Showing posts with label doll quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doll quilt. Show all posts

Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Doll Quilt Swap received........are we twins..........

Wow what a great mail today................I got my quilt from Maree in the Doll Quilt Swap.................
are we twins or not............actually it is quite weird with us girls..............so many times we do/say things the same it is scary..............in a good way..............
remember my quilt in the last post..............yep nine patch set on point.............I cracked up when I opened the parcel..............wondering how Maree kept it together and quiet once she had opened the parcel from me knowing we had both made pretty much the same quilt................
Maree's hand quilting is much better then mine...........you can't quite see here but the cross hatching is all over the quilt............it just doesn't show in the pic on the middle.............
I am stoked and I love it............
Better pack it in with the show and tell for Girls Day in the Country..................only a bit more binding to do on the Gardener's Journal...........but it is just too warm and steamy here tonight to have a quilt on my lap...........
Oh and I had some other things to keep me busy I helped a couple of girls get started with blogs................
you all know how exciting it is once you get a comment .....
........head over and give them a welcome and introduce yourself...........
Catch you later..............
Chookyblue

Doll Quilt Swap sent...........

Finally I can share one of my secrets..................
Christine very kindly hosted a Doll Quilt swap...
........this is round 1........
I had Maree Farmyard Crafts as my partner...................
It measures 12.5x16inchs finished........
.........I used Beach House as I know Maree has a quilt for her room in Beach House
I had a go at hand quilting...............never done it before - it's ok but I think I seriously need some lessons in hand quilting...............
only a simple 9patch but since it is my first doll quilt I wanted to keep it simple and be able to finish it............interesting trying to work out the setting triangles............anyone know how to work them out easy...............i found a site and it was all a bit too big even thought I followed the directions they gave for floating the blocks...........
Thanks Christine..............looking forward to round 2............
Catch you later..............
Chookyblue