Self portraits

My local Art Quilters group- we are just five- meet irregularly! and get up to a bit of mischeif! This time we were to portray ourselves in fabric, the reveal is tomorrow and mine is not yet finished! I was not quite as enthused as the others as we had had that theme for Art Quilts Around The World for our last challenge. Of course that one could not be used so another had to be done. Photo when finished! I have been busy though with a couple of baby quilts (Oops! forgot a photo of one, will take a shot of the second.) First one went across the ditch to cousin in NZ. I've finally started Samantha's fortieth birthday quilt. She's nearly 47 now!! I made her a Hidden Wells as a 'clayton's quilt' you know- the quilt you have when you havent got your quilt. Fortunately she loves that one. The other couple of projects that I am working on are: a QAYG in greys with brights for a male friend who is in a nursing home and an Australiana for a cousin living in London. For this one I've used Jannie Lees' koalas from an old Down Under Quilts mag, and I think I'll bring it up to size with blocks by Margaret Rolfe. It is looking good so far- willattempt photos soon. The latest AWIAQ reveal is 31st March. 'Different' Mine is finished and I like it- always a bonus!

Stone Soup

Havent blogged for a while, get quite disheartened when I cannot put up my photos.

Our Atr Quilts Around the World Stone Soup reveal has been a bit slow- I had taken a final photo and...you guessed it! Will try here.

Today I appliqued 8 healing hearts for the New Zealand mine tragedy. On SCQuilters there was an appeal so that every child who lost someone in the disaster will get a heart quilt.

Anthony's Gift

This was the result of a Batik challenge between DD2 and myself, a gift for her husband's 40th.(5 months late)

Flora

With a bit of luck here is my Flora.

Rainforest

Managed to get my photos on the blog but no dialogue- computer dummy eh?
The Rainforest is A3 size, made as a commission for a friend, as this was Take 2 I was pleased about that! The original one got chopped into the UFO postcards for my SCQILTERS group. I,m currently working on quilts for my youngest two grandsons who are 5 and almost 4. I have learned that a baby quilt is best a little large (generous cot size) if you dont want to be soon making a sofa rug in a year or two! Both of the tiny quilts I made the boys are in reasonable nick but much too small now. Their sister's Quilts are much bigger.
Today I spent time with friends making quilts for hospitals/nursing homes, tomorrow am working on a rag doll-love dolls and teddies too.

Rainforest