Redwork stitchery

By request. So, this is the sixth panel finished (of 14) of my 'Scandinavian Rose' quilt by Rosalie Quinlan. This one wasn't too hard, mostly backstitch. I can just about cope with chain stitch now, but HATE satin stitch with a vengeance! It's amazing how long these take to finish!

Knitters and stitchers' night

 The cold weather seems to have kept a few of us away this week, but the rest of us had some fun knitting colourful things and working on our stitcheries.

Annette is making a very pretty and colourful blanket. We were all going "WOW!" when we saw the purple wool, it looks amazing.

I totally confused everybody when I showed them the European way of knitting, with the thread over the left hand.

Jenny, our friendly visitor from NZ, was working on a blanket in gorgeous turquoise colours. She was sewing the hexies together and is showing off Sue's owl mug and a new mug rug made by a friend. Halloween is coming!!

 Marina first worked some more on her quilt binding and then switched to a little Christmas stitchery.

 And I was stitching the "Scandinavian Rose", as usual. I'll be glad when this panel is finished, it's taken forever! Only ten to go...

Mini quilt challenge

Well!!!! Tania challenged us to a mini quilt last month to be unveiled last night. There were some amazing quilts....

Tania with her mini mini quilt(made on  Monday!!)

and her mini quilt with mini log cabin blocks (made on a weekend!!)

Tracee's beautiful quilt made with the fabric she was given last Sunday at Rose Mill catch up - how is that for speedie!!

My post and rail centre with stitcheries and frustrating to put on, prairie points!!! But happy with results!! (No Shez I didn't eat all the chocolate!!)

Helen's autumn mini quilt top, some applique to be added when time is available.

crafty cleverness.....

a little catch up on some of the crafty gorgeousness on Wednesday night....

Marg's sweet little teddy bear...

Amanda's Argyle quilt made for her now-fiance Josh (love that engagement ring, Miss Amanda!)...


Sarah's pretty applique...




Maureen's stunning french braid quilt, made with the beautiful 'Panier des Fleurs' range by French General. A really beautiful quilt, Maureen.


and lastly, just a gorgeous box of threads - I loved seeing all these colours sitting next to each other waiting to be used in Amanda's stitchery - photos to come soon

more sewing

Dorothy finished a cute little redwork stitchery (no Dorothy, we don't mind if it's not ironed for the photo!).








Helen brought in her lovely raggedy-seams flannel quilt to show us. The designs in these fabrics are really lovely. Gorgeous quilt Helen!