On The Turn Of A Needle
'Love Birds'
One of the things I love about putting together a collection of fabrics for my online shop is seeing what other people get to make out of them. This gorgeous star /snowball quilt was made by Julia at my class and she did an amazing job. I can honestly say I couldn't have pieced it any better myself. Her choice of fabrics, from several ranges by Moda, worked beautifully (even better in the flesh). In particular, the light tan print from the Rosewood collection by 3 Sisters really made it sing!
She made such a good job of it, I couldn't resist quilting it for her. It is a large throw for her daughter's sofa.
Her recycled duvet cover made the perfect backing.
This is the third example piece I have created and I call it 'Love Birds'. It uses strips of vintage Laura Ashley prints, stitched and flipped onto wadding, cut into heart shapes and 'reverse' appliquéd behind the green background.
This one is fusible appliqué on a vertical strip pieced background.
And this is a horizontal strip panel cut and pieced into the background with a scrappy pieced border.I am hoping this will be a really creative workshop.
'Love Birds'
One of the things I love about putting together a collection of fabrics for my online shop is seeing what other people get to make out of them. This gorgeous star /snowball quilt was made by Julia at my class and she did an amazing job. I can honestly say I couldn't have pieced it any better myself. Her choice of fabrics, from several ranges by Moda, worked beautifully (even better in the flesh). In particular, the light tan print from the Rosewood collection by 3 Sisters really made it sing! 
She made such a good job of it, I couldn't resist quilting it for her. It is a large throw for her daughter's sofa.
Her recycled duvet cover made the perfect backing.
Other than that, I have been practising a new skill - needle turn appliqué. My inspiration was to produce samples for the workshop I am doing for Connecting Threads in November. The theme is 'Something Scrappy' (naturally) and we are going to make wall hangings based on strip piecing.
This is the third example piece I have created and I call it 'Love Birds'. It uses strips of vintage Laura Ashley prints, stitched and flipped onto wadding, cut into heart shapes and 'reverse' appliquéd behind the green background.
The birds were then needle turn appliquéd on top. I've also used some nice decorative stitches from my Brother machine. I so enjoyed the technique, once I got the hang of it (and bought a thimble!), I was able to pass on what I had learned to the ladies at Studio Quilters. We all had a go on Saturday and it made a nice change.
Here are two earlier samples I have made:
This one is fusible appliqué on a vertical strip pieced background. 
And this is a horizontal strip panel cut and pieced into the background with a scrappy pieced border.I am hoping this will be a really creative workshop.
My latest work in progress is a sweet little Tilda project - watch this space!
Happy Quilting Everyone!
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Lovely sewing day, it's good to do something different xxx Julia's quilt is gorgeous!!!
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