Finished wholecloth

I should have taken a picture of this hanging before sending it off to Grosvenor Shows for the Great Northern Quilt Show this weekend. This was it blocked out on the carpet a few weeks ago.

Would love a picture of it hanging if anyone spots it at Harrogate?

Wednesday's work (?)

Today's job was blocking out my wholecloth. The middle picture is the best match to the colour but has the shadow from the window pane right across it.
Really enjoyed stitching this one even though I went to bed with sore arms many times. The first colour I used was a ecru that was slightly darker than the backing. I then accentuated the flowers and stems with gold metallic thread using the ecru as the bobbin thread.

Pleased to say that you have to really hunt to find even a hint of gold on the underside.
Glad of that lovely Bernina tension!

All I have to do now is the hanging sleeve! :o)

Will link this post to Esther's blog.

A rosette and a new start.

Clarice won a rosette at the National Quilt Championships at Sandown! My friend Jan just sent me a picture.
What a pleasant surprise. :o)

This is my WOW picture.
For a long time I have fancied trying a cotton sateen whole cloth so here I go. It is going to be very organic as I am hopeless at a symmetrical pattern! I am doing these bits first with some lovely merino wadding to give them extra lift.

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)

Deadlines!!

I had set myself three quilts to make for competitions this year. Two are all done and just need labels. The picture below is the reverse side of the third one.



Originally it was going to be applique but decided to be a trapunto wholecloth instead!! Never done one of these before and of course I have made it difficult for myself by working out a very convoluted design! It took about 20 hours of snipping to trim the batting away. The stitching just got started two days ago.
I have less than a week to finish it, wash, block and bind it!!!!!

Better get to it then hadn't I?