Cynthia likes to do handwork, and she made this fabulous Pies & Tarts quilt (pattern by Sue Daley). She asked for light custom quilting, and this is the result. It’s a lovely quilt and a great scrapbuster for those who enjoy English Paper Piecing.
Our guild had a “Mug Rug in Autumn Colours” swap this month, and I was undecided if I wanted to participate. While working on another pattern I came up with this funky turkey and in the end decided not to use it for that particular pattern. Then it occurred to me that it would be perfect for the guild’s swap, and I started digging through my scraps and made two mug rugs, one for myself and one for the guild. The pattern has now been published and is available for purchase in the store section. The mug rugs come together fairly quickly, you can still finish them before Thanksgiving.
Für die deutsche Version mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.
Red and white is such a striking combination, and I really like how Paige used these colours in her quilt, especially the positive/negative effect with the red stars in the centre and the white stars in the border. Just lovely. We chose the pattern “Whisper” for quilting, a basic swirly pattern that complements the straight lines and sharp angles of the pieced top.
After finishing the Monkey Business BOM I thought I should turn the monkey into a quilt that doesn’t feature human behaviour and is less complicated than the BOM quilt. So I took the first block with the monkey swinging on a vine with a banana and put together a completely different quilt with vibrant hibiscus flowers in the alternating blocks. And since I made the monkey pillow in fabrics matching the original Monkey Business quilt, I tried to make a second one with Jungle Monkeys colours but wasn’t really happy with the outcome. I guess I was bored by doing the same thing again, so instead I took the hibiscus block and turned it into a colourful pillow.
Both patterns are now available for purchase in the pattern store. I have also created a discount code, if you enter HIBISCUS you will get 20% off. The code is valid until Nov 14, 2022 (11.59 pm PST) and applies to the Jungle Monkeys and Hibiscus Pillow patterns only.
Die Anleitung für den Jungle Monkeys Quilt ist auf deutsch nicht verfügbar. Für die deutsche Version des Kissens mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem Kauflink unten für die englische Version folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung in der gewünschten Sprache.
If you want both patterns, I have also created a bundle at a discount price that is valid until further notice.
Sandra made this lovely quilt in red, white and black, and she didn’t want any quilting over the embroidery in the four bird blocks. We decided on semi-custom, and I used the pantograph “Champagne Bubbles” for most of the quilt and then filled the background of the bird blocks with a smaller circular filler design.
It’s November, and the vegetable garden is barely done. The weather is truly unbelievable this year, unfortunately not in a good way. I pulled everything before the big rain, and now arctic air is in the forecast, so that was the right decision, not much time left to clean up everything. But I still found two cucumbers growing on the vines, and I have lots of green tomatoes ripening inside. And I have so many carrots that I don’t know what to do with them… I have peeled and chopped and blanched and frozen so many over the weekend that my fingers seem to be permanently stained orange. If you are local and want some carrots, let me know, I have plenty.
This month’s block is the most complicated of the whole set. Feel free to simplify as much as you can. I debated taking out the bees but I think they are cute, and if you don’t want to fiddle with the small pieces, be creative. Find some bee buttons. Or fussy cut some bee fabric and appliqué. Or maybe embroider them. You have options 🙂 I really like my little beekeeper bunny and had fun putting it together. The pattern will be available for free download until the end of the month and move to the pattern store in December when the last block is released.
EDIT: The month of free download is over, and the block has moved to the pattern store where it is now available for purchase. If you just need the finishing instructions, they are still available for free download.
Für die deutsche(n) Version(en) mit metrischen Maßen bitte dem/den Kauflink(s) unten für die englische(n) Version(en) folgen und beim Checkout angeben, dass die deutsche Version gewünscht ist. Ich verschicke dann per email die Anleitung(en) in der gewünschten Sprache.
Wer nur die Anleitung zur Fertigstellung sucht, kann diese nun auch auf Deutsch kostenlos herunterladen.
Debbie didn’t make just one cat quilt but brought me three for quilting, all are going to be gifted to the cat lovers in her life. For two of them we chose the paw print panto “Puppy Paws”. The third one had musical cats, so to mix it up a bit we went with music notes for quilting.
Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville has lots of ideas on how to use up scraps and is particularly fond of the “leaders and enders” method. Back in 2013 she came up with a leaders and enders challenge featuring the spool block. Lisa put together this scrappy top with tiny spools, and I quilted it with a simple pattern called “Celtic Scroll”. The quilt is so busy that it didn’t need any elaborate quilting. Didn’t it turn out just wonderful?
What a great show! It was a lot of work, especially for me with all the different hats I was wearing as guild president, merchant, doing the registration and having quilts in the show but it was also a lot of fun and quite successful. I think we had the most visitors to one of our shows ever, we ran out of ballots for the viewer’s choice, and the number we printed was based on previous years. We had quite a stack left over from the last show four years ago. The merchant’s mall was quite busy too, a constant stream of visitors coming through. I didn’t have much time to look at the quilts in the show but I came early on Saturday morning to take a few pictures. Click on the images for a bigger view.
If you have been wondering what happened to me, it’s all good. I just haven’t had time to post here because our quilt show has been keeping me very busy. I not only did the registration for the guild and printed all the lists and cards but also foolishly registered a quilt that wasn’t even halfway done yet in early September. But I finished everything right on time, and the show will open tonight and run through tomorrow. If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello.
