First finish for 2013

Happy New Year!
The days are getting longer and the snowdrops are out and I have just finished this which I started in the holidays.

He is a present -----hope she likes him! :o)
Total size is 50 x 31 inches and he is some sparkle in the form of metallic thread, foils, and crystals. You can just see them on the closeup of his head. The metallic thread is Madeira FS and my Bernina 830 did all those free motion feathery bits effortlessly.

It is good to be back into sewing and to start the year off with a "finish"----that sounds weird doesn't it?
:o)

Remember that silk quilt---?

Well I have just heard that it has won Third Prize ! What a great start to the year.
:o)

Now the judging is over I can show the full quilt. Unfortunately the crystals aren't showing up too well. I think when it comes home I might add more beading to it?

I made it to enter into a Machine Embroidered Quilt competition that was run by Flair magazine. My prize is Madeira threads which is great as I am a self confessed thread junkie.

I particularly enjoyed making this quilt. I think the combination of working with silk,favourite colours and patterns may have had something to do with it


I called it Crazy Paisley!