Three things

Another finished quilt - on a roll.... This is for the huge Alzheimer's project in Scotland next year but I will post it after Christmas when some of the madness has stopped. Quilted on Nessie but I have only just finished the binding.

Progress to show Lynda - I have got a bit further since taking the photo but nothing is ironed or de-dog-eared (Mark always says that sounds cruel).

And finally, this is the result when your cat knocks your box of Ready Brek onto the floor and the puppy gets to it before you do.....

Last quilt on Nessie

This is the last quilt I quilted on Nessie before selling her. It is not the final quilt though as I have got about two more to bind. I had to move my binding pile to photograph this one as I leave them draped over the upstairs bannister. When moving them, they all slipped down the stairs. Before I even had time to swear under my breath, Kaboodle had moved in....

Pantograph present for Penny

My first pantograph quilt. A present for Penny - I knew she wouldn't be fussy about it. She posed lovely for me and was rewarded with a biscuit!

This is my first official finish that was quilted on NessieJ but my 12th for the year so far.

Willow and Penny (size matters)

Name change

Have changed Noodle's name to Penny. I kept shortening it and in six months' time, I didn't want to be in the park shouting for "Nood" (nude)..... So here we have Penny and Scarlett together on the sofa.

Introducing Noodle....

When she isn't asleep she sits still for a maximum of three seconds at a time.

NessieJ

On the way home this evening I saw a sticker on a Land Rover. It said "don't grow up, buy bigger toys".

Safe journey

Bye Nessie. Safe journey. Be good.

Ugliest!!!

Pawprints quilt sold for £25. Can't grumble at that.

Eleven - for Rugby Pawprints

Finish number eleven for the year so far. This one I am going to donate to Rugby Pawprints for them to auction/raffle whatever to help raise some money. Mark insisted I photograph the back as this was the uglyist (sp?) fabric I could find this year at Malvern....

Score!

Mark back from America!

Assistance needed

Does this need a border? I think maybe it does, but then again, maybe it doesn't..... Thanking you in anticipation of your assistance.

Work in progress

30 blocks down, 20 to go.

Quilt for Evie

This is my 10th quilt finish for the year so far (I counted). Another Bonnie Hunter pattern - scrappy bargello - very in vogue at the moment... This is for Evie who is Ann's first grandchild. The quilt was finished a little while ago but they did know the sex of the baby and then they couldn't decide on a name..... Still, finished and delivered now.

Sadness, sadness, they call it sadness...

OK, sad in the extreme - what can I say? I have no life..... Had an empty vase so started to fill it AGES ago to see how long it would take to fill but, in my typical fashion, forgot to write down when I started to fill it. Now somebody at Lutterworth is collecting empty spools for a competition at a quilt exhibition so I think I will empty this and start again..... If someone has a use for them, it has to be good....

Extreme close up

Mark has bought a new camera.....

A finish! This is for Summer's first birthday which is this coming weekend. This is a Bonnie Hunter pattern called Storytime Stars but, spot the "deliberate" mistake (I didn't until all the blocks were done). Clue: no stars......

Rocheberie mystery - how many years ago?

This feels like my first finish in ages. This was a Rocheberie mystery day - but I can't remember how long ago - at least a couple of years I think. I had cut out lots more mice to go on it but when I decided it was time to get a move on with it and get it done, I couldn't work out where I had planned to put them, so I left them off.

Fame!

Wow, I've been mentioned on Bonnie Hunter's blog! Nothing very exciting - I forwarded her a link about a free kindle quilting book that had been mentioned as free on BQL. It did mean my name is mentioned on Bonnie's blog though..... Need to go and walk the dogs and calm down!

Kaboodle helps out

Kaboodle has found my pile of wadding......

Wedding present

A wedding present for Rupert and Claire. They must be married by now - went abroad and I am sure Rupert said they were getting married on the 6th. Reception back here is in a couple of weeks' time. The label says "A wedding present for Rupert and Claire, may all your ups and downs be in bed." There is just one small smackeral of a problem with this quilt..... it was a top I made a little while ago and pulled it out of the UFO pile and quilted it. Mark pointed out to me one night, when we crossed paths on the landing - him coming back from the loo and me just going - that the main fabric I had used in the quilt, glows in the dark......

Finish for Scarlett

Probably my oldest UFO. Finished and donated to Scarlett's bed! I have got plans to make a new quilt for Willow too.....

On a roll

Another one finished that I also quilted last year but just needed the binding doing. This is a French Braid using a Creative Grids ruler - it was good fun to do but I ended up with long strips of braid and decided to chop them up a bit instead of having long rows. This was my first quilt on Nessie using rulers - well, I had the extended base but didn't have any rulers so Mark found me a huge block of hard perspex - I struggled a bit - couldn't get any of my stitching in the ditch.... it was a good learning curve though and I've got a few rulers to try out now - just need some time....

February finish

I quilted this last year on Nessie but have just finished the binding. I wanted to bind it in brown but could I find the fabric?!

Blocks

Even if I say so myself, I am pretty impressed with the size of this pile of blocks! But, even more impressive for me, they are not still sitting on my ironing board - they are all together in a finished top! It can't go on Ness yet though as I have another top to quilt first....

Snow Dye

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow........

Finished in February

The pattern is Turning Twenty. I was not overly impressed with the pattern when I made it - it's alright but I wouldn't rush back. It was a good practice top for Nessie though as I quilted a different pattern in all the different block sizes. Finished just in time for the snow forecast for later today...

Finish, NYD longarm University mystery 2012

Finished! I have even put the label on. I do still need to wash it though to take out the registration lines.

NYD 2012

A peak for Liz - I've finished the quilting but have the binding and label to do.

First finish for 2012

First finish for 2012! I think I pieced this in about 2005, I quilted it last year and finished the binding this year. I did have help with the binding though.