The quilter wanted to remain anonymous. She was not quite finished the top of the quilt but what an amazing achievement. The hexagons are the size of a Canadian quarter or a NZ 50 cent piece. This is all hand sewn!
Showing posts with label traditional quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label traditional quilt. Show all posts
April 18, 2011
Grandmother's Garden Quilt in Australia
Here is a beautiful quilt that I came across in Patchwork Addiction, Windsor, Australia.
The quilter wanted to remain anonymous. She was not quite finished the top of the quilt but what an amazing achievement. The hexagons are the size of a Canadian quarter or a NZ 50 cent piece. This is all hand sewn!
The quilter wanted to remain anonymous. She was not quite finished the top of the quilt but what an amazing achievement. The hexagons are the size of a Canadian quarter or a NZ 50 cent piece. This is all hand sewn!
August 24, 2010
Back from Sydney with inspiration
Hello crafty friends,
It was a wonderful trip with my husband. We saw all the wildlife (dead and alive) and had the pleasure of setting up my sister's sewing machine in her new sewing room. We got started on an Irish Chain quilt using a Kiwiana Toile that she picked up here in Auckland. It was really fun showing her the cheats to making the quilt grow quickly. She promises to send me a photo of it on the floor in her living room.
Another inspiration was something I found at Patchwork Addiction in Windsor (NW Sydney). They were crazed about the Dear Jane book by Brenda Papadakis. It's based on a vintage quilt made in 1863 by Jane A. Stickle, featuring 225 patterns! The methods used are applique, foundation piecing, paper piecing, and good old fashioned traditional piecing. I bought the book and the rulers! Since I was working on a sampler earlier, this quilt intrigued me... no delighted me! I bought 3 meters of various cream tone-on-tone fabric to get me started. I can't wait to get started but first I will have to translate some of the patterns into 12" blocks for my sampler quilt.
Another inspiration was something I found at Patchwork Addiction in Windsor (NW Sydney). They were crazed about the Dear Jane book by Brenda Papadakis. It's based on a vintage quilt made in 1863 by Jane A. Stickle, featuring 225 patterns! The methods used are applique, foundation piecing, paper piecing, and good old fashioned traditional piecing. I bought the book and the rulers! Since I was working on a sampler earlier, this quilt intrigued me... no delighted me! I bought 3 meters of various cream tone-on-tone fabric to get me started. I can't wait to get started but first I will have to translate some of the patterns into 12" blocks for my sampler quilt.
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