the first one-top finished

the first one-top finished
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These are blocks that I've been collecting from Thai blogger friends.
They are about 200 pieces of quilt blocks from all over Thailand and
many contries such as Australia, USA, Canada, Netherland,Taiwan and Singapore.
It was just a random idea that I've post on my Thai blog about making blankets for people in up country. Every year we overhear from the nwes that people in the moutains get suffer from the low temperature.

It was quite nice surprise thus great response from Thai quilters. They are 73 ladies and one man had signed up.
Some of them are none experiences but they wish to pay it forward and love to learn how to quilt.
Also I have made some tutorials for beginners which was quite chalenging for me.

By the way, I haven't mentioned that quilting is a small hobby here but it's getting more popular.

The picture I have post is the first one I had just started this evening.
Take a look! Isn't it pretty.

It is getting cooler in November even if I live in Bangkok. I hope I can finish them on time.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sewdoi/4065883838/

my first workshop with Janome

my first workshop with Janome
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This is my first launch workshop for Janome ever since I have work for their magazines time to time.
I got call from Janome girl that they want to have a quilt class for handicrafts fair at Tang Hua Seng Department stores in two weeks.

I chose a pillow case class as they offer me only four hours class which is impossible to finish patchwork quilt. But this block was simple though turns out nice contents. Especially I love Amy Butler's Daisy Chain line. They looks georgeous with linen. I did machined quilt both the pinwheels lines which I like how pinwheels pop out.

I hope you guys would come and join me at this workshop. Feel free to leave me any tips for the class. Thanks a bunch.

DQS#7 -finished

DQS#7 -finished
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Finally I can finished it since I had started it about a month ago.
I like how I did the tree with Heather Bailey fabric. It was perfect print for this design but the rest of all I wish I could have done better.
I enjoyed stitching on this quilt and how it shows on backing too.

Bee Modern- August

Bee Modern- August
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This is what I made for Alexia. There are another four blocks I made instead of mail back the fabrics.

DQS7 inspirations

DQS7 guideline
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Here's my favorite's favorite for DQS7 http://www.flickr.com/groups/dollquiltswap/. There are whole bunches that I couldn't put them all. To my partner, please feel free to make me one. I'm not too picky but these favorites I showed can make me jump for joy:-)

The UFO's

I have started this green star quilt right after we came back from Oregon in 2006. It's been too long time! (Trust me I have whole bunch of UFO's sitting in my sewing room.) My sewing mojo was kind on and off at that moment. I finished the top in couple of days then just letting it sitting in some place for awhile until I forgot it. And again feeling so bad returning to work on it one more chance.

The top with the batting was laying on stair rack for several months as well;-) I decided to finish this one!! I spent whole night working on my Elna 7200. It was reall good fun quilting but working on black fabric at night wasn't pleasant idea.

Today I was suppose to meet some quilters in downtown but there was something happened this morning. I took Nicole my youngest daughter to hospital. She had yellowish stuffs in her eyes so she couldn't stop rubbing her eyes. It causes eyes iritation.

Get back to my business, I had an hour or so while my girl asleep to finish quilting. Voila!

There are lots of mistake on this quilt which I wouldn't want to show off but at least I get this thing done. Actually, I wrote this right after I finishd binding but just too late to take a picture. Hopefully sooner:-)

Bee Modern blocks

I am one of contributors of this virtual quilting bee group. Let's check it out.http://beemodern-avirtualquiltingbee.blogspot.com/