Friday, October 27, 2006

Finishing donated UFOs

Blogger wouldn't let me play this week but I can finally add another post. I've been reading lots of blogs but not adding comments to many as time as been short this week. I have managed to finish off several charity quilts, including 2 UFOs which have been donated as blocks. I need to finish another UFO of mine as well to keep clearing them out.
As for the previous post and photos of needleturn applique, all will be revealed when I have done some more stitching.
Here's our 20 yr old cat, Tiger, testing one of the finished quilts.

Monday, October 16, 2006

Progress on another UFO


This is another UFO from the 1990s. It was supposed to have 4 large blocks the same but I only had one block prepared so I'll make one block and put a border etc to finish it. The block size is 40" sq so it will make a nice sized quilt with one block.
I love the large scale print of this fabric. Here is another photo after a few hours work. The photos were reversed in posiition when they loaded and the photo on the left is the latest one.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

New Cross Stitch Quilt finished

This is the new cross stitch quilt to be donated to a boy with a life threatening illness. He requested a "fishing" theme. I can't take any credit for the blocks as they were stitched by others, so I just put them together and finished the quilt. I used fabric with fish for the borders.
Also thank you for your kind comments about the Classics swap blocks. We are all making them with red in the large sqs and white, cream or tan for the other large sqs and an assortment of colours for the dark sqs. I plan to get this one finished when I receive all the blocks back, so it doesn't become a UFO. I'll post a photo when it's done.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Another Classic Swap

I belong to a wonderful online group of quilters called the Classics. We met online about 10 years ago and have a closed list so we can get to know each other better. We started with 31 and now have 15 members who all keep in touch regularly. We conduct block swaps etc andthis is the swap to commerate our 10 years together. It's the Carrie Nation block and 12 of us are swapping two blocks with every member of the swap. It should make a lovely quilt and will bring us loving memories of my dear friends.
We've been there for each other through all our life events and it's like having your own cheer squad to support you.
Three of us are Aussies and the rest are scattered across the US. I'm very grateful that I'm a Classic and hope to meet all our members one day.
PS the bear blocks in my previous post are 4.5" finished so it was a quick finish and now I'm working on the next UFO as well as a quilt for a boy with a life threatening illness. I hope to get that one finished tonight.