The Next Patch

Celebrating life's great adventures..............

Monday 11 July 2011

The Week in Review........

It has been another very cold week in the Hunter which also bought some icey winds - not much of a week for out door activities. So I've enjoyed completing a few decorative things around my new house. I've hung this quilt on the living room wall & I just love it! I called the quilt "Happy New Year 2007" as I made it during the January holiday period of that year. The fabrics are from Denyse Schmidt's "Flea Market Fancy" range & are among my all time favourites. The pattern was adapted from "Sarah's Pastel Quilt" featured in Kaffe Fassett's book, Museum Quilts.
"Happy New Year 2007" - circa 2007
Now I'm  out & about looking for a suitable fabric with which to reupholster the lounge chairs. At this stage I'm leaning towards a green linen. More to come on that front...........

I've also found some time at the sewing machine working on my latest quilt which is called "Berkeley Square". In 2009 on the last day of a trip to the UK I whiled away the time sitting in one of London's well know parks - Berkeley Square. It was early autumn & the strong fabric colours of these fabrics remind me of that warm sunny day and the emerging changes in the season from the greenery of summer to golden yellows and reds of autumn through to the browns of winter. The quilt is getting close to the finish line......
"Berkeley Square" - a sneak preview
For a bit of extra colour I've included a photo of the bespoke patchwork chair I recently purchased from Freedom. Not only is it beautiful it is also very comfortable!


Thats about it for now. Until the next patch........... K