The quilt show went really well. It was the first time I had really shown other quilters my work, and I got some really great feedback (phew!). We got a lot of people through the door, and raised a lot of money for the group and for charities.
We also had Norah McMeeking come and do a talk on landscape quilts on Wednesday night. Her Bella Bella quilts look so amazing, and yet the geometry is so simple. Really fantastic! I want to try out some of the techniques she mentioned one of these days...
Project updates:
- wedding quilt - I did a bit more quilting, and have tied off the loose ends. Just squaring and binding to go (the project for next weekend!)
- wedding project - I have decided to give them enough blocks to make pillow covers. Then, if they like it, they can go on to make a quilt top. I hope that is less intimidating than a huge pile of fabric!
- bulging blocks - I have done some machine sewing, but now I have lost my sewing room, so not much further movement.
As for the next project... As Kevin had the strongest opinion (and, well, I do have to live with him!) I went with the sphere. I have added a background (stolen from the compass idea) and put in some stars around the edges to use up some of the empty space in the print-outs.
I couldn't make the sphere as large as I had hoped, since I only have so much fabric I could use up. The sphere and edge will be 52". The stars are 8", so the complete quilt will be around 72-76".
I got some beautiful, shiny pima cotton sheets from a second hand store a couple of months ago and dyed them:
(so all of the blue in the plan is a great big lie). I am sticking with the "sun" theme, and painted some yellow and red into the fabric, although it isn't very bright. I have no idea what I will do about the background yet - I will think about it when I get there. 
I have also put together most of the pattern. All that leaves is the printing, cutting, sewing and quilting!Kirsten
Oh Kirsten, I LOOOOVE the colors! Now you've got me excited to see what it's going to turn out like. Sounds like you're on the path to a new project! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this looks like it will be so difficult to piece!
ReplyDeleteIt will be trouble to piece... I hope that I can machine sew it into strips and then keep myself entertained on aeroplanes sewing up the rest...
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful. Do you paper piece it then?
ReplyDeleteYou are set on no-reply. No way am I sending you my good weather! LOL I always get a little burst of energy in the spring and in the fall. And this week, I was completely out of it with allergies one day, so the next day, it was surprising to feel that I had some.
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