Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tractor panel quilt number 2

This quilt differs from the previous one in that only the larger centre tractor was used with 4 quilt blocks at the top and 4 more at the bottom.  It was also a little smaller than the previous quilt.

Here it shows some of the detail in the sky.  The completed quilt can be seen on the Gallery page.



Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Tractor panel quilt number 1

I received 2 quilts made from the same panel and although very much alike there are some differences.  This one, the larger of the two, used 3 parts of the panel with 5 quilt blocks at the bottom.

As can be seen, plenty of detail was added and I can’t remember when last I was this nervous to quilt anything.  This quilter came to show me these some 3 months ago, already quilted by someone else and she was not happy.  She then undertook to unpick everything and wanted me to redo it.  Honestly, I could not see much wrong with the quilting and I said to her I don’t believe I can do any better.

There is this unwritten rule in longarm quilting: if you make a tiny mistake, just go on and if you finish the quilt and can still see or find your mistake, only then do you unpick and redo.

With this quilt, however, every tiny spot where I missed a ditch or a line felt like the end of the world and I was convinced it would be the first thing the quilter would notice.  I stuck to my unwritten rule and I could hardly spot mishaps afterwards.  So, if this quilter plans to scrutinise the quilting, she surely will find mistakes but seriously, then she should do it herself.  I did my best.

This picture shows some detail on and surrounding the tractor.



Sunday, February 25, 2024

Third pink and white squares quilt

This quilter started off my quilting for 2024 when she brought me two similar but smaller quilts just as the New Year started.  There is something special about the first quilt in a new year – as if it is the start of something new and wonderful.

These were made for two little girls in her family but when she gifted them, one older sister wished for something similar, as she fell in love with the smaller ones.

The quilter did not let this request go by without fulfilling her wish and made her a larger quilt.



Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Grandmothers' flower garden

I’ve seen heaps of these, either in the process of being made or as completed as small runners or other small projects; I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in this size, completed.

This garden was huge and I think the quilter can be proud of such an amazing end result.




Monday, February 12, 2024

Seed packet

I received this all-Kaffe Fassett fabric quilt last week.  It was a welcome change in my current daily routine. I finished a scrappy quilt at the beginning of this year (I started the previous year) but it seemed like the spark I needed to get my sewing room sorted and get to piece again.

Whilst decluttering the cupboards I came across a UFO, not sure when this was started, but I made it a priority to finally finish this. I only need roughly 7 more blocks to make a queen-size quilt and although the pattern truly baffles my brain occasionally, I am enjoying the process. More about this one later.

This quilter dislikes dense quilting and for this seed packet quilt only requested large-scale meandering.