Bags Bags and More Bags

I demonstrated bag construction at Plym Piecemakers on Tuesday night. So I had to make some new bags that the ladies had not seen before! So now I got two new bags and three half made, which I used as my 'Blue Peter' demos.

Bag instructions will be posted on the yahoo group site in the next few weeks.

www.groups.yahoo.com/group/daisychainquilters/

Block Swap

I am a member of the FLS yahoo group. Last month, I swapped 6 inch heart blocks with ten other quilters from around the world.

These are my blocks that I sent to the USA for the swap.

I am waitng for my blocks from the swap to arrive in the post any day this week. I will post a picture when they arrive at my house.

Journal Quilts

I am a member of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles. A small group of members have been making Journal Quilts for the last two years. Each year a new size is announced. In 2008, the size was 12inch square.

September - Summer Flowers

December - Grid Lock

In 2009 the size is 6x12 inches. Come back soon to see more Journal Quilts.

Beans on Toast Quilting Group

I am a member of the Beans on Toast quilting group. We meet every few weeks in each other homes. One member set a challenge in the summer. We were to make a wall hanging using a Chritmas card as the inspiration. I completed my wall hanging the night before our Christmas meeting. This is normal practice for me to leave projects until the last minute!!! What do think of my last minute quilt?
We all gave a fat quarter as winner's prize. Who won? Only the quilter that set the challenge.....
Well Done Anne.

October Bag

This is October bag which took two months to complete!! So I missed November pattern. I am sad that the British Quilt List challenge is coming to an end this month. I have completed ten out of the twelve bag patterns.

All the bags can be seen on the British Quilt List Blog. And I will tell you about the challenge for 2009 when Kandy announces it!!!

Katipatch Sister Block Exchange

This is the second year I have exchanged blocks with quilters in New Zealand and Australia. These are the blocks I have made and now on their way to Katipatch shop in Katikati NZ. They co-ordinate the exchange. This year Carol and Cindy chose a challenge fabric. It took me a long time to decide on what blocks I would sew as I did not like the fabric initially. But now the fabric has found a small place in my heart and fabric stash!!
When I recieve my blocks from Katipatch I will be posting here first. So do come back in the near future.
If you would like to get involved in next year's Sister Block Exchange check out the Katipatch website.
http://www.katipatch.co.nz/

September Bag

This is last month bag. It is log cabin blocks on point and ready made handles. It is a small bag but it takes a lot of fabric. A great way to use up your scraps.