Quilting Crazy

 As I mentioned in my last post I took the plunge and entered my very first quilt into the Quilt & Stitch village competion.

My friends and I have been going for a few years now but none of us even dreamt of having a go.

But, I decided to make a pact with my friend Dawn, if she made a quilt I would to. 

I honestly thought neither of us would actually go ahead and enter, so when Dawn told me she was entering the traditional quilt catergory (with a Dresden quilt) I nearly fell off my chair.

I'm not the sort to back out of a challege, so it was head down and sketchpad out. Then I remembered I had never made a quilt before and went in search of a few "How to quilt" videos on youtube.

After a lot of swearing, crying, screaming and a few disasters, I fianlly had my quilt completed.

And here it is

 I called it "Dreaming of Japan", I went for the contemporary catergory

we went to Japan a few years ago and we really wanted to go back, but alas the borders got closed, like most places. 

So we are still dreaming.

(this photo was a little blurry so took another when I got it back home)

As I said earlier my friend Dawn also entered, she made a traditional catergory quilt, she called it "Dresden Sunburst"

I really think she did an amazing job. It's so jolly but also has a calmness to it. Anyway I think it's great and she is very proud.

Here are a few more quilt from the show that I really liked (unfortunately I forgot to make a note of all the names) :

 

 

Double Fibonacci by Eleanor Marsden

(I wish I could have taken this home, it satisfied the math/science part of my brain as well as the crafting side)


 

This quilt was called "Farewell Montreal" and was a group quilt put together by  Linda Forey. Each Maple leaf square was created by a different member of the group and given to her when she moved to Britain. (group quilt catergory)

But it is this quilt however that took my breath away

It is made up of tiny squares (about 0.5in) for the main picture, then Sashiko either side. I have searched the shows programme to try and work out the name of this peice and it's creators name but alas I am at an impass.

Just to give a closer look at the fine work that went into this.

 

This quilt was one from the themed catergory "Bring Literature to Life"

Lord of the flies by Marion Ridsdill

I especially like the little touch of dding a pair of damaged glasses to it.

 

 

This quilt was quite fascinating as it was very dimensional

(again I forgot the names)

 

 

 

 

Dawn and I were really proud of ourselves for taking the plunge and entering the competion, we may not have won rosettes but there is always next time 😉

Back soon with more sharing

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Goth/Punk

 We have an interesting challenge over at Fab'n'Funky challenges

This week we are looking for 

"Goth/Punk"

And here is my interpretation 

I know I've been a little lacking in tutorials lately but I have a few good reasons, but I'm only going to share one of those with with.

I decided to enter the Quilt & Stitch village quilt competion....Yes I entered....how crazy is that...

My friend Dawn also entered.

We sort of made a pact......

But I will tell you all about that once I've sorted through all the photo's, I can tell you it was both terrifying and exciting.

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

Feature a Creature

 What a wonderfully busy week and now an interesting challenge over at Fab'n'Funky challenges

This week we are looking to

"Feature a Creature"

I like mermaids so that was my basis for this card. 

Background 

The mermaid is a Gorgeuss stamp, coloured using promarkers and a Sakura stardust gel pen, to give the tail a little shimmer.

Now I could have gone for the typical fantasy sub, all wood & brass, but that just felt all wrong. So tatty grey metal look.

The porthole is overlaid, same cardstock as the surround, made using two circular dies. A little bit of inking to give a grubby effect.

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx