Quilts in the Studio

I just love to see quilts in the studio these were two 

from Adreianne's Quilt Class on a Wednesday.

They are in the finishing stages.

See more quilts by clicking the labels below.

Blue and Green Quilt with Borders

I have been working on a commission for a 25th Anniversary.

I have loved working with these colours as they are some of 

my favourits.

The borders are now on and Mum helped me

layer the backing and wadding together on Friday so 

it is now ready for me to quilt.

The clients want a freemotion quilted centre

and the borders  freemotion quilting in silver thread.

I will show updates as I go shortly.  

See more quilts by clicking the written labels below.

Hexagon Quilt

First Quilt of the year on the large quilt table in 

The Art Room Studio.

This is Leslie's Hexagon quilt that she has been working on 

for the last five years.

All sewn by hand.

She has just finished putting on the bias and is

now continuing to quilt it.

Star Quilt

Heather Anne has just finished this amazing Star quilt 

made oiut of a Jelly Roll and 2 metres of pink fabric.

The Stars were adapted from a Jelly Roll book.

The Blocks were made as a 'Quilt As You Go'.

I just love to see quilts on the big table in The Old Art Room.

See more qults by clicking the written labels below.

Patchwork and Quilting Class with Adrienne

On alternate Wednesdays, Adrienne teaches a 

Patchwork and Quilting Class in The Old Art Room,

 specialising on Hand Work.

It's a lovely group and always has lots to share.

Adrienne teaches a technique each time and has lots of tips for 

finishing projects.

See more by clicking the written labels below.

Trip Around The World Quilt Finished

Danni has nearly finished her very large quilt.

Her first ever Quilt!

It is made up of six and half inch squares.

The pattern is called 'Trip around the World'.

Danni made it for a Super Kingsized Bed and 

made it in the  'Quilt as You Go Method'.

Taking sections, quilting them and then putting

them altogether.

Danni is putting on the last of the bias binding and she's 

 finished.

Well done Danni!

Fairy Cot Quilt

Irene has just finished this beautiful Fairy Cot Quilt and Rabbit

for her Grand Daughter's new baby girl, Lucy.

The fairies are cut out and appliqued on.

It is such a beautiful quilt. 

The rabbit was a pattern I designed last month.

It has been made in so many different fabrics.

See the rabbits by clicking the written label below. 

Duck Baby Quilt

Janet is making this cot quilt for a new baby boy on the way.

The Ducks are appliqued on and the quilt is made up of lots 

of scraps too.

Megs Pink Quilt

Meg is now making the bias binding for this pink quilt for one of

her grand daughter's.

The bias is made from all the scraps left over so it's really

colourful too!.

Kates Striped Quilt Back

Every month a group of us known as 'The Coven Quilters' 

meet up at Kate's and share.

We share life, making, laughter, tears and cake!

Kate is making two quilts for a friend,

made out of her fathers ties and shirts.

Kate made the fronts out of the ties and 

the backs are made out of his shirts.

There is added fabric to give them a lift.

We all loved the striped effect above.

Muriel has Completed Her Floral Quilt

Muriel has finished her Flowers and Dresden Plate Quilt.

It looks stunning and I am in awe of the Machine Stitching..

Well done Muriel.

Doris Finishes Her Sampler Quilt

Doris has finished her Sampler Quilt and she is so pleased. 

This is her first ever patchwork quilt.

Well Done Doris. 

Mo's Son's Shirt Quilt

Mo's children have all moved out and she is slowly sorting through all of the treasures they have left behind! 

One of her sons seem to have left a vast selection of shirts!

Mo had seen stripped quilts in magazines and books and decided his shirts would make an ideal

man size, Quillo.

We all helped unpicking the shirts and decided on a size rectangle which would sew together well.

One side is quite dark and Mo has lightened it up with some photo transfer and stitch.

The other is the lighter shirts. 

Mo has also embroidered his name, a ladder ( he is climbing Mount Everest soon) and added many of the labels that mean something onto it too!

Phoebe's Quilt

This is Phoebe's quilt finished and washed ready to deliver.

I enjoy making baby quilts .

Quilt For Phoebe

Daisy has had her little girl called Phoebe. 

The baby quilt I started several weeks ago with Jenn is nearly finished.

Jenn is stitching the last of the bias binding.

So we can give it to Daisy and Phoebe as soon as possible.

Boys Play Quilt

Suze has had several quilts that she has been asked to make.

This is for a baby boy. 

Made of random squares and rectangles.

Jelly Roll Strips to Squares

This is another Jelly Roll Quilt in the making.

All the fabric strips have been joined together in groups of six.

These then were cut into blocks of 12.5"

A sash was then put between and joined as a single quilt.

Jelly Roll Quilt

When you buy a Jelly Roll Pack of fabric there are so many patterns to choose from

and so many books you can choose these patterns from now.

This is a quilt made by Heatheranne. I just love the colour combination.

Jenny's King Sized Quilt

Jenny has been making this king sized quilt out of recycled fabrics

collected from charity and thrift shops. 

It has a beautiful soft and 'Rosey' look to it. 

Beautiful! 

We all admired her patience as she undid some of the seams,

"Retro Stitching" (meaning "unpicking of seams!").

Why?

So she can put the layers together and "Quilt as you go".

A more manageable way of machine quilting.
It was pinned together by many hands as you can see by above.
It was so lovely because Jenny hadn't expected it.
We gathered round to see it and then I dished out the safety pins
and we all helped pin.
Making it quick and social :)
Over to you Jenny to quilt it.