Backing or Quilt?

Well we are in our last month of Winter and I am so looking forward to Spring. It has been a really cold winter this year. Come on sunshine. I have added pictures of my latest quilt. This quilt was actually made as a backing for another quilt which I am unable to show you for the moment as it is still at the quilters. My sewing group that I go to every second Thursday convinced me to make it as a quilt and as I'm not a lover of the colour Brown I'm not sure I have made the right choice, so please make a comment on what you think. Did I do the right thing making it as a quilt or should I have left it as a backing?

And yes we have a few of our inquisitive cattle in the background.

Ring, Ring

Yes it's a new phone. Well no, not exactly, it's actually a bag to carry your phone in or maybe a camera. My Dear Mum has recently brought a new phone and she is a terror for putting it away in a cupboard and of cause when you ring her, you can't get her so she asked me to make her a little bag for it that she can carry around. So here it is, complete with a long strap to either carry around her neck or wrap it around her wrist or she can put it on a belt as it has a belt loop on the back, so plenty of options.

I am a big fan of Jennifer Chiaverini's novels and her pattern books and I have just completed another of her quilt tops. I have put up a photo of it but it still has to sent off to the quilter to be quilted, I just thought I would give you a sneak preview.

I have been sorting out my scraps today and I was wondering what others do with scraps. I have been ironing the bigger pieces and folding neatly and sorting into colors. Anything that is smaller I have been cutting into 1 1/2" or 2" or 2 1/2" or 3" squares. Am I the only one who does this or do you do something similar? I would love to hear what you do. Happy sorting.

 

This is an English Paper pieced Hexagon shaped quilt that I did for my DIL Mel. She loves stars. She is a star herself. I am pleased that she was so happy to receive it.

What a Year so far

Why is it that when we have a couple of big events in the first half of the year that the whole of the year just seems to fly by way too quick? In febuary this year our middle son was married and then in June our "baby" son turned 21. We are so happy to see middle son take the plunge and see him so happy. It does make me a bit sad to see my baby turn 21, it also makes me feel a bit (dare I say it) "old" urhhh.

Our Grandson with his new Stepmum. I love this photo.

I have also been busy with quilts this year. Many, many quilts have been sent to the longarm quilters and when I say many, I mean many. I didn't actually realize how many quilt tops I had ready to be quilted and it was a shock when I pulled them out earlier this year so I decided I needed to have them finished off, so hopefully I will have many a quilt to show you in the very near future. Happy quilting from Cheryl