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

The Bug Has Bitten

This last week I spent with my DD in Stellenbosch getting her settled into Varsity.
Unable to sew I took the plunge and bought sock yarn and needles.
I have not knitted socks before and found the concept of 4/5 needles a bit scary but
after 2 failed attempts have progressed as far as the heel on sock number 1.
I am really enjoying the process and hope this will be a happy knitting time
Thanks to Judy for all the encouragement!

Progress on sock no 1 up to heel

yarn for sock no 2

I hope my DDs will like the socks
Happy knitting
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

catching up

So much has happened since I last posted.

The two quilts are done and waiting to have the binding sewn down.

I have been very busy painting the house at the coast.

And.......

I am off to a quilting retreat for the weekend for a much deserved break.

I hope to have lots of pictures on my next post.

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