An Irish Medallion "County Kilkenny" All ready for quilting I can almost hear you all asking what fabric to buy so you will need a lovely border always nice to find a stripe and a smaller print fabric to go with it. Alright 3 mtrs of border and 1 mtr of matching small print, my quilt is c1800s my border is a copy of an 1820's fabric.
I had my border fabric for about seven years you know the fabric you cant cut up well I had five yards and I used all of it the width of each stripe was fourteen inches and I could only cut three down the length so a little drama today as I didn't have enough to mitre but I found a solution.
You will also need fabric suitable for broderie perse: birds, baskets and flowers.
This is not a replica of an old quilt so Mr google wont find it.
This will be one of the quilts for Summer School.
There is other exciting news Michelle did her homework!
Such a shock she even received a star, such a busy girl its wonderful when we get time to just sew.
Michelle
Here are more high achievers.
Jan is behind her blue Nottingham quilt.
Bev and Sue with their Hidcote Garden's.
Karen with her Nottingham Quilt.
Chris with the centre of Miss Austen's Garden.
Here is a lesson for you all this is my mum and dad unpicking machine quilting she had done on her Irish circles quilt.
Make sure you choose a quilting pattern you like have a look at the samples on display or study quilting on other quilts to better judge what would suit your quilt.
Such a cute photo but in reality it took a week to unpick threads everywhere even the bathroom!
Here is Denise an outstanding student from Port Maquarie yes I only see her once a year and look what she gets done. Plus every year when I teach in Port it falls on Denise's birthday so she comes to class as part of the celebration I am always so happy to see all the girls each year.
Jester Quilt
New England fall.
Anna
I just cant make out who was behind this beautiful Anna Quilt but another Port Maquarie girl.
Let me know who it is!
I had afternoon tea in Port at the lovely Tea rooms.
Well it is time for bed its 10.30 and I am in Sydney for the next three days with a lovely evening planned at the Camden Quilt shows opening night on Friday.
One of my favourite shows just love the atmosphere and lovely quilts to view.
I will leave you with a photo from my trip to America this is the children's garden in the beautiful Longwood gardens PA
Goodnight all,
Karen x
It was mine. Nicola
ReplyDeleteit has been many years since I saw your mum and dad they both look well and really the same retirement is agreeing with them both
ReplyDeleteshame about the quilting it's hard to get when you onle see small samples of patterns and what they look how is saxon going
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