'Simply Classical' - Mill House Collections

Last month, in the midst of putting together a research report,.... with the growing world's aged population and reduced child mortality rate,.... yes, I could probably make that quilt.!! Before I knew it, I have committed myself to make a quilt for Mill House Collections by Riley Blake Designs. The quilt pattern, 'Simply Classical', is designed by Carina Gardner. Three days later, the kit arrived but I was going on holiday.! So, I needed a plan to ensure that I would finish the quilt by the set deadline (19/10/2013). Project management isn't unfamiliar, and so, the planning wasn't a difficult task. It did take me a little while to find a quilting pattern that I think would complement the quilt, and at the same time, show off fabric designs. I chose the quilting pattern named 'Candy Land' by Anne Bright and quilted the quilt on my wonderful Gammill Statler. The quilt was completed last Sunday (13/10/2013). I enjoyed the process and was pleased with the finished quilt. It has already been sent to the company and will be used to promote the fabrics in Mill House Collections. I will eventually have it back, some time in the future.

Summer Table Runner

It is now autumn, with lovely cool morning and bright blue sky, and I like it very much. With no association to the weather, however, I have made this 'Summer Table Runner' when I saw a picture of it. I love the colours of watermelon although I hardly know what it tastes like (watermelon makes me sick, sadly). I had a few fat quarters in different shades of red, and off I went....There is also a free downloadable pattern but I chose not to follow it.! And so, it took me a little while to work out how I would like to finish it. I quilted it using 'grass b2b' pattern, by Anne Bright, on my wonderful Gammill Statler, and used the Gammill Statler to mark an arc for cutting out as well. I have also made these two cute coasters from the left over quilted pieces that I trimmed off.... Morag, one of my lovely clients, said to me that instead of saying 'I just made it up', I should be saying 'it's my own design'.!!! :-)