Morganne's quilt

I quilted this beauty for my friend Morgie - her mum made it as a birthday present for her and it has exquisitely stitched sewing machines all over it. The amount of work in each block is amazing and her stitching is perfect.



I quilted it using both the freehand and computerised machines - the outside border is a pattern by Keryn Emerson called Arabesque. The mustard border has freehand leaves, and the Irish chain blocks have line dancing and leaves in them - you can't see much as I have used black thread.

The stitchery blocks have a One Song Needle Arts Frame called Tea and Roses Block29 with just a simple circle inside. The machines have have SID around them.



These last two pics are Ann and I at the photographer's getting some quilt pics done professionally. Ann's DH took the pics with my camera.

It was interesting to see how someone who knows what he is doing work!

Enjoy

Belinda

A flower garden

I found these 2 floral pictures on my computer this morning looking for something else, and I had forgotten how much I like them. The first is a little dandelion (I think) and I remember getting up close and personal with it - and fighting off the dogs who wanted to get in amongst the picture too!

The second is the result of me playing with the light settings on my new camera. Love it!

Anyway, moving on to another type of garden, a hand pieced grandmother's flower garden quilt - the first quilt for Carol and it is just gorgeous.

It is a little large to lay out on my floor (!) so I got my dearly beloved to stand on the table and hold it up to get this picture. Each flower has a floral ring and then a plain ring. Just lovely.

I quilted it with continuous curves in the cream paths and then a feather wreath design by Keryn Emerson in the flowers. Simple and not overpowering to the simplicity of this design. It is now in the mail back to her for her monster task of binding....

This last pic is for Eleanor who has been asking for at least one pic of my blocks from the Kim McLean class last month. I have finished another one and have another 4 at different stages on the go, so I haven't been totally slack.

And what would a picture be without the lovely Indiana in it too.....

Enjoy

Belinda

Lots of hexies

This beauty belongs to Joy and was made with all different liberty fabrics. I really enjoyed looking through all the fabric designs and recognising some (not very many though), and I saw some that are just gorgeous!

Anyway, it is quilted with feathers and curls in the white paths, and the little gardens themselves stand out a little with no stitching on them.

I have been plugging away at several of my UFO's, and have some pics, but I think they're still on the camera, including my first block from the Kim McLean class, so will get them off and post them in the next day or so.

Enjoy

Belinda

Kim McLean Class the other day

The other day I went to Harbord to the Kaffe Fasset and Kim McLean classes. I decided to do the Kim class as I have loved her designs ever since quilting her Turkish Tiles for a lady about 6 or so years ago (I think it was that far back). Anyway she has been retired from teaching but has been publishing some patterns through the Glorious Colour website and doing some things with Kaffe - and came out of retirement to do these classes.

This was the view along the tables - check out all the fabrics and stuff. The black and white with bits of colour on it in the foreground was the block I was working on at the time.

This was the mess known as my work area. I should let you know that the class went from 10 - 4. All of that stuff came with me because I couldn't decide what to take and what to leave behind!

These were the views out of our classroom - how fabulous is that. I would think this particular RSL would have almost the best views in the city.

Then I drove home and it only took 4 1/2 hours!

By the way, the design Kim is standing in front of is called Flower Garden.

I had a great day and I'm glad I made the effort to get there, now to finish yet another quilt started!! I have nearly finished the first block so will post a pic when it is done.

Enjoy

Belinda

Diana Quilt

My 2 furbabies - the little one, Indiana has had a scratch on her eye, so she is now known as the Golden One, as that's how much she has we have contributed to the running of the vet clinic!! But, she is good now and back to her normal bright eyed self.

Anyway, moving onto quilting...


This beauty was made by Rhonda from Nyngan and is called the "Diana Quilt" by Annette Schultz. There is a mix of freehand and statler work in this quilt. The centre vase has a trim background by Anita Shakleford behind it and freehand feathers in the corners.

The stars have diagonal lines in a blending thread, and their background is a continuous curve with the odd loop thrown in. The dark blue borders have a pattern called Lacis small by Keryn Emmerson (in different sizes). The outside border has a freehand viney loopy design which has also ditched the applique down.

Enjoy

Belinda

Guess where we are?

Nope, not at one of our local quilt shops...




We were in airconditioned comfort with all the necessities like food, drinks and a toilet nearby...

We were invited to a corporate box at the Armor All Bathurst 12 hour race to see the warm up races and qualifying laps at Mt Panorama in Bathurst. So, we ditched the kid with a friend with instructions on all the music stuff he had to go to, got a little dressed up, forgot our hats, and headed off to the car races.

I am a bit of a petrol head, so it was music to my ears - every time a race started I had to rush outside to the balcony to listen to the roar of the engines and breath in all the fumes....and then it got too hot so I would retire to the airconditioning to watch the rest of the race on the big screen and out the huge windows.

We did a bit of looking, and I found the car for me...pity it won't get up the driveway as it sits about 1cm off the ground.

No quilting done today!

Enjoy

Belinda

Judy's quilt and other stuff

This is another one of Judy's, she is a newish quilter but very prolific and I enjoy seeing which designs she is going to do next. Isn't this simple rail fence effective? I like the browns and black in it, and the design is lovely too.


Anyway, it is for a male, so I have quilted it with one of Kerryn Emmerson's designs, called "Darra" with about a 16 pattern height and isn't it fabulous!

These last two pics are the flowering Agapanthus which were in full flower when we came home from LA. I got a little carried away with the camera seeing how close I could get!

We're waking up this morning seeing pictures of the devastation from Tropical Cyclone Yasi in Far North Qld, a Category 5 Tropical Cyclone which crossed the coast at Mission Beach and Tully at about midnight last night - Queensland has had a very rough beginning to 2011. Many many years ago I went to James Cook Uni in Townsville, and luckily nothing like this happened way back then, so I am watching the TV and hoping that it will be OK for them.

Belinda