Saturday 4 July 2015

Quilting and knitting

The only problem with a large quilt is all my blog posts will just be more photos of more hand quilting. Irish Circles is moving along nicely. Radiating lines behind the centre block, and a small fan design for the corners of circle blocks. It's a big, heavy quilt to maneuver on my lap but certainly keeping me warm on these cold winter nights.

It took me a while to decide on the quilting. I may still go back and put more radiating lines in between the existing ones. But I'm happy with the quilted fan, it will make a nice circle where four blocks meet. This is how it looks when I'm trying to come up with a quilting idea.

I have gone back and finished my grey knitted cowl, and I love this one too. The grey goes with everything and the seed stitch pattern appeals to my sense of order. It's a free pattern here. The sewn cast off edge is new to me, and makes a beautiful finished edge.



Mr 16 is taking me driving to Rylstone tomorrow.......he thinks he is making up driving hours.......I know I'm going to check out a new artisan wool shop called Convent and Chapel.

It's certainly good weather for being inside sewing and quilting. It was minus 2 when we took our poor frozen dog for a walk this morning, and yet it was a wonderful, brisk start to the day. And now I don't feel so guilty about apple pie for afternoon tea!

Happy Saturday!
Susan x



30 comments:

  1. Love the cowl...looks great! Your quilting is wonderful Susan...such a beautiful finish to a beautiful quilt . Well done... Xox

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  2. gorgeous quilting perfect to keep you warm.
    the cowl looks great might have to check out that pattern.
    happy quilting!

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  3. beautiful quilting and I like the design in that cowl too............

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  4. Love to see your hand quilting no matter how many times you blog it! and your cowl is lovely I really must try making myself one I think :) Barb.

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  5. Your quilt is so pretty, I'll never grow tired of updates on your progress! Very pretty cowl. I have one one the needles, ready to cast off . I should read your pattern to see how to finish it so perfectly!

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  6. Your quilting is beautiful!! I love to see your design process sketches too. I look forward to lots of handquilting progress pictures - bring them on!! :0)

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  7. Yikes I hope the dog has a warm cowl (doggy coat) too! At that temperature I vote staying inside and blogging! Love your hand quilting. One day I am going to have a go at big stitch hand quilting, but fine work like yours I am just going to admire and applaud, looks beautiful.

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  8. Every time I see your perfect quilting stitches I am inspired to make more of an effort to keep my stitches even! just love the patterns you are designing there and the circles are perfect to complement this quilt. No problem with more hand quilting pics - keep them coming! What a comfy cowl. It was in the minus figures here this morning too - am putting off my walk till a little later in the day :/

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  9. I can never get enough pics of your Irish Circles, especially your beautiful quilting. You'll have to post some pics on how you quilt, what batting, needles and thread you use - unless you can point to some earlier posts? Love the grey cowl.

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  10. Your quilting is amazing Susan - so uniform and perfect!

    And your cowl looks wonderful. You have mad skills!

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  11. I love your hand quilting - yes, I know I've said it before too, but I DO. Definitely more pleasant during winter, enjoy! :)

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  12. Susan that quilting is just so beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it finished.

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  13. Dear Susan,
    I love all the detail pictures of your wonderful handquilting. This is going to be so beautiful.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  14. Minus 2 - and you are out walking?? And the dog must have felt it a great torture!
    Gorgeous work on the quilting & never fear, I'll look at as many posts of it as you're going to share!!

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  15. lovely quilting and I did enjoy to see how you plan it... and it will not get boring seeing this quilt grow with it's quilting.... It is so lovely.... great cowl. Lovely to have your own chaeffeur to take you fabric shopping .....
    Hugz

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  16. Nice looking cowl! and I agree with Fiona, I love seeing how you planed and now hand quilting, keep the photos coming!

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  17. Beautiful work Susan, your quilting looks wonderful

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  18. I for one will not tire of more posts showing your beautiful quilting on Irish Circles. I love the design your using. The edge on your cowl looks very professional. Lovely finish. With weather so cold, you might need one in every colour for your wardrobe.

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  19. I love your quilting - it's beautiful. Your new cowl is lovely too.

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  20. Hello Susan, I just hopped over while blog hopping and I love what I found here. I share your love of EPP, I also love to appliqué and I made the Lynette Anderson stitchery quilt.
    I have joined up so that I can follow you. Best wishes from England.

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  21. Beautiful quilting. You and I are in the same boat Lol! Love the grey version. Hope you enjoyed your drive x

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  22. Just love the hand-quilting! Gorgeous!

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  23. Have to check out that pattern for your cowl - lovely seed stitch! Don't know when I could find time but the knitting needles are calling from time to time. Love your quilting progress - your design choices are wonderful. I keep forgetting you are in the chilly season now. We are in typical July weather here - 88 for the weekend which is terribly warm to suit me and the A/C will definitely be on.

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  24. Beautiful quilting on your Irish Circles, worth all the extra thought and effort.
    With your lovely cowls and this quilting project you shouldn't feel the cold at all this winter.

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  25. Beautiful quilting, your choice of pattern to use is lovely. Lovely cowl, I think cowls are even better than scarves as they stay put!

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  26. Your quilting is just lovely Susan and I will never tire seeing it.....love your cowl too.....bet it's nice and warm!

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  27. Your hand quilting is wonderful. I will have to remember to draw out some of those small open spaces in a quilt to see how different quilting line look. Stay warm!

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