Mostly photos

I am remiss at taking photos (with my phone) of the process, and of finished quilts, but sometimes I remember.  Then when I think I should post something here, I scroll through the folder/album and see what might be of interest to share.

 These are some of the pictures that I want to share this time.

First some garden photos, from back in the spring! 

And the mess of having a borehole drilled in late January, but lots of water now although garden still to be planted, which is easier now the weather is getting cooler:

 And I finished about 21 Little Quilts of Love, but only have a few pics of some of them as tops (all about 24-inch x 24-inch): 

My younger daughter wanted to make a picnic throw from all the T-shirts she had earned working at AfrikaBurn over the years.  We did it together and she quilted it on the long-arm.

 

 

 

These are most of my quilt tops that need to be finished.  I think I have finally conquered the long-arm machine, have quilted one without any threadbreaks, thanks to valuable input from good friends.  They are currently piled up on my cutting mat (covered in a table-cloth that my niece says the pile looks like a dead body!) 

Bramble Blooms lll top done, and very pleased with this one:

And tucked away at the bottom of this post is my completed Mystery Quilt: 

My original fabric pull, and photos I had shared on other platforms to assist people making fabric choices without showing my own fabrics and colour!  The parts of the free pattern will be available at https://www.goodhopequiltersguild.org.za/mystery-block-of-the-month until the end of December 2026

 

 

Hopefully, more postings more often.  Thanks for reading 

New Year Beginning

A week into the new year now, I really do hope that this will be good year for all.  The last year was so busy that I can barely remember everything.  The trip to my Brisbane sister in April and the trip to my family in Wales in October were my highlights.

Quilt ideas are everywhere.  This was at the local museum, https://museum.wales/stfagans/   We arrogantly think we have thought up original quilt patterns...this is over 1600 years old.

 Our local Quilt Festival early in October was tiring, but so much fun.  Each on the Committee was challenged to produce at least one mini quilt hexagon for an art installation.  This is one of mine, based on the Festival logo.

 

 Joined a few different in-person stitching groups, the meetings of which are soul-food.   Not a lot of finishes in 2025, but a few projects got moved along a little. 

 And, a fair amount of time was spent thinking about this:

https://www.goodhopequiltersguild.org.za/mystery-block-of-the-month 

One does not realise the detail that is needed in writing a mystery quilt pattern!  I wanted to add some photos here, but it's too soon!

Please join in with us.   The introduction will be out next Friday.

 Happy quilting!