Quilt no 2

Dark Night

I used a bought handdyed piece of fabric for this. Inspiration came from trees in the twilight. Free motion quilted. I used raw edge applique as a technique.

Quilt no 1

Pebbles

I used raw silk, commercial batik and handdyed fabric for it and free motion quilting. Inspiration was a picture I had taken of gravel and pebbles on a street. Uses raw-edge applique.

Photos coming!

I now have pictures in from half a dozen or so people and I will begin uploading them here in the next few days - perhaps even some today, depends on how busy I am and how much I have to compete with my kids for use of the computer!

There are some wonderful quilts in already - so if you haven't yet started working on your piece(s) like me, be sure to start as I think you will definitely want to be a part of this one...

Deadline Reminder

I know it seemed far away when I posted the new swap in October, but the deadline is now just over a month away. I do have a few photos in, so if your piece is finished, feel free to send photos as per the guideline - I will post some when I have a few more.

Happy holidays to all - may you have a productive and pleasant season!

Round 5!

Well, I did say I'd open a new round in October, and it looks like I'm sneaking in by the skin of my teeth... This round will be a little different in that we are going to do journal-quilt-sized quilts (i.e. the size of a piece of copier paper). They do not have to be journal quilts per se - you can make the style or subject anything you feel like - but I wanted to try something that size and see what happened. If you are interested, please read the rules thoroughly - they are in a tab across the top. And let me know if there are any questions! I hope to see lots of you from previous rounds join in - and some new faces as well, of course.

If journal-quilt-sized work is a little small for you, don't worry, I plan to return to the somewhat larger size we've been working with in the past for the next round. Which will be in the spring some time.

Final word on ALQS4...

First of all, the excellent news that all the quilts are home and safe with their new owners. The one which went walkabout was returned to the sender, marked as "not collected" - of course, the postie hadn't put a card through Lynda's door telling her there was anything to collect, so it's not surprising she didn't know to collect it. Sigh. Anyway, Ramona sent it again (bless you, Ramona!) and this time, it was delivered safely and promptly. Whew.

So, that's about it for this round. I think it went fairly smoothly - a minimum of chasing on my part, despite it running a bit in the summer when people are away - and as far as I know, everyone is at least reasonably happy with their resulting quilt. Any feedback, either positive or negative, is always welcome.

Many thanks to all who expressed an interest, those who followed along but didn't play, and of course, even more thanks to those who managed to find time to actually take part!

There will be another round; I am contemplating something a little different for the very next round (ALQS5), with a return to something very like round four, after that. But we'll see. I expect I'll make an announcement and formally open round 5 in October sometime, anticipating a deadline in early February. But you never know how things go, so, as they say, watch this space...

Round Up

Well, all the quilts are safe home, except one, which I fear has either gone walkabout or has been lost entirely. I hope it's not the latter. We're doing some checking into it, but it's been in transit for nearly 6 weeks, which is way too long. I'm going to go ahead and do the round-up anyway, but Lynda, if you don't want to see what quilt you are going to (I hope!) get, look away now.

Ok, so. Here we go. In no particular order...

Quilt no 19 (below) was made by Doreen, and sent to Margaret.




Quilt no 5 was made by Margaret, and sent to Vero.



Vero's quilt, no 41, went to Judith



while Judith's quilt (no 18) went to Susan



and Susan's quilt(no 10) moseyed along to Cathy.



The quilt that Cathy made (24) went to live with Beth



while Beth's quilt (42) found a new home with Elizabeth.



Quilt no 40, Elizabeth's quilt, went to Balinda



while Balinda's quilt (27) was sent to Kendra.



The quilt that Kendra made (no 30) meandered its way to Paulette



and Paulette's quilt (16) crossed the ocean to Lisa R



and to wrap up that loop, Lisa R's quilt (33) ended up with Doreen.



Amazingly enough, there were only two loops in this round of the swap, so the second one is obviously a lot bigger! And here it goes:

My first quilt (I made two), no 9, went to live with Ramona



while Ramona's quilt (no 1), one hopes, will eventually come home to roost at Lynda's house:



Lynda's quilt, no 28, went to Hungary to Ildiko



Ildi's quilt (no 29), which happened to be the most popular choice, ended up with Sharne



whose quilt, no 36, now belongs to Sandra.



The quilt that Sandra made, no 14, went to Penny in Australia,




while Penny's quilt (no 11) ended up with Charlie.



Charlie, who made quilt no 20, sent his creation to Narelle



and Narelle sent her quilt, no 4, to Karrie.



Karrie made quilt no 39, another very popular choice, which ended up with Sarah.



Sarah's quilt (no 12) was also very highly admired, but in the end, it was Kjersti who gave it a new home.



Kjersti's creation (no 31) went to Joan



while Joan's lovely quilt came to live with me (hoorah!)




My other quilt (no 8) went to Valerie,



while the quilt she made (no 35) was destined to live with Karen.



Karen made quilt no 7, and sent it to Lisa S;




Lisa S's quilt (no 23) went to Anne Ida,



while her lovely creation, no 3, went to Carol.



Carol made no 25, and sent it to Vreni in Singapore.



Vreni's beauty (no 6) went to Lynne,


while Glenys was the recipient of Lynne's quilt (no 37)



In turn, Glenys sent her quilt(no 26) to Lana




and Lana sent hers (no 2) to Rebecca.




Rebecca's creation (no 38) went to Andrea



and Andrea sent hers (no 34) to Val.




Deep breath, getting near the end... Val sent no 17 to Margeeth




and Margeeth sent hers (21) to Mary.




No 22, Mary's quilt, went to Barbara




while Barbara's quilt (15) went to Jessica.



And last but not least, Jessica's quilt (no 13) came to live with me as well. Whew.



It's conceivable that at some point I will go back and link all the names, but in the meantime, the list on the right should have everyone who has a blog linked to the blog...

It was a lot of fun this time around, with some really lovely pieces of work - thanks so much to everyone who took part - and perhaps see you next time!

Almost there!

Well, we are nearly nearly there. Two quilts have still not reached their owners - one is slightly worrying, as it is in transit and has been for some time, but perhaps it's just taking the scenic route. The other is a victim of circumstance - basically it got lost underneath something else in her DH's car on the way to be mailed - but is now on the way for sure, and should be home in a few days. After I get home from holiday I will try to do a grand round-up thingy so you can all see who made what...

Just a few more...

Just few more quilts left to make their way to their new owners - I think they are all in transit, so hopefully, they will land soon. I am away from my computer for the next week or so, visiting some relatives with no internet access - I may be able to pop in from time to time by using Wifi at McDonald's or Starbucks, but don't be worried if you don't hear from me. I hope that all the rest of the quilts will be home soon, and I'll begin to be able to put together a grand "reveal" of who all the fabulous artists are who took part. Thanks again to all of you for playing, and for your patience in waiting for your quilts, if you are one who hasn't received yours yet!

Quilts travelling...

Hi everyone - thanks so much to those of you who are remembering to let me know when you send or receive a quilt. Quite a few of them are at their new homes, and maybe a few more on the way. The people who have NOT YET RECEIVED their new quilts (according to my records) are listed below - if you HAVE received your quilt but are still on this list, let me know, so I can cross you off. I know a few people were away on holiday and therefore didn't mail their quilts till the end of July or even a little later, which is ok, just don't want any to be lost in the mail, so I'm just trying to keep tabs...

• Lynda M

Hoping to cross lots of these off very soon! [updated 22 August]