In My Garden

I've finished them!!! So excited to have all nine blocks finished and mounted and on the wall!!! (Though I have to confess, even though I measured - with a ruler - I still have several extra holes in the wall behind the blocks while I was hanging them. LOL!!!)

So, now I just have to take the individual photos and write up the patterns.

I think they look gorgeous!!!

Hugs
Raewyn

In My Garden - Block One

So, I have just loved my quilt so much, I decided to do it as a set of 9 blocks presented on artist canvases. I have used 'Scarborough Fair' a Robyn Pandolph fabric design, changed the colours of the threads used to match the fabrics. I have also changed the pattern around a bit. I have loved working with these fabrics.

The finished canvas size is 12 inches. All the stitching is done for the other 8 blocks. I just have to get it all together and mount on the canvas. I can't wait to get them done!!!!

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Raewyn

In My Garden - Block Five

Bless the flowers and the trees

My birds and the bees

This is the central block. It has the little verse and mixed gardens. This block pattern will also have one of the samplers with it.

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Raewyn

In My Garden - Stitchery samplers

Set of thee samplers. The stitcheries are all motifs/flowers/letters that feature in the quilt. I absolutely loved doing these.

Set of three stitchery samplers to accompany quilt/projects - in my entrance hall at home.

Hugs

Raewyn

In My Garden - Block Four

Keep a green tree in your heart

And a singing bird will come.

Block four (right) features stitchery with ferns, applique hearts, prairie points, spinner, suffolk puffs, flying geese and pretty lace daisy trim. Stitcheries also include circles of daisies and hearts, and trees with frenchknot fruits.

Wallhanging (left) - uses the same little garden saying, but has a mixed flower garden. Stitcheries also include a heading with mixed flowers, and a mixed flower garden with tree. I have embellished with large suffolk puffs and applique hearts, lace and prairie points.

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Raewyn

In My Garden - Block Three

In My Garden - Block Three - 16 inches

The earth laughs in flowers
















and cushion - 18 inches












Block Three has agapanthus stitched using back stitch and french knots. The companion cushion pattern has a mixed flower garden. Both the block and cushion have flaps, ricrac and suffolk puffs as embellishments. They also both have some flying geese, applique hearts and a pieced spinning block. These motifs are repeated ineach of the blocks.

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Raewyn

In My Garden - Block Two

In My Garden - Block Two

How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour

Companion project is a little love-bug cloth doll - 15 inches high.

More to come!!

Hugs
Raewyn

Prim Doll Challenge

So here they all are...Meg and her sisters. I'm really thrilled about how they turned out. Will prob keep one or two - the others are going onto my website for sale. So check out the dolls listings.

Hugs
Raewyn

In My Garden - Block One

My new quilt is all drawn up and ready to make. It is a series of stitcheries with simple stitches and sayings, mostly with a garden theme. I have set myself the task of doing one a week, though this may be a little ambitious - I am determined to get it finished before we move south at the end of May!!! including the quilting GULP!!!

Each block will make up part of the quilt and also will have a project attached.

For my sample I am using Moda Martinique, and am using 40 fat quarters and a jelly roll. Background of the stitchery is cream cotton homespun. I have also used thin pellon behind the stitchery blocks.

BLOCK ONE: (16 inch square)




and as a cushion: (18 x 12 inches)

Keep watching this space for the next block.

Hugs, Raewyn

Prim Doll Challenge

This is one of my challenge dolls for CDA Prim Doll Challenge. I've called her Meg, and based her on my doll pattern 'Maggie'. The challenge was to create a prim doll using pastel colours. I got my fabrics from the US. I'm also working on the pattern in other pastels as well, so will post photos as soon as I have finished them.

I have given her an off-centre prim-style face, with plaited wool hair. She has odd legs, with some 'mending' done on them. Her apron has naive stitchery on it. Many of the edges I have left raw, some I have turned under and stitched with long running stitch.

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Raewyn

When Rag Dolls Become Bad Dolls

When Rag Dolls Become Bad Dolls

Here are my latest dolls. After having so much fun making my bad raggies, I have expanded to making my critters bad!!! These are the BULLIES and the RATTIES!!! I had so much fun collecting the charms and fabrics - lots of time spent on eBay and fabric websites. The bits are quite hard to get in New Zealand.

Hugs

Raewyn