Yesterday I gave the owner of the blue and white embroidery quilt a binding lesson, as it's her first large quilt. We chatted about this and that, and I mentioned that we wanted to walk the Heysen trail; she smiled at that, as one section of it skirts their farm close to the house. I told her we'd wave as we went past, and she said'Blow that,come in for coffee!' Sounds good to me; we may need a reviver if it's a tough section. I love how the network of quilters extends into other areas of life.
I finished a lovely quilt this morning; it was delivered to us as a 15 year old UFO, who's maker had just about given up on it ever being finished.

After a bit of thought I decided to leave the wool batting and hand quilting as it was, and to use a low loft Hobbs polydown batting beneath it to help take up the uneven areas of the quilt. It was precisely pieced, and once I had it stretched out on Millhouse the quilting went quickly. I was thrilled at how it turned out, and so was it's owner. When she delivered the quilt she said that she would never make another one; she left today after having put her name down for our next class. A convert! She will make an excellent patchworker.
Even with some discoloration this block was very pretty. Hopefully those marks will lighten once it's washed.



On the way home the sunset was amazing, as it usually is. The clouds were so spectacular we stopped to watch them changing as the sun sank lower.

Great quilting. I can't believe she was able to quilt it by hand without backing. Unreal. Shame on the quilt shop for not offering help to finish the quilt. And, great work at bringing her back to quilting!
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful quilting design! it's great that you were able to help the quilter finish her quilt like that. and good for her that she's willing to try again.
ReplyDeleteYou made that quilt beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThat's a grand quilt. The discoloration won't matter. Sometimes it's nice for things to have patina.
ReplyDeletewhat a pretty sunset over Australia. I really need to visit your country as I just know I will like it!
ReplyDeleteFabulous job of piecing for an experienced quilter never mind a beginner. About how many SPI are you quilting?
ReplyDeleteMany happy returns of the day, at 50 you have just hit the glory days of maturity.
Another lovely post, Keryn.
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