Sunday, December 30, 2018

Australian Quarter Sections

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I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday.  I just got back from visiting friends and family in Winnipeg and can now catch up on my blog posts.   I finished this sweet baby quilt before I left but didn’t get photos of it in the snow until today.  We came home to about 20cm of new snowfall so I was happy to see that!   A few years ago my friend Desley sent 5 fat quarters that have an Australian themed children's print and I thought it was time to cut them up!   I used our Highway 10 Designs pattern called Quarter Sections as it only takes 5 fat quarters for the baby size.  I was very lucky and found a blue for the outer border that matched the prints very well.   I quilted the center with free hand 3’s and E’s design using yellow So Fine thread.  I quilted the border using the 15” QP Curve Template and blue So Fine thread.  I have a tutorial showing how to quilt this design which you can find here.

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I only had white fabric for the backing so dyed it a cheery yellow using MX Procion yellow dye.  I used yellow Bottom Line thread on the back and Quilters Dream Blend batting.

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When I went out to take pictures the neighbours  horses were playing in the fresh snowfall.

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So I ran and got my zoom lens to take a few pictures.

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A few weeks ago two of the horses finally came over and let me pet them. Usually they all run away or keep a far distance so that was nice!

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5 comments:

  1. Love the quilt, but then along came the horses, and they pretty much stole the show . They must love that snow as well.

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  2. Adorable quilt, I really like that border treatment. Those horses, how FUN! You got some wonderful shots of them, the kissing one would be a fantastic card! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I wonder how Australia did divide the land. Ours was divided into sections and acres. If I remember my history, in Quebec it was divided by chains along waterways so the lots were deep and narrow but each landowner had access to water. I started thinking of this because of the name of the quilt and pattern. I also have that pattern and have used it for a child's quilt. Love the horses!

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  4. Wow to quilt and horses. Still miss your Northern Light pictures as we never see them here in Deep South as in Mississippi.

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  5. Oh that nose to nose pic! So beautiful!! The quilt is too!! I was asked to make a donation quilt to an orphanage in Mexico and I think that this quilt would be perfect for that, heh?? Happy New year, Kathy!

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