Us quilters always have several quilts on the go at any one point. Some we are deciding what pattern to use; some we are choosing the fabric; some we have started but have put it down to start another. Then there is the pile of semi finished quilts.
In this section, you can have a read of the various quilts that I have at various stages of start and completion.
Under my Needle
Mosaic Hair Studio Raffle Quilt
What do you do when you are waiting on fabric samples for the backing of the Irish Chain quilt.
You do some prep for your next quilt. This quilt is a wedding present for friends Ster and Bobbie, who got married last year. The brief was a double quilt with Pride colours. We agreed on a pattern. I tried finding the pattern and realised that the designer had passed away about 8 years ago. Using the EQ8 software I created a block, similar to the original. Mine is 10” while hers was 9”. I’m using 4 shades of yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, with grey and black for the sides.
For the quilt back, I wanted something that reflected them as a couple. They love board games so I asked them to give me a list of their favourite games. With the wonders of the internet, I was able to input the words and presto, a crossword was created. This quilt will take some time to make as the blocks are FPP and creating the crossword is going to be a bit challenging. I would like to have a thin black outline around each block.
I’m most likely going to dip in and out of stitching this with other quilts.
Ster and Bobbie’s wedding quilt
What do you do when you are waiting on fabric samples for the backing of the Irish Chain quilt.
You do some prep for your next quilt. This quilt is a wedding present for friends Ster and Bobbie, who got married last year. The brief was a double quilt with Pride colours. We agreed on a pattern. I tried finding the pattern and realised that the designer had passed away about 8 years ago. Using the EQ8 software I created a block, similar to the original. Mine is 10” while hers was 9”. I’m using 4 shades of yellow, green, blue, purple and pink, with grey and black for the sides.
For the quilt back, I wanted something that reflected them as a couple. They love board games so I asked them to give me a list of their favourite games. With the wonders of the internet, I was able to input the words and presto, a crossword was created. This quilt will take some time to make as the blocks are FPP and creating the crossword is going to be a bit challenging. I would like to have a thin black outline around each block.
I’m most likely going to dip in and out of stitching this with other quilts.
