The back is a denim print fabric of which I have several metres in my stash, given to me by a friend who had decided she would never use it. I thought it was perfect for Elvis' back!
4 years ago
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Two finished projects and a WIP.
Last year I was showing a fellow Elvis fan some of the Elvis fabrics in my stash, and she gasped "Ooooh! What are you going to do with that one?"and I rashly replied "I guess I could make you a quilt". Well, I couldn't go back on my word, could I? She lives in Qld. and only comes down to Melbourne a few times a year, and I knew she was coming back in February, so I got my bum into gear and made this:
This is the second tea cosy I have made for this year's teacosy festival at Bundoora Homestead. But there is a slight problem....Ken has taken a fancy to it, and doesn't want me to donate it to the festival! So I might be making another teacosy this week...
At the Eltham Quilt Shop sit and sew on Friday mornings, I have been mostly working on the hand stitched binding of recent quilts and wall hangings, but if I haven't got a quilt to work on, I need something else to take. I was looking through my thousands of patterns (you know the feeling) and when I came across this one, I looked no further. The magazine has it made up as a cushion, but I don't need any more cushions, so I'm thinking of making it into a framed picture or wall hanging, and hanging it in the chook house just to remind the girls that we do not tolerate moods. Just keep laying eggs, thank you!
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4 comments:
Your Elvis quilt is fabulous! Love those colors and the denim-print backing.
Doesn't it feel good when your DH likes something you make enough to ask you to keep it? You must have a great relationship! And it is a charming tea cozy.
Cute stitchery. Embroidery like that is so relaxing I think.
Looking out my window at the result of the weekend snow storm ... 24". Wishing I was on the other side of the world with you!
love the denim print you've used for the backing, perfect for the quilt, and I don't blame hubby for wanting to keep the tea cosy, it's definitel you
Annie, you know what they say about the grass being greener on the other side of the fence. I think you might prefer to freeze over there rather than fry over here in our temperatures....
love all your work
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