Quilting I've been busy with...

Hi All
It's been a busy time here for me with work and quilting. I'm still working on the quilt for my work mate which is partially finished....as it is such a huge quilt, I've made the top and I'm now making 3 x side panels which are well on the way. Due to problems with my right shoulder, the top was quilted by a friend who is a genius on a short-arm sewing machine. As it is so big, her daughter (my other mate) has christened this quilt the "chuffin big beast" but it's looking brilliant and I know the owner will love it as much as I do, but due to privacy request, neither I nor my friends can post photos of this quilt at this time....though this may change when he sees it. He said he was going to take people on a tour of the bedroom because he expects it to be  a masterpiece....I just think he's trying to recoup the money it's costing him hahahaha!

What I can do though is show you the quilted UFO I'd started on a very useless, cheapish machine about 10 years ago for my grandaughter. The stitching/tension was a nightmare so I flung it at the back of a cupboard (the quilt not the machine, though I did get a push to buy a decent one) but then I had an idea!!!!! What if I let my mate loose on it to weave her magic into it? It was worth a chance as it seemed a shame to throw it away and I'm so glad I did! Now the quilt is on my youngest grandaughter's bed and is gorgeous.
Here is a photo -

Lots of v'ing and hearts and flowers in the quilting by Jan has made this perfect for Eden's bedroom so thanks Jan.

IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR A QUALITY, REASONABLY PRICED QUILTING SERVICE TO YOUR OWN DESIGNS, YOU CAN FIND HER ON Jan's Musing

Lammy with Love X

I'm on a roll now so just an update on other stuff...
I've finally made the decision to join my online patchwork group's 2012 UnFinishedObjects Zapping! challenge as I am guilty of starting projects then not completing them. I am getting some assistance from my fab quilter mate Jan who does prize-worthy quilting patterns on a much-loved short-arm Bernina machine. Together these two producing amazing work and I am really happy to trust my quilts to her skills as health issues have prevented me from doing my own quilting for the past few months. Go have a look at Jan's blog to see the gorgeous work she has done for many years and continues to do.
http://www.jansmusing.blogspot.com/

I've also joined the 2012 Postcard swap as I love the postcards for my collection and have made some for friends and a really lovely Postcard storage box  - - - - - -

and a diary cover too.... 





...and I've joined the 2012 Birthday club too so lots of gifts going to be passed around this year YAY!
As a tight group, we responded to some upsetting news of a fellow quilter J, by making pink and white/cream blocks for another member Rosemary to put together into quilts for sale to raise money for Breast Cancer Charity. These will be raffled over the next few months to raise much needed money for research to help to stamp out cancer.
Will post some photos when I have more time but still lots of work ongoing with I hope, some finished objects to boot.....out of my UFO stack.
Lammy with Love X

Hi All
Time is flying by too quickly. I can't believe I haven't had time to post since late November 2011 but I've been so busy - but I'm here now so here goes....
I'm still working on the huge quilt for a work friend but hope to have the main body of it off to my quilter in the next couple of weeks while I get on with the very ambitious panels for the sides and bottom to attach later.
In the past couple of months my quilter has done me proud with the Space quilt for Jet having rockets and stars in the quilting and the Dinosaur quilt for Brennan has dinosaurs in the quilting design......genius. The quilting on these can be found at http://www.jansmusing.blogspot.com/
Thanks Jan!

Mmmm and what have I done apart from taking photos of the finished Space and Dinosaur before I gave them to happy kidz?....I made a buggy quilt called Cats and Dogs! for Eden and well! she loved the cats hiding place but the fleece foot muff on the back....not so much! and well, that's a whole other posting but I vermicelli quilted it myself and did a good job so as they say, 'practice makes perfect....or in this case...nearly perfect'.
Here it is -

And here are the cats - all present and accounted for. From the left is Jade cat; Mistigris and the Mouse, and finally Gatchelou the Fisherman. Peeping out from their hidey pocket on the top back of the quilt.

Dinosaur quilt for B which is quilted with dinosaurs and stars (courtesyof Jan) but silly me, I forgot to photograph these two when finished as I was off on holiday. They were both really lovely! These are pre-quilting pics -

And for J, a Space quilt which has rockets and stars in the quilting pattern - all done free-hand (no pre-programmed stitches here guys!) and amazing....and she opens to orders from quilters.

As I said, go to Jan's blog to see great quilting on these last 2 quilts.
Lammy with Love X

Cushion Capers

This is my version of the challenge 'make a cushion in a week' in which I added all the elements but did my own thing to suit me!

Lammy with Love X

Underground Railroad blocks

Here's my North Star block which is the penultimate block in this project, the final block being a story to tie all the Underground Railroad quilt together.
North Star...

And my story block...

This came with mini photos of blocks in place but I replaced them with photos of my own blocks I've made to tie everything together. I've really enjoyed this project with my online quilting friends and have acquired some fabric for the back of the quilt which will be perfect so watch this space....but not too closely as I need some time to complete this quilt, and this is a keeper quilt so it's all mine.....

Lammy with Love X

Catching up with you all....

Hi All

To those of you who are below par for whatever reasons, I'm sending out virtual hugs to you, and 'feel better soon' wishes too!

I'm still working on the quilt for my work colleague but progress is very slow as I'm suffering from a fibromyalgia flare-up and boy! the pain in my arms is severe, so much so that simple tasks like just picking up a hot kettle is proving difficult and painful. I know it'll get better if I pace myself and rest so that's exactly what I'm going to have to do. I've been doing smaller (less taxing on my arms) projects in between so after completing machine applique on 4 blocks for above quilt, I managed to put the binding on my Rennie Macintosh wallhanging yesterday. I loved this when I saw it and with a gift from a quilty friend, I've completed the wallhanging for me! YES ME! hahaha...eyes off!  For those of you who know me well, you'll know that I never usually keep what I make but this was for me from the start so it's going in my hall...or bedroom...or lounge...well somewhere because I love it.
And here it is -

Thanks Tessa x

Lammy with Love X

Mini-break away!

Hi All

We're back from our mini holiday to K's in Suffolk - had a great time. All quilty deliveries for Eden have been made. She loves her Red Ellie-phant of course (favourite colour) as well as her blue Ollie-phant, and her Harriet Hare or her 'rabbit'. The curtains look really lovely in her room -

Bunting looks lovely too............

Jet really like the curtains so I've got an order for a sky/garden with trees/flowers/butterflies  and ladybird bugs (buttons) like Eden's, and Brennan wants the TARDIS and Planets for his 'quilt' curtains...mmm that's me busy for a long time to come....

Also -

managed to complete 3 x Advent calendar kits to take with me, which they love and are looking forward to using them.....

Got lovely fabrics for my birthday off my family and of course, just had to pick up some 'rainy day' ½ metres, as well as fabrics for a cot quilt for a new baby boy in the family. My family are calling me a fabric addict now....what took them so long to realise!!!!!! hahaha

Lammy with Love X