Wall Hanging Foxglove at Night

Ta Da!

Foxglove at Night Wall hanging

I just love these blocks.  The colours are sooo vibrant.

And finally, put together and all those paper bits removed from the back.  Yeah!

Walking among the flowers

In the last couple of weeks, we traveled to Ontario to visit my sister.  What a great time we had.  The smoked fish was wonderful.  And we were entertained by Wendy's wonderful musical renditions.  She is very talented.

We walked in the nearby provincial park where Stephen Leacock is buried.  He is our most famous humour writer.

It was so peaceful even though it was a Saturday and you can't see it but Lake Simcoe is just past those trees in the background, lapping against the rocks.

Through this lovely gate and on to the trilliums blanketing the forest floor.  The trillium is the provincial flower of Ontario.

Basketing Around Finished

It was pretty intense, but with a few long hours at my machine in the dining room, I got it done.  I even powered through the hand sewn binding while watching free videos from Quilt Con.  It was really interesting to hear about the Amy and David Butler team.  They are amazing.

Here it is...

The echo quilting in the borders is very rewarding but time consuming.  I am happy I did it though.

This might be my favourite block.  I loved how the colours came together.

And now...

Is that too much or what.  I think I made my brightest quilt ever.  And I designed it all myself too.

My Turtle Pincushion

Yes, I am easily distracted.  But,  but... look what I made...

This is great Heather Bailey pattern  I got on a trip south.

The instructions were straight forward and it went together in a few hours.

Attaching the legs to the underbelly was easy (see the felt pen dots)  It was those pointy bits on each end that proved a bit slippery.  Still not hard.

Making those v-clips was a pain but worth the effort.

Ta Da!! isn't she cute.  Although I see now I may have forgotten to put the french knots on for her eyes....  I think I can't call her Henrietta, though what a mouthful.  Any ideas??

The Embroidered Babies

Here they are complete with borders... now with all the hand work on the top I'm wondering if I should hand quilt or machine....

Machine would be quicker maybe....what do you think??

Back Burner Babies

Here are some embroidered blocks my sister-in-law made.  When I was in the states last I saw this fabric and just KNEW it was for these blocks.  I am liking this block layout.  It seems more modern to me.