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Licorice Allsorts update from Wendy's Quilts and More

This week I started hand quilting my Licorice Allsorts quilt.

I get my quilts basted on a long arm machine and when this one came back I was a bit concerned because it was more bunched up that usual, but I'm releasing the basting stitches as I quilt it and it's smoothing out nicely.

I'm using Aurifil 28wt and quilting in the ditch to start with. I'll see what else it needs as it progresses.

The guild I belong to, Capital Quilters in Wellington, New Zealand will be holding an exhibition in May 2024 and I ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 week, 4 days ago. under aurifil , aurifil thread , block of the month , hand quilting , licorice allsorts , material obsession , wendy williams

Licorice Allsorts top is finished from Wendy's Quilts and More

Yes, my Licorice Allsorts top is finished. I'm really pleased with it. I took my time and really tried to make all the blocks perfect. As a result of that, the rows went together quite easily.

I love how the black linen pops up throughout the quilt. At first I thought that the black linen was going to be too dark against the light chambray Tilda fabrics, but when it's all together it works really well. The bright green solids help with the colour balance too.

I want to hand quilt this quilt myself, and I usually choose ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under block of the month , licorice allsorts , material obsession , wendy williams

Licorice Allsorts update from Wendy's Quilts and More

I've finished all the hand embroidered blocks for my Licorice Allsorts quilt, so now it's time to start machine piecing the other blocks.

There's actually one more embroidered block in my cupboard, but how do you fit 10 photos in to a grid!

Here's the first machine pieced block that sits in the centre of the quilt:

It's only 6" finished which is smaller than I imagined. But I do love these colour combos and am looking forward to making more blocks next week.

Here's what the finished quilt will look like:

Licorice Allsorts ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year ago. under block of the month , embroidery , hand embroidery , licorice allsorts , material obsession , sue spargo thread , wendy williams

Licorice Allsorts from Wendy's Quilts and More

Material Obsession in Sydney, Australia sent out the last package for the Wendy Williams Licorice Allsorts Block of the Month last week.

So naturally I decided it was time that I actually started stitching this quilt before the next round of Block of the Months get released in July.

Don't get me wrong - I love this quilt, and I'm very keen to make it, but I just had too many other things on the go at once. Even I have a limit of how many things I can juggle at the same time.

I love that this quilt ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 4 months ago. under block of the month , bom , embroidery , flying fish kits , hand stitching , licorice allsorts , material obsession , project bag , sue spargo thread , wendy williams

Tea Party part 5 from Wendy's Quilts and More

I made a lot of progress on my Tea Party quilt this week.

And I'm loving how it's looking. I was slightly worried when I put the first border on and the red crosses were a bit concentrated in the bottom half (see below). But I kept going and the next border has balanced out the colour placements. The next round of blocks will disperse the colours even further, so I'm confident that it's all going to be OK.

The next round is the 16 feature blocks - I've finished 8 of the blocks already, but ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 10 months ago. under block of the month , material obsession , tea party quilt , wendy williams , wool felt applique

Tea Party part 4 from Wendy's Quilts and More

I did it! I started the centre block.

It's quite hard to hand applique on a piece this big, so I'll be pleased when I'm finished this block. Then I can machine sew on two borders that I've already got ready, and then suddenly I'll be able to see real progress.

Here's what I'm aiming for. There's still so much left to do!

Now it's time for the Peacock Party. Feel free to link up a recent blog post below.

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 10 months ago. under block of the month , flying fish kits , material obsession , teaparty , wendy williams , wool felt applique

Tea Party part 3 from Wendy's Quilts and More

I've been quietly working away on my Tea Party quilt in the background.

I've now finished all 8 of the plainer blocks that will alternate with the tea and coffee cups.

Next up is the centre block which I might start this week. Strangely enough, I'm worried that I might stuff it up! I really want this quilt to be beautiful - I guess that's why it's taken me years to start it. I think I'll just prepare some flowers and leave them on my "design floor" for a few days before I start stitching ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 1 year, 11 months ago. under applique , block of the month , material obsession , rose city quilters , tea party quilt , wendy williams

Coffee in a Kaffe cup from Wendy's Quilts and More

This week I've been working on my Tea Party quilt. How I wish I had coffee cups like this at my house!

and shiny tea cups like this too.

I think they work well with my tea pot.

I've still got to applique flowers on to all of these blocks, but I'm happy that I've finally decided on my cups and tea pot. Although I do like the softer colours used in the pattern, I like the darker cups and tea pot even more.

I've added the finishing touches to some of the other blocks ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years ago. under block of the month , kaffe fassett , material obsession , tea party quilt

Tea Party quilt - part 2 from Wendy's Quilts and More

Shirley from Zipzog blog in the Netherlands got in touch after my post last week, and told me that she had made the Tea Party quilt with some friends. Here's Shirley's finished quilt. It's gorgeous!

by Shirley of Zipzop blog

You've inspired me to keep going Shirley!

I've finally chosen my fabric for the tea pot. I feel that the tea pot sets the tone for the rest of the quilt, so it needed to be right. I've chosen the flowery fabric at the bottom in the photo below.

There are 16 large blocks ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 1 month ago. under block of the month , material obsession , tea party quilt , wendy williams , wool felt applique

Tea Party quilt from Wendy's Quilts and More

If you've been following my blog for a while, you might remember this one. It's appeared on my annual To Do list a number of times, but somehow I've never got round to starting it.

This is a Wendy Williams Block of the Month from 2016. I didn't enroll in the programme, but I came across someone else who had, but then decided she would never make the quilt. So I purchased her unopened packs, and I have had them in my quilt stash for five years.

I initially thought that I might substitute out some ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 2 years, 1 month ago. under block of the month , material obsession , tea party quilt , wendy williams , wool felt applique

Oh! Christmas Tree from Wendy's Quilts and More

I haven't made any Christmas quilts this year, but I'd like to show you my Oh! Christmas Tree quilt that I made back in 2016. This quilt is a great example of how you can take your quilting lead from the design in the fabric. See all those snowflakes in the backgroud? I hand quilted over them with Aurifil 12wt and now they stand out beautifully.

This is a wool felt applique pattern designed by Wendy Williams of Flying Fish Kits.

I loved making this quilt because I got to play with all the brightly coloured felt.

My ...

added by Wendy @ Wendysquiltsandmore 3 years, 9 months ago. under aurifil , aurifil artisan , aurifil thread , flying fish kits , hand quilted , hand quilting , hand quilting designs , material obsession , oh christmas tree , wendy williams , wool felt applique

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