Embroidered Butterfly Wall Hanging

Hello quilty friends
A few weeks ago I started working on this:  It was a cushion I made to celebrate my brothers wedding way back in 1990.  You can find the post  here
Originally it was a cushion ( sorry I forgot to take a photo before I took it apart)......
now its a wall hanging..

I used black Hobbs heirloom 80/20 as I was worried about bearding and I quilted it on my new domestic machine.

I matched the thread colour to the background and quilted little feathers and tiny stippling around the butterflies, leaves and lettering.

 As luck would have it, I had piece of hand dyed green fabric which perfectly matched the leaves so I appliqued a few more to extend into the borders. 

Its good to get something else finished. I've sent this back to Sylvia and Allan and I hope they love it.
I've been busy working on a new quilt using the lonestar block - quite a challenge so I hope you come back to see my progress soon.
Thanks for visiting.
Rhianon.

Frame Quilting - Floral Hearts Quilt

Hi there

Its been a while since I last posted but I have been getting things done.
I finished my floral hearts quilt. I couldn't wait to get it off the frame to see it and I am pleased with the result.

I still have heaps to learn about quilting on the frame.

                                                I finished it off with some dark blue binding.

I've also been working on an embroidered butterfly wall hanging which just needs bound so I'll show you that next time.
On Thursday, I started a quilt that has been on my to-do list for a while - the lone star.  I avoided it because of the dreaded Y seams but really they are not so bad.  More to come on that one.
Enjoy your weekend and thanks for stopping by.
Rhianon.

Celtic Solstice - Part 6, the big reveal!

I can't believe I forgot to do this post but better late than never!
New Years Day saw Bonnie revealing the conclusion to her mystery quilt.

 All the units we've been making over the last 6 weeks went together to make these 2 blocks.

 Put together, they look like this.

 These photos were taken with a flash and make the colours look a bit garish.

 I still have the final borders to put on.  I'm trying to decide which colou for this.  Either the greens or the yellows/golds.

I was distracted by this arriving - my very first hand crank vintage sewing machine.  Cannot wait to sew on her after she has been cleaned up.
Anyway, back to the mystery.  I love how it turned out and I think this has been my favourite one so far.
Huge thank you to Bonnie for her generosity in giving us this free pattern and taking the time to make it so much fun for us all.
Think its safe to say I'll be doing it again next year!
Happy Stitchin'
Rhianon.
PS I'll be back to update this page with more photos once my quilt is finished..

More Frame Quilting

Happy Hogmany everyone!
I've spent the whole day ( 9 hours) quilting on my frame.
I am loving it!!

For those who are curious, I've used one layer of HobbsHeirloom 80/20 wadding (batting)

Can't wait to get this one finished so I can move onto the next one!
I'm off now to have a well deserved Baileys and wait for the bells.
Happy New Year and all the very best in 2014 to every single one of you.
Cheers
Rhianon.