Sampler with embroidery

This was the second quilt I received this year and the first from out of town.  Normally, quilts from out of town only get to me towards the second part of the year, so this was something new.

I almost forgot to post about this, as we have plenty of sports on South African TV, and I seem to be working on my new posture, which will include a flat butt and square eyes.  Some days I start watching the Australian Open tennis at 02:30 in the morning, this will be followed by U19 cricket, women’s cricket and then the SA20 2026 cricket.  We also had a couple of days with 7’s rugby.  If these do not follow each other and overlap, I’d be channel hopping like crazy, and last night only got to bed at 11 pm, but we had fellow cricket fans over, so the visit went on long after the cricket ended.

This quilter claims it took her almost 17 years to finish this, but I think it was worth keeping it and eventually finishing it.

Strips turned chevron quilt

We’ve entered another year; however, our old year ended devastatingly when we had to put our African grey parrot to sleep due to organ failure.  We have a huge vacuum in our house and lives, and hubby and I take turns crying when one of us suddenly remembers or sees a memory.

On to a more pleasant subject.  How clever is this quilt?  This couple made this very innovative quilt as a joint venture to be given as a wedding gift.  I love this idea; whether I’d attempt it myself is another question.  They used fleece as backing, and although I am not keen on working with fleece, it does give a quilt a soft drape.

Playing with colours in striped formation

Quilt number 102 done for this year, and as mentioned in the past when I posted on one of this quilter’s quilts, this man truly can play with colours.  I am not sure where he gets the ideas for his patterns from, but irrespective, I can’t see this quilt being made in only 3 or 4 colours.  What he did here is pure perfection and immaculate colour play.

Beach blanket

I know quilters hate it when their quilts are referred to as blankets, but this quilt maker specifically requested a plastic-like canvas as a backing, as she intends to use it as a blanket on the beach.

Looking at this perfect creation and the colour play, I wondered if another quilter saw this on the beach, would they think that the quilt maker received it as a gift and, with no appreciation for the work done, simply used it on the beach?  They will obviously not be aware of the plastic backing or that the maker intended it for the beach.

If a non-quilter sees this, they must wonder where on earth she purchased something this special.  I am sure this family will have many fond memories made on this beach blanket.

Christmas coloured log cabin

The maker did not say she intended to use this for Christmas or that the recipient wanted it for her guest house as a Christmas decoration, but to me, the colours gave the feeling of Christmas.