New BOM...

I've signed myself up for a block of the month, but this time I have been smart and decided to do it raw edge applique.

It is still going to take a long time to finish but no where near the time it would take to do it by hand.

It's called Berries and Bluebirds designed by Gail Pan.

I'm halfway on the First Block and the second has just arrived so I better get a move on!

Summer in Central Park...

The sun is shining as it’s the perfect afternoon to take some photos.

This is my smaller lap version of my Summer Garden quilt

 that is in Issue 6 of Fat Quarterly e-zine Available Here.

I have made this from ½ a layer cake and Yardage. It measures 50” Square so it makes a good size for a Couch Throw.

I used all my favourite colours from Central Park by Kate Spain.

Followers of my blog would know I have a girl crush on her and all of her Fabrics...he he.

Lastly here is my Finished Kaleidoscope Quilt... I’m still lovin’ the Orange!

At Last...

Finally the day has come that I can tell you about 

the Quilt I designed which is in the latest issue

 of Fat Quarterly, the wonderful e-zine for

 Modern Quilters, which goes on sale Soon!

It's called Summer Garden

It’s made from a Verna Layer Cake
 and Yardage, and is a Queen Size Bed Quilt

Make sure you check out Issue 6 Alternative Fabrics,
I've had a look and there are so many
 Amazing projects in this Edition (including mine..he he)

It has been so Hard not sharing this Quilt with you,
as I just Love it and I hope you will too!

Kaleidoscope QAL...Nearly a Finish!

I have finished quilting the Kaleidoscope Quilt, Attached the binding,

Now I just need to sew it down and I will call it a Finish.

YAY!!!!

I used some Triangle scraps in the border to add some interest 

I took this photo at night trying to get the Quilting to show up.

Binding will be finished by Nightfall! 

Promise...

Quilting well underway...

My Kaleidoscope Quilt has made it

to the Gammill and is nearly finished.

I have done a medium stipple in all the orange diamonds,

undecided what to do with the Wild Thyme Blocks as yet.

August deadline is creeping up, but I’m sure it will make it, speaking of Deadlines My (That's right I said My) pattern will be published at the end of the month and the wait will be over and I can show it to you!

Sooo Exciting!

  I’m also Swooning over Ruby... Ain’t she Grand...?

Kaleidoscope QAL Progress...

My Kaleidoscope Quilt has come to an abrupt end,

 I’m now waiting on more Mango to arrive from the USA.

 That meant I could play with something else...

Remember the Lazy Angle Ruler I blogged about?

These are some blocks I half put together,

 so I dug them out and they have made it to the design wall.

 This is what I have come up with so far...

 

I've been Bitten...

When I saw everyone was doing the Farmer’s Wife Quilt sampler I got a bit excited. I had started the Dear Jane Quilt but found the 4.5” blocks just too small, so I thought it was a great opportunity to start a sampler Quilt for myself.

I'm using Strawberry Fields from Fig Tree Quilts
and have really enjoyed putting the Blocks together.
 Thanks has to go to Linz on Flicker who posted all the templates in an easy to copy document, 15 pages instead one for every block.
 I got them Laminated and have used them like Templastic.

So far I have only made 4 Blocks...
It shouldn't take long to catch up!

The rest of the weekend has been devoted to quilting other peoples Quilts.

This one is my Mother’s. I have done an all-over Feather design and it’s made from Mrs March’s Fabric by Lecien. I’m not sure of the pattern but if you would like to know it I can find out for you!

I have also finished a Baby Quilt for Friends

of ours that have just had a baby Girl.

I used the stand by Baby Quilt pattern by Oh Frannson!

with my last Charm Pack of Hushabye

Now I'm going to be a couch Potato and start stitching

 my Birdie Block for July!