2nd greek cross quilt

Phew! I didn't think I would get this one ticked off my FAL Q2 list but I did! I didn't stress about the quilting just straight squiggly across and down.
I had been given enough of these blocks from the lovely ladies of the siblings together quilt bee to make a second quilt top, I just needed a few more blocks to complete it. After raiding my stash of blues I got it finished ....ermmmm 10 minutes ago!
squeaking in for the linky party.

Petra prins Dutch quilt

Another quite massive tick off the FAL Q2 list!! When we had a trip to Amsterdam last year I had a trip to the Petra Prins shop. I have always loved her reproduction dutch fabric. The yellows and purples and dusky pinks just sing to me!

I wanted to make a quilt from one of her books, unfortunately I developed joint problems and was slightly daunted by the gazillion and one HSTs ..... plus all the rotary cutting.

Never fear, the fiskars rotary cutter guillotine thingy is perfect as is the clingy thing, clearly perfect angles. I only had to trim about 2 out of every dozen triangles I made and I think that was because I hadn't been too accurate in the initial cutting - sorted!

The original center of the quilt was hand appliqued, well that is out for me, my shonky old joints couldn't cope so I found this foundation paper pieced pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy, perfect!

I took it up to a quilting retreat up in Cullen and got cracking, the finished quilt is on its way to siblings together.

Sewtogether bag for Marshall

Massive dash for posts for the FAL2017 Q2 link up! Here is the original finish proposal post. I have known Marshall for many years, such a lovely lady, really I don't think I have ever known her say a cross word. She sent me this lovely parcel of fabric and a Fabricology bag years ago. I always knew that I wanted to make her a sew together bag with it. She is a knitter not a quilter and a sew together bag is perfect for all those knitty notions! When the EMG had a sewing day I took this along and got stuck in. I love the effect and Marshall loved the bag, win win all round!

 

Liberty hexies

More ticks on the FAL Q2 list!The stitchgathering always has such great goody bags, and in 2015 the lovely Duck Egg Threads gave us this pack of Liberty hexies. I had grand ideas of adding to them and making a bigger thing but my wonky old hands have put an end to my hand sewing. So I decided to use these up. I make four flowers from them and thought they would be fab on the back of my Christine kitchen quilt along Liberty quilt.

Liberty on Lecien, ahhhh match made in heaven.

Fussy cut quilt

Another tick on the FAL Q2 list! Next up in my insane rush to get all posts done for the next FAL linky is the fussy cut quilt. I've been in this swap for a gazillion years, lovely swap. At the end of each year I take the 12x12 blocks and put them together for a linus quilt. So here it is backed in snuggle fleece all bright and perky ready for new home.

Heart quilt

First finish!! Phew! I was under pressure with this one, it was for the first granddaughter of a lovely lady from the Rural. The pattern is from two for one jelly rolls by Pam and Nicky Lintott, I loved making it even though I had to do some major reconstructive surgery on it ...

Whoah yea I had to take out a corner triangle after it had been quilted, I got slap happy with the seam ripper ...

Never mind, it's done, the rural lady is over the moon with it and I can tick tick tick it off my FAL Q2 list!

 

Oranges lemons and pineapple

ticking off the FAL Q2 list! Ok so I'm in the rural, the Scottish woman's (rural) institute, we are not allowed to use rural any more, well hey, for me it's been the rural for the past *cough* 50 odd years so the rural it remains!! Aw Right? So ma main man Evelyn, "housewife and handicrafts convneor" says to me, Budsmam we need a placemat on the theme of oranges and lemons for the Annual show, fret not says I, I'm yer woman! My creative juices started flowing and I thought pineapples!! How post modern ... Let's do oranges and lemons in a pineapple block!

I adore foundation piecing, and love the opportunity to revisit the pineapple block, thank you the Rural 😊 

And another finish for the finish along!