Thursday, May 30, 2013

Innovative Quilt Part 3

Luckily our group meeting for May was postponed by a week, so I managed to catch up with this quilt.  The 3rd and last owl was appliqued and stitched - ready for embellishing as well.

 
 
9 of the 10 traditional blocks are also complete.
 
 
 
And last but not least - the first owl is complete .
 
 
 
With our next meeting planned for the 18th of June, I am still under pressure to get the other pair embellished, but after conquering this one, I feel a lot more confident.


Saturday, May 18, 2013

Charity Quilt completed

Our Group's Charity Quilt is finished and looks absolutely stunning.  It was awarded a second prize at our annual show in the Groups Quilt category.

 
 
 
 
 
 


Even Missy and Vlerrie (the cat) admired it.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Innovative Quilt Part 2

After seriously falling behind with this quilt due to overtime and the Challenge quilt I wrote about in the 2 previous posts, I finally manage to continue working on the trio of Owl blocks.  The second owl was appliqued and stitched, ready for embellishment. 

 
Read the original post here.
 


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