Thursday, 2 February 2012

something new...

I decided to embark on a new project.  A little while ago I was inspired by a quilt from Cathy at Cabbage Quilts. She produced a couple of these Kaffe Fasset quilts , hand pieced, from a book Caravan of Quilts. In my haste , I purchased what I considered a bargain on Amazon, only to find that I had bought the German version!!
Not to be deterred, I can work from the pictures and diagrams for this quilt, so all will be well. I just hope I have chosen a good set of fabrics , only time will tell. Here is the start of it.






 The book was a bargain at £14- when I looked for an English version it was about £90 or something ridiculous! I guess it may be out of print? I may have to get Cathy to translate some of it if I get stuck!!






Another little project I undertook was meant to be a soft playball for the new baby that is expected at my neighbours. It was only when I tried to sew it up that I realised I had made it from hexagons instead of pentagons- therefore there was no way in the world it was going to become a ball! Plan B was that  I made 2 hexagon rosettes and sewed them up  an put some filling in, and added a ribbon - it is now a ??door hanger? cot hanger?? I am not sure that I can give it as a gift as they may not know what it is for!!


I think it is quite sweet!

Well, thats me done for tonight- it is sooo cold, I am going to snuggle up under the duvet with my book.


4 comments:

  1. Hello, lovely to meet you and thank you for becoming a follower. I didn't realise there were so many of us crafty people out there! xxx

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  2. HI EmmaI love to see what other people are doing, there are so many lovely things being produced- I am in awe most of the time!I found you thro the versatile blogger thingy!( I think) .
    Heather

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  3. Hello, just popped over from the log cabin! I have become a follower and am looking forward to seeing what else you are going to be patchworking! I recognise the pin cushions from your header, I made one for myself from a book by Emma Hardy, Quilting in no time book!

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  4. Hi Anne, thanks for dropping by- I have that book too! I love the way blogs lead you to other blogs, you never know who you are going to find next! Love your quilt- I have one waiting to be quilted but am very nervous about actually doing the quilting as I tend to get puckering!! You are on my blog list now!
    Heather x

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