patchwork and quilting – Page 5 – Melanie Makes Meringues

Cutting + sticking + sewing + baking. My creative life.

Heirlooms

I read a definition of an heirloom quilt a while back, here it is: - A heirloom quilt is a quilt which is too good for your family to use now but good enough for a complete stranger to take to the beach in one hundred years time.Something that I…

Sewing Day with Mum

Over the last decade or so, since the children were born, time spent with my Mum seems to have become hurried and harried. We grab rushed moments, make frantic childcare arrangements, we are both very busy. We decided to put some time aside and hang out together, yesterday we got…

Little Houses

I entered this doll's quilt which I called 'Little Houses' in to Quilts UK in 1995. It was the first big quilt show I ever attended and I remember travelling up to Malvern in a coach and being overawed with the shear vastness of the display and the quality of…

Mariner’s Compass Quilt

Another blast from the past, I remember quilting this one when one of my sons was a baby. So at least ten years old. I made the centre mariner's compass block at a workshop I took part in at Seven Sisters Quilt Group. Then I just kept adding borders on…

Little Bags

I like to make gift bags to put presents in. There is a great group on flickr called Nice Package where you can have a look at some fantastic gift wrapping. Here are some photos of bags I have made for my family.

Fence Rail Quilt

I made this fence rail quilt for my parents quite a long time ago. I think it was for their pearl wedding anniversary. It's made out of furnishing fabric and I like it because it's fairly heavy and feels like there is some substance to it. It's hand quilted which…

Bento Box Quilt

Let me show you my work in progress. It's a large and very bright quilt from the bento box pattern. The fabric is mainly fat quarters I received as gifts. My husband often buys me fat quarters as presents and he tends to be drawn towards the bright ones. The…

Log Cabin Lap Quilt

I made this log cabin lap quilt for a friend of mine who is a writer. She loves "Little House on the Prairie" and anything to do with pioneer days and I know she has always wanted a quilt. I used fabric from my stash and backed it with some…

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