Tag Archives: Quilting

Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Last time I shared my progress was on New Years Eve when I was actually on holiday on the other side of the world, I’d just finished another embroidered block, it’s still sitting on my design wall, waiting for the … Continue reading

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A Quilt for Pip

I managed to finish Pip’s quilt just in time, I think last time I shared it I had just sandwiched it together… I decided to quilt it with a meandering heart pattern, it fitted in with the hearts on some … Continue reading

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A Quilt for my Granddaughter

Over the summer I decided to make bed quilts for my granddaughters, my original plan was to make them in time to give them for Christmas, it rapidly became apparent that even for me this timescale was being somewhat unrealistic! … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Apologies for the late posting, yesterday didn’t quite go to plan…we now unexpectedly have a new four legged member of the family!! We were planning to get a dog after Christmas as we have a big holiday coming up, however … Continue reading

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Lexie’s Chandelier Quilt

Last week I managed to bind the chandelier quilt for my great niece and also embroider a label. Here’s the finished quilt… I used the same fabric for the binding as I used for the backing, it’s lovely and soft … Continue reading

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Chandelier Quilt

I’ve been making a quilt for my great niece, I promised one for her christening which was in the summer. I did make it clear that it wouldn’t be made in time for the actual day, but I did promise … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

Last time I shared my progress on the Owl and Hare Hollow quilt I seemed to have lots of half done or not quite finished blocks, so I’ve been concentrating on those. This was helped by the fact that I’m … Continue reading

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Chandelier Quilt for Lexie

I’ve fancied making a chandelier quilt for a while, so after my offer of a quilt for my great niece for her christening was accepted I downloaded the pattern free from Lella Boutique. I also watched a great tutorial on … Continue reading

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Owl and Hare Hollow HQAL

I feel I’m making reasonable progress now with my Owl and Hare Hollow quilt, it’s the embroidered blocks which are taking the time, so rather than trying to do those first, they have become my ‘handbag’ stitching, so I stitch … Continue reading

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Love Makes the World Go Round

Yesterday I finished my blue quilt, I think that’s the quickest I’ve ever made a quilt, helped of course by the 12″ blocks being already made, even so a few days round working is pretty quick for me! I wanted … Continue reading

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