a different stitch number on other models), which has a shorter stitch length of 2.0 and lower tension than the default straight stitch #1. This gives me a straight, flat seam in my lightweight quilting cotton fabrics that doesn't pucker. Step One: Match and Pin the Centers, This Side Up I have folded my quarter circle corner piece to make a little crease marking the center of its arc, and matched that up with the seam intersection in the center of the concave curve to which I'll be attaching it. I'm also looking to see that the corner point of my quarter circle piece is lined up with the bottom corner of that light pink HST at the bottom of the square-in-a-square unit. I line it up like this carefully, with the raw edges touching just at that very center point, and then I very carefully flip the whole thing upside down on my table to secure the matched centers with a pin from the OTHER side. This needs to be sewn with the flat quarter circle piece on the bottom and the gathered-up main body of the block on top. Same Block Flipped, Pin Marking Aligned Centers The kind of pins I'm using are important because I'll be putting a lot of pins in this seam, and if I was using the thicker dressmaking pins that would create a lot of distortion (and more potential for damage to my sewing machine). I'm using Karen Kay Buckley's Shorter Perfect Pins, which are so fine they are like what a horticulturalist would use to mount a butterfly specimen for display. Clover Extra Fine Patchwork Pins Anchoring Both Ends It's really important that the raw edges at the outer ends of the curved seam remain straight and aligned, so I'm using a longer 1 1/2" Clover Extra Fine Patchwork Pin there, woven in and out of the fabric like a couple of basting stitches. Something else to notice -- see where the tips of my pins are exiting the fabric? Right at or just inside where I'll be stitching my quarter inch seam. Two opposite (concave and convex) curves will fight to get away from one another as you're trying to sew them together but the pins offer the most security at the points where they enter and exit your fabric. Oh, and I am now remembering that the way I pin will look backwards to a lot of people. That's not a mistake; this is what works best for me, pinning with the tip of the pin right where I will be stitching and the heads of the pins sticking out to the left. Filling In with More Shorter Perfect Pins The Battle of the Curved Seam is won or lost in preparation -- it's all in the pinning. I find that it's easier to align and evenly distribute the top curve to the bottom piece below if I let the whole thing curve in my hand or on the curve of my thigh. Pinning the two seams together takes a lot more time than actually sewing them, but it definitely gets easier and easier the more of them you do, I promise! I'm filling in from that first center pin out to each of the pinned edges, placing one pin in the center between the two existing pins, then placing pins in the center of the spaces between those pins... And because I have a stiffer seam intersection right at the center of my curve, I always place an additional pin about 1/4" to 1/2" away on either side of the center to make sure I get a smooth curve at that spot where it doesn't want to flex as easily. All Pinned and Ready to Sew That's what it looks like when I finish pinning, and now I have to get that three-dimensional voodoo sculpture under the presser foot of my sewing machine. Again, see how this would be easier to hand piece, since you could hand stitch that seam without having to flatten the curve first? Smooshed Up to Flatten the Seam for Machine Sewing That's how I smoosh the excess fabric up so I can get the block under the foot of my sewing machine. Yes, I am going to sew over these pins, but they are so slender and fine and I am going to be sewing so slowly that there is no chance of causing damage to my sewing machine. If my needle hits a pin at turtle speed, it's going to deflect. Worst case scenario, I will get an occasional bent pin and have to throw that one away. Chain Piecing Onto the Start of the Curve So now you see how I left that bit of the other block attached to my machine and just started stitching right onto the start of my curved seam. I am only watching and caring about the fabric that is right under my needle and presser foot and the fabric about a half inch in front of my presser foot. I want to be sure that the raw edges of both fabric pieces stay perfectly aligned and that those raw edges are lining up at the very right edge of my 1/4" patchwork foot, every stitch of the way. Sorry I couldn't get you pictures of how my hands are guiding the fabric through the machine (I needed to hold the camera!), but my left hand is on the bulk of that wadded up mess and my right hand is holding a stiletto tool that I neglected to get a picture of... Both Raw Edges Align with Right Edge of Presser Foot, Every Stitch of the Way The key to success is to make sure that both raw fabric edges are just barely visible at the right edge of the presser foot with each stitch, going slowly and pivoting as often as necessary. Don't try to worry about controlling the whole unruly thing all at once, just watch that fabric is where it's supposed to be right when it's coming up to the needle. The Bernina FHS Free Hands System (the knee bar that lifts the presser foot) makes it so much easier to do this without having to take my hands off the work. If you're new to sewing curves and you have a tendency to go too fast when you're nervous, try slowing your machine down to half speed for the curves if your machine has that feature (there's a slide speed control on most Berninas). As you're sewing the curve, you'll notice that the top fabric wants to pull away to the right instead of raw edges remaining aligned, and that's where my stiletto tool comes in. It's just a pointy stick that I can use to drag that top fabric back where it belongs right before it goes under the presser foot to be trapped in place forever by the seam. There are lots and lots of different stiletto tools on the market, but my preference is for one that is either sharp, rubbery, or sticky somehow -- it has to be able to actually grab onto the top fabric and drag it back where it belongs. Anyway, that's the end of my Mini Tutorial. I hope that helps anyone who might be struggling with this step on their own. Like I said, with the first block I thought "this is insane no way am I doing this for 36 blocks," but then the more of them you do, the muscle memory develops and it becomes an automatic process that you're not even really thinking about anymore. Each one really does turn out a little better than the last one. One more thing that will be helpful to beginners is to choose soft, flexible fabrics to work with. I know we all love the 365+ colors of Kona Solids, but those are thicker, stiffer fabrics and they will fight you more on the curves. Softer, supple fabrics will ease into the curves better and be a lot more forgiving. And now, do you see what I'm doing? Are you impressed with my restraint? I am ending this blog post right now instead of launching into a completely different topic for another 1,500 words, even though I have at least sixteen amazing clients' quilts that I am dying to share with you. I'm saving those for another day. Meanwhile, I'm linking up today's post with my favorite linky parties, listed below, as well as with . Have a great weekend and happy quilting! 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I have just had the pleasure of quilting another quilt for my lovely customer Pat. I am not exactly sure about Pat's age - I have quilted several quilts for her over the last few years and ever since the first quilt she has been in her "early eighties". Pat takes great delight in the making of her quilts - for Pat it is certainly as much about the journey of making the quilt as it is about the end result. Pat is the only customer for whom I pick up and drop off quilts at her home. Each time I do so, we have a wonderful chat and, as she said on my last visit, she doesn't know what her life would be like without quilting. I certainly enjoy my meetings with Pat - she has a lot of life experience to offer and is wonderful company. This time Pat has made the Pies & Tarts Quilt designed by Sue Dailey from Patchwork with Busyfingers. Pat only sews by hand - the entire quilt has been hand pieced and she will even put the binding on by hand. In keeping with the circular theme of the quilt we decided to quilt a spiral on each large pie. Each spiral extends almost to the centre of the smaller tarts and overlap eachother - the quilting has put me in mind of a spirograph drawing. Pat is a member of the Bluegum Quilters. Bluegum Quilters are having a Quilt Exhibition on Saturday 6th November, 2010 at St James Church, Corner Pender and Newcastle Streets, Thornbury from 9.30am to 3.30pm. Entry is only $2. Pat's Pies & Tarts Quilt will be on display there amongst a selection of many other beautiful quilts. Thanks again Pat - I will look forward to your next quilt - I am sure it will be another beauty.
