Elm Creek Novels

This is a pic of the quilt I made to celebrate the National Year of Reading (2012).  The centre has the Elm Creek Manor with features mentioned in the novels, eg the grey stone building, full length front patio, apple orchard, tall trees and circular drive,  The flying geese circle is from a novel where Sylvia walks outside and sees the geese flying overhead.  I then completed it with chain stitch embroidery using a pattern in an Australian quilting magazine and a final border foundation pieced including printed images of covers of the novels.

This quilt was displayed in our local library (Caloundra, Sunshine Coast).

Mug Rug pics

These are the mug rugs I have made so far.  They are fun to make.  The size varies - your call.   A great project if you don't want to make a large quilt, or if you have no walls to spare to hang another wall hanging!

MUG RUGS

I have registered with Quilting Gallery for the mug rug swap.  I think mug rugs are great and especially when you don't want to make a large quilt.  I took the ones I have made (five so far) to Night Owls last night (the Caloundra Quilters night group) and these were met with much interest and many queries as to what a mug rug is!  I will post photos of the mug rugs in the next day or so.

Mrs Lincoln's Dressmaker

I am patiently awaiting for my copy of Jennifer Chiaverini's latest novel to arrive - I have had it on preorder since September 2012.  I am a great fan of the Elm Creek Novels and am looking forward to reading this one that is something different.

Scrap Quilts

I have been trying to decrease my stash by making a couple of scrap quilts.  Despite cutting numerous strips, 1" to 2.5" wide, I have not made any inroads into my stash at all.