Design wall Monday 24 January 2011

Every year my guild, St Matthews, has a display of quilts in the church garden which we call

Sisters at St Matthews, similar to the Sisters display in the States.

This year we were challanged to make a quilt specifically for this display.

I have done all the applique blocks and I am in the process of joining them for the top.

I hope to have this completed soon!

 



Filler blocks



Go to Judy's site and see what others are up to

Happy sewing and quilting

Susan

Design Wall 27 December 2010

This is the last design wall post of the year.
On my table are 4 of 25 of 64 log cabins
These were started in September 2010 and I really hope to complete this
top before the end of March 2011.
We will have to see if I can do that!

Thanks to Judy at http://www.patchworktimes.com/ for hosting this challange
I really hope to keep up next year
Happy sewing Susan

Trying to keep up with design wall mondays

Design wall Mondays make me realize that I need to "KEEP UP"!!

I have not blogged for ages and I have done so much since the last posting

I have blocks on the wall for a quilt for my Dad for Christmas Do you think I will get it done in time?

I have 24 of these blocks. They will have embroidered "Golfing" designs as well.

Moms quilt top is done. It needs to be put on the frame and quilted.

Well it's back to the machine for me.

Tomorrow I am off the the quilt stores

I am looking for novelty prints with golfing characters

Until next time

Happy sewing

Susan

7 June Design Wall

I have progressed quite far on the 2 quilts.

They both need another 3 borders each.

They will then be a better size.

I am using a pattern which ends up as a lap quilt.

The beds I have purchased are three quarter.

Here is one of the blocks.
Made up into a top looks like this:

Until next week,

Happy sewing

Susan

Design Wall Monday 31 May

On my wall I have lots of squares, triangles and rectangles.

I am making 2, yes! 2 quilts for

2, yes! 2 beds in my new house at the beach

and wanted something in greens and blues.

Until next time

Happy sewing

Susan

Design wall 17 May

I am busy with a Row by Row courtesy of FatCat Patterns.com

This is the 5th row of liittle gnomes

I am so enjoying this applique challange.

Happy sewing

Susan

Design wall 4 Jan 2010

This is the start of a trial quilt top.

I have found that there are many seams to match

and will use another design for a charity quilt.

My daughter cut her long hair last your and donated it for wigs.
She has been approached to be a mascot for CANSA Shave-a-thon 2010.
What a difference a hair cut makes.

I also have on my wall 30 blocks for a Charity quilt

using Cure for Cancer fabrics.

Enjoy your sewing

Susan

Up and running

The reason for no posts is ...........

a new computer!
My design wall is almost empty except for one lonely Sunbonnet Cathryn!

The sunbonnets have all their borders on and I have run out of fabric.

The signature blocks also need more blue,
so a quick trip to Hillcrest and Westville is necessary.
I am hoping to go on Thursday

Until next week
Happy sewing
Susan

Better late then never

I know it is already Tuesday but......
LIFE happens
I did take a photo yesterday of my wall
And here it is
The applique top ready for its next 4 borders.

Visit Judy and see what others have on their walls
Until next week
Happy sewing and quilting
Susan

Design wall 4 October

My blocks for an applique quilt.

All different shade of purple.

Lots of applique and just a plain sashed
setting.

I also had a tidy out of quilt tops this weekend
and discovered 8 tops waiting to be quilted.

That should give me lots of practice!
Until next week
Happy sewing and quilting
Susan

Design Wall 28 Sept

Well there is nothing on my wall today.
How sad!
I do have many designs in my head just need to get them started
I am saving a "Quilt for an Hour" project which I hope to make soon.
Hope fully next week there will be something on my wall
Until next week,
Happy planning and sewing
Susan

31 august design wall

My latest design wall pictures

Mondays seem to come by so quickly.
On my design wall is the beginning of a Christmas quilt.
It is foundation paper pieced.
I love doing this type of block as the points are all so sharp.

These starter blocks will be shown to Grade 8 art girls at
my daughters school.
Until next week ,
Happy sewing
Susan

24 august 2009 Whats on my design wall

Actually is my table.
Strips for a Chinese coin quilt.
I hope to embellish it with embroidered roses (Hatched in Africa designs)

Happy sewing
Susan

Whats on my design wall

My design wall is full of butterflies.
24 to be exact!
The start of my Vintage Butterfly quilt commission.
I have so enjoyed sewing these.
I would actually like to do one for myself.


Until next week,
Happy sewing.
Susan

Whats on my design wall

My design wall is full of sunbonnets.
The beginnings of a memory quilt for my youngest daughter
who matriculates this year.
The dress is her old school uniforms and friends will be
sending in alternate blocks which they have personalised.



Also although not yet showable(Is there such a word)
the start of another applique quilt with butterflies and 1930 repro fabrics.
Until next week
Happy sewing,
Susan

Whats on my design wall

JudyL at Patchwork Times has started a thread about "whats on the design wall".
Well mine is a flannel sheet really up close and personal.
My tiny sewing room which was once the breakfast nook only has one wall large enough for a design wall.
Opposite is a large window which lets in lovely light.
I have had on the wall for the past few months a UFO or PhD(Project Half done).
Wall hanging started with a centre pp block ( Carol Doak) and 8 applique butterflies.
Have since added a chain of daisies on the border and sashings.
I am now in the process of machine appliqueing them on.
Photos to follow
Happy sewing
Susan