I'm Wendy, an accountant living in Wellington, New Zealand, with my family. I like to describe myself as a modern hand quilter, because I make bright modern quilts, and I hand quilt them with Perle 8 thread.
Some people might think hand quilting is a dying art, but more and more people are wanting to learn hand quilting. I'm a member of the Celebrate Hand Quilting facebook group which is a very supportive online forum for hand quilters. It's a private group, but anyone can ask to join. There are almost 9,000 members of the group now, so hand quilting is alive and well.
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| It's a Redwork Christmas |
I made this Redwork Christmas quilt through a block of the month programme. The pattern was designed by Rosalie Quinlan of Australia and the designs really appealed to me. I had never done redwork before, but I loved stitching each panel. Here are some of my favourite blocks in the quilt:
Each month I received a transfer in the post, and I ironed it onto a piece of calico. I then hand stitched each panel with red DMC stranded cotton using backstitch. I used an embroidery hoop because I wanted to keep the tension even. It took quite a while to stitch each block, but I was always finished before the next block. That's because I enjoyed doing it so much.
Once all nine panels were completed it was time to add the sashing. I decided to use a range of complementary fabrics for the sashing. I then hand quilted as much as I could without impacting on the panels. I used red and cream Perle 8 for the quilting.
I bring this quilt out each Christmas and drape it over the sofa.
The facts:
size 52" x 42"
pattern is "It's a Redwork Christmas" by Rosalie Quinlan
You can find this pattern here.
21 comments:
This is so pretty! :) Celebrate HQ member too! :)
lovely!!! I love red work :)
Thanks Deb. It's always nice to meet other Celebrate Hand Quilting members.
Very pretty! Good luck!
Your quilt is absolutely beautiful!!
This is lovely! I'm a big fan of christmas quilts but have never tried redwork. This might just be enough to make me give it a whirl! Thanks for sharing!
I found redwork fun and relaxing too.
love the red work
Lovely, Wendy. It will be fun to see your pop of color in the entries. :)
what an amazing red work quilt certainly gets my vote I love it, pinned all the photos!
This is lovely. I will check out the Bloggers Festival hand quilted section to cast my vote. Christmas is coming so quickly...have a happy one.
It looks like a wonderful block of the month project - one you can enjoy the fruit of each year.
That is beautiful! Well done!
I, too, am a member of CHQ ... and I was an accountant (retired now). I love the setting of your fabulous redwork blocks. Good luck!
So beautiful!!! Great job.
your work is exquisite! I adore redwork and this piece has just fanned the flames!
Both your entries into the festival are gorgeous Wendy... it's a great show!
So pretty! And it fits this year's theme for the International Quilt Market, too. Hand embroidery is so satisfying, don't you think?
I love the redwork, the quilt is gorgeous!
Nice quilt love the red work thanks for sharing.
Pretty!
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