Blogger's Quilt Festival

I haven't done this is quite a while, but today I'm linking up an

extra special quilt, to the Blogger's Quilt Festival. 

 

Some friends and I got together to make a quilt for another

friend who is unwell at the minute.

We wanted something bright. Something to cheer her up.

Something to cuddle under when days are tough.

We took a pattern we found at allpeoplequilt.com,

made a few adjustments to the size and added

our own applique designs. 

 I'm not sure I can give you very many details on this quilt -

most of the fabrics are scrappy bits and pieces!

 

 



Made by: Lisnaweary Quilts bee! (Eileen, Mary, Sheila and me!)

Finished size: 56" x 72"

Pattern: Based on Fast & Fusible Daisy Quilt, allpeoplequilt.com

Quilted: Free Motion Quilted Loops by me on a Janome Horizon

Bluebell walk and giveaway winner

On Sunday we went to a local forest and took part in the 'Bluebell Walk'.

An annual event which helps raise funds for cancer charities.

Due to a very cold spring the bluebells are late this year,

but we did manage to spot a few!

 and some lovely primroses.

 A new friend called Fudge.

The climb to the top of Knockmany was worth it,
just to see such a lovely view on a clear day.

 

And now the important info!!
 The winner is.......number 11 Linda



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Linda 29 April 2013 17:02

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Just a quick post today to share some bee blocks.

 A pieced block for Hipbees, requested by Sarah @ Sew me 

and an Improv Chevron for Modern Irish Bee, requested by

Eva @ Pippa Blue 

Both are in todays post!

Little things

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Here in Northern Ireland the Government has introduced a tax on shopping bags.

Personally I think it's a good thing, encouraging the re-use of bags.

I have no problem remembering to put bags in the car when going shopping,

the real problem is remembering to take them into the shop with me !

 I made this shopping bag last month and appliqued a little large birdie on the front.

I added some strips of hessian for the handles which saves time and are super strong!

 To-day I made some little gift bags from some fabric scraps -

I'm sure the plastic or paper gift bags are liable for bag tax aswell?

Anyway, totally unrelated to bags, I made re-up-cycled an old...emm...whatchamecallit..

covered it with fabric and now it holds my rotary cuuter and pencils!

I had to rearrange my sewing room a little and didn't have room

 on the table anymore for my usual pot of pens!

I'm really pleased with this new holder.

Have you upcylced anything lately?

Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED
I've been quiet for such a long time - its not like me;)

I had a busy month in April, preparing patterns and fabrics for my first ever show!

I took the plunge and took a stall at our local craft and sewing show in Belfast.

It went very well and I met loads of people, all enthusiastic sewers and patchworkers!

And I was able to catch up with some friends who I hadn't seen in ages.

This show has sent me spinning in a new direction,

it involves patterns, fabric and kits!

 

To celebrate I'm giving away one of my bag kits:

 

(This pattern or kit is available to buy, please contact me)

To enter :

1. Follow this blog and tell me. Or tell me if you already follow!

2. Like Lisnaweary Quilts on facebook and share the giveaway.

For an extra entry, share this giveaway on your blog!

 

That's it! Giveaway closes Monday 6th May at 12 noon GMT.

 

 

The root of my addiction - log cabin

Yep, there it is.

The one thing that got me addicted.

Hands up who's with me?

The first ever quilt I made was log cabin, and ever since that,

I've felt this need to sew pieces of fabric together and create things.

I say create 'things' - not necessarily quilts - all things fabricy.

At this stage you may expect to see a photo of my first quilt.

Not a chance!

I still have it, I still want to pick it apart and re-sew it,

but it rests undisturbed, in a forgotten corner of the attic.

Thoughts of all things log cabin came back to me when I was asked recently to review a free ebook of Log Cabin Quilt Patterns from Fons and Porter.

 

I have always been a fan of log cabin,

in fact one of my most treasured quilts is a log cabin design.

The Log Cabin Quilt Pattern ebook is jam packed with different ideas

and layouts for log cabin quilts.

But best of all, it give charts which state the different strip widths you need to produce different sizes of log cabin blocks.

I decided to try out a small scale 'chevron block'.

I made the quilt top using some scraps (a lot of them from this quilt),

 my blocks measure 5". 

I am really pleased with how it turned out. The border is actually

more of a raspberry red colour than the photo shows.

The ebook is not totally about log cabin, it also has a few extra

hints and tips on finishing quilts.

 

So if you fancy taking a new look at log cabin, this is a great place to start.

It supplies some patterns, but I think best of all, it gives you the measurements and inspiration you need to come up with your own designs.

So tell the truth, which patchwork block started your addiction? :) 



Queen Bee for February!

It's my turn this month to be 'Queen Bee' for the Modern Irish Bee.

I came across a tutorial for this block on the blog Sophie Junction, which I thought was a great take on a traditional 9 patch block.

I took the plunge and cut into my treasured stash

of 'Chicopee' by Denyse Schmidt.

Her new range 'Shelbourne Falls' has just hit the online shops and I'm really tempted - all those plaids...

 

Here's a few more Bee blocks I've made lately-

first up, is a disappearing nine patch for Collette in the Hipbees.



Flying Geese for Di, another Hipbee, which I returned to her in

super quick time. (Because usually I'm last!)

And finally. some scrappy triangles for Fi, in the Modern Irish Bee.

Just goes to show, that no matter how small the scrap of fabric is,

there's always a use for it!