Wednesday, 6 January 2010

Christmas Gifts

I made this quilt for my Mum for Christmas. The construction is very simple ... charm squares for the centre surrounded by two borders.
 



Most of the squares are from the Portobello Market range by 3 Sisters. I also threw in a few complimentary squares of Chelsea Boutique and Nells' Flower Shop both by Blackbird Designs.

 


The thin cream border was a bit off leftover Hemming House I found in my stash which seemed to work okay and the wider outside border is Portobello Market again. I really like working with pre-cuts but it was actually quite satisfying to mix and match a bit and still come up with a quilt that worked. (Mum LOVES it anyway.)




The beautiful quilting was done by Pam at Quilt Top Quilting in Burnie.



The back is made from Portobello Market wide backing fabric.
 



You're probably sick of seeing these but this is the bon-bon my sister Kathy received for Christmas. I also gave her a big pile of Cottage Charm fabrics to make herself a quilt from.




Quite proud of the needleturning on this one ... not as many bumps as sometimes!!




Yesterday I spent the day with Vicki, Sarah, Roseanne and two other Christines. We did lots of talking, lots of eating and not quite so much stitching!! It was heaps of fun and I will show you what I worked on next post.


Posted by at

24 comments:

  1. Kate6 January 2010 at 14:29

    Gorgeous quilt; no wonder your mum loved it!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Amy6 January 2010 at 15:47

    Absolutely beautiful quilt. I especially love the Portobello Market fabrics.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hanne6 January 2010 at 17:12

    Lovely quilt!
    One can not be tired of the bon-bons when they come as beautiful as yours :-)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Paula6 January 2010 at 17:32

    Very pretty quilt!!! Hmmmmm....I wonder if my daughters will ever make me a special quilt?? LOL

    ReplyDelete
  5. Melinda6 January 2010 at 17:45

    Lovely quilt. The fabrics look pretty, and the two borders set it off nicely, like a picture frame.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Cathi6 January 2010 at 19:11

    What a great quilt -- the fabrics really worked together nicely and the quilting is fabulous!
    I'll never get sick of seeing those bonbons. They're just so much fun!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Larisa6 January 2010 at 20:50

    Very nice quilt ))) Once I tried to make one but I had not enough squares to finish it ((( I was really upset it is impossible to get the nice fabrics for quilting where I do live.... I do not try this job anymore because the result is always the same (((
    I am sure it is great to have a dream under this nice quilt )))) I wish I could make the same ones for my daughters one day ))) This is only a dream which comes never to be true thou...

    ReplyDelete
  8. Anne Ida6 January 2010 at 20:51

    No wonder your Mum love that quilt! It is absolutely gorgeous! Both you and Pam did a great job!

    *lol* Can we get sick of your bonbons? Another sweetie!

    ReplyDelete
  9. Janaina6 January 2010 at 22:39

    Outstanding quilt! Both thumbs up for you, Chris! =)
    And that Xmas Goose embroidery looks fab! Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Kaaren6 January 2010 at 22:59

    I can see why your Mom loved your quilt, Christine. It's beautiful! The colors are fresh and alive and the quilting makes it all come together. I love it!

    I never get tired of looking at bonbons...or eating them as well. (wink)

    ReplyDelete
  11. Bia, from Brazil6 January 2010 at 23:00

    Tasmanaia is soooo far away... I´d heard about the tasmanian devil and thought it was all wild over there! I truly hope you don´t mind this comment ´cause it only displays my ignorance or... how stupid and unefficient my knowledge of Geography really is!The same way most people think there are indians and snakes around all over the place down here!
    I´m so glad to have found your blog! We learn a lot blogging about quilting, don´t we! I´ll be following you. You are so gifted! Loved your work! Congratulations!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Unknown6 January 2010 at 23:35

    What a lucky Mum you have , that is a gorgeous quilt .

    ReplyDelete
  13. Unknown6 January 2010 at 23:54

    Bet your mom just loved the quilt. It is gorgeous!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Karen7 January 2010 at 02:30

    Your quilt from charm squares is a simple design but very effective. I like how so many of the Moda fabrics work well together even though they are from different lines of fabric.

    ReplyDelete
  15. em's scrapbag7 January 2010 at 02:32

    Beautiful quilt. And yes you did a beautiful job with your needle turn.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Grethe7 January 2010 at 03:30

    For a creative and wonderful blog you have. Many fine products. Wish you a nice evening.
    Grethe from Norway :0)

    ReplyDelete
  17. pwl7 January 2010 at 09:42

    Your mum's quilt is lovely! And I very much admire your needle turn work and the embroidery on the bon bon!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Willow Grove - Kez7 January 2010 at 10:02

    Love the design. Your Mum would love it. The quilting is really nice too

    ReplyDelete
  19. Kylie7 January 2010 at 14:47

    Hi Christine - I love your quilt and I particularly like the Portabello Market range. I made a cushion for my Mum in the same range for xmas and the quilting is amazing - Well done!!! Cheers Kylie

    ReplyDelete
  20. Anonymous9 January 2010 at 07:55

    Hi Christine, love your Mum's quilt...gorgeous range of fabrics....Warm Regards Lyn

    ReplyDelete
  21. Roseanne10 January 2010 at 14:02

    Your little birds look love in the tree. Yes we did have a lovely day out together hope we can do it again some time. Well i am of with DH to do a spot od fishing this afernoon catch up.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Julie12 January 2010 at 00:22

    Love the colours in the quilt. Beautiful gift for your Mum.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Tracey @ozcountryquiltingmum19 January 2010 at 11:00

    I am just loving these bob bons, must add that to my list for next Christmas, should start now!! Mum's quilt cam up beautifully as well, Tracey

    ReplyDelete
  24. Victoryperfect2 November 2011 at 21:02

    Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again

    Christmas Gifts

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate your thoughts.

Christine

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)