Blanket of love

My first attempt at a quilt.

Lizzy Dish- House Wares

I've never wanted to make a quilt before, as I know I'm not that precise in my seams. 

(as evidenced in the wonky square in the middle.)

But when I looked the stash of my late father's shirts, a ton of them in the colour scheme of my mother's living room, and her birthday approaching with her being with me on the actual birth day, well, that gives one a desire to create something more than a quilt.

Quilt classes were being offered at the the Flying Fox to help me read a pattern and to show me the tricks of quilting. I love those tricks. they are so clever. Thanks Julie!

It came together very quickly. More quickly than I anticipated at the end. 

I was surprised that it was almost over. 

I wanted to linger with the shirts a little longer. 

I wasn't ready to let them go just yet. 

So I slept under it the first night. 

Blanketed in my father's shirts.

His arms wrapped around me.

Happy Birthday Mom.

So glad we got to celebrate with you here.

And now a little show and tell..

My Candy Corn plate in glass.

And some sun catchers (orange ones) with fibre paper relief.

I'm sure that's not the right name. 

I'm so bad with terms. I call things blobby or melted.

So wrong for the glass world of fusing, tacking etc.

But I'm still learning and having fun at it. 

What a treasure to be welcomed into this adventure.

(P.S. I'm still trying to find a good way to take pictures of things that need light behind them.)

Cheers,

Amanda

Amazing Quilt

I am not a quilter. I admire quilters. I'm so afraid of quilting. I'm just not that exact. And they are so huge!

I do however, appreciate all the work that goes into it. And this quilt has been hand quilted!

 It was made for me when I got married by a nanny I had when I was 2! She stayed with us for many years. When my brother and sister got married, yep, they got quilts also. When we all had children, yep, quilts. We had 2 children each. She made 9 quilts for us. Hey mom, did you get one?

 The hand stitching is incredible! Just look at it. 

 On a queen size quilt. That's a lot of knot tying, thread cutting, bundling up under the covers to get at the middle.

 It's just as pretty on the back.

 When we first chose this room, we felt the paint colour was too dark. But with this quilt on the bed, the colour is ok. Now, just to find a few night tables.

I'm very honoured to own such handiwork. Treasured.

Have a good one,

Amanda