Not Before Time!

My quilt - finished at last, is a very beautiful thing, (I can say that myself!). I started this quilt some time age (like we all do) and the only way I can measure when, is that I was having a new kitchen fitted at the same time, which Allan tells me was 3 years ago.

The excitement first generated from the discovery of Leanne Beasley's 'Leanne's House' Block of the Month patterns at http://www.fionamarie.com/ and this meant for me only a short wait until the packet arrived all the way from New Zealand.

Visit Leanne's own blog and you will discover a refreshing Australian designer who brings a big chunk of heaven into my fabric fuelled world. A true inspirer of all things lovely!

I mixed 2 different quilts, selecting blocks I especially couldn't live without to make 1 quilt. The 2 quilts I mixed were ' The Journey of a Quilter' and 'May Your Heart Make You Grateful'

I remember emailing Fiona Marie to thank her at the time my pattern arrived from NZ and we both commented on how long a project like this might take....

So here goes - pictures say a lot more than words...... ( I did change the blocks slightly from the pattern, with a motto of my own, 'You are Loved' my little trademark, and a little mention to my beloved Scotland of course...

This quilt may look vast - but these tiny squares are 1"!

A big heart...

The Brave......

It'a great when something comes together. This has been hanging on my sunroom wall for some time now.  I have to keep the blinds low so the sun (Sun? In Scotland?!) doesn't get to it.