So.....my first blog! Why am I starting this blog? I follow lots of blogs and enjoy seeing progress made by other quilters. I like to see their designs and ideas progress and think I would like to share my progress, its fits and starts, its successes and failures, and what I have learned in the process. I have several projects in the works in varying stages of completion. Here they are: DI FORD'S MOUNTMELLICK This is my version of the quilt which was Quiltmania's mystery quilt for 2014. I…

One of my favourite online quilt shops is Threadbear in Australia, I love the patterns they carry and when I saw the new quilt by Corliss I had to order the pattern. The Caswell Quilt was inspired by a famous carpet of the same name in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and features thirty blocks of appliqued flowers, leaves, birds and butterflies. I love Threadbear patterns, this one is over fifty A3 pages printed on good quality paper with colour pictures of each block and full…

Last month, when Kara was here to teach at the Academy of Appliqué, we spent a day at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia. That has been our routine for the past few years, but we were especially eager to go this year to see the special exhibit by the Baltimore Appliqué Society (BAS). And not just because our Fairy Tale Album was part of the exhibit; we knew what a treat it is to see the work of our fellow appliqué-ers in BAS! And we were not disappointed. Here is the…

Here is my new hand applique project. The Caswell quilt. I've received by mail my pattern and I'm ready to sew. Voici mon nouveau projet pour travailler à la main. J'ai fait venir le patron et suis

Once again, another amazing applique quilt from Sally. Her vision for these appliques and fabric choices are so nice, there are lots of ...

'Caswell Quilt' made by Lynda Johnson, designed by Corliss Searcy, quilted by Frances Meredith Sometimes a quilt walks in the door and you don't want it to leave. This was the case with Lynda's amazing version of the Caswell quilt. Lynda has a great eye for colour and uses fussy cutting to its best advantage. She has put her own spin on it with a lovely applique border and by just doing a selection of the blocks. It's a great size. 'Caswell Quilt' made by Lynda Johnson, designed by Corliss…

This quilt was a block of the week pattern by Barbara Brackman started in 2011. To make it more interesting I made two blocks of the same ...

'Caswell Quilt' made by Julia, quilted by Frances Meredith, Fabadashery Longarm Quilting At the beginning of the year I had the pleasure of quilting this beautiful 'Caswell' Quilt for Julia, who is a member of the Little Coxwell Quilters. This is a picture of it just as I had taken it of the quilting frame - perhaps my favourite part of the longarm quilting process. If I catch the sun at the right time of day, it crosses the quilt emphasising all the quilting I have just done. 'Caswell…

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