Thought it may be a good opportunity to add a couple from history.

I would probably consider this my first ever quilt. I had been a cross stitcher until the day Ivisited a quilt show at Merriwa with my mother. I had an unfinished hexagon quilt at home but wasn't really inspired.
Until MERRIWA.

A lovely lady, not sure, but I think her name was Elaine was showing a beautiful Nosegay quilt. I admired it and to cut a long story short she posted it into me. I did everything possible wrong. Used furnishing fabric, started hand piecing and had a go at quilt as you go. After a lot of trials and tribulations and a lot of help from my expert machine sewer mum I was hooked and so was she.

So this is the one that started my journey and passion. I think it was about 1991.

The following was started at one of my annual quilting retreats with Maitland Patchwork and Quilters. This was my second year and the tutor was Brigitte Giblin. The same one as the first year where I did the Birds in My Garden Quilt that I have shown in a previous post.

I hadn't done a great deal of quilting and as you can see some of the piecing is a bit rough!

I think (hope) I have come a long way since 1999!

My Finishes for July

I know some of you folk out there in blogland have been busily finishing 5 in July. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find that much extra time.

I did manage to fit in a couple of finishes. This is "The Path Less Travelled" by Lori Smith. I have done this as a BOM from Homestead Hearth. I cannot say enough good things about this shop. I have been doing 2 BOM's from this place. The fabrics are always beautiful. Many which were never available in Australia.
The service is fantastic. The parcels were beautifully packaged and were easy to seperate and use. Lots of little stickers. Can't do better than that.
I am very happy with how this turned out. I just need to get the last 2 borders on the other BOM and you might see it here soon.

This one was from Hatched & Patched. I have not seen a pattern from this designer that I have not liked. This one was rolled up in the bottom of the wardrobe for a couple of years and now looks a bit wonky. I probably should have repinned it but I was keen to get it done. I am pretty sure it will wash Ok.
This is a very apt pattern. It's called "How to Grow Angels" and since there are three of them in the applique and since I have three daughters what more do I need to say. Not sure where it will be hung but the three of them have put their hand up.

It must have been hard work helping mum with all the photos. Just playing possum!

Last but not least the full quilt.