Naive Melody

A few years ago I joined in with a Modern Quilt sewalong.  It was hosted by Lucy Engels and we did her Naive Melody quilt.

This is the quilt that started me using my Terra Australis fat quarter pack.

I chose Needleturn applique...

The backgrounds were larger pieces I had in my stash and I also had a bit of metreage of the orange in the range (which I used for the orange backgrounds and binding)

For Quilting I outlined the shapes and did a fairly small meander in between to bring out the shapes...

I was so pleased to have spotted this backing at the shop.... just perfect...

A quick show of the other quilts I did using this range for the colours and then adding different backgrounds...

National Quilt Museum Block of the Month 2021 (free on line)  Different techniques used..

Dotty (made up myself) purchased black and whites for the 4 patch backgrounds... Machine appliqued the coloured circles...

Puzzle Box, free pattern by Christa Quilts.  I purchased some cream grunge for the light backgrounds...

Chandelier Quilt, free pattern online.  I purchased dark grey for the background...

With the last little pieces left I made a bunch of these little card wallets.  Most of them have already been gifted.

I think there may be a couple of small pieces dropped in the scrap baskets.....  So pleased to have so well used the fabric pack and I think I will make it my mission to do so again with other packs I break into.   

It's been fun seeing how different they are with using different background colours....

I have a quilt on the frame which I had finished the top in 2019 - so now it's going to have it's turn for quilting!  

Righto, Gotto Go... Tuesday girls sewing and I have made a trifle to take.... all it needs now is a load of cream on top!

All the best as we ready ourselves for Christmas... I am so not ready and beginning to panic!  I'll just go and sew!

Lots of love xx

Busy week.....

This quilt is finished.....

Simple wave quilting to contrast with the blocks....  It is yet another quilt I have made using my fat quarter pack of Terra Australis....

A rather sweet backing....

This pattern is called Puzzle Box and is a free pattern by Christa Quilts.... you can find it HERE

I found it an easy quilt to make and think it would be great with scraps.  I will be using it again.

And I have finished the cardigan which was my holiday project....

Simple pattern and easy to work on in trains, buses, cars etc....

I haven't knitted anything like this for a very long time and didn't get the spacing for the buttons very good... the top two are closer together, but otherwise I am looking forward to wearing this next winter.

Another stitchery from Field Journal has been completed.  I would have liked to sew some other letters on it but it was pre-printed.... This stands for Cottage Garden Threads.... it can be used for something

One thing I seem to do post holidays is a bit of a tidy up.... I have gone through clothes and chucked out a bunch (there seem to be a lot that have shrunk rather a lot lately!!!)  and today I went through a desk top (I had saved back so many cards over the years - I still can't throw out the hand made ones)  There was a drawer with a whole lot of pressed leaves - can't even remember doing that so they have gone into the compost!

I hope this tidying lark ends soon - it's a bit distracting!

Righto, Gotto Go.... I have yet another quilt using Terra Australis to finish quilting....

Hope you have a lovely weekend....

Back to quilting.....

This quilting on this quilt was done before we went on holiday..... so once I was feeling well enough (post jetlag) to use a power tool I sewed the binding on....

On Tuesday sewing with my regular group I sewed down the binding....  and here is the end result...

I used Terra Australis range (again) and mixed it with black and whites - machine appliqued the circles then joined the blocks together...

The backing is more circles - and you can see the quilting better... I used a curved ruler throughout...

I am happy with how this one worked out... it is a healthy sized lap quilt...

Another quilt using Terra Australis is on the quilting machine now.... this time I will go with an organic wavy line throughout to contradict those squared off edges...

Once I had finished the binding I did a little needleturn applique and sewed a few pies onto backgrounds.... my long term EPP project but I'm glad it includes applique too.

Good to be back sewing, catching up with friends etc....

Hope you are all keeping well....xx

Terra Australis....

Stayed at home this week (cough cough sniffle sniffle) and have been getting on with some sewing.....

I have used up nearly all my pieces from a Terra Australis fat quarter pack and this is the top I sewed together this week.

Black and white 4 patches then appliqued a circle by machine blanket stitch to the centre of each 4 patch... then joined to make a checkerboard effect.

These are the other quilts I have made using the same range - and I've shown before but thought I would include them here for a comparison

Chandalier Quilt is a free pattern by Vanessa Goertzen (TA plus charcoal grey)

Puzzle Box is a free pattern by Christa Quilts (TA and Grunge)

Mystery BOM 2012  hosted by National Quilt Museum - I have done the blocks but not yet put it all together....  Individual blocks are QAYG and just need sashing and binding.  I am going to go with the charcoal grey again... it needs bold framing I think.

TA and light grey

It all started with Naive Melody (pattern by Lucy Engels) and done using needleturn technique....

TA and various low volume greys/beiges

5 very different looks and I met my challenge of using almost all of the fabric - and I still have smaller pieces left over which I will chop and make some card wallets....

All of these are yet to be completed!

Still going with the Field Journal embroideries...

Hope all is well with you ..... xx

Righto, Gotto Go..... that new Tilda range is calling to be played with!