Surprise Arrives in Seaford

I Called my Mama this morning and all she said was "I can't believe it" about ten times! She absolutely loves THE QUILT OF THE YEAR.
I had a lovely chat to her about all the blocks and she loves the 'Somerset, folded star' (Block 4 on my quilt)

Folded Star

Each piece of fabric is folded into a triangle, a very fiddly technique I found.When the quilt was ready to be quilted I machined around the outside in rows and rows of spiral stitches.
Even my Pa was impressed and we had a chat about THE QUILT.
I am so happy it has gone to its new home with love and my parents can both enjoy it being on their bed.'Some magic to wake up to' I told them.


Another favorite block, ( although I know she loves them all), is the vintage Liberty Print 'Grandmothers flower garden'. I bid for these fabrics on Ebay and got carried away!
The little house hexagon is a favorite of some of the ladies at my Castle Coombe patchwork group.

Grandmothers flower garden

We had a quick chat on each block and my Mum recognised  many of the fabrics I had used, many of the vintage curtains were given to me by her. Also she knew the 1920's fabric that was my Grandmothers ( crazy patchwork block).

Stained Glass Window

My mum loves Kaffe Fasset and when I told her this 'Stained Glass Window' block was one of his prints she was surprised as she had only seen his knitted work and tapestry work.
The vibrant print works so well for this block as the window looks so real, and I loved the idea of having the rose print background as it looks as if the window has the roses growing around the window.