Sunday, June 22, 2025

A Nine Year Gap!


Esther Aliu's Clamshell Quilt




JoAnn Hoffmann's Dance of the Dragonflies


The late 'Tiggy', helping me quilt


Still helping!

Stars in the Night Garden



5 Minute Block


Heart Applique


my Round Robin at Woodpatch


More Heart applique




Lee visiting Queensland, showing off my quilts

ZigZag quilt


window frame Quilt



 Learning how to do 'y' seams!

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Hello World!

Well, after three years of not doing too much, I have decided to start using my blog again. Will post some pics of quilts I have made since 2013, which is when I stopped posting.  Not sure why!
 
 
 This was my 2012 Friendship Quilt, done by members of Woodpatch Quilters
 
 
 
 These were blocks I did when I had nothing else to do, until I had enough to make something.



Made this for Nephew's daughter, Clementine.
 
 
For Clementine also.




Made this for Granddaughter Kate, who loved foxes! Now she likes Minecraft!
 

 
Made this for our 2015 Exhibition, took me 12 months to applique it...

 
Finished quilt
 
 
 
Another one using up scraps, and to take when nothing to do.
 



I was learning how to FMQ through a FB site, and some of my quilting friends wanted
to learn as well.  Taught them at a retreat at Mannum 2016

 
Started this in 2013, approximately, and have finally for around to finishing it.  Pinned it at Quilting one week, found I had a huge pleat right across the back, so had to unpin, and repin.  Pain!!


One of my FMQ blocks I am learning to do.  Will be making 16, and joining
them for a q/s quilt top.


 
 My new baby! 
 

Saturday, December 7, 2013

My 'Cursed' Quilt

Have finally finished off this damn quilt, which I think is cursed.  First time I tried to quilt it, the bobbin thread was all fuzzy for about 6 rows of quilting.  So I unpicked it.

Started off quilting fine, but half way through, yes in the middle, it went fuzzy again.  I have no idea why, but I cant be bothered unpicking, so I have just finished it off. And it turned into nice quilting for the last half of the quilt.  Go figure!!!  It is a simple block (10 minute blocks by Suzanne McNeill) and uses a layer cake.  As I was making a larger quilt, I added a couple of my own squares, so I could make a 3 x 3 quilt.  

By this time I had had enough of it, so I machined the binding on. It is only for me, so I don't care!



Note to self:  if it doesn't work right the first time, either give up, or keep going.


Hugs to all, and a Merry Christmas to you all!!

Roseanne xxoo





Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Finally handed over!

At last, the family has been and gone, and I have handed over the Maid In Japan quilt.  It was received with a big "COOOOOLLLLL", which I interpret as good.

Was lovely having the family together for a couple of days, doesn't happen all that often with one lot living in Queensland, and the other here.


Til next time,

Roseanne

Saturday, November 2, 2013

I have been busy, really!!

Have finished off a couple of quilts, and have been quilting them.  The 
Maid In Japan one has taken me ages to FMQ, but as I took it on my 
quilting retreat, I got a lot done there.  Have now taken over the dining 
room, as you can see, and have nearly finished it.  Bought the binding today, 
so hope to get it all done by end of the week.



 This is the view while I am quilting.  I keep an eye out for the baby wild 
geese, and watch them.  They are nearly ready to learn how to fly, and are 
so funny flapping their little wings.




 My FMQ, nearly finished, have got to go right to the edge still.


I think I have posted this before, but too bad!





As I said, who needs a dining room, when you can quilt.  Looking through the 
back window, you can see who was watching me.  Better pic below.

 More FMQ


They are hard to see, but these two skippys have been coming into the back area for the past couple of days, and don't seem fussed when we walk outside.  So long as we are slow and quiet, they have sat down while munching on the grass.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Latest attempts

Here are the last two quilts I am finishing off, or have finished.  As the weather has been so awful, I have not been out in the shed to quilt.  Had a nice couple of days last week, so got out there and quilted the zigzag quilt.  Just a pattern I made up after looking at the web. I didn't quilt the zigzag bits as I like the way they 'pop' out from the fabric and the quilting.


Sorry, this is sideways.....


right way


Am nearly finished appliquing this Maid in Japan quilt.  I added another row of maids, and it has taken a bit longer. It is to go on a double bed, so needed to be wider. I got all the maids dresses from one charm pack, with just a few scraps from my collection. I have even embroidered the eyes and mouth using backstitch, so much easier than trying to applique those small bits!








 Some of our visitors over the last couple of weeks.


 The Maned Geese have been regulars on our dam for a couple of years now.  Last year they had 9 babies, this year only the two, and they are growing so quickly.  Quite happy for us to sit on the deck and watch them, but as soon as the cat appears, they are into the middle of the dam.



Monday, August 5, 2013

Quilting weekend

Had our Exhibition last weekend, and here are some of the quilts on display.


This is my version of Susan Murphy's Celebrate the Harvest


My DD and DGS with his quilt




DGD and her quilt


One of our members, Ming, with her award winning quilt that she quilted on a 1957 Singer machine.



My Chinese Coins, using up scraps.  Sorry its sideways.


This was my mystery quilt using a kit  from Bedford Industries



More of the quilts on display









One of the ladies is into tapestries


The Festival of Quilts car.  Made using up orphan blocks from SA Guild members