big stitch hand quilting

Last Christmas from Wendy's Quilts and More

I finished my Trip Around the World quilt just in time to enter it into Capital Quilters recent exhibition.

I've called it Last Christmas because I've always loved Wham, and each December I pump this song out regularly.

I used Edyta Sitar's pattern and method and I found it very good. If I decide to make another Trip Around the World quilt I would certainly follow her method again.

You can read my first blog post about this quilt here. I made this quilt over the Christmas break and found all these fabrics in my stash. I ...

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Scrappy Bear Paw from Wendy's Quilts and More

Can you believe this is my most viewed blog post ever? Click here to read about my Scrappy Bear Paw quilt.

Yes, people just love my Scrappy Bear Paw quilt. I suspect it's because of the bright colours that I chose, and the simple hand quilting with Perle 8.

Maybe I shouldn't have allowed my son to take it to his university hostel. Actually, I don't mind. I can always make another one when our guild turns 50 years old which is now only 12 years away.

The display at Capital Quilters when the guild turned 30 ...

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Shuttles quilt (and the Peacock Party) from Wendy's Quilts and More

Another finish!!! They're coming thick and fast at the moment.

Yes, I've finished my Shuttles quilt from Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in Morocco book.

It is square - it was just a bit breezy when I took the photo

I love all the crazy colour in this quilt.

I really went to town when I decided to use Brandon Mably's Jumble in yellow for the borders:

And Philip Jacobs' Feathers in gold on the back:

Never mind the decision to hand quilt it with bright yellow Aurifil thread!

And the final touch was using Jupiter in red for ...

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