Garden Medallion & Kaffe's Bordered Diamonds Quilt

"Garden Medallion" quilt design by Bloomin' Workshop.  Photographed in one of my favorite areas - Fremont!  Kit from Gathering Fabric in Woodinville, Washington.  I pieced this in March 2013.  Love love love this quilt.  

"Bordered Diamonds" by Kaffe Fassett  

Photographed outside Peets in Fremont*

In October 2012 I attended a Kaffe Fassett / Brandon Mably workshop at Island Quilter on Vashon Island, Washington.  It was an all-day class where we cut fabric, talked about color, arranged fabric, and met other quilters.  Lots of fun but very stressful as well.  I don't like big groups of people.

This quilt is my result of that workshop - I expanded and made it square as a back for the Garden Medallion Quilt.  Jupiter fabric was used for the binding.

*Peets Coffee and Tea -  many fond memories of visiting this coffeehouse with my dear sister-in-law who used to work on the same block.  Isn't the fence divine?

Quilters Anonymous Show 2013

I am so excited and thrilled that I won two beautiful ribbons at the 2013 Quilters Anonymous show.  Seriously, people liked my quilts!  So happy.  I plan on wearing these ribbons in my hair next time I ride my bike, just like a nine year old.  (Not really.)  But I am very excited about them.

At the show, they kindly put a bench so you could sit and stare at it.  Lollypop Trees (http://summerlouise.blogspot.com/2012/01/lollypop-trees-all-done.html) won first place in the Large Duet category.  Thanks again to Catherine for her lovely quilting.  

Cathedral Windows won Honorable Mention in the applique category.  

http://summerlouise.blogspot.com/search/label/Cathedral%20Windows

Since the show, I've finished the Kaffe Bordered Diamonds / Garden Medallion Quilt as well as the top on  Edyta Sitar's Lone Star quilt.  Keeping busy!  Also, we bought bikes for the kidlets and that has been a laugh and a half between the bloody knees and skinned elbows.  Thank goodness for helmets or Victoria's dreams of rocket science would be by the wayside. Good times.  

Christmas Cracker - Additional Formats Now Available

Now available in full color print on lulu, PDF on lulu, and still on Amazon for Kindle readers.  Thanks folks!

PDF on lulu - http://www.lulu.com/shop/summer-louise-truswell/christmas-cracker-design-finishing-instructions/ebook/product-20958315.html 

Paper booklet - http://www.lulu.com/shop/summer-louise-truswell/christmas-cracker-design-finishing-instructions/paperback/product-20958290.html

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BE6UJNM/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00BE6UJNM&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwneedlewo0e-20