I’ve mentioned once before that, as well as writing, another of my great loves is quilt making, and colour is an essential part of any quilt. I have no favourite colour and no favourite quilt – I love them all.
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Amazing dedication and work. Beautiful quilts.
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Thank you. I do love hand sewing and the end product is such a reward for the effort and time.
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Awww, Carol, I used to be a quiltmaker too, and quit when my youngest son was born. I recently gave away all my collection of quilting fabrics. It makes me sad that I just couldn’t find time for it anymore, and it makes me nostalgic to see yours! Lovely. 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed them. I have several more. I must admit since I started blogging the quilting has been neglected. When I got them out yesterday to photograph I thought I really need to create a balance between writing and other things.
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Yes, balance is good, Carol. As long as you enjoy what you’re doing, that’s what’s important, right?
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This is true!
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Well Carol and Cathy, I once and only once tried to make a quilt using Liberty Lawn but didn’t have the wherewithal to to get it to be rectangular/square/circular or any other recognised shape.
I am most impressed and like the first one in particular.
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Why thank you mrsc. I love the first one too. It’s a double wedding ring pattern. Let me tell you a funny story about it. I entered it in a quilt show once and I went with a friend to see the show. While we were standing admiring my quilt a very elderly couple came around the corner. The old man said to his wife, “I don’t like that one. It looks like a tablecloth.” My friend and I just had to leave before we started laughing hysterically. I guess it’s a matter of taste.
Liberty Lawn isn’t the best fabric to make a quilt from. It’s too fine and delicate. Maybe that’s why you found it difficult.
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OMG – that is funny! You should write that one – so many people quilt.
No it was me and my mathematical aptitude 😦
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It was funny. Silly old fella!
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These are absolutely beautiful quilts! The wedding ring quilt is stunning; you are very talented.
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Thank you for the lovely compliment. It was my ambition for a long time to make a double wedding ring quilt and I was thrilled when it was finished.
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Those quilts are fabulous! I love them all – you are so clever. I have done simple patchwork in the past, but have never tried quilting, or even tricky patchwork! Last weekend I went to a stitching and knitting fair, where all the equipment you would ever need was on sale, and there were some beautiful fabrics and designs on offer. I was sorely tempted, but didn’t succumb (I had already succumbed to some lovely wools for knitting), but I would like to have a try one day.
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Going to a craft fair is like entering Aladdin’s Cave isn’t it…all so tempting. Well done for not giving in!
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We are planning to go again next year – I might not be so strong then! 🙂
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What lovely quilts you have there. I love quilts too and as a child and teen I made crazy quilts with my granny and mom. I got to do the embroidery part which I loved to do. I have always promised myself I’d get back into making quilts again. However, knitting is my first love and when I have the time for handwork I gravitate towards wool.
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Recently I’ve been crocheting, but the weather is too warm for crochet now, so I should get back to my hand quilting. Do you have any of the quilts your Granny and Mum made? They would be treasures.
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Beautiful – such a nice talent, definitely not for the impatient!!
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Thanks. It’s not a craft that comes together quickly that’s for sure. But it’s worth the time and effort.
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Your quilts are lovely – you are so talented! I particularly like the blue colours in the first one.
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Thanks. I do like a bit of blue.
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It reminds me of Indigo Blue which is very much in fashion at the moment!
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Beautiful work! I love them all, but my favourite is the second one. It would look great in my room. 🙂
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Thank you. I do like that quilt too. It was a pattern designed to celebrate the millennium.
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I see what you mean! (hearts). These are exquisite Carol, you are very talented. Do you sell them? I got into quilting when I was a young mother, but I only made small quilts for the cot and pram. What I really liked about quilting was the designs. I loved them and the different stories they tell. Maybe, one day, I’ll have another go. I still have some tracings of patterns somewhere, I think!
Jude xx
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Thank you. No, I don’t sell them. It would be impossible to make a profit considering the hundreds of hours of work that go into a hand made quilt. I’ve gifted quilts to my family and friends over the years though.
I haven’t done as much quilting since I started writing and blogging. If only I could write, quilt, garden and bake all at the same time life would be perfect. (I wrote a manuscript for a picture book about this topic!)
If you can’t find your patterns, there is always the internet!
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I promised you a photo of Julia’s Rose next time I had a bloom. You can see the bud is much darker than the open flower, which is a lovely parchment colour.
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Oh that is a lovely colour. I like deep coloured buds that open to paler blooms. Thanks for remembering to post this!
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You’re most welcome. Maybe you should add one to your pot garden.
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I will look out for it.
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Such beautiful work on your quilts!
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Thank you. I love quilting by hand.
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I see I have been here before! Do you still so any quilting? I imagine where you live it has to be a winter occupation. You really do have talent, the patterns here are gorgeous. And reading the comments I see I still have not found a Julia’s rose. Must put it on the list!!
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I didn’t even look at the comments. I just copied the link, so I didn’t notice either. That’s funny!
The general rule of thumb with quilt making is piecing in summer and quilting in winter. But I find I can hand quilt at any time unless it’s really hot. At the moment, I’m completing a crocheted blanket in 100% wool. Even in this warmer weather, it’s okay if I don’t drape it over my lap as I go. I hope you are able to find a Julia. She is such a beautiful rose.
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My goodness these are stunning! Thanks for sending me back here Carol ❤
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Thank you Pauline. I”m very proud of them.
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