New Batik Wallhanging

I finished putting the binding on the wallhanging that I was telling you all about recently and I had promised to post some photographs of the finished article.  So here it is.

Batik Circles Wallhanging

I still haven't thought of a name for it yet so I haven't put on the label. 

Close up of the free motion quilting & satin stitch

This is my favourite technique at the moment.  I have always enjoyed doing reverse applique but this also brings in the circles as well.

I will be going to Dublin next week to teach this at the Irish Patchwork Society's Eastern Branch.  I'm really looking forward to going as I met such a nice group of ladies the last time that I went down.  They were so welcoming. 

Well the rest of my day will consist of some rather boring paperwork but then I'll get packed and ready for the start of my first class tomorrow.  So it's nice to look forward to a new term and new possibilities. 

Talk to you later.
Sandra

Beautiful Batiks

I have been having fun over the holidays making a new batik circles wallhanging.  As I have said before, this is a technique that I learned from watching Libby Lehman on The Quilt Show. 

This technique of reverse applique made me fall in love with batiks.  The colours are amazing.

These are the colours that I have chosen to use.

I have quite a collection of batiks which I built up over a period of time and even though I would have loved to have gone out and bought some more, there was no need to and so I used the ones that I already had in my stash.

Beautiful Batiks

I spend a lot of time choosing the fabrics for a new project.  I find great enjoyment in trying out colour combinations and I never rush this stage. 

A section of my quilt top

Circles

Satin Stitched Circles

At the moment, I am at the stage of doing the satin stitch around the circles.  This is another point where I can spend ages choosing thread colours. 

I may not use all of these but the rayons are my favourites when I make the circles as they give a lovely lustre to the satin stitch. 

As I am still in the process of making this wallhanging, I can't show you any final pictures yet.  But I do promise to show you the finished product later.

Must go now and continue with the satin stitch. 
Talk soon.

Sandra


 

Autumn

Autumn is well and truly here! 

Shades of Autumn

These photos were taken only a few weeks ago but already all the leaves have fallen.  Yesterday was the first day that I thought I should have brought my gloves with me.  We were all out at the car boot sale and it was very cold.  I didn't get anything though as many of the sellers had stayed at home because of the weather.

I have been quite busy lately.  I'm getting ready for a new class that I start tomorrow night.  It's a wallhanging with reverse applique and circles. I love to use batiks when I make it.  I saw Libby Lehman doing the technique on The Quilt Show and I think it is amazing. 

Batik Circles

Echo Quilting

I'm also working on a jelly roll quilt from Pam & Nicky Lintott's book "Layer Cake, Jelly Roll and Charm Quilts".  I am making it from French General fabric which is my favourite at the moment.  I bought a 'Maison de Garance' Jelly Roll at the Festival, some fat quarters and already had some pieces from other collections.  I can't post any photos of it yet though as the ones I have were taken at night and the quality is bad. I will be hoping to teach it in January and the book will be included with the enrollment fee. 

I thought that I would finish off tonight with a picture of a scrappy quilt that I made after watching Eleanor Burns on QNNtv.  

The Buckeye Beauty Block

That will have to be enough for tonight. 

Talk soon.
Sandra