Tuesday 17 September 2013

Seascapes & Christmas!

Hello everyone. So sorry for not blogging for AGES!

Well what have I been up to these last few weeks? Well, I have been making a couple of 'top secret' Christmas pressies, which I can't tell you about yet, and my latest quilt, a wall hanging for my bathroom.
 It was inspired by a wall hanging by a friend of mine.It is made of strips of fabric and is given a 3D texture by adding embellishments and use of couching and hand embroidery.I also used free motion machine embroidery for the beach & sky.
The shells are about 60 years old, and were part of a necklace my mum had. When the elastic broke, she kept the shells in a box. As they had little holes drilled in them, they were ideal to sew on the "beach".You can also see the wool & sequins above the beach huts,
I also chain stitched below the boats with metallic thread.
Can't see it on the above piccie, but I have sewed silver waves on the top strip. Also sewed a thick ribbon/tape to give a bit of movement.

Well, what else have I been up to?

It is a tradition for me to make a Christmas quilt. I was really stuck for ideas this year, but then I hit on the idea of a Farmers Wife Quilt, using Christmas fabrics.
Up in the quilt room I went, & did a bit of rummaging through my Christmas fabric drawer:-

OOPS! I do get a bit messy!

So far I have made these:


 
 
 


Well that's all for now. Off to tidy my quilt room now!
Call back soon, and see what else I have been up to. x

7 comments:

  1. How absolutely gorgeous ! I love the colours how cute are the shells!
    Lisette x

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  2. How fabulous to have a quilt room/ craft room
    Very lucky lady
    Lisette x

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    1. Thank you for the lovely comments Lisette! When my boys (now aged 25 & 30) left home, I took over one of the bedrooms for my quilt room/ craft room/ study. I keep my sewing machine out as well as an ironing board & iron, so if ever I have a few minutes I can just nip up and do a few minutes sewing. One day we will downsize, but I have so much stuff, I will always have to have my quilt room!

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  3. These are lovely! My sewing attempts used to have my needlework teacher in despair at school, and have gone even further downhill ever since, so I have massive respect for anyone who's creative in this way. And your craft room looks so organised. I have a corner of the family study for writing, and it's so chaotic I can't find the stuff I need half the time.
    Lilian x

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  4. Thank you Lilian. I love having the quilt room, and I wouldn't do so much craft stuff if I didn't have it. I think all of us are creative in one way or another. I couldn't write stories for example. Thank goodness there are those that can, (like yourself!) or there would be no PF! x

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  5. You write stories in a different way because there's a story to read in every one of your gorgeous quilts. I was so sure I'd commented on your Harvest quilt post - maybe I said it on the "Friend's" FB page.

    xxPat

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  6. Thanks Pat. I try to have a meaning with every quilt I make, rather than just fabrics sewn together. I really enjoy the stories you write for PF. You have the ability to transport me to another place, especially your 'prefab' stories x

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