Espritpatch

  One Christmas present ready! I have finished my bear rug for my little nephew. I used  Ira Rott's pattern . The bear head is all made with 3 shirts that my husband was no longer wearing and I just used some fabric from my quilting stash for the eyes and nose. If you have read my blog before , you will already know that I ran out of quilting thread half way through it... So when I got more thread, I finished the quilting quite quickly. The piece is not that big after all.  After quilting, I trimmed the piece to the shape of the head. For the binding, I found a piece in my stash that I thought worked well. I never cut my binding on the bias but with so many curves on this piece, there was no other option. The binding is sewn by machine completely (front and back) which for a rug is the best option. I am so happy I have made this little rug, now I need to send it on for Christmas.  Fabric: 3 shirts for the front + stash for the backing and binding Quilted with King Tu...

The theme of the weekly contest on the Quilting Gallery  is Teddy Bear. So I decided to enter a quilt I made as baby present a few years back. The pattern is from a book called "Patchwork Bears" by Dorthe Jollmann - a must for bear lovers. All the quilts entered in the contest will be visible from tomorrow and you have until Sunday to cast your vote . I have also signed up for the Candle Mat Swap. I thought the pattern was really cute. Do you want to join in as well? Go and register before 5 October. Celine