The Art of Quilting Sampler Quilt - Blocks 64 to 72

With these blocks completed, 3/4 of the quilt's top is finished - 60 blocks!  Only 20 to go.

Block 64 and 71

Block 68,  70 and 72

Blocks 65, 66, 67 and 69

Pandora's Box

My son, Trevor jr, had an assignment to make Pandora's box.  All the problems facing humanity was put on the outside of the box with Pandora and a scroll listing the possible solutions, inside.

As Pandora was to be a handmade doll, we decided to embroider ours.  I used a design downloaded for free from the cuties.

This is what she looked like after being embroidered, stuffed and stitched together at the legs:

With the hair added:

and fully clothed.

now just waiting to hear how much we scored!

Applique lingerie set

I designed this pretty set a few years back for my embroidery friend, Maresa.  She saw something similar on bags and thought it a brilliant plan to keep underwear tidy in suitcases whilst travelling.
 
It is an applique design incorporating puffy foam for the underwire affect of the bra.  I used silver braid on this stitch out, for the bra straps together with bridal satin and a lace insert on the panty.  The back strap of the bra may be omitted.

Enjoy!

Wedding Gift - Embroidered Towels

About the only client I still embroider for, ordered another set of towels for a wedding.  I have done quite a few sets over the last 10 years or so for her and she still adores every set.  I have free reign about what to put on the towels as well as the colours.  For these one's, I used a monogram from Sonia Showalter. 



The hand towels and facecloths.

 

The bath towels

And lastly, the bath sheets.

A close-up of the monograms used:

 

 

Critters embroidery designs

This set of designs was of the first designs I digitized and they are for sale, separate or the complete set of 9 designs - 3 fill designs and 6 applique designs.



Cat Critter

Cat Critter - Applique

Dog Critter

Flower Critter

Lion Critter - Applique

Scottish Critter - Applique

Violin Critter - Applique

Worm Critter - Applique

Bird Critter - Applique

Outreach Quilt

On Tuesday night at our first meeting of the year, the Rotary Cutters stitched blocks for an Outreach Project of our Guild (Oranjequilters).  A fellow quilter donated the fabric and we used a technique illustrated by another Group at one of last years' quarterly meetings.  The 12.5" blocks will be cut in 4 and then assembled to form a lap quilt.  It is also linked to the Challenge for the second term.  Afterwards al the finished quilts will be donated to Dewetsdorp's Old Age Home.

This is how the 20 blocks looks thus far:

Baby Shoes

These adorable baby shoes pattern was included as a project in one of the Art of Quilting magazines and I just had to sew a few pairs for Grandson Aiden - now 8 weeks old and 4.5kg.  Using fabric from my stash, it took only a few days to finish.

Aiden at 7 weeks.