WOW or WIP’s with Esther 19th Sept 2018

One of my 2018 challenge UFO’s I want to work on!!!!

I started making this a few years ago but my applqiue stitch on my 830 Bernina was not so successful and i was dissapointed so stopped working on it.  see how shaggy the edges are?

Now going over those edges with my double blanket stitch on my Janome and what a lovely finish it gives? so I will have to trim ALL the edges and reapplique them down?  But it will be worth it.

Id only done a few petals on the cones so have just competed doing them on the Janome. Now need to do the petals.

Completed the outer black border today now on to the narrow black border, then centre circle hope I don’t run out of black thread

Have been machine appliqueing leaves down this after-noon so
I can start adding hand applique grapes, Ive also been sitting watch a TV series while hand turning those grapes. I love sitting doing hand applique in the evenings

Pressing this little Round Robyn 20inchs square which I made  with 5 other quilter by mail, I love it, going to add to it, started by pressing it today and thinking about my first border around it?  In purple tones of courseLOL

Update 11.30 pm Been playing with fabric and ideas tonight?  Nothing sewn yet just playing at this stage?

Redwork blocks from 2007???

I made this one and added the year so know that these blocks are 11 years old!!!

Also made some blue ones around the same time.,  I used the other blue ones 2 years again a quilt for a darling little girl in Holland.  These blocks are designed by Bronywn Hayes Red Brolly designs an Australian designer about 10 years ago or more!!!!

Another mail swap around 12 years ago love the soft pastel colurs every one used, one lady couldn’t make hers so I will need to make it one day!

Need to unpick the bottom dark aqua silk blade as it has black grease on? Have no idea how that happened?

My first try at making Florence Peto’s My Calico Garden about 12 years ago in very bright colours??? I then wanted to add a different border too? 11 flower blocks on the left 2 panels were done by other quilters mail swap blocks . These blocks were 6inchs not 4 1/2 inches finished .

Borders I have made but still not added?? Ive lost the lilac fabric so still thinking about what to do? Have several idea’s just need time to do them!!!! It is now 9.15pm and I just found the lilac fabric now when looking for some purple fabric???  After about 4 years looking for it, it was folded in side another fabric!  7 mins later in another draw found two mauve strips cut for this quilt??? This quilt really wants to be finished finally?

My second Calico Garden I finished two weeks ago! Much more like the original but twice as big.

The basket blocks are from two mail block swaps over 12 years ago, loved how this turned out but had to add the big flowers to some of the basketsLOL  Then around the outer border so it kept growing?  There is a leaf border to add to finish it off again just need to find time to finish it?????

All my applqiue was hand done then.

Loved making these flowers with lots of different coloured DMC threads

I usually used 3 threads of DMC embroidery threads

Close up of one of the flowers!

Used French knots in one of the centre circle, its so relaxing doing this kind of free embroidery.