Trip Around the World Quilt

Hey! Proud to show you my latest - and probably, fastest!)) - creation. One of those times when you have kept some amazing fabric for 'that special quilt' :) And all our quilts are special, don't they?? So, hey, I have used these sweetest Let's Pretend fabrics by Sarah Jane for Trip Around the World quilt! :) They make a great match! 

As for the quilting...))) I decided to go wild and break the rules a little bit here, he-he) So, all sorts of quilting designs went in - and guess what?? I love it!!! Want to do it again and again. 

This was total joy to make and to quilt.

Here is the link to a really easy tutorial for trip around the world quilt.

Have fun! :) xx

Life is Sweet!

Hey, the winter in Scotland has been tough this year - with lots of rain, well, as normal :) 

That's why I needed something light and sweet to look at and enjoy! Very handy, Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine had this sweetest quilt from the Australian designer Jemima Flendt in their last issue - I could not walk by)) 

Even more handy, the design is very quick and easy - which helped to finish it, he-he :)) 

And another great thing about it - I had all the fabrics from Michael Miller wonderful collection of Cotton Couture fabrics. They are soft pastels in wonderful shades - just perfect for this sweet thing. 

All I have left now is to look at and admire! ;) xx

Edinburgh - Melbourne MQG Mini Quilt Swap 2015

Now that my swap partner has received her mini, I can show it off here and once again - admire!! :-)

Sooo, back in summer we, the Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild, decided to organise a swap with another modern quilt guild. I volunteered to  contact the guilds to see who wants to swap with us! And we were very lucky when the Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild rep Maryjane responded to say they would be very keen! How exciting!!! 

When I asked Eleri Stephens, my swap partner from Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild, if she likes Liberty fabrics (we agreed between our guilds to use the fabrics from the UK and Australian designers respectively!), she gave me a challenge to create a modern quilt with traditional Liberty! Well, I think the combination has worked beautifully. :) 

Even more! I mistakenly cut twice as many pieces of fabrics than needed - which means I will make a copy of this very quilt and keep in for myself! :-)))) So, watch this space! :) xx

These are the pics of the quilt before I washed and dried it - and to me, it means unfinished yet! As I love those crinkles after washing! :)

Work in Progress... Gosh, that was such a joy to quilt! :))

And this is my swap partner Eleri with her lovely wee quilt - all the way from sunny Scotland! With Love from Tatyana xxx

You've Got Mail! Quilt

On this sunny Sunday morning I have a new quilt to show off! 

The pattern of this adorable quilt was published in issue 7 of Love Patchwork and Quilting magasine and it was a very popular sew-along at the time - here are a few to look at! 

Mine was originally meant for a swap, but I decided to swap another - beautiful! - quilt instead and to finish this one to keep for myself! Why not??)))

The idea was to use some of my lovely Liberty fabrics! And I love love love the way they show in these envelopes! :)

Another feature is the double needle I have used for quilting. The effect is amazing and I try to forget all the hussle it took to do it. The thread kept breaking even after I did thread the threads properly))) Never mind, it's done now and it's fab!!!

Will hang this mini on the wall in my crafts room - the walls are still empty and are asking for decoration. xx

Enjoy yourselves and your quilting! :-)) x