How time flies

Another month gone by since I last posted. I'm still working on echo quilting each of the 'logs' in my log cabin quilt - it's going to take quite a bit of time to do it. And I still haven't decided on a name for it yet.

I have also been working on a child-size hourglass quilt made from Sandi Henderson's Meadowsweet range of fabric, together with white Kona fabric. I can't seem to get a good full-size picture of it as all the photographs look 'washed out', but you should get an idea of what it looks like from this one.

A Couple of Gingerbread Men

I wanted to make a few of these for Christmas gifts last year, but never got round to doing it, so I thought I'd start making them now for Christmas 2010. I think they are very cute.

Update

A quick update on my progress. Last week I went along to the local quilt shop and purchased a backing for the green log cabin quilt, though I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with it. Anyway, I basted the layers together and have started to echo quilt each 'log' by hand. I love to sit outside on the deck and watch the wildlife in the garden while I'm stitching but, due to the unseasonably hot weather we're having at the moment in southern Ontario, it's warm work.





I've also started to sew my hourglass blocks together for another quilt top. Not really sure exactly how I want the finished quilt to look yet, so it's a sort of personal mystery quilt. I'll finish ironing the blocks today and start to lay them out and decide whether to use sashings or not.

A Home for My Scissors

So, yesterday evening I decided I needed somewhere to keep my shears so that I can move around with them more safely, and so that they would be easier to find, and I came up with this simple case which I adapted from an idea in a book I have.



I used pieces of cotton fabric I had spare for the cover and lining, and some left over wadding from another project. It only took about an hour from start to finish and I'm quite pleased with the result. I think I'll make another one for my smaller scissors in a brighter colour this time - and maybe with a button closure instead of a front strap.

Double Wedding Ring Quilt Top

I've been working on this Double Wedding Ring quilt over the past few weeks now and thought I'd post a couple of photos so you can see how the quilt top is looking. I'm going to have my hands full hand quilting both this one and the green spiral log cabin quilt, so I'd better get a move on. Especially as I already have the material for another quilt - a child's one this time - even if I'm in two minds as to exactly what I want it to look like.

A sneak peek

I'm trying my hand at a Double Wedding Ring quilt. I don't have many pictures as I haven't got too far with it, but will post more images soon.



The coloured fabric is by Kate Spain from the Verna range by Moda, which I love and hope to get more of for other quilts. The quilt will be about 36 x 36 inches when completed.

Log Cabin in Green and White

I'm seeing a bit of a common theme in these quilts of mine - namely all of them so far have been blue and/or green! This next one's no exception. It's nowhere near finished yet; only the top has been pieced. The backing needs to be found (so a trip to the fabric store is called for very soon) and then quilting and binding. I think I'll echo quilt this one by hand. The quilt has been folded for a month or so and the pictures here do show the fold lines, but I thought I'd show you it as it is so far:-






100% cotton Kona solid fabric in various greens, and white; machine pieced; measuring approx. 54 inches

And I need a name for it too.

Whoops! Spot the mistake! I've just realised that one of the spiral blocks is the wrong way round! I'll have to sort that out before quilting it.

Double Irish Chain Quilt

Well, here we are again. Another month gone by - how does time fly!

This time I thought I'd show you another of my quilts.



Measuring 42 inches square, this Double Irish Chain pattern quilt is made with Amy Butler Mid West Modern 100% cotton fabric in blues and greens, and hand quilted in a simple grid pattern. The backing is a pale green gingham-style fabric, with a central pieced insert. The binding is also pieced from the prints from the quilt top.

Price: CAD 225
Plus $25 shipping

This quilt is for sale. Please check out my blog at cherylsteahouse.blogspot.com for more information on my other sewing projects. Any questions? Please contact me at cherylsteahouse [at] gmail [dot] com.

English Countryside - Hand Quilted Napping Quilt

I've named this quilt "English Countryside" as it is reminiscent of the English countryside with its patchwork of fields, hedgerows and giant oak trees. At 61in x 61in (or 155cm x 155cm), this napping size quilt, made with 100% cotton fabric in blues and greens, was machine pieced, and hand quilted with a 'square within a square' pattern. The backing is made from a cream spotted fabric, again 100% cotton, and the binding material matches the spotted border.

This quilt is for sale. Further details are posted on my website at http://sites.google.com/site/theknottedthread/test

Price: CAD 300
Plus $25 shipping

Blue and White Churn Dash Queen Size Quilt

My first ever quilt! Solid royal blue and white Kona cotton fabric in a Churn Dash pattern, alternated with a plain white square. This queen-sized quilt is machine pieced, and machine quilted with a simple square pattern.



A closer view of the Churn Dash square.