Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Solomon’s Quilt Finished

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I have finally finished my version of Lesley Brankin’s ‘Beside the Sea’ quilt. My version is a baby quilt and so I have left out some of the elements in the book, but I am pleased with the result and I have really enjoyed making it, so much so that I am contemplating making another one. Some sections such as the Lighthouse came together quite quickly……………

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but others like the Puffin and the Sea Horses were quite fiddly

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I quilted it myself on my domestic Singer sewing machine and had good fun making different patterns for each section.

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The recipients name is spelt out in flags around the quilt along with his home town of St Ives, which is of course ‘Beside the Sea’ 041