Circle Quilt

The quilt block is from an 1850's quilt.
                       DH made the template for me . The first proto type looked like a  sombrero.

 

Stash shopping

DH helped again and worked out the registration.  Success

Auditioning

                                                 and more auditioning.

Brights I've been saving for who knows and stripes. I'm liking this and the fact that the finished blocks are 14".  Easy stitching on the move. 

My cases are all packed and tonight is departure.  After 22 hours of travel I will be at the wonderful Valentinas.

A couple days to get over jet lag and off to France and the European Patchwork Meeting.

I will post if possible and take lots and lots of pics. to share.

All of you take care of yourselves and I'll be back at the end of the month.



Have a wonderful start to spring /or autumn which ever  Hugs to all Terry

Me and Jenny Kee

Blame it on the fabric.

Cause that's where it started

When Jenny Kee designed this for Sheraton in 1987. Mine is off cuts I think from Wrangratta Mills.  We were living in south west Riverina. Dry wheat sheep country in the small town of Deniliquin. Maybe the big smoke if you lived further west.

Iconic Jenny Kee in the days of  all things Australiana. enlarge for a closer look.

3 1/2 inch square selected for Basics Block.

Square within a Star block


     

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See Saw for the quilt drive at Basics initiated by Bumble Beans Inc.

Some great incentives for joining in and helping out.

I made one for me while I was at it. It is almost a two for one sort of stitching.


Enjoy the up coming weekend it looks like Spring might be arriving.   Terry

Answer to THE Question

When did you start quilting?

I started quilting in my late teens. I'm not sure exactly when but I do remember looking at a vintage quilting book with templates for a Double Wedding Ring Quilt.

I drew up a square, divided it into shapes and made templates out of cereal boxes.  Ah little did I know there was more to patchwork than just sewing bits together

I stitched blocks alternated with white squares and stitched it all together. I know I stitched the pieced squares by hand but don't remember if the white squares where by hand or machine. It was stitched to a back (bagged) turned right side out and tied with crochet cotton.

This is the only picture of the QUILT that traveled to Australia. Well it was the only quilt I'd made.  .

The beautiful baby is my first born Heather. She is under a year old so that dates the quilt's completion before 1973.

Does any one else have a story or know what happened to their first bit of Patchwork?


I'm stitching small pressies to take away so no show and tell.

Have a good weekend my friends and treat yourself in some way   Terry