September JQ

Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to have Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason with my daughter Clare and  her mother-in-law, Anne.   For my 60th birthday a few years ago, my two daughters took me there and we've promised ourselves a return visit ever since!  Needless to say it was delightful and something I would recommend.

As this was my inspiration for this month's Journal Quilt, I started by dyeing the background fabric with tea!   As I have been using text on all my quilts this year, I have used the Fortnum and Mason logo together with the menu.   I decided to keep it quite simple by having just a teapot and cup and saucer which I bonded to the background and free machined around the edges.

After binding, I added beads in toning colours.