When I first started serious quilting about 10 years ago I thought it was only a 'real' quilt if it was hand quilted. I started to change the way I thought about 18 months ago when I realised I had so many quilts in me but at the rate of 2 or 3 a year hand sewn I would never get all my ideas done! So last October 2010 I took the plunge and bought a Bernina Aurora QE 440 to replace my old second hand sewing machine. I was instantly in love! I must have already sewn about 1/2 million stitches on my Bernina and have made about 6 quilts, many bags and smaller projects. I have noticed though that even though I put so much care and love into everything I make, because I make them quicker by machine, I don't feel as connected to them. Even my daughter has said she prefers me to hand sew the quilts I make for her. What do you think?
Kind wishes,
Carol
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Red, white and blue quilt
Hi
This post is about my last red, white and blue quilt that I finished a month or so ago. I say 'last' red, white and blue quilt as I seem to always be drawn to making quilts in this colour scheme! It was from a pattern in a summer issue of McCalls Quilting. Only a small piece of the quilt can be seen as it is folded on the back of the sofa. It has really brightened the room. I concentrated on trying to match the types of fabrics and shades to the article so this contains both new and reproduction fabrics. It is machine pieced and is just quilted in the ditch by machine.
Hope you like it.
Kind wishes,
Carol
This post is about my last red, white and blue quilt that I finished a month or so ago. I say 'last' red, white and blue quilt as I seem to always be drawn to making quilts in this colour scheme! It was from a pattern in a summer issue of McCalls Quilting. Only a small piece of the quilt can be seen as it is folded on the back of the sofa. It has really brightened the room. I concentrated on trying to match the types of fabrics and shades to the article so this contains both new and reproduction fabrics. It is machine pieced and is just quilted in the ditch by machine.
Hope you like it.
Kind wishes,
Monday, 22 August 2011
American Flag mini quilts
Hi
Just thought I'd post these two mini quilts i made from a magazine article (will have to check which one as can't remember off hand. It might have been a McCalls). I first made it the size in the article which was only about 15inches then I enlarged the template to make it a bigger wall hanging of about 2 1/2 feet. The top photo is the small one even though it looks bigger! Hope you like them.
Kind wishes,
Carol
Just thought I'd post these two mini quilts i made from a magazine article (will have to check which one as can't remember off hand. It might have been a McCalls). I first made it the size in the article which was only about 15inches then I enlarged the template to make it a bigger wall hanging of about 2 1/2 feet. The top photo is the small one even though it looks bigger! Hope you like them.
Kind wishes,
Sunday, 21 August 2011
My etsy shop
Here is the link for my etsy shop. I plan to add more to the shop when I have built up enough stock for the Christmas Fair I am doing in Novemer. Please check it out.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CountryStarQuilts?ref=si_shop
Kind wishes Carol
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CountryStarQuilts?ref=si_shop
Kind wishes Carol
What I've been doing so far
Hi Everyone!
I spent most of yesterday doing two things. Trying to learn how to blog and making tote bags for a fair I am doing in November. I still have so much to do with both! It's a learning curve working out how to do a blog so I hope you'll stick with me as I plan to get as many photo's of my quilts uploaded as possible. My future projects I will post as I am doing them. I have so many ideas for items for my craft fair but could do with double the time! November seems like a long way off but it's getting close fast!! I'd better get on with it so will post soon.
Kind wishes, Carol
I spent most of yesterday doing two things. Trying to learn how to blog and making tote bags for a fair I am doing in November. I still have so much to do with both! It's a learning curve working out how to do a blog so I hope you'll stick with me as I plan to get as many photo's of my quilts uploaded as possible. My future projects I will post as I am doing them. I have so many ideas for items for my craft fair but could do with double the time! November seems like a long way off but it's getting close fast!! I'd better get on with it so will post soon.
Kind wishes, Carol
Saturday, 20 August 2011
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