This is my first Friday Flaunt. I’ve been fiddling about with Log Cabin blocks and scraps. These two turned into a new pincushion. The old one bit the dust when all my pins became rusty – a hazard from the tropics.
Now I’ve seen something really bizarre about my pincushion. Does anyone else have obsessive traits in their sewing rooms??
There has been slim pickings around here for a while, as far as quilting goes, so I thought I’d better post a pic of something I’ve been working on….for a very long time. The Quilt is called 99 Treasures and is a design by Susan Briscoe which I found in a UK magazine (quite) a few years ago now. I collected all the Japanese fabrics and my quilting buddies in Melbourne very kindly helped out. The hand applique has travelled all over the world with me on holidays over the past 4 years and I’ve finally pieced it together. The border will be different as I couldn’t find any fabric like the one in the original. I’m now doing the sashiko quilting using red and white Perle 8 thread.
We are pleased to introduce “Bonzer”. During our recent trip to Victoria and the Quilt Show, Miss14 found the pattern for Bonzer and his mate Beaut by Melly and Me. She spent ages at the show choosing just the right fabrics and has now put the finishing stitches in. For someone who has sewn probably twice on a sewing machine, I think she’s done an amazing job! Machine stitched, machine applique, hand applique and embroidery.
