Indeed, Lorna, thank you for the close-up! Your quilting is VERY NICE! and it gave a little more inspiration to those of us who are still fiddling around with our reels and haven't started yet. I had done a modern design for my quilt and played with it so much I had to set it aside. Then, the other day, after seeing your quilt, Lorna, I decided I really needed to get on with it. But I did not like my design anymore and almost reverted back to the Edyta Sitar design. Well, this morning I played some more with my reels and may just have figured out something I am going to enjoy making. So, Lorna, in short, thanks for posting yours!!! And I better get started before I change my mind... again!

Happy New Year all!

Thanks for the close-ups Lorna. It's a great idea to FMQ the names in the between blocks. And your feathers in the border are great too. Two good ideas I might have to copy if you don't mind. I am making the whole quilt larger by using all 82 blocks in the quilt (I have to add one more block to make it work), after which I will know what size to do my borders. I am not very good at the maths so I will wait until they are all sewn together and then cut my border strips. I am going to do some sort of an appliqued border but not sure if I will stick to Edyta's or do something else.

Margarita, I am sure it would be easier on your hands to alternate between the spools quilt and your Dear Jane hand quilting.

Happy New Year to you and to all the Wot Rotts out there.

Thank you, everyone, and Merry Christmas. We just got back from Jersey Island where we spent a lovely Christmas. (Though not quite far enough south to avoid the rain and cold.)

I used a variety of neutrals for the background and borders. The binding is a stripped fabric. Stripes are great fabrics and I need to use them more. All came from my stash that I am still trying to whittle down.

I thought of also adding a thimble at one point, but then I guess I forgot. It would have been clever to put the needle into one of teh reels. Great idea! I suppose I consider doing both now...by hand... You always need a spare needle.

The names and places are free motion quilted on the alternate blocks. No special technique. I just looked at the label, visualized it on the block and tried to keep them centered. Not always successfully. I should have taken the time to stop and start between letters instead of running them together because I am lazy (The Ps look funny).

Rita, your block was the closest in color to my vine/thread, so it made sense to put your block there.

Now I am looking in my UFOs to see if there is anything that I could finish by the end of the year and trying to decide what my next project should be.

Happy holidays to all and best wishes for a wonderful new year.

I decided to take another look at my reels, found that I have 4 blocks done and 10 ready to sew. Took a break from quilting on my Dear Jane. So I think I will be working on both projects. Margarita

Lorna, love your quilt, you did a great job.

Margarita in Auburn, California

Wonderful quilt Lorna! I really must get to my spools again...

Sue

WOW! Love it, Lorna! Took me a while to find the needle, Michelle. I think I expected to see it stuck in one of the reels!

Beautiful, Lorna!

kathy

so beautiful and happy!

So fabulous, Lorna. Beautiful!
Such an inspiration to get my reels out too

Lorna, I love your quilt. Makes me want to get busy on mine. Maybe after the holidays. Have a Merry Christmas.

Beautiful Lorna, well done

Lorna your quilt looks beautiful! I love the binding too. And the colours you chose for the applique. I can see my reel - it must have fallen over, probably the drink.

Happy Christmas fellow Wot Rotters.

Lorna, that's beautiful - I love the colours you chose for the applique - stunning!