Weekend activities.

Linda's third quilt.She really has come a long way.....................her skills improving with every quilt she completes.  I'm lucky that she lets me do as I please......... so that means feathers!

The front of the quilt. I added a small curved crosshatching in the smaller squares.  The larger squares I set out a swirling square feather to spread out into the corners. 

Pity the back isn't on display.  I like the way the quilting design shows up on the back of the quilts.

For me, it's a gamble to be doing custom quilting when the backing fabric is a solid.  It tends to show up all of the backtracking on feathers and any other little bumps in my quilting.

Using the thinner threads, ........... So Fine on the top, and bottom line thread on the bottom helps prevent the thread build up. I think it looks okay, I've still lots of improving to do.

January happenings

Well I had planned to do some much needed "catching up" on quilting during January, but the best laid plans can go astray.   Whilst I've been waiting for a machine part to arrive, I've pulled out some of my UFO's.  2012 is going to be the Year of completing my UFO's and I've promised myself to not start on anything new.  
I'm a fan of Scrappy quilts..........  so I thought a half square triangle quilt would put a dent into my stash.  Here's a peek of it laid out.  Cassy, can you spot the mistake??? 

A little closer, and shuffling of pieces makes the world of difference. 

My dresden. This has been finished for some time, but I've been tracking down that "just right" fabric for the border.

I found it!!!

A beautiful fabric range, by Free Spirit.  Did you know that the colour for 2012 is tangerine?? 

And after much nagging (from Cassy.......LOL,)  The string quilt.  I had originally wanted this for the lounge, and thought the 3 blocks (3 x 5) would be fine.  I pieced the borders, originally the aqua colour, but I just wasn't.........happy with the way it looked and sat.   So much unpicking, and now more blocks to make.  

A closer look for Cassy............. she's making the same quilt, and I'm not around to show her the how/why/where's, ............ this electronic age is wonderful to keep in contact with family, and proving to be helpful for us to spur each other along with our quilting.   I've decided to go with a different colour for the border.......... but that's a way to go!!

I still love my curved cross hatching.  I never tire of seeing it in quilting. 

Take care
Judy