Quilting Treasures Petals

I love these pretty flowers and sprigs on the Petals Basic Range by Quilting Treasures. The free downloadable pattern is an extra bonus.      
  Free Pattern             Seams Sew Simple

                                    Having some fun making birds out of scraps.

For my latest quilt I and using the Vintage Range from Makower.  I love the duck egg blue's. I have chosen two fabric's for this Churn Dash Block. They are 10" finished. Easy to cut and very quick to stitch . When put together they form a secondary design.  I am going to use only one border to finish. 

Aurifil Thread

Makro 50

Orange Coloured Spool

Hand Appliqué
Ideal for all types of hand applique. From needle turning to using prepared shapes, the 50wt is thin and with all the colors available you can match your shape perfectly.

Hand Piecing
A great weight for hand piecing.

Lace
50wt is a wonder for both Bobbin lace & Machine lace.
Machine Appliqué
Ideal when a very fine finish is desired. This weight disappears so your fabric is the feature.
Use for a straight stitch, small zig zag , Blind hemming stitch , and Blanket stitch.
Machine Embroidery
Great results every time. Use 50wt in the bobbin as well, or your regular bobbin thread
in which case tighten the top tension a little. Use a Microtex 80/12 needle.
Machine piecing
Gives a great result with a nice flat seam every time.
Machine quilting
Use for very detailed machine quilting with a lot of back tracking such as feathers and
 heavy background quilting . Perfect for quilting that creates texture when you don’t
necessarily want to see the quilting lines. Use the same thread in the bobbin and a
Sharp/Microtex, quilting or even denim needles 80/12.
Longarm quilting
Perfect for creating texture where you don’t want the thread to be a feature. Backgrounds,
stitch in the ditch, basting quilts, whole cloth quilting, micro quilting for dense
background designs. Match bobbin thread.

Valentine February

Heart to Heart. This beautiful Wall hanging was made by my friend Kathy using fabrics from my shop. I think it is a great project for February after all it is the Month for Love and Romance. 

Block Party

Well done to Imelda who has completed four blocks in just two lessons.  Her nine block sampler will be completed in no time. Rail fence and card trick are next. Quarter inch seams and points are on the agenda.

Red is the Colour

Oh dear, My blog page needs an update. Just not enough hours in the day. I must confess my facebook page has been getting all my attention lately. I just love this block from McCalls Quilting website. With St Valentines Day just around the corner I think this would be a good block to use in a table runner. If only I could find the time!!!!!!