Mystery Unfolding! Clue 4 Now Out

Centrepiece

Clue 4 of my 'just for fun' mystery quilt project has just been released and emailed to the 35 ladies who have signed up (including 2 overseas!). 

You can see how it is taking shape now - as the main section comes together. There are just two more clues to come, with the inner and outer bordersI 

Here's how my first version looks quilted. I'm not going to share the whole picture just yet (see above), but I can show you the back. I chose this fresh and pretty print 'Pedal Pushers' by Lauren and Jessi Jung for Moda. I went against all the advice I give about allowing 2 inches extra backing fabric all round and carefully loaded it on the frame so I could get away with just using one width of fabric.  

I got some practice in with the 'pebbling technique' and it is improving! I wanted dense quilting on the white background to lift up the coloured pieces so that the pattern stands out. If I get time this week I will get the scrappy version quilted! That one will be a looser edge to edge design, because the pattern came out clearer with those fabrics.
Visit me at ENGLISHQUILTER for more details if you would like to join in and I will send you all the PDFs for FREE! (NB: Don't try to buy it - just send me an email request via the contact page). 
If you are a member of my Facebook Group, please feel free to share pictures of your progress.

In between times, and in the cooler hours up in the loft, I have been working on this dramatic quilt top pieced by Michelle. Such a striking design in these strong colours on a black background. Michelle was clever enough to find a duvet cover to use as a backing, which not only picked up the colours so well, but also complemented the design of the fabrics on top perfectly. 






The piece had a modern feel so I didn't want the quilting to be too flowery, I went for a fairly simple curly-cue which turned out lovely (at least I think so).

After all that I had some 'crumbs' to sweep up and I spent an evening of 'mindless piecing'  stitching little scraps onto strips of phone book paper. 

This weekend I am manning a stall at the NSPCC Garden Party at Schopwick House in Elstree, so I had better get on with baking my cake for the refreshment stall.

Coffee and Walnut ok?

Happy Quilting Everyone!

Janet

www.englishquilter.co.uk   

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