Wednesday, February 4, 2009

The Completed Singing Garden Quilt.

Final instructions for completing the Popular Patchwork BOM - The Singing Garden Quilt - are to be found in the newest (March) issue of the magazine which will be available at local newsagents any day now.

Instructions are given for stitching the completed blocks together (on the diagonal) together with diagrams showing side triangles and corners.  Templates for ribbons, birds and garden creatures are given on a separate sheet.

I used 1.6 twin-needles and obtained 100% silk thread from 'Little L's' for machine quilting the SG.  Twin needles give a tiny ribbon effect which echoed very nicely with the large border ribbons. I broke a few needles quilting the first couple of blocks but the silk thread was marvellous. Slid through the needles like a hot knife through butter!

I used trapunto to create the treble and bass clefs at two corners, and scattered notes here and there on the open spaces along the borders.

I thoroughly enjoyed making this whimsical quilt - and hope very shortly to show you the completed Autumn and Winter versions. 
The pics below are not very clear but the quilt is still in Edinburgh and I will take better close-up pictures of the quilting when it arrives home. 
The original SG quilt - and with a bit of luck its Autumn relation - will receive its first public showing at Garstang Patchwork Quilters Exhibition - April 24th/26th - at Bilsborrow Village Hall. Details of the exhibition can be found on GPQ website.

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