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Friday, May 8, 2015

A lovely mini quilt.....

Marina is a friend I met through blogging and have been lucky enough to catch up with her in real life too

Marina does really lovely work and has given me so much support and help over the years - at the moment her and her Mum are doing some wonderful needleturn applique

Anway, she also does lovely mini quilts and I was so happy when she asked if I would play with one and do the quilting for her


I haven't done a quilt like this before so it was a lot of fun playing with the different shapes but also being away not to spoil the quilt by detracting from the piecing 


Each border/section was done a bit differently....


I've put a couple of pictures of the back as the quilting shows up more there....


Quite dense but not enough to turn the mini quilt into cardboard....


Thanks Marina, it was so fun to play with your mini quilt.... 

(and thanks for letting me show off your quilt on my blog ..xx)

... for hand sewing I have D for Dance...



Righto, Gotto Go..... Hubz has taken the day off to clean up in the yard... I should do some supervising.....

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend

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23 comments:

  1. JeanetteMay 8, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    Love the quilting you did on Marina's quilt. Just wonderful. Loving those bears. Hugs,xx

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  2. AllieMay 8, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    Well done, Fiona!!! That mini is too too darling, and your quilting is brilliant. Love the D bear too!!

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  3. AnonymousMay 8, 2015 at 9:50 AM

    Hi Fiona ,wow your FMQ is amazing as is Marina's quilt ,well done to you both and I am lovely your Michelle Ridway blocks,hope you have a lovely day my friend xx

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  4. Sue SAMay 8, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Beautiful work Fiona, love your quilting designs and really love the mini quilt. I do find that the more I quilt my mini's the better they hang...but if I overquilt them then sometimes I pull them out of alignment, its a tricky balancing act.

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  5. Christine MMay 8, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Marina's quilt looks great Fiona. You did a wonderful job of the quilting.

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  6. NoelaMay 8, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    Your quilting is beautiful Fiona. Hugs......

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  7. JenniferMay 8, 2015 at 3:33 PM

    Yep, those blokes need to be supervised......what a sweet quilt, your quilting compliments it beautifully! Love the border quilting design.

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  8. KERYN BMay 8, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    Stunning job on the quilting - maybe hubby could do some repair work on the drive while he is there..

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  9. CherylMay 8, 2015 at 8:13 PM

    Marina's quilt is just gorgeous Fiona. Your quilting on it is a work of art - just beautiful

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  10. SusanMay 8, 2015 at 8:29 PM

    I saw the mini on Marina's blog.....your quilting is exquisite. Love the texture on the back. Some great friendships start with one little blog comment.

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  11. MariaMay 8, 2015 at 10:17 PM

    I also saw the exquisite quilting on the mini on Marina's blog. You did a fabulous job on it Fiona.
    Divine "D"

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  12. marinaMay 8, 2015 at 10:38 PM

    Your photos show the quilting much better than mine, I'm glad your photos are so clear, it is so beautiful.I love the detail. Have bound the mini and it is hanging as we speak.
    It looks perfect and is sitting perfectly square. I love looking at it.
    I really need to finish the other one.... they will make a lovely pair.
    Lovely little dancing bear!

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  13. FlickenstichlerinMay 9, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    Dear Fiona,
    wonderful quilting job, looks stunning. You must have been not just dancing with your embroidery needle. Very nice design.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  14. Chookyblue......May 9, 2015 at 9:08 AM

    WOW WOW WOW...........from seeing you start to what you do now is amazing...............congrats so well done...............so small.........

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  15. kiwikidMay 9, 2015 at 3:10 PM

    Beautiful quilting Fiona...I know Marina is very very happy with it!! You did a great job! Love the little stitchery too. Hope the yard clean up supervision went well!!

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  16. Karen SMay 9, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Such lovely work on Marina's quilt! Stunning detail. Lovely work.
    And a very sweet dancing bear, too.

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  17. LinMay 9, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    Loved this when I saw it on Marina's blog - you have done such a great job with the quilting, gorgeous. xx

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  18. OndreaMay 9, 2015 at 11:04 PM

    You certainly know how to make a beautiful quilt stand out. Your quilting is awesome.

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  19. KaHollyMay 11, 2015 at 2:03 AM

    Just wonderful! I can't wait to get my Janome set up again so I can play, too! Hope to be able to do work as lovely as you!

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  20. ElyteMay 11, 2015 at 9:57 AM

    Your quilting is fabulous Fiona. I hope Marina shows it to us one day soon.

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  21. JaneMay 11, 2015 at 4:20 PM

    I love what you've done to the mini quilt, it's beautifully quilted and compliments the making perfectly

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  22. Chris HMay 12, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    You did a great job on that mini quilt.

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  23. CheryllMay 15, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Just beautiful Fiona... xox

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