Caswell quilt

CASWELL QUILT Here is the original pattern by Threadbear of Australia. I generally don't like my blocks to line up in rows and columns like tidy little soldiers so I deconstructed each block, created some others, and adapted some from the original quilt which is in the Metropolitan Museum. Here is the Caswell carpet which hangs in the Met which is made of wool blocks embroidered in chain-stitch Note the fruit basket on the left had side. This basket has been reinterpreted as a hooked rug…

Last month, when Kara was here to teach at the Academy of Appliqué, we spent a day at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia. That has been our routine for the past few years, but we were especially eager to go this year to see the special exhibit by the Baltimore Appliqué Society (BAS). And not just because our Fairy Tale Album was part of the exhibit; we knew what a treat it is to see the work of our fellow appliqué-ers in BAS! And we were not disappointed. Here is the…

One of my favourite online quilt shops is Threadbear in Australia, I love the patterns they carry and when I saw the new quilt by Corliss I had to order the pattern. The Caswell Quilt was inspired by a famous carpet of the same name in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and features thirty blocks of appliqued flowers, leaves, birds and butterflies. I love Threadbear patterns, this one is over fifty A3 pages printed on good quality paper with colour pictures of each block and full…

Caswell quilt details

Just for fun, I created a collage of the Caswell blocks I've made so far. Because I've made 13 blocks, the program has used a couple of the blocks twice, but I have to tell you, I'm loving how this project is coming along so far! Super fun!! I have had a couple of questions from blog followers this week, and I thought it might be worthwhile to share my answers with everyone. A lovely reader Mary Ann (who I wasn't able to respond to personally) asked about what background fabric I'm using. Of…

De herfst zit echt in de lucht, want het is opeens veel kouder. In de afgelopen week heb ik dit blok van Caswell afgekregen.. The autumn seems to have arrived, because it is suddenly a lot colder. During the past week I finished this Caswell block.... Eigenlijk zat er al een ander vogeltje op het hartje, maar toen kwam opeens de postbode met een pakje vanuit Nederland, van Anne Marieke. En daarin zaten niet alleen mijn favoriete pepermuntjes, maar ook als totale verrassing dit prachtige…

And here I am again - my addiction is in full force. I've been doing the things that MUST be done - like feeding the family, chores and taking the Christmas decorations down ... but every spare minute I have is spent on tiny appliqué stitches ... Caswell Quilt - Block B5 This is my tenth block now, and I'm loving how they're coming along. It's so much fun looking into my scraps for the perfect piece for each of the elements. I don't necessarily think I always get each fabric combo right, but…

De afgelopen weken heb ik gewerkt aan de Caswell quilt. Deze keer was er ook weer een vogel bij, die vind ik altijd zo leuk om te doen. Hier is het eerste blok... During the past few weeks I have been working on the Caswell quilt. There was a bird in one of the blocks again, I always love doing birds. Here is the first block.... En de tweede, waar ik mooie blauwe stofjes voor kon gebruiken.. And the second one where I could use nice blue fabrics... De derde ging heel vlug... The third was…

I could have shared this news in my last post, but I was in a rush ... however, now I have some time on my hands to share my happiness: ...

First up, I just wanted to quickly share my latest Caswell Quilt block - I finished it on Wednesday afternoon at quilt group - it just needed a couple of embroidery details: Caswell Quilt - Block A1 Why on earth didn't I give it a quick press before I took the picture?? Laziness, that's why ... I'm sure of it! I think this is my favourite one so far. I have made three blocks now - I've also finished the one I showed recently, but I need to wash away the blue lines before I take a picture…