Having lots of fun with Kate Spain Fabric!

Well I just cannot believe that I haven't written anything for three weeks!

I have been a little busy with a few projects and a bit down on myself so I think this new quilt is going to change all of this around

Kate Spain Charms

In May I was invited to join in a swap of Kate Spain Fabric.  This would give me 112 charm squares!  Wow this fabric is just delightful and I thought why not.  Now after I received these fabrics I new who the recipient of this quilt would be but wasn't sure of the design. Until I watched Missouri Quilts Lattice Quilt .  I then purchased some lovely white by Emma Louise white to become my sashing.

Emma Louise Fabric Added

I decided that I needed this quilt bigger so I have cut some more charms to add and I am making my sashing a little bit wider than in the tutorial.

with sashing before trimming

Look how this is coming along

So you can see I had lots of fun today, and I just love how this is coming together! So tonight I will return to hand quilting at the frame on Love Calms the 

Seas.

Stay tuned for the next update which I promise will be sooner than 3 weeks! Remember to take time and enjoy the smell of the roses!

Until next time,

Wendy

Gelato for the Spring Bloggers Festival

quilt measures 21.5"

This is Gelato my most recent quilt finished.  I really enjoyed creating this quilt and thought I would share it here in the Quilt Bloggers Spring Festival.

This is the back of the quilt.
I think it is just as fun as the front!

 This is my first ever Bloggers quilt festival entry.  I have been quilting for about 16 years and have fallen in love with hand quilting.  I try and do some each day.  I live on the outskirts of a small country town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.  I belong to a wonderful group on Facebook called Celebrate Hand Quilting, it is worthwhile joining if you are interested in hand quilting

This is the start of the making of Gelato

The Centre of this Quilt was inspired by an unusual flower which i came across in my newsfeed on my Facebook page

This is the basting and the initial quilt design being drawn

Here is the flower

Aurifil Thread auditioning

I love to get my Aurifil Thread in Australia from Always Quilting

A feather template I made for the border

I have a very detailed blog on how i make my templates from freezer paper and if you would like to read more about it you can here.

just a fun shot of the texture i achieve with the quilt

I had so much fun using the Emma Louise Fabric with the Hobbs Tuscany Wool Wadding, it became a dream to quilt such a fun design onto. Such a fun quilt with the name of Gelato needs a fun label and with these beautiful colours i couldn't help myself. So I decided to make a label in the shape of a Gelato in a cone.

so here is the finished cone

I initially was thinking of making an Amish Bar Quilt so it seemed fitting to do a backing in this style

Thank You for viewing and voting for my quilt

I would like to thank Amy for hosting this on her blog.

Thank you for taking time to read over my post.  Until next time I trust you will enjoy the festival,

Wendy

Gelato is in the hoop!

Oh I am so excited to be able to have this quilt in the frame and be quilting!

About a week ago this wonderful flower featured on my newsfeed of my Facebook.  I was so in love with the design I just new this was the centre to be featured in my quilt.

After completing the front of Gelato I commenced making an Amish Bar type of of backing with the fabrics from the quilt top.

As I had no quilt on my floor frame I decided to take advantage of it last night and use the floor frame to make it easy to baste my miniature.  I attached the layers to the aprons and tensioned it nicely so everything was even and away I went with the basting.

I am using  Emma Louise Fabrics, Aurilfil 28wt Thread and Hobbs Tuscany Wadding 

I then preceded to draw on my design from the flower inspiration which I had drawn on freezer paper and cut out the motif.

I am very happy to report I was able to thread my needle with no hassles and I am using no 12 between a by Bohn and it is just quilting like a dream.  I am extremely happy with how this is coming together.

So this afternoon and evening I am planning on doing more quilting to this little delight, I hope you follow the progress with me as I discover more wonderful patterns to use for Gelato, to make it shine with glory.

All the very best

Wendy