Author: lynkeoghquilts

It has been a busy time in the sewing room this month. I am on to my 3rd online mystery quilt and having some fun experimenting with Inktense Pencils.

I finally got my Gymea lilies back from the framers and it looks great hanging in the entrance way to our house. The black frame really enhances the design.

I finished quilting the Batik mystery quilt. It was quilted all over with curved lines using quilting rulers to build up the design. The whole quilt was quilted using the small handiquilter universal ruler. The online mystery quilts have been fun to do, used up some of my fabrics, taught me different techniques and kept me in contact with other quilters from all over the world.

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I also finished an online mystery quilt which was designed by Lessa Siegele with the South Australian Guild. It was a great opportunity to search the fabrics from my stash. The finished quilt has been donated to the Tumut CWA. They will use it as a raffle prize in their upcoming fundraiser. Hopefully it will help them raise much needed funds for their building project.

The next mystery quilt is using all my Kaffe Fassett scraps….looking forward to discovering the finished quilt design in a few weeks. The pattern is a Rachelle Denneny Design .. Mysolation Mystery Quilt.

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I have also been experimenting with Inktense Pencils. Helen Godden Designs has released an alphabet quick called Alphblocks. I drew the design onto cream cotton then coloured with the pencils. The colour was activated with fabric medium, very similar to painting with water colours. Each block is 8 inches square. After drying it is then quilted with black cotton to highlight the pattern. When completed it will be a wall hanging, assembled as quilt-as-you-go. The detailed quilting is an excellent way to practice fine free motion quilting.

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Until next time…..happy sewing.

Thank goodness for my sewing room where I can relax and let the world float by. We have been in social distancing mode for 6 weeks and have only ventured out to take our bouncy labradoodle “Oscar” for a walk to the beach or visit the local shops for necessities. So between sewing, reading and a little bit of knitting I have easily filled in my days.

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Being in stay at home mode I have managed to finish quite a few UFO’s that have been hiding in the cupboard plus participate in some on line ‘mystery quilt’ groups. These have been a lovely way to keep in contact with like minded quilters.
I finished the appliqué and quilting on the linen print of Gymea Lilies and it will be framed as a piece of wall art.

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I also quilted a UFO jelly roll top. It is a simple pattern and I have been experimenting with quilting rulers to create the quilting pattern.

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The mystery quilt helped to use up some of my stash of batik fabrics. It was an excellent challenge in selecting light, medium and dark value fabrics.
After foundation paper piecing 72 flying geese it was a nice surprise to see the finished design. I managed to find enough dark value batik fabric to add a simple outside border and am now in the process of quilting it, trying to use my quilting rulers once again.

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The same Facebook group have started another mystery quilt and being a devil for punishment I have signed up again. This time I have used some of my floral fabrics that have been lurking in the cupboard for years. I needed a good contrast between lights and darks….who knows how this one will turn out?

Well here we are , self isolating, staying at home and only going out if really necessary. No babysitting, no visiting family and all social gatherings put on hold.

The result….lots of time in the quilting room. It is amazing how many online sewing projects have started. I have started an online mystery quilt with SAQG which has made me look through my stash for suitable fabrics. A new step is released each week …..so far Step 1, using lights and darks to make a four patch.

I have also found a panel I bought a while ago…A linen Reece Scannell print of gymea lillies. Hopefully it will become a wall hanging for our foyer. It is very challenging finding fabrics from my stash which will enhance the design but I am having lots of fun cutting and appliquéing fabrics to the black and white design.

It is rewarding to see the design pop with each addition. Now to work on the gymea lillies, a little more challenging.

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‘Antique French Lace’ is all finished and has found a home on a wall in my sewing room.

Finally finished the quilting, here is ‘Antique French Lace’.
Only the binding and label to go.
Really happy with the way the linen highlights the quilting design. The pattern was inspired by a French lace handkerchief from 1875-1889.
All the fabrics are French cottons and chambrays appliquéd onto cream linen.

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