A Traditional Quilt

This quilt belongs to a customer.  I tend to use very bright colours and frequently non traditional layouts.  So I took a picture when this was finished as I know lots of people like traditional colours.  Light sashings with dark backs can be a challenge so this was done in two colours.  It turned out alright.  My biggest challenge with two colours was a white front and black back.  Breath out.  It worked.

 Ribbon candy in the sashing gives it some texture.   The border is done in leaves which because the colour of the thread blended with the fabric does not show but the texture of the quilting is there. The same applies to the blocks which are stippling.

 One of these is a culprit who managed to bypass my barrier to my quilting room and tried out the quilt as a hammock.  Their other little feline friend was busy getting into trouble while these two chose to find sun coming in the window.  It just hits the sofa at end of day; perfect for a nap. What they do not realize is that what they are lying on is a shawl knit of dog hair spun by a very old friend who is no longer here but lives in my heart each and every day.  There are lots of quilts(practice ones) lying around that serve as cat napping places but the temptation of something forbidden behind a gate was just too much.  However the opportunities will now be limited by a door.  One of them is just too smart for his own good.

Modern Quilting and some projects

There is a new chapter starting out of Halifax.  This is quite a movement and has been featured in various quilting magazines.  It is interesting as meetings can be virtual as well as physical.  Modern quilts lend themselves to some great machine quilting.  Here is a link to the guild starting.

http://chezzetcookmodernquilts.blogspot.ca/ 

Although I have done what would be considered traditional quilts I have a great modern quilt in mind.  It will use silk from a sari I wore to a wedding in India (9 yards of gorgeous silk).  I have been unable to just abandon the fabric.   So I plan on using it in strips to take advantage of the decorative gold patterns woven into the fabric and will offset with white or perhaps some other colours that compliments the beautiful light aqua.   I have sewn with silk but not done a quilt in silk before so a challenge.

Of course an idea is not too hard to come up with but the execution is the problem.  Distractions are also easy to come by as it is time to shut down the garden; take classes which bring more projects and deal with mundane things like trying to keep dog shedding down to a minimum which leads to cleaning the vacuum which leads to other chores.  Which lead to other chores........................  Sound familiar. My patio looks like snow from doggy undercoat.  Ok so this idea is percolating but here are some pictures of recent projects both WIP and completed along with some others I will save for another post.

Distraction: Frosty garden moments too good to ignore.

Background Celtic Quilt. Almost finished.  Two more borders to go.  Part of bag from a class on making fabric but finished.  Paper pieced block for Carol Doak mystery.  Only 9 more to go.  Under the Celtic quilt is another quilt top.  Who says a design wall has to have only one layer?  We will omit the tops folded up and  ready to quilt and the quilt top which is a Christmas gift just lacking borders and the gorgeous Christmas quilt which is on stage 3 of making and will come after the borders on the Celtic quilt.

 Quilt of valour.  Only 16 more border leaves to do.  Hortense bundled up waiting for some activity.  For those of you who have cats you know they love quilts to sleep on.  Bubble wrap is a deterrent as are baby gates covered in foil.  Babies cannot jump but cats can.  :)

IPad holder which works great to watch something you want to duplicate on a quilt or use on tummy in bed.  This is from an Australian site.  Just Google IPad holder Australia should do it.  Fun thing and an afternoon project.

A couple of little quilts.  Hated the house but it turned out ok and won a prize.  The other is a use of non traditional materials; a shot taffeta for the background; thread painting for the trees and pumpkins; photo on fabric of doggy - Meg.  and digital embroidery of leaves as part of the background.  I also design digital embroideries.  

And this is one of my quilting helpers who obligingly  curled up in leaves on the patio for her picture.

So if I do not blog often I am not ignoring it just trying to shoehorn it in.


Have a great day and thank you for reading.