Sunday, September 15, 2013

First Finish for September! "Tuscan Hillside"

It feels SO GREAT to get this quilt finished.  The idea for this quilt came from this one called "Trailing Hearts" which I finished about 8 years ago.  It was a class with Denise Gunn who was then teaching at Muriel's Sew and Surge on Admirals Road.

Trailing Hearts...the inspiration for Tuscan Hillside

Tuscan Hillside


I wondered what would happen if I replaced the hearts with grape clusters and the flower/heart vine with grapevine.  Then I asked my friend Celia, who has an embroidery machine, if she might be able to embroider some grapes in squares.

This was the start:





I wanted 2 different varieties and she did a great job.  Thanks Celia!!

From there I worked on the log cabin blocks.  Once again I stuck to batiks and so glad I did!




And then played on the design wall:




Then last November at my retreat I played with the vine and grape leaves.  This has been in the UFO pile for a few years.  I'm not sure why I procrastinated, but I can finally say IT'S DONE!!!

And here is the result after Teresa Ranson quilted feathers on the diagonal for me:

Tuscan Hillside - completed September 15, 2013
Now, off to amend the UFO list.  Another one done!  Such a good feeling to complete something.

Credits:  Embroidery by Celia Modell, machine pieced by Mavis Reynolds, machine quilted by Teresa Ranson.

Until next time,

Mavis

Friday, September 6, 2013

New this week...

I haven't posted for awhile.  It's not because there was nothing noteworthy, but because it's been a very, very busy summer with work, B&B, quilting for Calgary flood victims, and new puppies.

Here are a couple of finishes:

Strings Quilt from LOJ Quilters for Calgary Flood Victims

Off to Calgary!

Closeup of quilting

More to follow.  Just a quick post today.  Off to kiss the puppies goodbye and then to work.

Mavis