Circles Quilt Finished at Long Last!

I cannot believe how long it has taken me to quilt my Circle quilt.  I have finally finished and decided to add some buttons.  I found it quite difficult to quilt the small circles and so the buttons added a bit of stability in some of the circle centres, as well as a shiny contrast.

 

 I also added some very small vermicelli quilting in a few circles for contrast.

 

    

    You can see on the back of the quilt where my circles have become a bit wobbly!

Circles Quilt Continued

I have decided to free machine little balls in the spaces created by the vermicelli quilting.  I thought it would be quite quick to do but it took me ages.  I hopped from space to space and sewed a little ball which left little tags on the front and back of the quilt.  it took me all evening cutting them off.  Thankfully there is lots of good TV on!

Circles Quilt continued

After adding a few quilted circles I. decided to fill in most of the background with vermicelli stitch with added loops.  I have left some gaps for something else. I am not sure what that will be yet.  I am using a 30 weight cotton in neutral colours.

Festival of Quilts - Clothing

 There were some nice entries for the quilted Creations catagory.  The one that really caught my eye for workmanship and detail was created by Kathy Knapp.    I would have loved to see the outfit on somebody, especially with the unusual trousers. The detailed embellishment was fantastic  and the necklace and matching bag finished the outfit to perfection.

 

Sheena Norquays quilted jacket, beautifully made and so wearable.  I love the choice of fabrics too. Imfact there is nothing that Sheena Norquay makes that I don't love.