I had in my collection of quilting rulers, a ruler called Hex 'n More created by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts
I don't remember buying it but a friend showed me a quilt she had made with this ruler and I was hooked. So I got a bunch of batiks from my big stash of batiks and made a quilt with that ruler.
The pieces are so easy to cut and very addictive to sew by machine.
I used jelly rolls for the pieces around the hexagon.
I made another gift quilt top to be donated to the Gift Quilt program at my guild.
I had these fabrics in my stash so why not make good use of them.
In the past two days the weather has been very windy and wet, so I picked up 2 jelly rolls (batiks and white tone on tone) and made this top.
This is going to Gift Quilt Program for my guild to distribute.
Several years ago I cut up lots of my scraps in 2 1/2" strips and made this Bargello style quilt. It sat on a box but finally I decided to quilt it.
Yesterday I visited for the first time this beautiful quilt shop.
Set within Ballan’s (Victoria) beautifully restored old Masonic Hall all, holds an enchanting feast of colour & fabric, from modern to reproduction styles, as far as the eye can see. Designer fabrics, Liberty of London, Kaffe Fassett, Sue Spargo hand dyed wool & threads, as well as a large collection of quilting books & patterns are available at Millrose.
Last week I attended the Craft and Quilt Show.
I had a quick look at the vendors but the highlight was the magnificent quilt exhibition.
There were many quilts on show made by Australian quilters as well as international artists. They had various quilt categories as well as many styles of quilts on show.
Here some of the many photos I took for inspiration.
There's never enough hours in the day to do patchwork and quilting ! I try many techniques, start new projects but don't always post my results.
For quite some time I have been after a pattern or a method to use up my small scraps, lots of varity and very little preparation before stitching.
I completed a Log Cabin quilt earlier in the year using mini blocks (4") on foundation I thought I could do something similar using the Pineapple Block.
These blocks have been made with two different techniques:
Creative Grids ruler
And Foundation paper piecing.
Been helping out with the gift quilt program at my guild.
Everyone contributes in various stages of the project, some make up the kits, others piece, quilt and bind. I pretty much do all stages except binding.
Here are some I have worked on.
Still in progress;
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The thread I used came from Japan; I particularly liked using a variegated thread of yellow and orange to give the design a bit more interest.
It was a fun and quick project to make.
Sashiko (刺し子) is a versatile Japanese stitching and embroidery technique primarily used to mend, reinforce, and embellish garments. In the past, the women of rural farming communities practiced this simple running stitch using white thread on indigo-dyed fabrics like cotton and hemp. Over time, sashiko has evolved from a frugal necessity to a decorative stitching style. Modern examples of sashiko can be observed in various contemporary fashion houses both in Japan and beyond.
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A kawandi quilt is a hand-stitched patchwork quilt made by the Siddis, descendants of African immigrants and brought to India by the Portuguese, French, English, Dutch, and Americans. The kawandi quilt is made from pieces of old and worn-out clothing collected from family members and friends.
I decided to make my own version using my collection of African fabrics but piecing with my sewing machine.
YouTube has a lot of tutorials on the technique; the pieces are sewn on a foundation piece of fabric started at the edges of the quilt and progressed inwards.
It's quite a fun way and quick way to finish a quilt with very little preparation.
I have been helping out with some more gift quilts for my local quilt guild.
Some have already been pieced and I just quilted on the longarm and others I just pieced.
They are so fun to use up all sorts of scraps which is my favourite type of quilting.
Still needs side borders.
Do you ever find a piece of fabric you just have to buy even if you don't know what you are going to do with it ? This is one of those LOL !!!
This quilt top has finally been completed.
I had made these block several years ago but when I put them together it looked too busy so I unpicked and stored them away.
Recently I decided to put them together with alternate blocks in grey and navy blue. Its a small quilt and all the fabrics came from my stash.
Unfortunately, the photos aren't the best but here it is for the sake of documenting my finished projects.
And here's another finish...
I had this top finished years ago but finally loaded it on the long arm and got it done.
It's a combination of pieced and wool applique blocks. The fabrics are Civil War Reproductions but once again the lightning is not good to show the true colors.
I really love it.
