SANTA'S RIDE - BLOCK 8, 9 AND 10

In between my hand embroidery, quilt tops, free motion practice, and classes (just begun a Kellie Wulfsohn beginners class, will show you more later), I am still progressing on my Santa's Ride Machine Embroidery.  

Lucky its a Christmas project, so I still have plenty of time (and plenty to do).

Here are the three latest blocks hot off the embroidery frame.

BLOCKS 8 AND 9 - SANTA IN THE SLEIGH

BLOCK 10 - TOYS IN THE SANTA SACK

If you would like to read more, take a look at my previous post 
SANTA'S RIDE - PART #1

I am making two Santa's Ride at a time, one for me and one for my DD so it takes twice as long.  One background is blue swirls and the other is blue with stars (you might see pics with both backgrounds and wonder what I was doing???)

GARDEN PARTY FINISHED AND QUILTED

Pattern:  Garden Party by Teddlywinks
Material:  Country Orchard by Blackbird Designs 

See what happens when I don't blog much......I get projects finished.

I had a deadline for this romantic quilt and am very happy to say that I have made it with a few weeks to spare.

Just to recap, Garden Party is for mums 80th birthday and a combination of applique and embroidery. I purchased a layer cake plus some extra lengths of the plain colours for the borders.

Now that I have done my part, off she went to the quilters.  Mandy from Seams Sew Together has done a wonderful job on my previous quilt and this time is no exception.

I'm also linking up to the Stitchery Link party over at Super Mom - No Cape so pop over and take a look at the other beautiful embroidery on show.

READY FOR BINDING

ALL LOADED UP ON QUILTING FRAME

CENTRE PANEL

 Mandy has done a great job of stippling around the embroidery in the panels, which still highlights the work and almost trapuntos the applique.

CHECK OUT THOSE BORDERS

 Each coloured border has a different pattern -

1.  blue:  continuous hearts on a string
2.  apricot: feathers 
3.  crimson: feather variation.

The square blocks around each panel have a quilted flower in each one

TEAPOT BLOCK

SEE THOSE FLOWERS IN EACH SQUARE...LOVELY

This pattern wasn't quite big enough for a bed so its going up on the wall as a feature

Of course all I have left to do is to pop on the binding, attached a hanging sleeve and Bobs your uncle.