Carpenter Star Table Toppers

Hello everyone.

I hope you've had a good week.  I've been busy making table toppers.

My father-in-law needed one for his kitchen table and i thought the carpenters star filled the circular space just nicely.  Also, Jack was a pattern maker before he retired so this was very apt!

I used plain fabrics so the quilting would show up...

.....and I used a thin 2oz polyester wadding. Feathers in the center and stippling around the edge.

This is the second topper, this time with a cream background.

 I quilted all over feathers for the background.

Both toppers measure 28" across.

If you would like to make a carpenter star then you can find a great pattern here.

I halved the size of the HSTs then squared them to 3" to make my topper.

Before I go, can I just let you know that voting is open at the Quilt Blogger's Festival.

You can vote for my butterfly quilt here.  It is in the baby category and is #3.

You can vote for my Fishy wall hanging here. It is in the Wall hanging category and is #5.

You can vote for one quilt in each category and I would love it if you voted for mine.  There are some really fabulous entries this year and I've had difficulty choosing my favourites in several categories.  So many beautiful quilts!!

See you all next time.

Rhianon. :)

Blogger's Quilt Festival - Spring 2013

It's springtime and that can only mean one thing.  It's time for the Blogger's Spring Quilt Festival.
It is organised by Amy from Amy's Creative Side and  I must pause here to thank Amy for all her hard work in organising the festival.


This year we are allowed to enter two quilts.
This is my first entry - my snow dyed butterfly quilt.

 I snow dyed all but the peachy fabric for this quilt myself.  It measures 42" x 47" and is my own design.

I free motion quilted this on my domestic - I have a Janome 1600.  This is the center section.

I machine appliqued the butterflies then worked a bit of trapunto to make them stand out. I quilted freehand feathers and pebbles behind them.

I then added two more layers to the butterflies....

and added a fuzzy center for the bodies.  I crocheted them with some funky fur yarn and sewed them down very securely.

I am entering this quilt into the Favourite Baby Quilt catergory,

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I'd be thrilled if you voted for my quilt.

Rhianon.

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Blogger's Quilt Festival Spring 2013

It's time for the Blogger's Spring Festival, which is very kindly put together twice a year by Amy from Amy's Creative Side.

Two entries are allowed this time and this is my second entry.
My fishy wall hanging.

It is my own design and measures 47" x 43"

I made a pile of string blocks using batiks and broke them up with some fishy and seahorse blocks.

The seahorses were appliqued and then I added transfer foils with bondaweb to give them a shimmery effect.

The fish and the seahorses were trapunto -ed to make then stand out and I pebbled the background.

I free motion quilted it on my domestic machine.

Quilted feathers in the border - I used some metallic threads to give it a bit of sparkle.

This quilt will be entered into the Favourite Wall Hanging  category.

I have it hanging in my living room and adds a nice splash of colour to the room.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog and if you voted for me then thank you - that's fantastic.

Rhianon.

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ipod pouch

Hello
I made this pouch for an ipod last week.

It's very small - 5" x 3" and it was pretty tricky sewing round the top edge.

                                 Free motion quilted flowers and feathers in metallic threads.

                                                                        The back.

                                          Finished off with a sparkly sequin and bead!