Saturday 29 June 2013

4 a.m bobsleigh

i find the writing part soo hard, i should just post pretty pictures instead of even writing stuff, buuttt i'm a talker sooo i'll continue rambling on :)

after taking 2 of judiths classes i just had to sign up for a 3rd cause they are just so super duper fun and i really think that everybody everywhere should go to judiths classes!! this time it was for a quilt, oohhh!!! the ferry floor quilt, double oohhh!! it's a layer cake quilt, which was good cause i have loads of layer cakes and never seem to use them. so after umming and ahhing for ages i decided to use my long hoarded sunkissed layer cake with aqua for the sashing bits.


purdy, ain't it?? i'm really pleased with how it turned out, it's so summery and pink :) and people i have discovered hand stitched binding!! why did no one tell me how fun it is?? i'm completely hooked and will probably never machine stitch it again.


i quilted it in swirly blue loops (using aurifil of course!! is there anything else??) i think quilting is the most fun part along with stitching the binding on. i like that the swirly-nee soften the sharp lines


as soon as my mum saw this quilt she announced it was hers, so it now resides on her bed. i'm really happy with is quilt and it was such a great class!

right have to go and get packed for my craft fair tomorrow :)

rachael x


10 comments:

  1. You have made a fabulous quilt - love the swirly quilting. I enjoy hand stitching the binding - it really lets you know that the quilt is finished when you take that last stitch.

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  2. Thanks for the plug chick, and you deserve all the praise for your beautiful quilt! Hope all goes well tomorrow! Jxo

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  3. It is a lovely quilt, and I love the aqua with the fabrics from the layer cake. And the quilting suits it perfectly!!!

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  4. HELLO,I LOVE THE HAND SEWING TOO!
    SO RELAXING HAND STITCHING THE BINDING AS THE FINAL STEP!
    YOUR QUILT IS BEAUTIFUL AND HAS MADE ME WANT TO DO ONE SIMILAR>THANKS!

    msstitcher1948@yahoo.com

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  5. Wow, what a beautiful finish to your quilt. I love handsewing binding too! And, I completely agree that everybody, everywhere should go to Judith's classes!

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  6. I love the aqua that you used. I love to handsew my binding too.
    jan@http://sewandsowfarm.blogspot.com/

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  7. The pattern is great and I love your quilting on it. Sunkissed remains one of my favourite fabrics. I made a jelly roll quilt out of it.

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  8. Lovely swirls... but yes there are other threads available (I am a big advocate or anything by Superior Threads- you missed my giveaway ;) )!

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