Susieq75's projects

UPDATE Balancing Act

I finished "balancing act" quilt and it was raffled today and raised almost $700.00 among a small group of us patients with rare blood cancers. I was delighted, as was the man who won it!! Also, I got a new sewing machine! Pfaff Quilt Ambition 2- expensive here in Ireland but so far I love it!

Quilted Sheila's Stars

I finally quilted my mother's quilt today! I took heed of another quilter here who said simple quilting which is all I can do can be effective and she was right, so thank you!

Balancing Act

This is from MSQC Stacks pattern. It is about 76 by 89 inches. Made with mostly Kaffe Fassett fabrics and Kona Cotton grey of some kind. It is for a raffle to fund raise at a conference on a rare type of blood cancer that I have. I am so nervous putting it out into the world so I am taking the leap here. I called it Balancing Act because living with this cancer is one! I have a grey paisley backing for it and I will quilt simply as this is all I can do. I have promised myself to try FMQ when I buy a new sewing machine!

Sheila's Stars

I made this from MSQC youtube tutorial, by unpicking a second Starburst quilt top I had made for my mother. She said she would like a different pattern for her second sofa after I had made the second Starburst! Sheila brought me into the world so because I had none of that fabric left I unpicked the Starburst. This resulted in some really wonky HSTs and dodgy points! I got fed up with it so will quilt it in the "near" future!

heart Wall hanging

I made this from scraps from other quilts and embroidered hearts down the centre. I noticed it had disappeared off the wall of the kitchen the day after a party, I never found out where it went, I hope if found a good home!

Dappled Light In Autumn

I made this for my husband for his 60th birthday, as he loves a particular wood and how the light looks on crisp autumn mornings. It is a basic log cabin, but it is the first quilt pattern I adapted. The leaves were pre-cut shapes with no bonding on the back from Keepsake Quilts He loved it and I loves it still, I must get better photo. I didn't keep the leaf on the top right side of the quilt as it didn't look right.

Quilt for Marianna

I made this quilt from an Aardvark pattern called Harlequin I think... because I loved it. It was difficult to make and this is not a good photo as the colours were much more vibrant. It was all individual pieces and on the bias but I was so delighted to finish it. And Marianna loved it!

Journal Covers

I made these journal covers from scraps left over from other quilts and I managed to sell them! I was kinda proud!

Barcelona Beach

I made this for a friend's daughter who lives in Barcelona to say thank you after we stayed in her home there while on holiday. It is made from batiks and the pattern is called BIRDS IN THE AIR from Quilt in a Day. I made early in my quilt learning so although I can see all that is wrong with it she loves it. It was difficult for me to make as I had no clue about "on the bias" but I have learned a little more since this attempt and would love to try make a KINGSIZE...

Turkish Delight

The title is because the colours remind me of my favourite chocolate bar, rose flavoured jelly inside milk chocolate. But sadly it was made for a friend for her new house. I never photographed the finished quilt. It was made from leftovers from another quilt and some solid yardage. My first ever HST quilt made on dark Irish afternoons many moons ago!