Fabulous week in Cornwall ...

and another quilt top pieced ...

This place is perfect for me to do a little bit of quilting ...

I used another of the Lintott's patterns and a jelly roll which I was given for my birthday a couple of years ago now ...

I am keen to use up my stash BUT I just can't resist visiting quilt shops wherever I go!  This week I visited two shops ... Coast and Country which I went to last year when we were down here - it's a lovely shop especially good for pre-cuts and they happened to have a sale on this week!   I also visited Sew and Quilt in Penzance which specialises in English Paper Piecing.  I thought I might like to try a little bit of English paper piecing, as it travels well ...

We've had a great week ...

Good-bye Cornwall until next year ...

Vanessa x

Malcolm's 60th Birthday quilt ...

I promised my brother a quilt for his 60th and here it is ...

The pattern came from 'Jelly Roll Dreams' by Pam and Nicky Lintott.  For the circles - of which I had to make 100 - I used interfacing which gives a lovely puffy finish and Steph from Cupcake Cottons suggested the scrappy binding ...

and he likes it ...

Vanessa x

Perfect day ...

Mr and Mrs Zak

Saturday, 23 June 2018

It was a busy time leading up to the wedding but, naturally, I wanted to make a little something for the bride and groom  ...

I am going to make the newlyweds a quilt .... once I've finished the quilt I'm making my brother for his 60th birthday  ...

We made some great bunting at The Makery in Bath while on Poppy's Hen weekend ...

Happy times!

Vanessa x

  

It's been a while ...

since I last posted!  I haven't had as much time as I would like to sew :(  However, I have finally finished this quilt for my Mum ...

Vanessa x

Christmas 2018 sorted ...

so I've tidied up my sewing room ... made two lots of Christmas bunting and10 Christmas place mats!  :)

Making the place mats was a great way of learning to free motion meander!

Vanessa x

Happy New Year ...

and what better way to start, than with a trip to Cupcake Cotton's January Sale ...

bargains galore and always such a warm welcome from Steph and Sue and a cup of coffee!

I'm afraid I didn't post anything last month!  I always seem to run out of time in December so I didn't manage to do any sewing!  I started some Christmas bunting in class but didn't get it finished in time to hang it!  Oh well, I'll make sure I have it ready for Christmas 2018!

Vanessa x

November ...

has been all about finishing things off!  I started this wall hanging in 2016 ...

the pattern came from this gorgeous book by Gail Pan ...

and here it is hanging on the wall ...

I also finished quilting this table topper from a pattern by Allison Harris at Cluck Cluck Sew ...

I bought this advent calendar in 2016 at a quilt show and have finally completed it ...

And in class this month I made ten mini stockings ...

It's beginning to feel a bit like Christmas!

Vanessa x