Scarves and stuff

Now I have my camera back and working I can pull out all stops - including some of my early work like a couple of Denyse Schmidt scarves

and an early Moopy from a Sew and Sews class - (mine is the wonky one on the left!!)

61 done

My one a day nine patch is rolling along - ( make that 30 in a sitting ) 61 made and 11 to go.

Granny

When I was growing up I didn't know about quilting but my maternal grandmother always did patchwork- hand sewed hexagons with paper piecing from scraps of material - it was all she ever used - I learnt how to hand stitch this way and still have the pin cushion I made in 1969. Granny once made a double bed quilt and the other day I got my mum to bring it out of storage for me to show the girls at the Sew and Sews. It was like a journey through all my primary school dresses - all hand stitched and each piece a memory. Somehow buying new material to quilt is not the same as this lovely piece made with remnants.

A late picture of a finished quilt

My Anna Maria Horner quilt has been keeping us warm for a few weeks now - still a little bit of binding to hand sew but as good as done - here it is

I think I am getting the hang of this

Last night another good long go at my nine patch made out of scraps - it is extraordinary to me that I have manged to accumulate quite so much fabric in only one year of sewing (and from reading other quilt blogs my stash is VERY small in comparison) - prior to June 2008 I don't think I had ever bought fabric - let alone trawl websites to buy fabric gems from around the world!! So my nine patch is a wonderful record of my early buying with a journey from the Spotlight spots to the Fasset flowers with some Amy and Denise in between. And lots of fun along the way.

Better late than never

The one a day nine patch at Crazy Mom Quilts is 43 days old so I really am a bit late - but I wanted to give it a go - after one night I have to say that it may be a bit small for me to manage as I have the patience of a gnat- but I am going to give it a little bit of a go - maybe a small lap rug or cot quilt - does anyone have a baby that need a rug???