New Wheels on my APQS

This morning we had brunch at my sister’s place.  I took the opportunity to take a photo of the quilts I had made and given her, which I will upload to the my quilts page when I get a chance.

In the afternoon Paul helped me install my new M & M wheels on Bertha, my APQS Millennium.  It was pretty straightforward – especially as we have done much more serious maintenance in the past (like changing the motor).

Bertha was removed and upside down as we changed the wheels on her.

 Paul is installing the new wheels on the carriage.

A Touch of Lace

I am still working on the My Quilts page.  It has been a lot of work - pulling out quilts and taking photos, finding pictures of quilts that I have given away that are hiding on my PC, chasing down quilt owners to take a photo.  But I have always wanted to do this, and I am so glad this blog is giving me the motivation to get it done.

I am finding looking at some of my earlier quilts (often for the first time in years) very interesting, and seeing some of the stages I went through.

The quilt below I designed and made in 2003.  It was one of the first quilts I did on my brand new APQS Millennium.  I was experimenting with incorporating lace into the quilt.  I might have to try this again…..

This quilt won third place in the viewers’ choice at the Patchworkers’ and Quilters’ Guild Show - the first time I had ever entered a quilt in a show, so I was thrilled.  It was published in Australian Patchwork and Quilting; I am not sure of the year, either 2005 or 2006.

Red, White, and Scrappy

I love red and white quilts. And I love scrappy quilts. So guess what; I love this quilt. I have always wanted to make my own red and white quilt, so I have added it to my list…..

My customer made this as part of a friendship group. I quilted it with an allover daisy and loop pattern, which kept it light and just a wee bit cute.

Classic Embroideries

Another one of Janet Sansom’s gorgeous quilts.  I like this one even more than her Embroideries on Black quilt that I did for her recently.  But I think that is more to do with colour preferences than anything else.  Each embroidery is different, and so detailed.  I remembered to take more close ups this time.

I ditch stitched all the seams to stabilise the quilt and keep the sashing lines straight.  Janet likes meandering around her embroideries to keep it simple.  This was the first time I did curved cross hatching on a customer quilt.  As the border was wide enough I did a feather cable.

Eclipse

I made this quilt in 2008 for Paul’s sister Christina.  Her favourite colour is purple.  She has a king size bed so I made it really big.  I also had a bunch of squares left over, so Paul helped me made up the arrangement for the back.

I didn’t have a picture of the back of the quilt, so when I was at Christina’s house Sunday evening, I snapped it while it was on the bed.

I am making some progress with the My Quilts page.  I have put in photos for the quilts that are already on my blog.  I have also been taking/finding photos of some of my other quilts, and have started to upload them.

This page is really motivating me to document the quilts that I have made; something I have been meaning to do for a long time. 

Autumn Flowers

I found enough time to get this quilt done for myself. I had to take it off and on the machine a couple of times so that I could keep on schedule with customer quilts.

I am especially happy with the border as I was trying to pick up the flowers in the main fabric and incorporate it into the quilting.

It was also the first time I played with my new Cross Hatching Rulers from Accents in Design.

Feathered Rose

I teach at my local patchwork shop – Somerset Patchwork and Quilting.  I have taught my quilt Feathered Rose there a few times.  I have been lucky enough to quilt several of them from my students, and really enjoy seeing the design done in different fabrics.

I wish I had taken more photos when I was quilting my student’s quilts over the years.  But I have three versions to show you.

First is Margaret M’s quilt.  I finished this one last week, and I love all the feathers (of course), and I like the small meandering in the sashing as it makes the darker fabric pop.  The backing was a perfect choice and shows the quilting beautifully.

Second is Margaret E’s quilt.  I quilted this for her in 2009. I wish I had taken more photos, especially of the back as it was a lovely cream fabric.  I brought the feathers in a little bit in the inner border and setting triangles and did small curls around it.  I ditch stitched the sashing.

Finally this is my quilt which I designed, made and quilted in 2005.  I look at the feathers on it now and think they look so clumsy.  This was the first time I tried the type of feather with the backtracking over the top of the feather.  It is interesting to see how I have developed from there.