Birthday Blooms: Ta Dah

Last year a decision was made to start using up some scraps - ask any quilter and they will have bags of scraps left over from making quilts.  I decided to combine my love of English Patchwork with these said scraps.

As my friend A had a 'big' birthday coming up I decided a cushion was needed to decorate her living room.  Purple was her favourite colour so therefore the purple tub came out to play!



Now this is where I made it up to before we (the QQ) hijacked our friends C's idea to make hand quilted wholecloth cushions ... Each of us in our little group making one cushion.  Birthday Cushions

But, having started the cushion, I decided to dig out the front and finish for this years birthday - after all, the hard work had been done!

Embellishment on the front.... stalks for the flowers..... buttons for the flower centres....

Back, zip and a final bow.....

Ta Dah.....Birthday Blooms

New Year...New Project...

Well 2013 has arrived and is well and truly underway.  The lemsip is out, the man size tissues are being replenished on a daily basis and of course the quilts are out to snuggle under!! The decorations are down and 2012 has been packed away.  The living room has been 'spring cleaned' ready to deal with 2013!!  And I'm slowly working my way around the house to get it back to 'normal'.

The walking to work - now back to normal hours has recommenced...with great joy.  Three ducks taking their morning shower was today's offering!

The sales were attacked...for replacement bed linen for the BH.... but came back with two cushions...well how could I resist...they were 50% off!!!

I have tried to start planning my quilts for this year...so many new ones I would like to do.  We have friends getting married in July.  I have a little boy quilt to do for April. I have two promised motocross quilt, and a skateboarding quilt!!  I have sooooo many unfinished quilts I should be working on.  And best of all ... I have been given, by my Mum, her wedding dress - which has been stored for about 45 years. To make something 'useful' from it.  Actually it's a really good idea to make something as it would only remain hidden away.  But what to make.  I have been asked to make a small pillow and then the rest is up to me.  With Mum's 70th in February, I guess it would be nice to get the pillow done!

The first cut is always the hardest....and i can perhaps now understand why this has not been done sooner.

And just to keep me fully occupied I am continuing on with my mini hexagons...

Its amazing how many you can get done with a spare five minutes here and there!!



The end of my first week of 2013!!! 

July 2011

July 2011: Project Linus 2011


Project Linus month.  Meet at BH with other QQ to produce as many quilts as we can for Project Linus. http://projectlinusuk.org.uk/- theme this year was transport. Simple blocks for quickness - with fleece backing. 

    

Managed also to complete one started last year - theme was Seaside in 2010.  Happy to hand over two completed quilts this year.  One quilt in 2010 so will try for three in 2012!




July 2011: Cushions

Rainbow Cushion for BH - needed to start using some scraps - have boxes full - decided on english patchwork - using paper templates - loved doing this cushion both for the actual patchwork technique and the colours.




Cushion for BH - found this fabric and could not walk past - £2 (!!) Made giant cushion for beach house - bit of a problem with zip but got there in the end!

April 2011

April 2011: English Patchwork

Started in Patchwork Classes (I think 2007/8) - using paper templates - Hand sew together in 2010 while having Double Glazing fitted at BH.  Hand quilted 2011.  I get there in the end!!  One of my fave quilts I have made and most certainly one of my fave techniques.