Having checked my notes I seem to have forgotten an element of homework. Find photos which demonstrate strong line.  I only needed 6-10!  So now I have an album of 64!!!! Just the same when I need to choose fabric. Can't ever make my mind up then either.  Still I'll have plenty of choices. Done contact sheets and have them on iPad. Should be right. Hopefully.

CITY AND GUILDS

I have started my City and Guilds Patchwork and Quilting this month and am looking forward to the challenges ahead. I've got lots of challenges to come which is just what I wanted and why I'm doing it. The first of which is to use line drawing to draw an everyday object. Hey ho, I may or may not put them on here though. I'm not a drawer. That's for sure. But I will try to keep a log of my development along the way. 

SEE CITY & GUILDS QUILTING TAB

Post Exhibition Plans

I'm getting on with my Stack and Whack blocks and plans are coming together to put them together.  Here they all are, I have my favourites but am very pleased with the outcome of them all.

Not at all sure where this is going, matches my sewing room best, may just hang it on the wall.

Here are close ups of each one.

A Poly-Petal Pastel

 Finally finished it. 

English Country Garden

Working on some UFO's recently, and this wall hanging has been a joy to complete.  Almost done quilting now, so next picture will be completed.

The Running Landscape

The completed top from the inspiration of my running landscape and the view from my house across Beacon Fell.  Looking forward to getting some quilting done, but absolutely no idea what I will do.  Have 5 days with Philippa Naylor next week Free Machine Quilting so hoping for some inspiration. 

This will be Joe's Quilt

Recent workshop with Janice Gunner Log Cabin with Attitude, certainly is.  Very enjoyable and looking forward to the overall look when all blocks are done.

Mums Quilt Finished

I'm very please with the finished quilt, I've named it Fifty Shades of Green.  Entered it for Harrogate, no prize but positive feedback from the judges.

Ready for Trellis

Made myself a iPhone sleeve for my new baby to go to sleep in…

 

 

Alison's Shoe Bag for those Dancing Nights!!!

A little bit of quilting for stability

A lovely appliqué design found on internet. Pull top in matching fabric and with matching ribbon to close up

A nice bit of detail fancy stitch for quilting

The bag of the Bag. 

Would love to be able to walk in a pair of these!!

Twitched Twiddle Tweak Workshop with Jennie Rayment

Had a great day with Jennie learning new techniques which will create this lovely sunflower, another UFO for a while I fear, but it was well worth the day and will be completed I'm sure, along with all the others!!

Just one more to go and then to the framing and trellis.

There is so much unfinished stuff in my cupboard.  I need to get this done this year.  I have workshops this year, and that will no doubt generate further UFO's.  Now I know that this is the staple of the quilter but it would be really nice to enjoy the finished work envisaged when the work was planned rather than still planning it!!! Ah well I know you all know what I mean, and I hope to show you some finished work later in the year, the first one being Mums Quilt.  Which will also need a name? Any suggestions?

Mums Quilt

This is coming along nicely, 14 of the 16 blocks are done some of the framing and the trellis is cut and ready.  I will be getting it together soon, once I have been able to catch up on work, mostly marking and emails.  I would much rather be doing this but need to get the other done, roll on retirement, if only I could afford it.

Mums Quilt 

Coming along quite nicely now, 

just need to think of a suitable name to label it.