Here is the large sawtooth diamond. It is a large quilt at over 90 inches square. There is just a last check to make for unquilted areas (I know there are a few left) and then to "defur" it, pack it and send it off.
Here is my "helper" Snowy - sitting on top of the sewing machine where I will have to shoo her off.
And here is the bell quilt. I had tried to make a central panel using the photo of the bells amongst the ruins. I enlarged the photo several times - pieces were still very small!and the colours were very dark ... and the bells didn't stand out too well - the harder I worked, the worse it looked ...so with a deadline looming I went over to "Plan B", a simpler centre where there was a circle of bell blocks. Of course the block made by Sue Spiegel had to go into the centre - she is the Cathedral artist in residence who had to be extricated, wounded, through a window of the collapsed cathedral. I think this centre looks good. The rest of the blocks were placed fairly randomly as in a scrap quilt.
This quilt is good proof that there is no such thing as a standard 1/4 inch seam allowance. Fortunately the blocks were not difficult to sew together as I had used my sandboard to mark the 6 inch seam line on the reverse of each block, having folded them in half first. I sewed them into blocks of nine -leaving some extra blocks to go along the bottom.
The finished top before the extra blocks and borders were attached. At the moment I am busy machine quilting the borders. More photos to follow once that is finished! This quilt will have a binding!!
Fianally, the bunch of beautiful flowers that Mike gave me for my birthday. There are roses plus some lovely Protea flowers from South Africa.
And here is the bell quilt. I had tried to make a central panel using the photo of the bells amongst the ruins. I enlarged the photo several times - pieces were still very small!and the colours were very dark ... and the bells didn't stand out too well - the harder I worked, the worse it looked ...so with a deadline looming I went over to "Plan B", a simpler centre where there was a circle of bell blocks. Of course the block made by Sue Spiegel had to go into the centre - she is the Cathedral artist in residence who had to be extricated, wounded, through a window of the collapsed cathedral. I think this centre looks good. The rest of the blocks were placed fairly randomly as in a scrap quilt.
This quilt is good proof that there is no such thing as a standard 1/4 inch seam allowance. Fortunately the blocks were not difficult to sew together as I had used my sandboard to mark the 6 inch seam line on the reverse of each block, having folded them in half first. I sewed them into blocks of nine -leaving some extra blocks to go along the bottom.
The finished top before the extra blocks and borders were attached. At the moment I am busy machine quilting the borders. More photos to follow once that is finished! This quilt will have a binding!!
Fianally, the bunch of beautiful flowers that Mike gave me for my birthday. There are roses plus some lovely Protea flowers from South Africa.
On Saturday I taught hand quilting at Quilters Haven in the morning - then we rang quarter peals on the bells at Wenhaston and Reydon. You could hear the Latitude music festival thumping along in the background - not a good year as there have been heavy downpours all weekend! To finish we all went to Southwold Pier and the others (not me - wimp) went swimming in the sea before having fish and chips. We admired the view of rain clouds departing and a beautiful sunset. A nice day.
The red and white quilt is eceptional. LOVEit.Carolm
ReplyDeleteWishing you lots of success with this beautiful quilt, and happy birthday. I LOVE bdays, they are the best!
ReplyDeleteThe quilting on the pink and white quilt is exquisite. Beautiful beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteOh, and plan "B" turned out great on the bell quilt. I wish I could see it close-up.
ReplyDeleteHi Pippa,
ReplyDeleteit looks lovely, I am blown away. I like that the centre block now looks like a bell ringing full circle! Awesome. Karen
Oh and Snowy looks gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteThe saw tooth diamond quilt is stunning and the bell quilt is quite charming ....Wow such a lot of work all with snowy's help no doubt......well done Pippa ...x
ReplyDeleteBoth quilts are marvellous, you did a wonderful job, Pippa! Good luck for the FoQ, my quilt has already arrived in UK...
ReplyDeleteA beautiful quilt Pippa. I wish you every success with it at the FOQ and I shall look forward to seeing it up close and personal. Well done to you too on your bell quilt.
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