On Being Anonymous & Other Works in Progress

My mother sent me a really strange text message the other day...

something about my blog and that she loved me

even though I was anonymous.

So I phoned her up and asked her what she was on about.

She said her friend subscribes to a UK patchwork

magazine and had seen my blog as June's Blog of the month.

At first I was flattered, but then

she went on to say that I was anonymous

and had lots of pictures, but not many words

(makes me sound a bit simple lol).

Now I don't have a copy of the article in my hands

as our local village newsagent was sold out

(A fact the Editors of British Patchwork & Quilting

might be pleased to hear about

and which they can safely take as a hint

that I would appreciate a copy!!)

I am anonymous insofar as
I don't publish my address, bank details etc on the web

because there are, sadly, a lot of crazy... people out there

and this I know to be true and why I have comment moderation on...

But if you are a quilter

or someone wanting to ask something about sewing etc,

you only have to comment and I am more than happy to reply.

So in an attempt to prove that I am willing to be less anonymous,

I will show you the other photos

my darling husband took of me

and some of my quilts the other day....

Here I am with my Heart quilt:

Here I am with my Berry Crush quilt:

Here I am with my ancient Log Cabin quilt:

Here I am with my Cathedral Stars quilt:

Here I am with the back of my Cathedral Stars quilt:

Here I am with the back of my Rose Hexagon quilt:

But enough about me!!

 Here are my latest Works in Progress:

A new quilt on the Longarm.

The top was not made by me,
but by my friend Andrea....

 (I did add the blue borders though)

A Scrappy Trippy a la Bonnie Hunter

being laid out as it will be a picnic blanket

(made as a wedding gift) soon (I hope!)

 A simple table runner
 in Dutch fabrics from my friend Nicolette...

 Quilted with a panto called 'Wildflower'.

Although the binding has been cut,

this was quilted while I had a few techinical issues with the machine

involving a lot of reverse sewing!!

So I am not sure whether to make a table runner

or a nice quilted bag...

And my Criss-Cross Applesauce blocks:

If you have Bonnie's book for this pattern,

you'll know what comes next...

'Make 186 blocks.'

I think not! :)

Hope you've enjoyed seeing the 'real' me.

Although I think I could get used to this anonymous stuff

and may start wearing my sunglasses
all the time around the village lol

:o)

Cathedral Stars - A Finish for 2012!

At last the Cathedral Stars

quilt that I started last year

in February in Germany is finished!

 Even the sheep were impressed

(or hungry!)

I pieced the back and used left over 2" squares

to 'stretch' the fabric to the size needed...

This quilt was started during the Bonnie Hunter Workshop in Schonaich,

so I shall always remember watching Bonnie unpick my blocks ;)

and I shall also remember how I sewed the one block wrong,

but left it as I had done too many that same wrong way already,

and I shall also remember how all my German quilting friends

have nagged and nagged me to finish this quilt

(And I shall look forward to nagging them about something in future! ;D )

 

It was Longarmed quilted by Chris at Father's Heart

and I love the swirly quiling design she suggested.

Now to finish something else before I go into hospital on the 8th of May :(

Getting in a Bind on my Birthday

YES, everyone who did the Cathedral Stars workshop

with Bonnie Hunter LAST February!

Yes, I have attached the binding...

But, NO,

No I haven't had a chance to stitch it down just yet...

*****

I received some really beautiful flowers, fabric, chocolates

etc. for my 40th birthday.

Unfortunately, I spent the day on the sofa and in bed

as I had some sort of stomach bug,

but hey at least I got some rest as my wonderful husband

looked after the kids and left me to wallow...

These are the flowers my Mom sent me.

Thanks Mom, they're lovely!

Nearly, Nearly...

Collected 2 quilts that had been longarm-quilted

by Chris at Fathers-Heart today

so...

Nearly, nearly a finish (or 2) for 2012!

Just need to get the binding on them first!

*****

And the other nearly...

one more sleep until I get to hear Ricky Tims speak about his quilts

I'm really looking forward to it!

And of course,

another gratuitous baby-pic (for Granny!)

Owl be back!

I had hoped to do the odd monthly BQL challenge this year

as the idea is to make something useful each month.

January was a sewing machine cover

and as I could really do with a sewing machine cover,

I hoped to join in.

Sadly, I only got as far as making my owl for the cover,

but hopefully I'll put it together soon...

*****

I have made another rose-star

this makes seven in total now

with a few more basted...

*****

I dug out my Cathedral Stars...
And managed to get ALL the borders on!

I must confess, it had been so long

since I used by beloved Janome

that I had forgotten how to thread the bobbin! -

Shame on me!!!

Now just the backing to make.

*****

My DH has been hard at work

renovating our garage into a sewing studio!

He has put sky-lights in...

And is working on new doors...

The walls have also been insulated and plastered,

I am looking forward to the big move 'outside'.

Thank you DH!!

*****

Baby-Kalico is now 15 weeks old
and is still wonderful...

Here she is unpacked after her little nap

(which allowed me to get 3 of the 8 border strips on LOL):

And here she is with her little friend...

These 2 girls know how to have a good time ;)

It's been oh so quiet!

My little boys stayed at their Aunt's house for a night.
Besides the deathly silence in the house, I did get a chance to tidy my sewing room
and get a few things done...

White borders on the baby quilt:

I ironed the backing for the scrappy heart quilt.

I was really pleased with how this pieced backing turned out.

It's very scrappy and it used up a lot of rose prints that I wasn't sure what to do with.

I also got my Cathedral Stars out and auditioned borders...

And I basted the doll quilt...

So although I can't wait to get them back, I did get quite a lot done.

Cathedral Stars so far...

I have managed to get the blocks from the Cathedral Stars course that I did

with Bonnie Hunter and at home to top stage...

... I think I may need to take a rest now :-)