Someone in a recent class asked me about this video that I showed a long time ago in one of my lectures. This is our youngest son, Jeff, who was playing in a box as a freshman in college. It just goes to show that you are never too old to find fun in a box :-).
Karen de Glanville sent me a photo of her quilt and the story that goes with it. I think you will enjoy it just as she wrote it:
Some years ago when I visited the States (I live in the UK), I purchased your Anniversary Quilt pattern. It sat in my drawer for quite a while as a pending project and then I forgot about it.
Back in February I looked on Pinterest for an oak leaf and acorn inspiration for a wall hanging to make as a wedding present for my niece and found just the thing. When I attempted to track the pattern down, I realised it was one of yours and that I had purchased it all those years ago!
Below is a photograph of my finished result. I have made the quilt in wool on a cotton background, with the happy couple’s names – Erin and Howard – and the date – 20th August, 2016 – embroidered in linen in the centre with two entwined acorns above their names.
A friend, Sandy Chandler, machine quilted oak leaves and acorns on it. Her work is amazing and she recently won Best in Show at the UK Festival of Quilts.
I’m so grateful for your wonderful design. It was so appropriate for this couple. Howard is a tree surgeon with a company called Quercus and their marriage was blessed under an old oak tree. They met in the Middle East, so the pomegranates are perfect. Finally, the French word for acorn is gland, and our family name is de Glanville, derived from that word. How amazing is all that?!
Kind regards and many thanks for all the pleasure this has given us in both the making and receiving. Erin was totally overwhelmed.
Isn’t this a great story — and a beautiful quilt! Thank you, Karen, for sharing both. Happy stitching!
UPDATE: I sold my Sweet Sixteen to Carolyn in south Texas. We are both happy and excited!
I am upgrading so my 2010 Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen needs a new home, along with the 30″ x 46″ table it sits in. Steve custom built this table and it is both prettier and sturdier than the table that came with the machine (which I no longer have).
Just so you know, I live in Sherman, TX (north of Dallas) and you’ll need to come get it. Or, if your are close, Steve and/or I might be able to bring it to you in the pickup.
Included are:
I took this photo showing the number of stitches yesterday. I have to quilt a couple of very small quilts so the stitch count will be a little higher.
This is what the touch display looks like.
I am asking $1500. If that doesn’t seem fair, please do let me know. If you are interested, please do email me at becky.pieceocake@gmail.com. Include your phone number and I can call you back. FYI: I can bill you via Paypal so you can pay with a credit card if you wish.
Here are some more pictures:
Joanne O sent me this photo of her Fresh Picked Posies. I love it!
Joanne says
…this was my first attempt at a full size hand appliquéd quilt…to prepare for this undertaking I watched your U- tube videos on the Piece of Cake Way for hand appliqué . I found the pattern easy to follow & the larger pieces were great for a first go at hand stitching . It was machine quilted on a long arm by my friend Karen C. I am so pleased with how it turned out. …love love love this pattern. Thank you so much.
Joanne, you made a great quilt! Way to go, you!
The Hexie Garden Quilt pattern is made up of hexagonal blocks. Each block is made up of 6 wedges. You don’t want to cut the backgrounds into wedges until the applique is complete because of the bias edges. In the pattern, I tell you to cut a rectangle for each background. I did that for two reasons:
Char Kirscht has been working on her Hexie Quilt Garden quilt and she wrote to tell me that she handled her backgrounds in a different way. She cut strips 10″ x width of fabric (40″ or so). Then she drew 60° angles to simulate where where the blocks will be cut apart after they are appliqued. You could use either a 60° ruler or the block template to get the lines.
Please note that some fabrics may not be 40″ wide, especially after washing and drying.
I would still mark the vertical and horizontal centers of each block to match the overlay to during applique. You might be tempted to just use the 60° block outlines but if you do that, be very careful not to let the flowers shift or tilt.
Once the applique is done you can press the strip and cut the blocks apart and follow the remaining cutting directions in the pattern.
If you aren’t matching patterns or stripes in the background fabric, and if you like work on a long, narrow background, this is a good option. If I’d have thought of it, I’d have included it in the book. Thank you, Char, for making this very fine suggestion!
Have you ever noticed the YKK that is printed on nearly every zipper you’ve ever seen? Did you wonder what it meant? Now you know…
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