Mystery Quilt

Our quilting group started with a Mystery Quilt as 2018's project.  Everyone makes her own double bed quilt with her own selection of fabrics but everybody is doing the same mystery.  It is promising to deliver beautiful masterpieces when looking at all the different color schemes.

At this stage we are still stuck making 72 of each clue.  Clue 1 was a real challenge cutting 72 of these little boat shapes

adding some to triangles.

Clue 2 was a breeze cutting strips, stitching them together and cutting 72 blocks.

This set the pace for Clue 3 with yet again 72 blocks.

Clue 4, yep you guessed it, 72 but this time triangles.

Now to wait patiently for the next clue in a months time.

Heritage Quilt

Block 10 is done and only 4 more blocks to go.

As with all the other blocks Jenny Haskins yet again taught different techniques with this one.  This time with the wing needle and ladder stitch.

I needed a 6mm double needle for this block, but could only find the 4mm so I had to make do.  Only our Pfaff dealer sells the 6mm (and 8mm for that matter) but was unfortunately awaiting stock.  All the other shops thought I was rather mad (?) even telling me I would have to import one then!  Really?

This is what the finished block looks like:

Table Runner

This runner was embroidered a few years back and I finally finished it.  The design is from Embroidery Library and you can get it here.

A close up of the beautiful design.

Viewers Choice

My Block a Day quilt was selected as winner of the Viewers Choice at our quarterly meeting last week.  Surprisingly, the Art of Quilting Sampler Quilt attracted only two votes.

I received a goody bag with lots of useful items by the group hosting the meeting.  Thanks!  I am sure they will come in handy.

Heritage Quilt - Blocks 8 & 9

Block 8 is a very busy block with hardly any space left for quilting.  It consists out of a lot of pre-embroidered elements combined with satin and organza ribbon.  After everything was stitched to the block, some more embroidery was added.

Whilst completing the block, I discovered 3 pins still stuck inside, so I had to unpick small areas to get them out.

Block 9 was a fun and easy block.  I enjoyed the ribbon threading with just four embroidery elements to add although each took 75 minutes to embroider.

Sewing Roll up

I don't know why it seems to take me 5 years to finish projects, but is really working towards finishing up all these odds and ends.

We received a kit for a sewing roll up in our goodie bags during the Quilt Festival which our Guild hosted in 2013 and I finally stitched mine.

It is perfect to take along all the tools needed for a lazy Saturday afternoon stitching with the girls.

Opened up it looks like this :                                                           and closes up in a neat bundle.

                             

Heritage Quilt - Block 7

Block Number 7 of this quilt is finished.  It is quite a busy block with lots of different techniques used.  All of the designs was embroidered separately and then attached to the block.  The 0.5m braid used in the centre panel was home made as well using 10m crochet thread in total which were spun with the bobbin winder on top of the machine.