Finished Quilts

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2008-02-04T19:00:00.001+11:00

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1988 - First Scrap

2007-12-29T10:20:00.001+11:00

This quilt was my very first endeavor to make a scrap quilt. The design was simply four patch but I attempted to quick piece it and so joined long strips of fabric together and then cross cut. The disadvantage of this is that there was little variety in the setup of the colours. Also my machining skills were not too good and so the seams were not necessarily all accurate. This necessitated my off setting the rows when joining together.

I have always loved this quilt and at one stage converted it into a quilt mat carry all. A very unsatisfactory conversion and so I then changed it back to a lap quilt. Unfortunately when I had made it into the carry all I had cut back on the binding and so I was unable to completely flatten it out.

Although very thin it is still a favourite and is used as a cover for our downstairs TV. Nothing fancy but I love it.

Quilted by hand in an all over Baptist Fan design which has long been a favourite,

PIN2

2007-12-29T10:14:00.000+11:00

Commenced about 1992.

The fabric for this was purchased when money was a bit tight and was bought from a factory seconds shop. This was my second attempt at scrap four patches and an improvement on my initial attempt. I had by this time discovered that quick piecing of strips and then cross cutting decreased the variety in a quilt. With this quilt although I still used quick piecing techniques the strips were of a shorter length and also the number of strips joined together was less.

The backing for this quilt was made from the leftover strips.

Fabric polyester cotton sheeting

Wadding Mountain Mist

Piecing and Quilting by machine

Sold in 2006 to Marjoirie Patterson at the Gerringong Quilt Show for $120

Mum's Quillow

2007-12-29T10:12:00.000+11:00

The fabric for this is a cheater fabric and the quilt is tied together. I enjoyed the process but not too sure if tying quilts was the way to go. Gave it to my mum as I figured it was a good size for a car quilt. I don't think it has ever been used ..... such is life.

Snowballs

2007-12-29T10:10:00.001+11:00

This quilt was started about 1989. Joy helped me select the colours but I decided to use white as the background rather than the suggested grey. When it was all together I hated it and as such the quilt is still unfinished. Might get stuck into it and use it to practice my free motion quilting.

First Sampler

2007-12-28T16:01:00.001+11:00

Started in 1989 in a class with Joy Dixon at Country Patchwork.

Hand pieced and hand quilted. Completed about 1991.

Mountain Mist polyester wadding.

Paul's Quilt

2007-12-28T15:57:00.000+11:00

Made 1984

Material blue and black poly cotton

No idea what I was doing and a lot of mistakes but still loved until I did a patchwork class in 1987 and discovered everything that I should have done. Unfortunately relegated to paint rag status before I realised the value was in the love that had made it rather than the workmanship.

We live and learn.

There is only one photo that shows the quilt in the background.... will scan it some day soon.