Welcome to TGIFF! I am delighted to be hosting this week's round-up of finishes.
If you are new to my corner of blogland, welcome and feel free to have a nose around. If you are a regular reader pick yourself up off the floor I actually have a finished quilt to share with you!
This quilt was originally intended to be a present for my mum's birthday - last June! So it is a bit overdue to say the least. There is nothing like a new deadline though for concentrating the mind :)
The quilt came about when I was looking for something to do with an embroidered linen panel that I had made using embroidery motifs from Sublime Stitching by Jenny Hart. A lucky win in a
Fat Quarter Shop giveaway and one FQ bundle of Riley Blake's Sunny Happy Skies fabric line later and the plan for a lap quilt was hatched.
The embroidered panel was given an inner border of the multicoloured stripe from the line and then an outer border of 6" friendship stars was added. I managed to use nearly all of the fabrics in the line, the only exceptions being three FQ's of cute pandas, which weren't really appropriate for a senior citizen!
I decided to bite the bullet and have another go at FMQ'ing with this quilt, so the centre panel and the striped border were quilted with a loopy meander.
I am not saying it is perfect but I did discover that playing Cd's that I can sing along to are a vital part of my quilting experience. it means I remember to breathe! An ABBA Gold CD was particularly successful, just the right tempo for consistent stitching :)
This is also the first of my finishes for Q1 in the Finish a Long (see
here for my original post).
Don't forget that next Friday, January 25th is the first linky party for
your chance to let us know what you have tried that is New to You this month! I am really looking forward to finding some new activities to try. Check out this
post if you want to know more!
Now it is your turn to link up your recent finishes. Be sure to include a link back to here in your post, you can grab the button from above or the sidebar. As ever, take
some time to look at other links and maybe leave a comment or two. It
will brighten up someones day!
Quilting to music is a good tip - I always forget to breathe too! I also forget to move my shoulders so when I've finished I end up hunched over for a while before my ageing body straightens itself out.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely little quilt - it all goes together beautifully. What an excellent January finish - well done! x
Looks great! The embroidery is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteTht is so cute!
ReplyDeleteLol, Abba Gold you say? ;o)
ReplyDeleteWell done for getting to the end :o)
Lucky Mum!!! Your quilt is beautiful, Fiona!!! I'll remember to dig out the ABBA cds when I make my next quilt... LOL!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic finish Fiona! Love Abba too!
ReplyDeleteMore close ups of your embroidery please Fiona! I love tea and tea cups and teapots. And I have to agree about the merits of music when FMQing. Voulez Vous?
ReplyDeleteWell done on a great finish! Your quilt looks just beautiful! Nice work on the FMQ!!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately no finish for me to link up this week but I did enjoy reading about yours!
What a sweet finish! And I love to sing along while sewing, I'll have to remember to do it when I start FMQ!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty quilt and well done on the FMQ it looks great
ReplyDeleteI always quilt to Abba,
ReplyDeleteLove the embroidery! A fabulous gift for your mum :)
ReplyDeleteThat is really gorgeous - I love the colours and the embroidery!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt is such a beauty. The combination of embroidery, lovely fabrics and fmq is perfect :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a gorgeous quilt! You did a fantastic job. Your mum will be very pleased with her gift.
ReplyDeleteUnfortuately no finishes for me this Friday. I'll settle with admiring what others did this week :)
The music is a great tip - though I'd have to make sure the house was empty before I started singing!! I need to take the leap and try out some FMQ too, I've bought the foot for it and all! Thanks for hosting TGIFF!
ReplyDeleteI find that the more I practice the better I get. And yet it is the same every time. I just started a new project and don't know what to do with the FMQ. I'm going to try the music thing.
ReplyDeleteFab quilt. I'll try the singing next time I'll quilt, lol. Not sure if my family will be happy about it.
ReplyDeleteI should have also said that I love the colours you chose, and your embroidery is really sweet! x
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome quilt and gift for your Mother! I love the stars, and the pretty colors. She'll treasure it!
ReplyDeleteSusie
What a wonderful way to showcase your beautiful embroidery!
ReplyDeleteI bet your mum loved this :) And haha! I've got to try ABBA next time I'm at my FMQ table. :D
ReplyDeleteWow - the linky closed early!! Lots of great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNo finish for me this week, but I see a fantastic set of finishes here already! What tiny stitches you added to your own, thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI dont have anything to share this week but I am impressed with you FMQ and love the embroidery.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely stitching! I'm sure she will love it :)
ReplyDeleteSuper quilt - only just found you, here in blogland! I'll be back, definitely for a link up - hopefully. I love quilting to music too - I listen to classicfm and I reckon a good waltz is brilliant!
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