pátek 25. října 2013

Bloggers quilt festival - Sun Blossom

Sun Blossom quilt
size is  61" * 90" - my largest quilt ever!
wool batting
fabric: Art Gallery Fabric, Rowan, Czech and recycled 
I have number 5 in Bed Quilt category.

It was my first time I used triangles with 60 degree angles. I found it very easy to make!  
I choose bright colours for it - yellow, pink, orange, brown.   I used wool batting. And the back size is a piece of "made fabric". 












I finished my  quilt at my holiday at North Sea. Perfect weather - not very cold, playing in waves, walking and running on the beach.... And there was time to use my quilt - while other are swimming.


AmysCreativeSide

Bloggers quilt festival - Little cakes quilt

 Little cakes
 size  is 60 * 81 inches
polyester batting
scrappy quilt, hand quilted
my number is 3 in Hand-quilted Quilt category

This Little cakes quilt was for very long time a secret.
I designed it for Praque Patchwork meeting in April 2013. It is a nine patch variation.
I started in April 2012 drawing the pattern. I was not in hurry to finished it. I slowly pieced it on my machine, basted it and hand quilted it. The hand quilting last for nearly 6 months. It was my hand work for holidays and weekends.   



It looks like a classic quilt.  I know, you have already seen very similar quilts.   
I used an Ikea fabric for backing. This backing fabric gives the name to my quilt. There is only food on it - so my quilt should by  food, too. - Litlle cakes. 
Enjoy it.









AmysCreativeSide




Log Cabin

Na žádost své sestřenky jsem se pustila do tradičního vzoru  Log Cabin. Naštěstí látky si vybírala sama. Jako kontrast k pravidelným čtvercům si vybrala spirálu ala Hunderwasser. Spirálu šiji v ruce, ale mám štěstí, každá nepravidelnost je vítána.



I start with Log Cabin block for my cousin. She find fabric - good for me - I did not need to choose them  myself. She also choose a spiral ala Hundertwasser  - It is the opposite to regular Log Cabin blocks.  I sew it in hand - every anomaly is invited. 


Včera večer jsem dávala dokupy deku s názvem Jarek se žení. Hlásím: Sešpendleno. Další fáze: prošívání na stroji. 



I basted my Jared takes a wife quilt last night. Next I will machine quilted it.


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neděle 13. října 2013

Pět hrnků - Five cups

Dokončila jsem 5 hrnečků a jednu konvici.
Včera krátká příjemná návštěva u Dianne
Slíbila jsem, že jí ušiji jeden blok do její Stitch Tease quilt.









I finished five cups and a kettle. 
Yesterday I shortly visited Dianne. Nice. 
I promised to make a block for her Stitch Tease quilt.