Look at the intensity of this colour???
Some how Esther’s Wednesdays come around faster than any other day of the week LOL Today is special as she has said on the weekend 2019 BOM will be released, I All ways get so excited when her beautiful beautiful designs are released. This flower reminds me of the beautiful designs she shares.
I have very very little to share sewing wise this week again. I’ve been working on sewing down the pieces on a memory Quilt As You Go block of Mums sewing treasures.
All most completed about two hrs of tiny French knots in the centre of the flowers that are in the bobbin lace basket in the centre, I was going to add bows around the edge of the block but the layers needed anchoring so went for embroidered daisies instead. Also adding around 60 French knots in those flower centres in the bobbin lace basket, using only two fine threads for these knots so it’s very slow, I may finish them tonight.
Lying on the silk Kimono I’m using to add the backing on these QAYG blocks, I hope to unpick enough of this kimono to day to add the backing to this block.
Two blocks completed, I used the sleeve fabric from the kimono for these two QAYG blocks
Trying to show you this beautiful silk fabric, it’s very tightly woven and very heavy, this quilt will be heavy and warm when or if it gets finished LOL
Kimono before I unpick it today? Takes me 2 to 3 hrs to unpick depends on who the seamstress was and how good her sewing was? They are or were all sewn by hand so the fabric was not punched by a machine needle, you can see the woven design clearly in this photo?
You can see the embossed weaving on the left of this block.
Also thinking of using my wedding train-lace as sashing’s and borders, it’s very fragile but may be OK if I use a iron on interfacing?
I completed the last border of my churn-dash quilt and now can not find the quilt, it’s completed except for this last border its so frustrating when one does this LOL I wanted so much to complete it before Christmas.
I can not find this quilt top to add the last border Iv’e just finished machine appliqueing ??? I so wanted to have this as a finish this year?!!
I did complete sewing all the blocks together of mums QAYG Hanky-quilt and it will arrive at its new destination to day or tomorrow. It will be loved I know.
Joining all these QAUG blocks by machine but with a flat finish no bulky seams.
These two hankies above had fabric applique added to them and the fabric had faded from green and a orange colour to light brown see leaves on the left side, plus the threads around the main flower had faded, original colour was still showing at the back, so I used my silk paints to colour them in again close to the original colours.
First row across is joined and I was happy how it was laying so flat but firmly joined.
I choose the same embroidery stitch I’d used to sew down the turned edge on the QAYG seam. It’s quiet difficult to see the join.
Corners all have one of these beautiful pieces of embroidery. Mum made a lovely morning tea table cloth but the rats loved it too and ate the Centre, so I cut the corners off and have added them to this memory quilt of hers.
I used very long pins alternating which direction they were pinned
All sewn except for the last centre row? I forgot to take a photo when it was completed ?
some times I had to pin ever 1/2 inch or even 1/4 inch when the blocks did not line up by a good 1/2 inch, but it paid off as this easing can not be seen any where.
I picked up these charming and delightful pillows in a local Opp Shop last Friday, it was so sad to see someones work in a shop but I was very happy to bring them home to enjoy. .
Also picked up 4 metres of this lovely fabric from the Opp Shop? Great to add to my stash. I love the tulips.
Seen In my garden this morning.
Desert Rose Incrediable colour?
Our main entrance where I enjoy sitting on the cushions and having coffee in the mornings.
Large Christmas arrangement of heliconias.
Small heliconia arrangement
Spider orchid still flowering.
Button flowers blooming so happy after I repotted it.
Coral palm tree flowers and seeds, which reminds me of snorkling off the coast and the coral out there?
Giant Brom flower to be?
Very heavy looking storm clouds this morning but still no rain?
off to link with Esther’s WOW or WIP’s and counting the sleeps till she releases her 2019 BOM this weekend?
Thanks so much for dropping in and staying to read this far LOL. See you next week , Cheers Glenda.
Hello Glenda,
Always look forward to your cheery posts! Love seeing items from your garden. This week sort of brings tears to my eyes ~ I lost my Mom when I was only 34. (I’m now almost 70). I think of all the sewing activities she and I would have shared if she’d lived longer. You have given me ideas for making something out of the doilies and other lace items she left behind. Especially all the lovely hankies….For now I’ll have to file these ideas in the back of my mind as I already have several other projects that are taking priority.
Happy Holidays! Your quilting friend, Adele
Dear Adele I was very moved to read that you lost your mum so early but I was happy when I read you have some lovely hankies and dollies of hers that you can one day make a memory quilt of her wee treasures. It’s been a great healing time for me making these quilts from her treasures as I can remember her making so many of them. Plus they trigger lovely times I’d forgotten. Hugs Glenda.
Der Glenda,
so manny lovley Projekts!
I love how you combine colors and patterns. The result amazes me again and again!
Greetings, Marita
Hi Marita, I’m one of those people who like lots of different projects to choose from each day!!! Colour has a great play in my life, so depending on my mood depends what colours I work with? I can not work with yellow if I’m a little frustrated, I like to work with pink and blue if I’m tired. I work with reds if I’m excited ????? So yes I have lots of projects to work LOL I’m about to start a quilt that is applqiue and pieced compasses, I’m trying to work out how I can make around 50 5 inch compasses easy LOL Will show you what I end up doing next week???? Cheers Glenda
The hanky quilt is beautiful! Whoever you gifted it to is going to be thrilled! I thought I was the only one who misplaced projects. Hope you can find the churn dash quilt soon so you can have a finish before the end of the year. It looks so lovely, love the borders! The flower you showed is so nice. The idea of sitting on a porch, sipping coffee and being barefooted sounds so luxurious. Wooly sock time here. Have a great week of stitching.
Dear Gretchen, lovely to hear from you, don’t the weeks fly by so quickly. I’ve been visiting your blog and love the quilt you made as a fundraiser, I would of fun it very hard to let that quilt top go??? The hanky quilt has gone to NZ and will be well and truly loved, will arrive at s it’s destination on Friday all been well. My eldest son flew across to NZ on Monday and took it across for me. Nothing beats personal delivery LOL. Yes it’s a real treat to walk around bare feet and live out doors for meals or sewing, It’s like been on permanent holiday living here. Cheers Glenda
Bravo Glenda ,c’est agréable de regarder vos beaux travaux!
Mes amitiées vers l ‘Australie
Hello Marie, I hope you are keeping warm and finding time to do lots of sewing. I have so many projects I’d love to work on but hou se work and the garden keep calling me. When our wet starts I won’t be able to go out side, so I can sew and sew? Now it is really to hot to sew but it is not humid so I sew every evening with the fans blowing on me. Australia is having a lot of bush and scrub fires it’s very sad to see the land and creatures been burnt. Take care .Cheers Glenda.
Dear Marie I apologise for not answering before Christmas but we had a change in Christmas plans and every one came here for Christmas and New Year so my family grew from just Hubby and I to 11 people? It was wonderful but it was full time been a mum and Grandmum again all day LOL Now every one has gone and i have finally caught up with bedrooms clean and back to normal and a empty fridge LOL Hope you had a lovely Christmas and wishing you and your family all the very best for 2019. Yesterday I started play with my fabrics again after 4 weeks of nothing, it was wonderful to have fabrics in my hands again. Cheers Glenda
it is chilly here and maybe our first snow of the year this weekend? I hope you find your lost quilt top – I really like that one but I swear I didn’t swoop in and take it from under your nose 🙂 I would love to sit out on your veranda with you one day and drink our coffee and discuss our quilts!
Ohhh wouldn’t that be marvellous if we could just drop in on each other Karen
I so look forward to your blog and the amazing and beautiful work you do. It never fails to inspire me. Have been busy with many different sewing projects, but am blocking off Dec 15-Mar 1 for quilts only!
Such tender works of love, your hankie quilt blocks and very cleverly joined. Hope you find the missing quilt soon! Its amazing how things disappear and reappear. Lol
You do such interesting work! Every time I visit, there is always something different to see and ponder how or what you will do with a piece that you are working on.
Lovely vintage blocks. I’m very impressed with how nice the hankie blocks are joined!