Hi Cuties, I received my Santa quilt back on Thursday from my quilting lady. I let her do whatever she thought would he the best. I’m thrilled with the final outcome. She didn’t want to go through the Santa’s so she went around them with a meandering stitch and stars. She did the sashing with an overlapping circle stitch and the little squares with 4 Criss cross stitches. I’ve spent the last few hours sewing on the red bias binding. Love Chris

by pennifold 14 Sep 2019

Thanks so much, and me too!! Love Chris

by pennifold 08 Sep 2019

Thanks Toogie, I was thrilled with this quilt and how Nicola quilted the squares for me. Love Chris

by pennifold 08 Sep 2019

Thanks Chris, yes, I'm very particular when doing Applique and have fabulous scissors for the cutting of the pieces. It's a Canary brand with up turned ends. Love Chris

by pennifold 02 Sep 2019

Yes Viciki, it will be displayed at my Ladies lunch in December. I'm hoping to drape it over one of the lounges. Love Chris

by toogie 05 Sep 2019

I am confused ( so what else is new😉) I thought you changed the sashing to green for one of the girls. Is this the same quilt?

by pennifold 30 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Jerrilyn, love Chris

by pennifold 29 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Damaris, love Chris

by pennifold 29 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Lidia, I thought so too! Love Chris

by pennifold 26 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Sonja, love Chris

by pennifold 20 Aug 2019

Thanks Sarah, I agree! Love Chris

by pennifold 19 Aug 2019

Actually it was quite easy. I just got one end and ripped and the seams just parted. Thanks for commenting, love Chris

by pennifold 19 Aug 2019

Thanks Bev, yes it's a real work of art. Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Linda, love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Hi Shirley, me too. Nicola is a real gem of a quilter. Meg used her on her quilt she posted recently. Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Hi Caroline, well it's been a long time - it's one of those quilts that I'd do once in a while. I even waited for Evy to have more Santas before I finished them. It's been 8 years in the making of it. Of course I didn't do sewing on it for a while. Had other things to do! Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks so much for your comments Penny. I always leave stabiliser under my applique. I use a tear away as I don't want them over stiff. They are stiff enough as they are with all the different fabrics on each Santa. Love Chris

by pennyhal2 18 Aug 2019

Thanks for the info!

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks so much Maria. It is stunning up close. I'll be draping it over one of my couches closer to Christmas. The size is 66 inches x 57 inches ( nearly 168 x 145cm). It's a fairly good size quilt. Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks Martine, I agree with you. Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks Maria, it's been a long time coming!! Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks Laura, I'm happy that she didn't go through my Santas too! I hope Amy likes it, she hasn't seen it finished yet. Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

This is mine!! I wrapped it around my legs last night (Saturday) out in my back sewing room watching TV. It's nice and cosy. I'll drape it over one of the lounges throughout December! Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Hi Sandy, thank you for your comments.
We have had quite a cold winter, for us anyway, here on the east coast of Australia, but very little rain. We are still in drought situation and on water restrictions. Our Royal Firefighter Services have started back-burning already as we have so much undergrowth which will light up with just a spark from lightning, matches or barbecues out in the open.
Fortunately we've had glorious days, but temps starting off in the morning about 8-11C.
Spring is only 2 weeks away and you can smell it in the air with all the early bulbs flowering. I've picked 13 dozen Erlicheer Jonquils over the past 2 weeks! I love them, love Chris

by lilylady 21 Aug 2019

Thanks for report, were hoping for a normal winter.

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks Suzanna, I had some issues with matching the seams, but hey it's not meant to be perfect! Love Chris

by pennifold 18 Aug 2019

Thanks Marian, love Chris

by pennifold 17 Aug 2019

Thanks Monika I’m really thrilled with it. Love Chris