A couple of quilts

This one was made form a Yellow Brick Road patter using the Wuthering Heights range of fabrics.  Well used i winter,   finished in 2010.

"Aria's Pinwheels" - combined 2 UFO's - the pink pinwheels were the start of a pink and white quilt I thought I'd make.  The small applique blocks were done many years ago.  There was a book of Delft block patters & again, I thought it would make a nice quilt.  Those elements have been faithfully waiting in a box & now have joined to make a quilt for a friend's new baby girl.  So happy it all worked.

 

Church Banners

These banners were made over a number of years - This one, "Give Thanks" made from a patter in 2002.  It had an outing a couple of weeks ago for our Thanksgiving service.

"Pentecost" was again made from a patter in 2002 - it's out in the church at the moment for the Sundays after Pentecost.

"Lent - Meditate" was made in 2004 for the season of Lent - must remember to hang it again next year.

"The Way" was also made in  2004 - there is a white donkey in the lower left hand corner - some of my 'friends' tried to tell me it was a kangaroo!!!!  This one is for Palm Sunday.  My own design.

"The Way" is rather a large quilt hanging in the church most of the time. My own design & from my stash as are all the quilts.  Made in 2004.

"He is Risen"  - the archway & bricks started in an Esterita Austin class many years ago.  I added the cross and machine quilted it in 2007.  It hangs at Easter.

 

Flyover before Riverfire 2021

This plane (a C 17, I think) came over our house and then along the Brisbane River to delight the crowds waiting for the fire works.  It was soooooo low!

There were 4 helicopters in all - again heading for the river.

 

Under the Bridge

Love the murals under the rail bridge across the Brisbane River.

 

Murky Waters

Detail of Murky Waters

My entry, "Murky Waters' into our juried exhibition, SOTA21 - it was selected and hopefully will be on display at the Queensland Quilters Quilt Show in October (we are crossing fingers that this will go ahead).  The inspiration was a perfectly coiled rope on a boat - the rope that helps us if we find ourselves in murky waters & there's always a spark of hope in those murky waters (the red splashes).

Bit deep for me, I know! 

 

Portrait of One Lady

Nothing too exciting has happened this year.  However, our Royal National Show (the Ekka) decided to go ahead with the judging of the Quilts Across Queensland despite the whole show being cancelled (thank you to COVID).  I was really surprised and pleased to be awarded a 3rd in the category - Small Quilt, any Technique.

The background was a tablecloth embroidered by my sister who passed away in 2001.  I cut it up to make a relative square and added the machine sketched portrait of a lady and hand quilted the background.

I like to think my sister would have been pleased with this ribbon too.

 

Backyard in July

Stunning Bromeliad in flower

Butternuts growing larger

Golden Tears vine in flower

Tomatoes growing.