Neil's Quilt!!!!

Well now I have started the quilting of Neil's quilt and am going on what it says to me to do and just going on my feelings with this so will see where it goes now!!!!

Daily life!!!!!!

A gnome that I crocheted and just needs a bell added to his hat!!!

We have had some lovely rain!!

These are the empty 2 liter milk holders that I stapled together to hold my shoes in my cupboard, just need to pretty it up a bit.

Grandpa joined the boys in the tree!!!!

A foggy Saturday morning walk with Neil and the dogs

I have the quilt sandwiched and now going to start with the big stitch quilting.

Went for a nice long walk this morning with the dogs. They have adjusted well and are now enjoying playing in the breaking waves.

Finished and complete!!!

I have now completed new quilts for all 3 bedrooms because I noticed when we moved here that all my old loving quilts were very faded. Some was made many years ago and used daily. This is for the double bunks.

A Finish!!!!!!!!!

I have now finished the first single bed quilt for our bunk beds. Now onto the next one!!! Quilted using big stitch quilting technique and also using crochet cotton nr 5. Just love this way of quilting my quilts. Its now my special very own way. 

Having a nice gathering today with the embroidery  group and have done all my prep work to show them how to do English paper piecing by making a small mug rug. Its just so much fun sharing all my knowledge with these wonderful persons. I am not much of a teacher but with lots of fun we get the projects done. The main thing is that I am a lefty and they are all right handed. 

I am following a blog of Jenny of Elefantz, Gentle Domesticity  and its such a wonderful inspiration to me. 

Today is about the use of color. I love bright colors and have always used them much to the horror of family and friends who seem to think that my home is too busy. hehehehe I just don't care as its nice to wake up to all this wonderful bright positive vibes. Being in our new place and a much cooler climate and also having a very nice light and sunny place, does change my color scheme a bit. Our old home was a dark place because of the heat we had there, houses were placed so that there is not much sun flow into the house to keep it cool. Which is necessary because the temps go over 40 degree C during the long summer months. Whereas now we do welcome sunlight and heat here. 

Well now to get working on my 2nd single bed quilt. Have a great day.

Done done!!!!!!!

I have now completed Matthews quilt and now onto my next one.

I am going to do some small projects and also work on getting the turquiose single bed quilts done. 

Well need to get working!!!!

Big stitch quilting!!!

I am having fun with all my quilts lately.

I have found that l just love big stitch quilting by hand and it is such fun to see what the quilts tell me what they want to look like when quilted. I also use crochet cotton nr 5 and in lovely bright colors. love the contrast of this green on the black. Also will be using the thicker batting in all my quilts in future. The thin compressed batting does not add to the cuddly feeling that I want my quilts to have. 

So great that I have now after many years of quilting have now found my favorite quilting.

Now to get this lovely quilt done!!!!!

Quilt done!

Quilt completed and on the bed with new Sri Lanka cats that was stitched about 2 years ago. Now need something colorful for a wallhanging and a new cloth for the side table!