Sew much fabric, sew little time

[overthehill]

Those are lovely, rosy. Look forward to seeing the finished quilt!

[rosy]

Your wish is my command!

Quilt top done ready for quilting and binding.

I could not get a picture without the cat. I turfed him off after the first picture and tried to distract him with a treat, but he came running back!

[Ruby]

I love that, rosy. It's amazing.

[Ella77]

Very impressive!

[emma_p]

Wow, it’s beautiful! Must have taken forever

[happyhighlandcoo]

Wow, that's incredible! So much detail and I'm sure the tessellation was a big puzzle. It is lovely that the cat loves it too!

[overthehill]

That's truly lovely, rosy.

[SunnyMum]

That's impressive, rosy.
I will have a root about and find some pictures of the quilts that my friend's MIL makes, I think you'd like to see them.

[wendy james]

Wow, looks fab!

[SunnyMum]

I've finally managed to find my friend's MIL's quilts.
These ones have a sad back story : She made these ones from her son's shirts (my friend's husband) who died in a car accident 4 years ago. She made them for her grandaughters (his and E's gorgeous girls) who were only aged 7 and 8 when he died.

[SunnyMum]

A few more...

[SunnyMum]

I particularly like this one.

[Kleio]

Wow! They are beautiful!

[overthehill]

How sad, and how beautiful. I have a tear in my eye ...

I'm going to attempt my first quilt fairly shortly. I'm thinking of something with mischievous dachshund appliques, as a present for my mum's 90th birthday. It's got to be ready for 10th October. :? Something quite simple - a bit like Janet Clare's 'Cats' pattern:

janet-clare-cat.jpg

[rosy]

What beautiful quilts, SM! She is very talented; how sad about her son/your friend's husband.

[SunnyMum]

She really is very talented. And kind. And strong. She's buried her husband and her son. My friend took a while (years) before she was ready to give her the shirts, but now she's happy her girls have something to remember their Papa.

[rosy]

The shirts quilts are lovely and must be such a lovely tangible reminder for his daughters. I love the choice of the dark fabric in the blocks to give the illusion of depth in the first one.

But I keep going back to the windows ?aperçus (I can't quite read the words) quilt; it's so clever.

[SunnyMum]

It says " Histoires entre aperçus" = Glimpses of stories. Evry window hints at a different event / story / something happening.

[Cerise]

So clever yet heartbreaking!

I have just started a beginners sewing course. Yesterday I learnt how to thread my machine and sew together pieces of material. . Next week is bunting so I’ve ordered some Christmas fabric. Week three is a tote bag and I’ve order fabric called “Knitting Cats”. The last week is a cushion cover and I’m hoping to repurpose an Ikea curtain.

I’ve had a lovely evening shortlisting fabrics. Like I need anything else to burn up my time!

[rosy]

This is how it starts. Before you know it you have a stash box, then two, then...!