One of Mum's Knee Rugs

 

I had some fleecy fabric that has been in my cupboard for ages, so I thought I would cut squares of flannel fabric (from my stash) to make a quilt top the same size.
  Mum sewed the quilt top and then I quilted it.

 The blue sheep fabric is the fleecy backing (shown in photo).  I didn't use a wadding as the fleecy and the flannel fabrics are thick and warm enough.
The quilt will be great for a knee rug or a throw quilt on the floor for a toddler.

I have 3 other fleecy backings to be made up into knee rugs.  I have cut the squares of flannel for 2 of them and now I must cut the third lot.

Until next post...
Jewells

Stacked Coins Finished

Phew! this one was a big one. I hand sew the binding on at night time during the adds on TV.

 

As mentioned in the last post, this quilt is called "Stacked Coins" and it is large enough to go on a king size double bed, with extra hanging over the sides.

 

I used a blue backing (my favourite colour), and the binding was left over strips of binding from previous quilts.

I used an apple quilting all over pattern... I haven't learnt how to do custom quilting yet.

Until next post...
Jewells

Another 2 quilts being quilted

 

Mum and I are on a roll... I cut and Mum sews.

This quilt is called  "Stacked Coins".  It is a free pattern from Crazy Mom Quilts.

 This one is made up of 2.5" x 4.5" scraps with white in between.  I have made 2 of these quilts before, and Mum thought she would make one from our scraps.

This quilt is HUGE... it would be large enough for a king sized double bed, AND have quilt hanging over the sides... if it was much bigger, I would not have been able to fit it on my machine to quilt it!

 The second quilt is a tad smaller (not much) and it was also made from my scraps... this time I cut and sewed this quilt myself.  It is on point and I was happy with how it turned out.
Again, I got this free pattern from the blog Crazy Mom Quilts.

Another 2 quilted, more to go.

Until next post...
Jewells

Woodlands quilt finished

 

I bought this quilt kit "Woodlands" last time I was in the States.  I remember being in the store "The Stitchery Nook" with my friends, when I saw this kit on the half price stand   I snavelled it up and when I was paying for it, the shop owner said that I should buy the last one, same as this one, as well.  I shook my head and with great restraint to myself, I said that I didn't need two the same.

I am now kicking myself that I didn't buy the other one, as I could have kept this one and gave the other one away. It was a pleasure to make.

 

The quilt is about double bed size, and at first glance it looks like woodland animals in the wild, but at a closer look, you realise that the animals have taken on a quilting theme. 

The above picture shows a bear in a raft , towing another raft behind with a few bolts of fabric on it.

 

 This one is a raccoon going through a barrel of "Free Scraps"

and this one has one of the cubs looking up to Mum with a cotton reel in it's mouth.

One down, more to go.

Until next post...
Jewells

Quilts ready to quilt

Well here are 4 quilts all ready to quilt.

 It took most of yesterday ironing the quilt tops & backs, making up the backings and also making the wadding for 2 of the quilts (from left over pieces from previous quilts) and then just cutting off the roll of wadding for the others.

There are 3 king size quilts and one double quilt, plus Mum is making up a knee rug out of flannel squares and I will back it with a piece of fleecy fabric.....

So I had better get myself into gear and get quilting!

Until next post...
Jewells

Another quilt completed

 

 Last night I finished sewing the binding on this "Paddington Bear" quilt.

This was made from my stash, using up the last of the Paddington Bear fabric that I bought for a quilt for my grand son a few years ago.

It is about single bed size.
For the backing, I sewed strips of blue & white.

For the quilting, I chose the pattern of stars & circles.

Until next post...
Jewells

Scarves galore!

A few entries ago, I mentioned I had crocheted a scarf from yarn sent to me from a friend in the States...well she sent 6 balls, so I have now finished making them up into scarves.

As the first and second scarves were so long, I added a couple more loops to the hook before pulling through, and it made the world of difference.

I don't wear scarves as a rule, as my short neck & double chin don't suit the wearing of one, so I now place the scarf under the collar of my jacket and let the scarf drape either side of my front, without looping it around my neck.  I have had a couple of nice comments when wearing them, so I must be doing something right!

Until next post...
Jewells