I have run out of time to do a blog this week so using last weeks blog and adding a little to it. Hubby and I were blessed to ahve ALL the family here on Christmas day.
This wall quilt was designed by Esther Aliu several years ago it was a mystery BOM and all who made it had so much fun and ended up with a stunning Christmas wall hanging my family look forward to seeing it go up each year now.
What my icecream christmas cake looks like when it comes to the table!!!!!!
Then it quickly disappears LOL
I wish you ALL the very very best for 2017. See you there next time. Kind Regards to you ALL and thank you for sharing 2016 with me. Glenda
To finish of 2016 blogging I thought I would add some photos of some of the quilts I worked on through out this year !!!!!!
My Love Entwined Quilt centre designed by Esther Aliu.
5 delightful blocks Im making up in to a quilt for a wee girl in Holland.
Party time Bottom 1/2 of My latest project for 2016
My Penny Rug made from an old WW11 Australian army blanket.I have added another 250 smaller and tiny circles this week but thats all.
Reverse side of bag.
Shields and Swords There is another row to the quilt but it is hanging over the back of the line??????
Now we see what the bag will look like when used. It has to have the lace stitiched down now and reinforcing
Patched jeans using sashiko stitching.
Centre of Little Hazel by Esther Aliu. Finally hand appliquéd my black bias around my outer circle it took me 3 1/2 hrs ?????
Just finished my 2nd small quilt of my 365 Circles challenge.
My adaption of Florence Petro’s quilt.
Friendship quilt hanging out for some fresh air, Im about 1/2 way with the quilting.
Was not happy with the large plante is unpicked part of it and added more padding
quilt top mostly antique fine wool fabrics from Japanese old Kimonos
My 1930 or older antique Crazy Quilt Im repairing.
This was one of the first wall quilts I made when I was living in PNG. I’ve added the final border to make it for a small single bed quilt. Now quilting it by hand to stabilise it.
MY NZ and OZ quilt. Was not happy with the quilt so adding circles.
My Postage stamp quilt, with out the black the colours were lost, now Im happy with the way it looks.
1930 scrappy 4inch blocks I brought on EBay making them in to a quilt and Im making more blocks my self from 1930 look a like fabric.
My first block form Esther Aliu’s Mystery Sweet 2016 Bom this year, I made mine in to a carry bag.
Some times it is so long since I have seen a WIP I have forgotten I have it till I read some ones blog and it reminds me of one I have and I pull it out for a while and do some more work on it!!!!!!
I have hung a kingsize grandmothers flower garden quilt over the window to stop the hot sun penetrating the room, on it is hanging the centre of Hearts Desire by Esther Aliu.
One of 12 1930 blocks I bought on EBay 15 years ago, Im repairing the beautiful wee pieces of fabric and then machine quilting the blocks. There has been a 1″ shrinkage in this block, from all most a 12 1/2″ block I have a square 11 1/2″ block. A lot of shrinkage but it is all 1/4 quilted.
One of Ricky Tims designs Ive just added the birds. I call this Tropical Sunset. I sat at the machine and appliquéd two of the birds on using bottom line and a very narrow but close zigzag stitch I have a very old 320 Bernina.
Merry Christmas ALL, this may be my last blog for 2016 as family start to arrive tomorrow. Thanks for all your company through 2016. Cheers Glenda
you have been very busy this year and have gotten a lot done. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and hope the new year is wonderful to you!
Merry Christmas, Glenda. What a fabulous body of work you have generated this past year. God’s blessings in the coming New Year. Enjoy your family!
WOW!!!! Glenda, you make me tired just looking at what you have worked on this year. I know that I have about that many UFOs lurking around my sewing area that have not been worked on this year, including two quilts for my granddaughter. I am going to try to finish one per month starting in January. Keep up the good work and always enjoy looking at your work. So many beautiful and diverse projects. Hope you and your have a Merry Christmas and as always a great New Year.
Merry Christmas Glenda
It was fantastic to come and visit your ‘neck of the woods’, we are looking forward to doing it again sometime!
Cheers Wendy & Co.
What a marvellous review of your quilting year! You are a remarkable and prolific needlewoman. I love to see your projects and I’m fascinated by how you develop them. Thank you so much for sharing!
Festive greetings to you and your family – I hope that you have a wonderful time!
Dear Glenda
All the projects we start and then the finishes! WOW. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all. I just love how you incorporate circles and how they change a project into something amazing. Merry Christmas.
Wowsers! You are a busy woman, Glenda! This was really fun to see all your things in one spot. Your quilts are so appealing to me with the scrappiness, and the creativity. I adore your quilting on the 1930’s block. Have just seen something similar done with another, but your hatching in the middle really adds more. Your quilting skills are shining through!
What will the new year bring for you?
What a productive year you’ve had!
I don’t forget any of my UFOs as I have them in a document on my computer, which I keep updated every time I start a new project, work on an old one, or best of all, finish something!
Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas to you and yours.
wonderful project Glenda!
Have a wonderful Christmas
Hi Glenda,
Love your Christmas wall quilt! Wow, your Ice Cream Christmas cake looks yummy!
Great to see all this year’s fabulous projects again.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and look forward to seeing what you work on next year.
Happy New Year,
Hugs, Barbara x