COLOUR PLAY Chris Rendrich, from Germany: “I just finished Bronwyn Hayes’ It’s Time for Christmas (from Vol 14 No 2-11). I chose dark-blue backgrounds for the snowmen to show them off better and deep red to add some Christmas warmth. This was an experiment, and I worried a lot along the way whether it would look good in the end, but I’m very happy with the way things turned out. A great pattern. The quilted motifs are from the Quiltmaker’s magazine, and I used cream thread to do them justice. I could hardly wait for each issue to arrive (which took forever, living on the other side of the planet). I’m looking forward to lovely new ideas to make!”
PRETTY PRACTICAL Amanda Galbraith, from Cairns, Qld: “I loved the Christmas Spirit stitchery (by Rosalie Quinlan in Vol 14 No 7) as soon as I saw it. I made mine into a table decoration using linen fabric saved from ma cupboard when my Nanna passed away. I know she would love it. I madee the apron (And a Pinch of ... by Natashia Curtin from Vol 14 No 12) during g the school holidays and d thought it would create reate interest with the high school students I work with in cooking classes. I’m absolutely thrilled when my Homespun arrives in the letterbox. I love the type of paper used for the pages.”
MY NO 1 BOM Veronica Burgess, from Canberra, ACT: “This is the first time I’ve stitched a BOM, and I couldn’t resist it. I decided to appliqué the blocks as well as personalise a few of them. I had it professionally quilted by ‘Robyn’ in Canberra. Thank you Bronwyn Hayes and Homespun for such a lovely Christmas quilt pattern, It’s Time for Christmas. I enjoyed stitching every bit of it.”
PUTTING ON THE GLITZ Veronika Mickenhagen-Cox, from Germany: “I finished It’s Time for Christmas with the wonderful Red Brolly motifs in November last year. It was so much fun doing the stitchery and the appliqués with the nice figures. I quilted Christmas motifs on the blocks with a gold embroidery yarn from Madeira. I added a white-golden border, and the shimmering in combination with the gold yarn looks so regal. The photo doesn’t show how nice it looks and how well it all works together. I really love it! Thank you for this great block of the month.”
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