Advanced Beginners Quilt - Finished!

My 2015 project is finished!  I learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed making this beauty.

Using satin and taffeta was quite a challenge but well worth in the end.

The striped border and corner blocks.

A beautiful addition to the guest room.

Nomination Quilt designs for sale

This quilt's design is finally ready!  If you want to purchase it and make one (or more!) for yourself, you can email me for the designs at wgeel@mweb.co.za

You can read the history of this quilt here:

http://embgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/advert-challenge-quilt-part-1.html

http://embgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/advert-challenge-quilt-part-2.html

May you enjoy creating this beauty!

Wedding cushions

I've been working on these cushions as well the last month.  This was however a team effort as I asked one of my quilting buddies, Magda du Plesssis, to help me with the stitching of the cushions and she did a terrific job.  They look stunning!

Crown catering ordered these sets in white only as they are in high demand with their clients.

The complete set  - 2 kneeling cushions with the ring cushion.



Close up of the ring cushion.

The kneeling cushion.

The second set of cushions with a slight variation.  More embroidery and less ribbon.





A ring cushion embellished with silver ribbon and embroidery.

Advanced Beginners Quilt


The last 3 blocks of this quilt is done!  Only the border left and then this baby will be finished!



Block 18

Block 19

Block 20 - Seminole

Latte Quilt

I finally finished beading the centre piece of this quilt 5 years after finishing it.  The difference is quite extraordinarily.  Adding the 1350 or so beads by hand was definitely worth it.

Below is a photo of the quilt before the beads were added..

I started adding the beads before our house fire  Luckily the quilt survived it!

Another UFO done!  Better late than never I suppose...

You can read more about this quilt here and here.

Baby Quilt with hot air balloons

Friends of ours asked me to make a quilt for their first grandchild using hot air balloons.  The room is painted accordingly and although I was rather apprehensive about the theme, the quilt turned out beautiful.

I took my husband with when I went fabric shopping which turned out to be a blessing as he picked the polkadot fabric!  I then proceeded embroidering the second batch of balloons incorporating these colours.  The first batch was embroidered in primary colours as is painted in the nursery.  Below are close-ups of the balloons side by side in the different colours.

21st Birthday presents

I started to embroider for the first time in 18 months again and although I was rather out of practice, especially with all the problems one can encounter whilst embroidering, I quickly got the hang of it again.

When a colleague of my at work turned 21 recently,  I was asked to embroider his initials on a set of handkerchiefs.  I used co-ordinating colours which blended in quite nice.

His parents gave his room a makeover, so I decided his bathroom needs one too.  So, I embroidered a set of towels for him.

 

I used a silver/black mixed metallic thread which co-ordinated with the charcoal towels with just a little bit of silver in the scrolls.

 It did not photograph well at all, but the end result in real life is really stunning.  Plain, but beautiful.