Studio Kit

Well, this quilt won't be much of a surprise, since you got a sneak peek on Friday. Originally intentioned as a baby quilt, at 45 x 48, it would work just as well as a couch throw.

I finished up the quilting on Sunday morning, and went back to another project I've had on the go, but thought I'd post the results of the sneak peek. Here's the full back:

(pics are clickable for more detail, as usual.)

(As usual, pics are clickable to "embiggen" which I really suggest you do for the art quilt. Amazing!)

Today when I got home, I said to BSP "I have to make a baby quilt or a cat quilt or something tonight - it's been ages since I posted something to my blog!"

Of course, then I checked my blog and realized it's only been a couple of days, but I try to post Monday, Wednesday and Friday so that there’ll be something new on the blog over the weekend. But I hadn’t worked on anything that I can show (I want Barb’s quilt to be a surprise).

But then I remembered, that this past weekend, I went to a quilt exhibition of a man from Kashmir, India. I went planning to look, not buy, and I hadn’t saved any money to make purchases, a decision, I greatly regretted. However, I did find one small art quilt that I loved, and could afford.

I love the intense colours and amazing embellishments in this lovely, although finding the face staring at me was a surprise - I didn't notice it at his exhibition - but I think it’s because I was too overwhelmed by my burning desire for a turquoise blue and silver bed quilt he’d made – I’d fallen head over heels for it, but just could *not* afford it. (*Pulls knife out of chest*)

But every time I look at it, I find more to see! I've hung it on a wall in my sewing room to inspire me daily. I love looking up at it in different kinds of light and seeing it in different ways.

But it being me, I decided to try and come up with something of my own to show you, so, after dinner, I went off to my sewing room, where I shopped my stash, and finally decided on something to make. I finished the top in a couple of hours, pieced a back and then batted and pinned, and started quilting.

And that's where I got into trouble! My quilting ended up being more time consuming than I intended (what can I say - the quilt called for it!) but here’s a sneak peek at a little of the quilting on the back...

But no peeking at the front until it's done!

Have a good weekend, everyone! :)

I was a very spoiled wife for my birthday and one of the gifts I got was a sum to spend on increasing my stash.

This is just a small portion of what I bought (I got a very generous sum!), but I think I'm going to be putting these particular fabrics to use very soon.

Stay tuned...

:)

A UFO that came in from the cold. I originally blogged about this WIP/UFO back in January, before most of you even knew I existed, but here's my original post if you're interested. It's a quilt I called Man's Fans. The top was done, I just had to do the quilting, already!

I had a very busy weekend, so busy, I didn't even have time to reply to your birthday wishes (which I thank you for), so I thought I'd pull out this old one.

It was made out of the leftover scraps from Autumn Steals In, as well as a luscious chocolate stretch satin for the borders and back, saffron yellow upholstery weight silk for the binding and some bits and pieces of African cottons. I said in my original post that I thought I was going to regret the choice of stretch satin when I started quilting, and boy-oh-boy, was that a prophetic statement!

So in my last post, I mentioned that on my birthday, I would give a present to my followers, to thank you for your support and enouragement as I navigate my quilting path. It's really been so very appreciated!

All of my followers will get an automatic entry, and if you'd like to get an extra entry, just comment to this post, telling me which prize you'd like to win, which are as follows:

A round tote bag, about 16 inches across, in your favourite colours

a rectangular tote, made in your favourite colours

(will not be exactly as shown), or a small art quilt,

in this case, definitely not exactly as shown. I plan to do an autumn scene, if an art quilt is requested by the winner.

So, that's it!

All of you will automatically be entered into the giveaway, but if you'd like an extra entry, comment to this post, saying what you would like to win.

I'll make the draw and announce the winner on Monday.

Good luck!

After finishing Coneflowers in Leslieville on Saturday, on Sunday I rested. *selah*

On Monday, I wanted something quick and easy. Since my orange project, though easy, is definitely not quick; I decided to start something new. I've had a baby quilt percolating in my head for awhile now (two actually) so I decided to start on the first one.

I had about a yard left of a nnifty animal print flannel, so I appliqued it (my first attempt!) into a centre panel, bordered by ribbon.