Renata Laura
Sunday 23 June 2024
Pineapples Harmony Quilt
Friday 21 June 2024
Puzzle me This Quilt
The blue cottons are 2nd hand! The navy is "Royal Doulton Woodrow Studio London 2003' and the blue I hadn't heard of the manufacturer. It's like a treasure trove to find materials we can't purchase again, I think most quilting cotton companies print limited collections for this reason. They both had a delicate meander design so I wanted to pair them, then chose a pattern for a tiny print.
I paired the blue with a country daisy polkadot Benartex) and the backing is Art Gallery Fabric as it complemented the 90s country kitchen look
Quilted it in Aurifil 2312 (light beige, medium cream)
Pattern is Puzzle me This from Fabriccafe Quick n Easy book. It's one of the patterns Mr W picked out from my remaining books to sew from.
Monday 3 June 2024
Porch Rails Quilt
Fallon found these out-of-stock birthday Winnie the pooh fat quarters at the back of Hobbycraft. Size is 45.5 x 60.5. Cream ovals Art Gallery Fabric. Green polkadot Makower. Backing Susy Bee. Pattern is Porch Rails from Fabric Cafe Pretty Darn Quick. I am working my way through their books.
Monday 20 May 2024
Bestfriend Locket Quilt
Mr W likes the first version I made for my friend, so I made him one too, with a different border (matte gold geometric for the 1st), backing and binding. I purchased some more Tula Pink besties in green to make another, it's a colour I like (green and gold) and I had a half heart from my penpal in the 90s.
Ashford Square pattern from Fabric Cafe Quilts in a Jiffy.
Art Gallery Fabric green and ochre polkadot to bring out the colours. Windham atlas diamond for the natural background, I chose this as it had chain links. The backing is Tilda cotton I purchased on Sherwoods a while ago with a voucher, in cream, teal and primrose yellow. I useused the remainder to make a quilt for my friefriend's cat. Looks like a 2018 range.
Quilting is a darn beige Gutermann thread, which I thought would look gold but blend, bobbin thread is cream. I edge stitched each side of each vertical and horizontal seam, then just under 2 inch in the centres after the first 1.5 inch space.