Makeshift Monday

So, in between the 101 errands I have to run today including going to the dentist for the first time in 5 years, I am going to attempt to make my mum a mothers day present. I'm still not sure quite what yet, I'm thinking some sort of patchwork cushion and matching soft toy? I WILL show you the end result as soon as it is finished!

For now I will leave you with another quilt for you to feast your eyes over.

This was a commission quilt that I completed a few weeks ago for a lady in Brighton. She wanted a double quilt for her 50th birthday to last her through the next 50 years! The specified colours were blues, yellows and greens.

The lady also posted me through some of her own fabrics to include, which I thought was a lovely idea. These ranged from dresses worn by her daughter when she was a baby, to old cuttings from her own sewing projects. It was great to work with some fabrics that I wouldn't have chosen myself.

This quilt came with another request that I haven't come across before - A patch with the date of completion and my 'signature'. As you can see it is the complete definition of 'makeshift'- embroidered by hand and blindly stitched onto the quilt. Circles are not my strong point I must admit so why on earth I went for a circular patch is beyond me!

Overall a very happy customer. I must admit this is one of my favourite quilts I've ever made. It has reminded me not to play it too safe with the colours and on my next fabric buy I will definitely be looking out for some more unusual prints!

Right then, lets get started on this mothers day present! Oh god, I've just remembered the dentist, I'm totally gonna have no teeth left by this afternoon.

RKG xxx

A Hotchpotch Gingham Quilt

I've been using up all my odds and ends scraps before Christmas starts, mainly because my mum is stealing back my sewing room to make way for a turkey. So I decided to make a quilt full of random colours, prints and styles to use all these scraps up.

I used some red gingham fabric for the underside and in my usual style I made two matching cushions. I decided to use each fabric a couple of times throughout the quilt so it didn't look too random.

I had so many scraps that I was able to make a double sized quilt which looks great across the sofa...

or on a double bed.

Now it's all wrapped up and ready to go and get snuggled with a Christmassy couple!

RKG

Double the Flowers

Hello again! I bring to your eyes yet another recent quilt creation. This time it's a double quilt to chuck on your bed and get snuggly with!

As you can see, the quilt is reversible and the underneath is made up of dark vintage florals on an off white background. For the squares on the front, I picked various colours from the floral fabric including pale blue yellow peach and green and then a splash of burgundy too. I like the mixture of light and dark fabrics together.

I also created two matching patchwork cushions with the backing fabric on the underside so they can be reversed depending on how you're feeling. 'Cause every girl likes to change her mind!

RKG