Thursday, 2 June 2011

Di's favourite!!!







This is Di's favourite and will replace the green horse quilt as the top layer on her bed this winter!!! It was started in August 2010, then put aside for several months while Di decided how to quilt it..... It is an "original" design, based loosely on a Monkey Wrench square. It was completed in May 2011.

Di's first one!!!







This was the 1st quilt Di started, back in Winter 2008. It then got put aside for nearly 2 years, as Di got sidetracked...! It is an irish chain pattern with 4 different horse materials. She made it for herself . It finally got finished in May 2010

Friday, 22 April 2011

Placemats for grand-children







Elfi made those 2 placemats for her grand-daughter and grand-son for Easter.

Wednesday, 30 March 2011

Placemats


Elfi made these 6 placemats out of scraps for her son and daughter-in-law's 5th wedding anniversary.

Friday, 31 December 2010

a Wallhanging


When my grandma [Pene's mum] was in the nursing home I visited her a couple of times with Mum. Because of her cataract operations her eyes were great and Grandma spent most of her time doing rustic embroidery onto calico. You might remember that Mum has since made most of these small patches of embroidered calico into quilts - click here to see one of them.

While I was there I started doing designs for Grandma to stitch - they were mostly angels to fit in with what she was already stitching. Anyway, time got away from her and Grandma never got to do my designs - but I'd kept a copy of them for myself which I would occasionally show friends.

Just before I went into hospital in April a friend asked if she could have one. While it was meant to perk me up when I was recovering at home, she has just finished stitching and binding it in time to give it to me for Christmas.

I hope you like it. It has inspired me to dig out and finish some other designs and patterns I have half-finished.

If you would like the pattern for this one, or any of the others, you can send me an email at word.addiction@gmail.com

Jen B aka Eldest Daughter

Saturday, 18 December 2010

Tablerunner


This lovely table runner is from Marj and she's making some more.

Di's cushions


More Christmas presents made by Di