Friendship stars, log cabins and Christmas
03/12/2011 § Leave a comment
Yesterday I rediscovered some quilts that I made about 12 years ago …
King Size Friendship Star Quilt
Christmas Bricks
Nothing like a lively check on the back!
Christmas Log Cabin
They were all safely stacked away at the back of the airing cupboard – just waiting for me to have a good tidy up! I used soft wool as wadding and the log cabin is backed with warm red fleece – just perfect for keeping knees warm in the winter! They are all lightly hand-quilted and I can hardly believe that I made them.
I love the pattern on the log cabin – to tell the truth, I hadn’t even noticed the solid green pattern until I uploaded this photo! Can’t remember whether it’s there by accident or design! And all those tiny 1″ squares around the edges – hand cut in the days before my rotary cutter.
The huge Friendship Star is a real deep mid-winter quilt – it’s weighty due to the heavy wool wadding. I reckon it could quite easily keep you warm and snug in an igloo! This one may be for sale tomorrow at the Vintage & Retro Market in Winchester. Should it go, or should it stay? Decisions, decisions …
Should I get up into the loft and fetch the Christmas decorations? Should we go shopping to town or out for lunch, or for a stroll in the New Forest with the collies maybe? Should I make more Christmas stockings or cushions?
I’ll just have another cuppa and stroke these quilts for a bit, while I decide …
Enjoy the weekend
Adaliza x
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