Mellow Yellow

And Bruised Like a Peach!

In the second half of January I quilted 3 tops for other ladies, finishing with this stunning piece by Margaret. The pictures don't do justice to the colour, but it was beautiful. The feathers were flying again and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I was so pleased with the overall result. Margaret's piecing was really excellent (but I like to take credit for the back!)

But that's not all I have been up to!
I am currently working on samples for my upcoming workshop for Connecting Threads in November and I can't resist showing you this little wall hanging I've just made with some classic Laura Ashley blues I recently acquired. 

You can barely see the hand embroidery in this picture - hand sewing is NOT my forte by any means. 

I must be doing something very wrong - it took about 3 hours and I ended up with a badly bruised thumb!!

Then I moved on to Jackie's LARGE log cabin. 

This one is pushing me to the limit on my frame - it is 88 inches wide. Although I can just get it on the rollers I cannot quilt right up to the edge. So, when I get to the bottom (I'm almost there after three days), I will need to take it off and shift it to one side and then the other to finish it off. 

It is a big job but I am enjoying it. 

And there's another learning curve with this one; as I am quilting the feathers downwards in the direction of the piecing (as opposed to horizontal rows as I usually do) I am having to start and stop when I reach the bottom of the frame. This means I need to continue from the previous section, so that you cannot see the join and I have finally worked out how to do it.

While I was waiting for the snow to melt at the end of last week, I revisited 'Project G' which I started last July. I think it is going in a different direction now. I spent much of the weekend rifling through my stash and picking out rainbow brights - not really my true colours to be honest. I think I have eradicated all the orange now!!!

Also, this week, I was honoured to be asked to speak to Amwell Quilters in Hertford. I told them all about my quilting journey so far and showed them the quilts I actually still have at home, (I have parted with so many of the quilts I have made or worked on  over the years). 

A lovely bunch of ladies - it's such fun to talk to other people who 'get it' !!

Happy Quilting Everyone!

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