Bloggers Quilt Festival!

Welcome to my little corner of blogland,

 and the Blogger's Quilt Festival!

Thank you Amy for hosting this wonderful event...

Some of my regular followers may have already seen 

my "Castle Tiles" quilt here...

Today I reveal it quilted and bound!

I loved making this quilt!

I had taken a long time to decide what pattern would 

best suit this amazing "Echo" fabric!

So when I saw this pattern, by Bec @ Chasing 

Cottons, 

in an Australian quilting magazine,

I was away!

I made some slight alterations to the original, putting 

in corner stones and extra borders...

I kept the quilting to a minimum, because it involved 

lots of twisting and turning....

You can see it a little better here...

I guess you could call it "echo" quilting!

I love the spotted binding and 

the geometric type backing....

I have someone in mind who this will be gifted to,

even if it is a perfect fit with my new lounge suite!

QUILT STATS:

Dimensions: 57" X 70"

Machine quilted by me....

"Favourite Throw Quilt" category 

Happy days!

SUZ

MQPS.....

stands for Modern Quilted Pillow Swap!

This is secret sewing at its best!

Simply...make a pillow and send a photo to Tiina the 

administrator!

Close up!

They are published on Flick'r under the MQPS 

banner.....

When the time is up everyone with a pillow entered 

ranks them!

The back.....

It's fun trying to guess who, from this group of 60+ 

sewers, made what!

The maker of the pillow with the most votes receives 

her first choice, and so on! 

This is the pillow I made...

inspired by a mini quilt I saw here!

I used my Echo scraps and Kona Ash.

It's now off to its new home,

and I'm waiting to see which one is mine?

It's a shame MrPnP was partial to this one......

Typical!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

Castle Tiles....

That is the name I have given my Echo quilt....

well, its just a quilt TOP at this stage!


I have had my "Echo" stash for such a long time, 

waiting til I found the perfect pattern!

And this is it!


 I based "Castle Tiles" on....

You might be able to see where I have made some of my changes to the pattern....

 this quilt from a recent Australian Homespun 

magazine,

by Bec from Chasing Cottons.

(Should I make this quilt again, I would definitely 

make fewer HSTs and more flying geese.)

I was then on the hunt for the perfect solid! 

When Kylie @ Patchwork House told me it was called 

Castle Brown, I knew it would work!

I vacillated (great word, hey) between adding another 

border when it was this size (above)....

But because of these.....

Bias edges all the way round!

I did!

(The colours are not quite right in this early morning 


photo!)

Now the hunt is on for backing....

 and quilting ideas?

It is not a big quilt by any means -57" X 71"-

but perfectly lap size!

I think my post-quilting photos will be better!

Happy sewing!

SUZ

A new month, a new list!

1st August seems the perfect day to start a new WIPS 

list!

1. Finish piecing my "Echo" quilt- oh, so close!

2. Complete another Zakka project....

3. Make August Jazz Hands EPP block.

4. Cut and make a baby quilt from these fabrics....

5. I have August's Modern Stitching Bee blocks for 

Leanne to make....

6. And a Christmas embroidery to begin!

Check back soon- Echo is nearly finished!

I'd love to know what you are W.I.P-ping up?

Happy sewing!

SUZ

WIPS Bits!

There still has not been as much sewing time as I 

would like.....

but there is no point dwelling on it.....

I have completed Jazz Hands #7....

This bottom point is not working.....?

which gives me a few days of July left to concentrate 

my hand sewing time.....

on the hand quilting of "Summer Stars"....

Not sure why I thought quilting around these circles 

was a good idea!


I only have 85 more to do...

with very little thread left! Ugh!

I've had a couple of daylight hours at the machine....

But I am not quite ready to share my "Echo" 

completely yet...

And I may have cut into some fabric to make.....

yes, some Grannies....

Linking up with Freshly Pieced....

Happy sewing!

SUZ

There's an Echo in here....here...

Back at work......

Little time to sew.....

Nine blocks - partly done.......

Three to go!

(Oh, that rhymes!)

Happy sewing!

SUZ