Quilts with feet!

This is the latest quilt to be made, I absolutely love these fabrics and secretly wish I could keep it, but it's an order for someone so it's not for keeping!

If you look closely you will see that this quilt has feet....... they look remarkably like my husbands feet!

Various fabrics have been used, it's machine pieced but hand quilted and hand bound round the edges.

I think when I have completed all the current orders from the sale I shall make a similar quilt for us!

Excuses for my absence!

This is why I have been away, I am having another sale of handmade stuff next Saturday and these are some partly made cards for it.

I have been making pictures, quilts, cards, potato sacks, tea cosies, serviette holders, bags, pencil rolls and numerous other bits and bobs. This time I am not alone, the friend above and I have joined forces to hopefully raise more money for the causes. Last time in summer the end total was £4oo, so I aim to beat that. The money is again going to India, in particular Koltata where my daughter went in summer to work with the street children in a school.

I have alot of sewing to finish off this week and alot of cakes to bake for the day, I'm on holiday this week but sadly have 2 funerals happening, one is my Aunty and the other a friend, both to cancer. Not the way I saw my holiday! Anyway here's hoping next week will raise alot of money to make a difference in childrens lives.

Windmill flower cot quilt

Here's a picture of a cot quilt that I completed last night. It's an order for a baby due in September, I was given a free rein on what to do so here it is. I am trying to make sure I take a photo of all completed items now so I can keep them for posterity!

In the past I have made and given away alot of stuff that I have made and have forgotton what they were like!

I didn't enjoy this pattern very much and probably wouldn't do it again, I think my favourites are strippy quilts.

Finished after 5 years!

This quilt was finished this morning. I cut it out about 5 years ago for no particular reason except I liked the colours! Recently I remembered it and have just the person to give it to, so I got on with it.

It's quite basic and just the few 9 patch squares to give it some softness.

Now I need to start on a cot quilt which I have been commissioned to make.
This is how the next lot of 6 cards start, I haven't embellished them yet. I will add smoke from chimneys, nests on chimneys, flowers and pots, doors and windows, birds and anything else that enters my head! One of my family has suggested making it into a long picture which I must admit would be quite nice.

This is quite a bright and bold quilt that I recently finished. It's not to everyones taste but I do like playing with colour and it's entirely made from scraps which makes it a bit cheaper! Most of the quilt is hand pieced and it's hand quilted too so it took quite a while to make.

Latest textile pictures and a late Christmas present!

This is the latest completed textile picture, inspired by a photo of a sunset. Completed by hand yesterday evening.

This morning, a fresh start. Even though it isn't very warm I feel inspired to do a beachy summer picture! This is only a start and I will no doubt change this alot before the final result.

At last, it's arrived! The postman knocked the door, Wrecks went crazy but my book is finally here!
My son gave me a book token for Christmas but the book has been a long time coming but at last it came.
I ripped the packaging off, ......but didn't open it until I had made a cup of tea, went into the lounge with the book and a cuppa, sat by the window and lost myself in all the gorgeousness of the book.

Village quilt

Yesterday we went for tea in Wimborne St Giles village hall (if you want to see more click on my Snowgoosey blog on the sidebar).
This lovely quilt caught my eye. You can see by the size of the people how huge it is but I have got alot of reflection in the picture sadly. However if you click on the picture you can get a better look. It's of the village and appears to be very accurate. I would have loved to have asked someone about it but the ladies were so busy I didn't feel I could bother them...another time maybe!
It has alot of applique and embellishment too, a real work of art.

Mair's quilts.

These are quilts that I have made in the past, I just piled them up to take the photo and am shocked at how old and shabby some of them are looking now, the oldest one I made 28 years ago! Several more quilts have been given away to friends and family, the furthest away is in New Zealand!

Over time I will take a picture of each one and put it on the blog along with currant works in progress.

This is my favourite. While clearing out my Mother-in-Laws home after she had moved to a rest home I found lots of old embroidered tray cloth's, napkins, tablecloths, etc and as some were a little threadbare I decided to use what I could to make this quilt for her to use on her bed. By the time I had finished it she was in hospital and was not allowed to use it, and sadly she died last Easter Monday never having used it. She had however seen it and loved it.

This was also my M-i-L's. I made this for Mair one Christmas and she did have this with her in the rest home. It's a real scrappy quilt, just made out of leftovers.

Dividing the Blog

I have decided that it makes sense to have a separate blog for crafty stuff so as not to bore the folk who look at my usual one for Dorset, Bird stuff and walking. I have been so inspired by other peoples craft blogs and just thought it would be fun to record my shaky progress.
The quilt above has been completed since I took this picture and soon I will put a finished picture of it on the blog.

My aim is to;
-raise £250 (more if I can do it) by Dec 31st 2009 for my favourite two charities, Tear Fund and Compassion UK. Bearing in mind that I have a job as well so will give as much time as I can.
-I aim to have a sale of work in November so will be creating stuff up till then. I make quilts, cards (watercolour and fabric landscape) and odd bits as above with this tea cosy.
- I will be giving the profits to these 2 causes but will keep about 10% to replenish supplies!
- I will endeavour to use recycled stuff wherever I can.

So...wish me luck and here I go!