Convergence Continued

I am still working on the convergence quilt that we learned how to make at the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar and I think I have finished the quilt top.  We are having a meeting this week of all the participants to present something to the Quilt Guild about what we learned at the Seminar, so I have been working most of the week-end on it.

One of the gals who went to the Seminar with us sent me this picture that she took while we were there.

And here is one that I took

The butterflies are appliqued

onto the finished quilt top.

I used both examples to complete my convergence.  It isn't quilted yet and the horse on the bottom left isn't sewn on either but this is what I am taking to the meeting and asking for suggestions as how I might finish it.

If you look closely you can see the horses

in the convergence.

There was a lot of calculations done to put the coloured

swatches on the corners. 

A good learning experience for me.

Christmas is coming

Last year I purchased some kits to make oven mitts.  That was a big mistake.  I made one and I sure won't be making any more.  I think I will try to make a tea cozy out of the other kit.  I can use one at the cabin to keep my tea warm.

The oven mitt was really labour intensive.  Cutting, basting the sandwiches together and then basting both sides of the mitt together and then I don't think it turned out all that great.  Each side has 4 layers - lining, batting, Mylar (Insul-Bright) and then the outside fabric.  Really thick pieces to work with.   I thought they would make good small gifts but I think I will keep it for myself.

Oven Mitt.

I also made a new Christmas wall-hanging.  I thought these snowmen were really cute because this is more of a winter wall-hanging rather than a Christmas one and it can be hung up all winter.  We have lots of snow here so it won't be out of place.



They are the same snowmen

that are on the oven mitt.

Peggy

Dive into Fall

This is a really cute wall-hanging that I found in the

 Fons & Porter's Easy Quilt magazine, Fall 2011. 

It was really easy to make

and

sewed up quite quickly. 

I made the lighter one first and used

gold thread for the applique.

I should have stuck with that because

I used variegated for the darker bordered

one and I think I like the gold

one better.

They are different sizes because I guess

I didn't read the pattern for the dark one

I just cut the border the size I 

thought it should be.

I also used a different

burgundy for some of the leaves

on them and it shows

up better.

Peggy

I'm on a roll

I have another UFO finished.  I started this wall hanging in July at our retreat and put it aside because other things needed attending to.  I am trying to get my Christmas sewing done and finished so that it can be mailed off and figured I had better finish this up first.

My friend Joyce made the bow for me.

I can't tie bows but she sure can.

I am going to hang it on my front door

in December,

to make my house look Christmassy.

Peggy.

Mystery Quilt and My New Helper

Last spring the local guild had a mystery quilt for us to try.  It came in 3 sizes and I chose the smaller one but it wasn't quite big enough so I added an inside border.  It now measures 41 x 51, and I think it is a nicer size for a lap quilt.

By adding the border the same colour as the background

it makes the other parts and the stars

appear to float on the background.

I also have a new helper.

This is Banshee.

We are minding my sons cats for a few months

and she follows me around.

I am working on this Twister Christmas Wreath

and she seems to like it too.

It doesn't seem to matter where I am she wants to be

near me or on my lap.

It is hard to type with a kitten on your lap.

This is Buckley, all he wants to do is go outside

and he is not allowed

since they just moved here.

Peggy

Convergence

When we went to the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar, one of the things he taught us was "Convergence".  He puts 4 fabrics together, sews them, cuts them apart and then sews them together again, cuts them apart and sews them together for a final time.  It sounds confusing but the out come is spectacular.

On the way home from the Seminar we stopped in Trego WI at Thimbles Quilt shop and purchased some fabric to make a Convergence quilt.  I found some gorgeous fabric.

The vibrant colours in this fabric really caught my eye.

I also found these

and I thought they went well together.

On Thursday Maria and I got together to make our convergence

quilts.  It took longer than we thought and

I finished it yesterday.

I used 2 pieces from the horse fabric

and

1 orange and 1 blue.

That is why there is more blue in one corner

and more orange in the other.

The horses are almost side by side, and you can see

the reflection on the one on the right but

not the one on the left.

Peggy

Another Finish

I finished my grandson's quilt top the other day and took it to the long arm quilter.  Since the pattern looks like pinwheels she quilted it with circles to give the impression of the pinwheels moving.

This also called Square Dance.

The quilt pattern

The back of the quilt.

I really like this red fabric,

It is a nice backing for a boy's quilt.

Peggy

Fabulous Fractures

On Sunday I took a workshop with Linda Clark from Kenora called Fabulous Fractures based on the book by Brenda Esslinger.  We were also able to purchase books that were autographed by Brenda.  How cool is that!! 

There were about 12- 15 ladies in the class

Some of the fabric that was used.

This is my fabric, I bought it when I was in Paris.

Busy sewing my strips together.

All finished.

It is a little wonky in places if you look

too close, but I'm sure my next one

will be better.

Peggy

Pictures of London 2011

The Millennium Bridge

Outside Kensington Palace a few days after the

anniversary of Princess Diana's death

Part of Windsor Castle in the background and

what used to to be a moat now a beautiful

garden.

College of Christ Church

Oxford University

Harry Potter movies were filmed here

Since we took the sunset tour we were able

to walk among the stones at

Stonehenge.

Stonehenge

In front of Buckingham Palace.

All of London is under construction for the

Olympics next year.

London Bridge

Tiki Patchwork

293 Sandycombe Road, Surrey

Of Course, I bought fabric here. 

A nice fat quarter bundle of 8 and

a kit for a Union Jack cushion.

The London Eye

The Borough Market

Have you ever seen flat peaches before??

How about some Ostrich Eggs for breakfast??

Peggy

Pictures of Paris August 2011

Me at the Arc de Triomphe

At the Louvre with the Mona Lisa

Notre Dame cathedral

The Pantheon

Foucault's Pendulum

The Pendulum doesn't move, the earth does.

In the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles Palace

Sacre Coeur Basilica

A view from Montparnasse Tower

Street Market

The Eiffel Tower is lit at 9pm.

Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada

In Vimy France

In the Tunnels of Vimy Ridge where the Canadian

Soldiers lived and planned their attack.

Peggy