Stained Glass Wall Hangings - 5

I've been embroidering this one as well as the Stained Glass Seahorse in between the playmats I am also working on.  Having been housebound as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown does keep one committed to finishing projects.  I still need to add the satin border, but as all shops that do not sell essentials are closed for 21 days, this will have to wait.  I might find a piece in my stash though.

Another beautiful design from BFC Creations

Playmat

I am currently busy embroidering playmats for our two grandsons.  We hope to see them during the latter half of the year, all depending though on this corona virus.

With both consisting of about 60 blocks, I've got my work cut out for me 😀 but it is rather rewarding when all the blocks are finally stitched together.

Nathan's playmat is the traditional Snakes and Ladders.  The design is from Dainty Stitches and can be found here.

This was about 50 blocks done with 10 more to go.

And this is the assembled playmat of 0.5m x 1m.  

I still have to add a border as well as quilting it.  It also comes with a dice, buttons and a set of rules which I still need to finish.

Birthday presents

This year I am making sewing pouches for all the quilting friends for birthday presents.  The whole bag is stitched in the hoop on the embroidery machine.

The design is from Smartneedle and can be found here.

Viewer's Choice winner

It's been 2 months since I last posted.  A lot has been happening around here (mostly machine embroidery), but as most of the projects are for gifts, I can't write about them!  And if my husband see me working on anything other than our 2 grandson's projects, I'm sternly reprimanded! 🙈  So, I am diligently working on those 2 projects, all of the 150 blocks...

I am also busy with 2020's birthday gifts for our quilting group and another 2 stained glass pictures which will conclude the set of 5.

Yesterday was our Guild's first General Meeting for 2020 during which The Heritage Quilt was voted as the winner.  😊

I won a very nifty set of 2 ironing boards which will definitely come in very handy. A big thank you to the Needles and Pins group for this gift.

Whilst on the topic of ironing, I found this little travelling iron at the local Clicks.

Below are a comparison between my Russell Hobbs Slipstream, an ordinary iron and then the itsy bitsy travelling one.  

Since our house burned in 2014, I just couldn't find another one and was overjoyed when stock finally arrived again.

Heritage Quilt - Complete

Finally I am able to reveal what I had being working on the last two months!  I finally completed this quilt which was ongoing since 2011.

All of the blocks was done on the back side of the silk and/or satin, so for the sasching I used the front/shiny side and stitched wavy lines with the walking foot.  The borders was again done on the backside.

The first border I stitched just did not work, so I free motioned the 4 x 1,5m borders with this paisley pattern.

Below are close-ups of the blocks with the quilting that had been done.

This is my husband's favourite by far.  As I was on sick leave during November, I manage to finish the top without him knowing about it.  All what was left to do was the borders for which I initially wanted to buy more of the Thai silk I used for the cornerstones.  But as the fabric was already bought in 2010 and out of town, I had no luck.  Luckily I had enough left overs to use.

Now just to figure out how to keep the animals off the bed!

Stained Glass Wall hangings - 4

Another one of these beauties finished, just waiting to be framed. 

Whilst embroidering the different pieces, it looks rather ordinary but when starting to combine the whole piece, it comes to life and turns into a gorgeous piece.  Utterly rewarding after the many hours of embroidering.

The design is available here.

Spiral Burst 7

I finished this top a few weeks ago and it is huge.  I couldn't find a place big enough for a photo anywhere and although here pinned to a quilt frame, still laying on the ground.

As I am currently busy finishing up various smaller projects, I plan to quilt this baby during the December holidays.