Cards

The quilt group I belong to, Greenstede Quilters, has an exhibition coming up in March/April and all members make cards to sell, the money being raised covers the cost of putting on the exhibition.

I spent the weekend making two types. The first are needlefelted. I used wool and silk fibres, felt and threads which were felted to cotton fabric which I had dyed. I added some hand stitching and buttons to each of the design. The first ones are abstract; the second are landscapes.

The next ones were made using snippets of different fabrics which were bonded to a background using mistyfuse. A layer of net was put over the top and then I machine quilted in a stipple pattern. Yet again buttons were added to finish.

Hanging for Samuel

It's not often I piece quilts, in fact I have been known to vow never to piece a quilt again!

However, last November my third grandchild, Samuel, was born so I just had to make something, particularly as he was a boy. He followed two granddaughters who added to our own two daughters, meant that it was some time since we had a boy in our family. Since his birth, events have meant that he is extra special to us.

As both my daughters are quilters too, I'm not allowed to make full sized quilts so I have made wall hangings for each grandchild to hang in their bedrooms.


This was a design I found on the internet and I used some fabrics from my stash as well as some purchased especially for it. It still needs to have some star buttons put on the wings of the planes and I am hoping to get those at next week's Spring Quilt Show at Ardingly.

Icicle Postcards

Following on from my previous post, I've used the photos of icicles around my house to make some postcards for a Trading Fabric Postcard swap.

I used the photos which I printed on to fabric. My original intention was to just use the photo and add highlights in some way but I found the actual icicles too small to be able to add anything without it looking a mess. I therefore decided to just use strips of the photo and added strips of angelina fibres, fabric with added foil 'hot spots' and toning fabric.

Although they aren't quite as I had originally imagined, I am pleased with the way they come out so I home the recipiants will enjoy them. Two are bound for the UK, one for USA and one for Australia.

Icicle Inspiriation

We've had some wonderful icicles around the house the last few days so there must be some inspiration in them somewhere. Let me have any suggestions if you have any.

Thanks to the snow!

Thanks to the snow I've had more time at home to create!

I've finished a set of fabric postcards for a swap I'm taking part in on Fun Friendly. Encouraged by my results with the foils, I decided to try some more. The theme of the swap is "January is ...." and as my main thoughts in January is to get rid of the left over Christmas food, my thoughts turned to that subject. Due to serious dieting I was even more keen to get the food out of the house as soon as possible!

With food, in particular chocolate, in mind, I incorporated some foil wrapping from various chocolates that had been consumed over Christmas as well as some that just had to be eaten to get rid of them.

The background fabric this time was some cotton I dyed last summer, plus layers of foil, sweety wrappers, fabrics and organza. I think I was a bit too heavy handed while iron the fabric to the vilene and backing as I think just a bit too much of the organza has been "zapped". The bead stew was fun creating from various pots of beads and sequins but a more more tedious when it can to stitching them all on.

All I need now is for the snow to go so I can get to the Post Office!