Been Busy..

 For quite some time I had a big ball of t-shirt yarn and wanted to do something with it.

I did some research online and came up with a technique that's basically crochet with a very thick needle (size 10).

So I made this basket.

I made this quilt top which is going to be donated

And finally, I had made this bargello type quilt top quite sometime ago but forgot about it; it has now been donated.

Exhibition Quilts

Last Weekend my guild put on an exhibition of member's work.

These are the quilts I entered.

This is a single size bed and very simple to put together; used some of my favourite scraps.

This quilt is another one I made using a ton of scraps; it was so much fun making it and was able to use tiny scraps as little as 1.5 inch. The pattern came from one of Bonnie Hunter's books.

And this is a small size quilt that was made by hand. The background and binding are batiks (which I love) and just some random stitches to embellish.

A quilt for my very special friend overseas...

 I have a very special friend whom I have known for over 50 years.

Unfortunately for me, she lives in Canada so it's not easy to see her regularly due to distance. But we are still very close friends and keep in regular contact so when she got some challenging health issues I immediately decided to make her a quilt.

                                          

It's my own design and I just let my heart guide me...

The center medallion is made with a combination of cotton and wool .

I embroidered meaningful words ...

And a label..

And here it is gracing her favourite couch ...

Another little slow stitching basket

 What can I say?

I love making these little baskets out of special pieces of fabrics with some embroidery along the way. No planning, just letting the needle and the threads guide me...

I gifted it to my friend who lives overseas.

25 Years ago....

I recently was staying at the holiday house of one of my relatives overseas.
The room I was staying in,  had the bed made up with a quilt I made over 25 years ago.
Those were the days when I had less leisure time (full time work) and yet I made this quilt all by hand pieced (english paper piecing) and hand quilted.

It was kept in pristine condition.

Modern Quilt

 I had made this top a while back and finally quilt it on my long arm.

Lots off scrap fabrics.