I had a phonecall--

to say that this little quilt has won a first prize! :o)
The whole quilt is shown further down the page but these are a few closeups. It isn't very big--maybe 24"x26" ?
The flowers were lightly sketched and then coloured with various methods including Derwent Inktense pencils and Pentel water colour dyes, before the quilting and machine embroidery added details. (If you click on the picture you will get a full screen view.)

It was made for the "Celebrate Summer" competition in Patchwork and Quilting magazine and will be on display at the Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham this weekend. It will be on the EQS Threadplay stand.
(The competition was sponsored by EQS Ltd in conjunction with Husqvarna Viking sewing machines.)

Wish I was going to FOQ--------maybe next year?

Fabrications has arrived,

"Fabrications" are always kind enough to send a magazine if they show a picture of your quilt and yesterday the newest magazine arrived with the coverage of National Quilt Championships Sandown in it.
If you click on the picture it will enlarge.

Jaggy Thistle

This was the start-----



Nearly there now---------


It is very closely quilted so has taken a lot of time!

I thought it would be the first quilt that doesn't have any beads but think I will be tempted to put 6 on for the ends of the butterflies' antennae. Maybe I will embroider them just to show I can.
Also am debating about including a bumblebee?
This one is due to go to Scotland----where else? :o)

summer flowers quilt

Forgot to put in a finished picture of this one up.It is basically a painted wholecloth quilt.

Note to myself----------I must make an effort to remember to take pictures squarely!
This one was lying on the floor and I was slightly to one side of it but it is square ----honest:o)