3 finishes and 2 tops...

I have some pictures to share with you. The first finish is my split 9-patch. It is beautifully quilted by Liz at Kaktus quilt.

This is my finished circus pinwheels tablecloth. Quilted in the ditch. I found the pattern in one of Kaffe Fassetts books.

Then my finished cuppaz, partly Jan Mullen, partly inspired by Tonya. It is handquilted with fans. My first attemmpt at this. I have used a quilting stencil to mark the quilt. Love the look of handquilting. Thanks to Tonya for inspiring summer classes!

And the vintage tumler is gotten bigger. I have added all my green and pink patches to make it a better size. I think this will be my next handquilting project.

This last picture is a flannel top for one of our sofas. No name for it yet. The fabric is so soft - Woolies by Bonnie Sullivan. I bought a roll of fat eights on my holliday of her spring collection and was able to add 2 patches from each of the of the blues and cream ( size 4" by 8") to make it a bit more scrappy.

My plan is to use it as a sofacover.

Autumn is coming soon. We have a few orange and red leaves on the maple three outside - so pretty! Just love the autumn colors! Dark evenings to spend sewing and quilting...

Thank you for visiting. Hope you will enjoy the rest of your weekend. And please feel free to leave any comments on my blog. Take care.

wip split 9 patch

Some progress made on my Split 9 patch. I have added the border of pinwheels. This one is going to be machine quilted on a longarm. All I have to do is finish the label and deliver it with Kaktus Quilt.

More patches for my Cat quilt. The softer colours will go well with our dining room.

We have had a few beautiful and sunny days, and there is hope of more next week. Have started working a bit in the garden. May is perhaps the most beautiful month in south west Norway with the new greenery and the first sunny and warm days. We are enjoying them as much as we can...

split 9 patch - step 2

This is the first time i have tried photocopying on fabric sheets. Great for making quilt labels!

Remember these from earlier post? They are still waiting to be added to the top....

This is why I call my quilt "split 9 patches". I started with 7.5" squares. After sewing them into 9 patches I had to trim away some.... The patch measures 9" when it is put into the top.

All the split 9 patches with sashing. Waiting for border and pinwheels. I wasn't after putting the top together. The colors didn't really shine. So I ripped up and replased 4 of the bigger patches with more yellow fabric. It made the difference I think. Funny how undoing and redoing can seem like a huge task. When I finally got around to it it wasn't that bad.