Wordless Wednesday

Today's Projects!

Number 1.

Louise's Birthday

No. 2

Leita's circle quilt

No. 3

Louise's circle quilt

Both from the same pattern but strikingly different quilts.  We are all using this pattern to make this hand stitched quilt.  Will be great when they're all done.  We will have to display them somewhere.

No. 4

Anne's rocket quilt

I traced off Block of the Month number 9 - the last one.  I'm on the home stretch and next month should receive my last parcel, the rest of the fabric to complete the quilt.

Pictures to follow.

Took pictures of everyone else's projects except my own. : )

This week - a finished quilt top

This week I have been off work with a cold and have been well enough in the last couple of days to spend them finishing this quilt top for my sister and brother-in-law.

Playing with my new machine was an added incentive!

This is the reverse- you'll have to wait till it's finished for the great unveilling!

Tumbling Blocks from scraps

AQC

We did have a good time at the Australian Quilt Convention  ... not many purchases for me but I fell in love with the Handi Quilter HQ Avante  18 " longarm quilting machine and HQ Studio Frame (or Inspira Imperial Frame). Have to come into serious money and a few feet of room space for that one, though. It was a dream to use and such a big work area with the large machine throat. I could get a lot of tops quilted with such a machine! I definitely decided that the QBOT automated quilter was not on my wish list anymore.

These pieces of William Morris style fabric from Patchwork by the Sea took my eye as they matched my tea towels from York, and I also picked up a couple of threads to try, some basting spray and a little packet of Lisa Walton's fusible shapes (leaves).

New Project - Scrappy Hand Pieced Quilt - Tumbling Blocks

On Friday we all went to the Australian Quilt Convention and had a lovely time doing workshops, and checking out all the beautiful fabrics and quilts on display.
Several of us did a hand piecing workshop and I have been inspired to start a 'scrappy' hand pieced quilt just for the fun of it.  Yesterday I sorted through all my scraps and came up with the colour combination of red, cream and black and have plopped them in a small pile on my desk to start cutting out on a rainy afternoon, or our next get together.  It's nice to have a small project you can just put in your hand bag for those times you need some portable sewing. 
It will be interesting to see what size it ends up before I get sick of it.  Perhaps only lap size!
Photos to follow.