A weekend with Krista Hennebury

> Woot woot! This is a test. I've been having a right mare with the blog recently. All the iPad apps now don't work ..... so I either drag out the laptop (not happening) or find another way to post using iPad.
> So I'm trying out email!!!! Flipping heck brave new world eh? So the fab laydeez of the modern quilt guild hosted an evening with Krista Hennebury @ poppyprint grand night, great fun and a very warm and generous speaker. It was preceded by the now traditional fish n chips and a glass of wine with the lovely Ruth.
> Sunday was a workshop learning to do the square peg round hole pattern, lots of cutting but fab result.
> Some pics from the weekend :

Mahoosive liberty quilt

Here that noise?? Its me squeaking in with one last finish on my Q1 list 😂😂 this wss number 3 on the list.

Its done !! My husband (ower Scoobs) doing a grand job of showing off the finished mahoosive Liberty quilt top. His poor arms wont stretch to the full 98 , yes 98 inches in width .... i really must get better at realising how big quilt tops are going to be! I got it back this week from the fabulous Cath, @cumbrianlongarmer. And what a stunning job she did.

Here are some shots of it at Gartmore, which is fitting since it was started here last summer.

Under a chandelier, budthepuppy would approve😊

The pattern is a Susan Briscoe one from one of the early editions of Todays Quilter, a supplement on medallion quilts.

See those tins? I took all my liberty stash with me when making these!

144 flying geese

Had to stand on rocking chair squidged up in a corner to do this!

Ahhhhhh almost the point of no return!! I wasnt paying attention to the piecing and it was getting dangerously squint. I had to take middle out and re piece ....

At Gartmore putting on final border

And a final shot of the lovely Mark who has now become a right prima donna now he knows about the #husbandholdingquilts hashtag 😂😂😂

Pretty little Italy

Wa hey! Another finish ticked off the finish along list! This was no. 2 on the list for Q1 im so chuffed with it, i love satsuma street designs. I bought a lot of the Pretty Little City patterns in a sale, hoping to slowly work my way through them. Here is Pretty Little Italy.

Michael Powell

I love a cross stitch. And i really love Michael Powell cross stitch. I saw him a lot at the festival of quilts. I started buyin the little cushions with positive sayings when i was really sick, they helped me through a lot. They now sit on my window in the sewing room and i see them every day. There arent any more so i started doing some bookmarks. This is the latest one, spanish hill town. Love these, love snything which makes me smile 😊