6 and 6 + October update

Yay I have another finish!!!

My version of the Value Proposition Quilt.

This quilt was designed by Karen and she held a quilt along on her Faeries and Fibres blog. I wanted to make this quilt for the gorgeous border fabric and to learn more about using light, medium and dark values. Every fortnight Karen would post a map and a recipe, her black and white photos were a great help too.

The quilt has 18 rosettes and 4 half rosettes (or blocks).

I didn't have enough of the gorgeous Winterthur border fabric so I designed my own cornerstone blocks using colours from the border.

I used a Jo Morton stripe that seems to match perfectly.

I'm glad I used my sister's suggestion of using the fabric from old doona cover that mum had. You can see the beautiful quilting by Katrina inspired by Kyle's version of Di Ford's Route 66.

A post wouldn't be complete without Maggie in it.

I'm linking up with Meredithe's linky party for October.

'Til next time

Carole

Dearest Boy compass and basket block

Here are my two latest blocks for Dearest Lavender, the compass block...

... and the postage stamp baskets that I drafted up myself. 

I'm really happy with how these blocks turned out.

Be sure to check out the progress on the Dearest Boy quilt sew-along by: Karen Cathy Julie & Doreen

Til next time

Carole

6 and 6 + September update

Yay!!! - I have a finish for September, my modified version of Lisa Bongean's Words to Live By.

I'll just let the pictures do the talking...

The beautiful quilting is by the very talented Katrina

I'm very happy to have finished four quilts this year, which I think is some kind of record for me! I might even have another one by the end of October:

I've missed Meredithe's linkup for September but you can still the progress of other bloggers.

'Til next time

Carole