My wool quilt

My Welsh Wool Quilt

I made this quilt using 'household objects'

as would often have been done originally.

Typical Welsh Designs 

Swirls, Leaves,  Paisley Pear

Hearts, Cross Hatch & Echo Quilting 

Creating The Designs 

The mug and saucer created the middle circle rings

The glass - bottom left I used to outline the spiral which I then filled in by hand/eye

It's a lovely free/organic way to work and mark up your quilt top.

I cut out a cardboard template for Heart Designs 

And infilled the Hearts with hand drawn Swirls

Marking the Quilt Designs

I used soap to mark the quilt top (see bottom right)

Soap naturally disappears

So, as you can see I'm marking it up and hand quilting it as I go along.

A bit at a time.

The centre all finished

Almost there now.

In fact I thought this quilt was finished.

And sent it to hang in a local Exhibition.

But when I saw it hanging I realised that the leaf shapes

along the bottom of the above picture  needed more quilting.

In fact if I could have taken it down there and then to finish it I would have!

 A close-up of the unfinished leaves. 

So, as soon as I got my quilt back, I stitched a simple swirl in the leaf shapes

and it made all the difference to the overall look for the quilt.

  

That's Better

I just love the organic look of Welsh Quilting 

The way the Quilt patterns simply ignore the lines of the pieced fabric 

And wool is such a fabulous fabric to Quilt 

It showcases your Hand Quilting Beautifully