Monday 23 September 2013

Manju's Circles-Drunkard's Path QAL - Part 1

Desi Quilters was founded with the idea of providing a platform for sharing and adding to the collective knowledge of the art that is Quilting.Taking the idea forward, we have with us another delightful Quilt-Along (QAL), this time from the delightful DQ Manju, a lady who is all elegance both in her self as well as her work.

So do join us in this journey along the drunkard's path (er..that didn't sound right, did it?) and try your hand at this deceptively simple QAL.

Monday 16 September 2013

DQ Sept-Oct '13 Challenge

Oops, looks like the rules for the DQ Sept-Oct '13 Challenge are not up on the blog yet ! My bad. Shall remedy that rightaway.

After a tough one last month, here's an easier challenge this time :-). Rules for the DQ Sept-Oct 2013 Challenge:

1.The theme for this challenge is 'Flowers'. Make a quilted item of any size interpreting the theme as you like.

2.Email 3 pics (1.of the full front, 2.of the full back, 3.close up of the quilting) of the finished item to desiquilters@gmail.com. Please do not send more than 3 pics as the admins do not want to have to choose. And please conform exactly to the pic requirements or you risk disqualification.

3.Please include dimensions and a short description of your entry including your interpretation of the theme.

4.Please send in your entries by the midnight (IST) of October 30th, 2013

Do NOT post on the DQ FB page since we are still following the anonymous entries format.

For more details on the format.. http://desi-quilters.blogspot.in/2013/01/jan-2013-challenge.html

The winner gets these goodies..

1.A gift voucher for Rs.1500 from Bernina India, redeemable against purchases of sewing, quilting, patchwork notions, thread, etc. from the 'Bernina Creative Center' (BCC) or Bernina or Bernette machines or accessories




and

2. A set of 4 co-ordinated Fat Quarters from Quilts of Love




Best of luck DQs ! Go floral !

Thursday 12 September 2013

Aliya's Seminole Patchwork QAL#1

There are awesome people and there are awesome quilters and then there are some awesome quilter-people. Aliya is one such gem of a person with a ready smile, sweet with her words, kind with her thoughts and neat and precise with her piecing and quilting. She brings for us a Quilt-Along (QAL) on the intricate looking Seminole Patchwork Technique.