An Excellent Vintage -Kerry Glen

I know I am late again .So sorry Judy. I am very careful not to view the latest pics until I have finished. That way I am not anxious that somebody had the same idea.THose that have spent time with me will know this was the right choice of subject.  5 oclocks drinks and nibbles ,something to look forward to at the end of a particurly long day.  Had fun with this one pondered over it at AQC knew what it was to be just could not find enough time to get the machine out.  I am off to the Sydney and Craft show tomorrow so will hopefully catch up with one or two of you if not then ,certainly in JUly. Can not wait.

Red Cabbage

I am late with my quilt (sorry Judy) as I did all the quilting on this arty farty  photograph of half  a red cabbage and was pleased with the finished result. I thought I had bottom line  thread in my bobbin but I found out it was washaway when I sprinkled the quilt with water before its final pressing. Arrgh!#*#

AND why is it called red cabbage when its clearly purple??

Anna

Yearly Treat

Each year Judy has a great vegetable garden which always include a crop of courgettes/ zucchinis. Some of the crop always grows a little bigger and my family becomes the beneficiary of a couple of the larger ones. I have a delicious recipe for stuffed zucchini which we always enjoy so here is my 'harvest' quilt to thank Judy for our Yearly Treat. Ngaire

Ripe for the Picking

 The quilt’s story, perhaps a more appropriate title would be “Rescued from Fate Unknown”

The starting point: a photo of some large red crab apples.  Inspiration: a magazine article on free motion machine quilting written by Jenny Bowker.  Unfortunately my attempt fell far short, the proportions were totally wrong.  What to do without sacrificing all that quilting?

Help came from two different sources.  Firstly, a TV programme on Chinese garden design and the way circular openings in stonewalls are used to frame a particular view.  Secondly, a magazine article about the use of watercolour pencils in quilt making.  To complete the rescue I reprinted the apples and appliquéd them in place.

This is far from the original concept, but may be, a fair compromise under the circumstances.

Judith

Harvest- Jane

Hay Bales at Harvest time in the Cotswolds. Lots of activity and hard work and to see the fields scattered with hay bales was always a wonderful sight when I was growing up.
If any one has read Lark Rise to Candleford you will know what I mean! 

Daffodil Harvest - Helen

For someone who has lived on a farm the harvest theme provided an opportunity to reminisce using fabric. Our family farm included a dairy, an apple and pear orchard, extensive market garden, daffodils and the "crop" for which the family was well known in the state - gladioli, grown for both the cut flower and bulb markets. In the latter years of ownership the daffodils became the main activity  - my late uncle achieved his ambition of completely covering the eight acre paddock with daffodils, including the banks and down to the water's edge of the dam in the paddock!

Guardian of the Crop

Thought long and hard about this one!  Something to do with wine came to mind since our son trained as a winemaker, but I knew that was Deb's area of expertise.  I took a step backward  and realised that you can't have a harvest without a good crop, so here is my scarecrow, keeping watch over the fields of grain, helping them reach peak ripeness.

Kay