Monday 31 March 2014

FAL success!

Makes a change for me to write the 'S' word along with Finish-Along 2014!

But I have got myself organised and am now successfully targeting my list of quilt tops - you will find it there UP there ^ with the tabs!

All my finishes were in March - my designated quilting month!  This was so successful I will definitely be having another quilting month where I get my quilting groove on and finish stuff!

So here are my four finishes


 First up my triangles quilt called Night Boat to Cairo in a fit of whimsy but irrevocably stitched like all my labels now directly quilted onto the front of my quilt.   I was inspired by Annabella and her Anna Maria Horner Field Study quilt but I have all sorts of large scale patterns in mine and some glorious Oakshott solids !  This is quilted using three different colours of #aurifil 28 thread and bound with a velvet ribbon - which is a first for me!



Next I finished my Hexalong project - started with Lynne (who has since sold her partially made one)  and Gayle who hasn't finished hers either so although I started this abut two and a half years ago I don't feel so bad only finishing mine now!

Hated my starting blocks but Helen really inspired me - with her gorgeous subdued coloured quilt - to try some different blocks out and it improved.  Then Alison stopped me from choosing a safe layout and here we are with a riot but it works!  The solids are Oakshott again and quilted with feathers in my attempt to emulate the wonderful Trudi!  Quilting and piecing all in #aurifil 50 col 2021.  First time for me binding the edge - well two of them - zigzag style - a bit fiddly as each angle needs to be stitched in place - like corners everywhere - glad in the end for the two straight sides!




Then another ugly duckling - hated my very pink baskets but now love this quilt!  This is an homage to Jen Kingwell and her Green Tea and Sweet Beans quilt - in fact some blocks came from that quilt, some from Lynne and Kerry's 500 Quilt blocks book, and a couple from Suzuko Koseki's fabulous book Playful Patchwork.

My innovation for this quilt was the layout but also the velveteen backing - which makes a heavy but luxurious quilt - bit of a pig to machine quilt but I then added lots of hand quilting detail which was much easier than I thought it would be - should have hand quilted it all perhaps!



My last quilt - finished on the Lazy Bum (virtual) Global Retreat is an attempt at modern quilting.  I used (precut) hexies in Kona colours - the background ones I cut myself!  This represents and is called mycelium - those things that pass for roots in funghi!   

Concept seems important in the modern quilt movement and I guess this also represents the quilting community and all the links people enjoy on a local level but through the internet and social media the multitude of links bringing like minded people together into greater communities - those extra links represented by my stippple quilting of the background!   

You see meaningful and quite attractive!

So every time I look at it I will be thinking of you all!




But enough of my waffle!  I am linking with Katy and smiling but I cannot rest on these laurels as I have loads more to finish - and this tally gives me hope that I will.

Here is a link to my FAL list Katy!


25 comments:

  1. So much quilty gorgeousness! My fave is the third one, but hey, I'll take 'em all. Seriously, they are beauties ... and all FINISHED!! xCathy

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  2. amazing finishes Nicky - love them all :-)

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  3. well done!! these are all amazing finishes. Don't think I can pick a favourite at all they are all so beautiful.
    Glad you aren't going to rest on your laurels.....what wonder will be completed next?

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  4. Congratulations! As I am a colour freak I just love your first two! They are gorgeous! The other two are also very nice. You did a hell of a job this month!

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  5. I am in awe of 4 finishes, but also of each and every one of them: all gorgeous! And it's lovely to see them all again!

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  6. You've done well! Some lovely quilty finishes, but my favourite is the first hexie one

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  7. You've had an amazing quarter! Well done, N. Gorgeous finishes. I hope they help you snag a FAL prize too :)

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  8. I'm with Benta, they are all fabulous finishes Nicky. Your triangle quilt is especially gorgeous, I adore the colours you've used.

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  9. All of them have the wow factor - beautiful!

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  10. That's a very impressive quilt show Nicky! All so beautiful and so different!

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  11. How can all those beautiful but So different quilts come from one person in the same month?! Very inspiring, both your finishes (a quilting month? Genius!) and design ideas.

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  12. Just WOW! What awesome finishes!

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  13. all so beautiful! Well impressed!

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  14. wow wow wow i love those quilts

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  15. Seriously good finishes. The triangles are my fav because of those vibrant colours but they are all beautiful. And I love the velvet ribbon binding idea.

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  16. What a month - you have outdone yourself.

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  17. Wow! Love them all Nicky! And guess what? I'm now the owner of Lynne's hexy quilt! (Still unfinished) :)

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  18. Well if you send me that top quilt I can put in a good word with Mr RNG... ;o)

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  19. Such a lot of amazing work here, I can't believe you have got this much finished! I love your hex along quilt, it's just like looking into a kaleidoscope and genius binding!

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  20. Well, you have been on fire! Love them all

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  21. Beautiful!! Thank you for the uplift to my day. :)

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  22. You are on fire with your finishes at the moment! I love them all x

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  23. Success at last!!! I really, really hope you win a FAL prize - you really deserve it!

    P.S. It goes without saying but just in case...gorgeous, gorgeous quilts!

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