Sunday, 17 August 2014

First modern quilt

I found a modern baby quilt by Andie Johnson http://www.andiejohnsonsews.com and thought I would make it as a wall hanging using black as the neutral. I love the way you can see different patterns with this basic block, for example elongated stars or bow ties. I used part of a moda jelly roll to create the triangles in warm and cool colours. The quilt is called 'Boss-eyed Bulls-eye' because the bulls eye is deliberately off centre. This quilt is my first ever entry into a quilt show!

I'd like to make this again and turn it into a bed quilt with white or grey as the neutral.


I have two other wall hangings to finish and enter for the show by the end of the month!

Saturday, 16 August 2014

Finally ... A blog gets off the ground

I've been promising myself that I would start a blog for the last 18 months - since I retired and remarried in fact - and couldn't figure out how to do it. Sad for someone that worked in engineering and computing, hey?  Anyway, on holiday in Brisbane at the moment, time on my hands, and I managed it!  Just about to run out of battery, so I will finish this tomorrow.