Advanced Beginners

Another 2 blocks done.



Block 6 - paper foundation with partitional patchwork. 
Picture taken after quilting and sashing was done.

Block 7

Block a Day

I finally continue working on this quilt after having done the class in 2013.  The first 4 blocks are finished with 20 more cut and ready for embellishment.

The Art of Quilting Sampler Quilt

The quilt top is completed and ready to be sandwiched.  Yeah!

The Art of Quilting Sampler Quilt - Blocks 73-90

The last few blocks are complete and I am busy finishing the top so that I can start the quilting process. 

Blocks 73-74 and 78-79

Blocks 75,77 and 84-85

Blocks 80 and 87

Blocks 82-83 and 89-90

 

Block 88

Advanced Beginners continue

We continued with the Advanced Beginners Quilt classes with the Mariner's Compass block using the foundation piecing method.



Block 12

Advanced Beginners Quilt

We finally moved back into our own home during March after the repairs was done.  The house is almost new with lots of improvements for which we are so grateful.  We had insurance on the building as well as the contents and had absolutely no problems at all getting our claims finalized.

The rest of our quilting group started in February with an Advanced Quilt Course.  When all my stuff was eventually unpacked, I was a little behind and had to hurry to catch up to them.  It is absolutely heavenly to be able to quilt and embroider again.  I missed it dearly for the 7 months whilst everything was in storage.

For this quilt, I decided to use Satin and Taffeta.  I adore Taffeta as it looks so rich and luxurious that I just had to make something with it.  The photo's was taken before quilting was done.  We are using the quilt-as-you-go technique, so each block is quilted after assembly.

Block 1 (3D Flying Geese)

Block 2 - Snail's Trail

Block 3 (Half and Quarter Square Triangles)

Block 4 (Alternative Curves)

Block 5 (Four fans - Six blades)


Etsy shop

I am busy closing up my Etsy shop and moving to Craftsy as the business over at Etsy is extremely poor.  I hope Craftsy will be an improvement.  This will happen over the next 4 months until all the items expiring at Etsy are moved.

If some of the links is not working, just let me know and I will fix them asap.  You can find my Craftsy shop here.

Our house repairs is finally under way and we can hopefully move back at the end of February 2015.  I dearly miss my embroidery machines as well as quilting, but is using the time to sort out my vast library of machine embroidery designs and obviously, moving my shop.

Photo's of the damage to our house as well as the repairs being done, is on my Facebook page.

Regards.