Friday 24 September 2010

HOME AND SAFE

BRILLIANT NEWS
My friend Di's son Andy
is
HOME
from Afghanistan
SAFE and WELL
Welcome home Andy

Sunday 19 September 2010

SEPTEMBER QUILT SET DAY - UPDATED

UPDATED with names now as far as I could remember...

I was absolutely stunned by all the wonderful Quilts in our Showtime today. I do hope you will enjoy the show as much as I did.
Ready to quilt by  JANICE
I surprised Janice today by taking along a fabric postcard pack for her to make -
she always said she couldn't make one, well look what she made...
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Four of the YELLOW blocks entered in our Block Lotto...
Four more - we had eight in total,
can you pick the two winners?
The yellow rose on black background and the sunset block directly above that
were the winners, they had 4 blocks each...
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Following are the entries in a small competition I set them, to make something from the
lesson they learned in July's meeting, I had four entries...again can you pick the winner?
I'm not sure people quite understood this block, it is a REAL heart,
done in sari silks, very clever I thought...
The winner was the one with the tabs at the top
* won a gift voucher for £10 to spend with THE QUILT TOP
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Now we begin our SHOWTIME -
Love these oakleaves and acorns...
FANTASTIC - the first of the Dear Jane Baby Quilts to be finished...
BETTY made this one
finished at last  BET said.
another STUNNING Dear Jane Baby Quilt...
I love this colour scheme...
Finished from a while back...
Baby Jane done ready for quilting...
Stained glass Rennie Mackintosh Rose...
by KATE
Another trip down memory lane...
AMAZING Baby Jane finished...
A TRUE BABY JANE as these are 4 1/2" squares folks...
by DEE
BRIDGET went to the Festival of Quilts and was inspired, great stuff...
Quilt made from Block Lotto winnings - excellent usage...
showing you the quilting from the back view...
Fabulous funny story behind this, I will get it all  from BRIDGET and let you know later...
made by BRIDGET with scraps I gave her - amazing or what!
No Rebecca didn't make this, silly people.....
same person as above BRIDGET made this from scraps I had given her -
I think I shall have to study my scraps a bit more...
this is the back of...
this STUNNING Baby Jane Quilt...
by SYLVIA
WOOHOO, Trip Around the World - Quilt in a Day - Finished finally...
Babies first quilt made with blocks won in the Block Lotto...
by SUZANNE
Gorgeous small quilt, love those colours...
I wish I could remember what Neil and I were laughing at!!!!
Seaside Bunting made at the Festival of Quilts...
by REBECCA
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH - GORGEOUS -
I just love Log Cabin...
by DI
a closer view for you...
You will have seen I haven't put any names against the work this time. The reason being, one of these items is a surprise for someone very special and so I have no wish to spoil that surprise. I figured if I name no-ones work the surprise stands. I would hate for the person who is to get the item to see it on here, you just never know who reads your Blog do you. I asked permission to put the picture up in the first place for you to see. If you know what I am talking about and wish to leave a message, please don't mention any names, just the item. Many thanks. Once the item has been given to the person I will put the names up to give the credit where it is due. I hope you will bear with me on this.
All the work was brilliant today girls, gold stars all round. I wish I could give prizes to you all for what you have achieved here. Those Dear Janes were such a surprise for me to see today, I really must start mine!!!!!
Thank you ladies of the Quilt Set for making it all worthwhile.
Thank you Lisa and Neil of THE QUILT TOP for attending with your fabulous fabrics once more.
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Wednesday 15 September 2010

BEAUTIFUL

I did tell you I had a wonderful gift from Maggi didn't I. Here it is, a Nutmeg bag she calls it, I call it a work of art, I have never seen or been given something so beautiful, I have taken lots of pictures to try to show you  how gorgeous it is. Thank you Maggi so much I love it

and inside were these gorgeous buttons...

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Follow that, as they say. Well, here is a small quilt I have made with some of the 52 blocks from last year...
More will follow as this is only 12 blocks.
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I don't like this page layout but I cannopt find the old style layouts, anyone got any ideas for me, all the pictures seem to be squashed with this layout. I will have to search a bit more.
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Tuesday 14 September 2010

AND MORE GIFTS

Blogger, for some reason decided to leave some of the pictures off I had loaded the other day of gifts I had received!!! Why me!!! Very strange. I have loaded them again and am keeping my fingers crossed. My lovely friend Tonya has told me this evening that STAPLES will check my computer - for free!! I shall have to look into that methinks. Thanks Tonya.

From Suzanne...
Family cards...
Birthday card from my friend Elisabeth...
and from Joan, thank you so much...
Above is the front of ATC, below is the back...
Gorgeous green fabric from Pam, thanks Pam, love it...
Scrummy Kaffe Fassett fabrics which I am now collecting so as to make one of his quilts...
I have ordered a bunch from EBay...
Postcards for Ange, for our monthly swap,
of which I am behind - of course!!!
Can anyone make use of these, they are TOY eyes and noses,
do let me know and they are yours, I don't make toys anymore - thank goodness!
this fabric is also from Joan, great colour Joan many many thanks.
added to my collection of creams I am collecting...
Hooray, I managed to get the pictures on...
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OK, I didn't get Robbie for my Birthday - shame - just putting him here to cheer myself up.
Ahhh, that's better
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