Quilting & Quilts

... and we move on to "real" quilts! Quilts made either made from a pattern or to a theme and with coordinated fabrics.

Photo: a "scrappy quilt" - on one side are scraps from a previous project - in tartans & the reverse are left-over gingham squares.

Photo: another "scrappy quilt" - this time made with flannel fabrics - the size is actually King Size and so it's
b-i-g!!! I made it for our camping holidays as I wanted something which was warm - and this certainly does the job.

From "scrappy quilts" we moved onto another style - this time a Sampler Quilt but instead of the usual square blocks, we've done this as a Row-by-Row.

Photo: this is my first real quilt! Well, it will be a quilt when it's finished - this is only the top part of it - the "quilting" bit is yet to happen - but given time, happen it will!!! And "yes", I'm really happy with the result thus far.

I'm currently on a commission to make another Sampler Quilt but this time as a Queen Size for the 40th Wedding Anniversary of special friends - it will be basically like the one above but will be wider - wait for the photos - I'm hoping to have it finished by April 2010.