Here is my latest quilt top. It is work in progress, but at least there is some progress being made 
I know one of the blocks is a bit skew - wiffy but that will be fixed before the double border goes on.
It is a thank you present for a friend....... if it fulfills its promise   [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]    [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  

All batiks are from Doughty's ( bought at FOQ ) and the pattern is by Lynne Edwards 

No more excuses, this part of the board has been languishing in apathy for too long ( apart from a hardy bunch of BOMers )
Time to get regalvanised!
What are you all going to make / making this autumn / winter? Pattern, dimensions, colours, fabrics?
Please don't be shy, you'll inspire others and hopefully some lightsiders might even give us a whirl 

Me? ( I hear you ask ) well........ great changes are afoot ...... I have decided to give multitasking a go!
I am still working on my Fancy Forest Quilt ( don't know why, it's a bu**er ) then I have started a quilt for a friend; next I am going to make some lavender bags for the charity shop and finally, I'm going to begin another Elizabeth Hartman pattern.......Awesome Ocean.
Hopefully, there will always be something I feel like working on.
Hitherto I have always done one project at a time," from cradle to grave" but when I get stuck or fed up, I have nowhere to go, so, wish me luck with my new pathway 

Right.....your challenge........as Jo Brand would say on GBBO ES......"Show us your makes"!!!!!!!!!
Don't let the Darkside die 

I went to the FOQ for the first time last Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling on top form and so didn't manage a full day on either day
Thursday I spent looking at the quilts, very inspiring. I'm not so fond of the art quilts,wholequilts, nor ones containing lots of applique but there is no denying that the makers are very gifted.
I loved the traditional, modern and pictorial quilts and found the accuracy overwhelming 
The Tentmakers of Cairo and the 1718 quilt were added draws.
On Friday, I was not well enough to stay beyond 2.30pm but managed to cram in quite a bit of browsing and shopping......£180 with Doughtys and another £30 elsewhere 
I bought lots of batiks, extra wide backing, plain cottons and threads for a new project to be started soon...also some bits and bobs from the haberdashery stalls........ not the ruler unfortunately 
I was lucky enough to meet up with some lovely people.....Pearl, Twopence,Jobunnie. Sandra ( and daughter ) Lincoln Hobbit, DeafOldBat, StitchinTime, and of course Iminei ( whom I have met twice before  ).... apologies to anyone I may have missed out - it's difficult when people have board / proper names 
The Festival wasn't as crowded as I'd expected and there were plenty of seats, although not in the coffee areas. People were generally polite and friendly but there were lots of wheelchairs, pushchairs, buggies to take account of.
The Premier Inn was good as were the 2 restaurants we went to in the evenings.
All in all it was a very memorable weekend... pity it'll probably be a one off but there you go 

I'm getting excited about my first ( and probably last as it's cost me an arm and a leg ) visit to the FOQ.
I'm a bit worried about getting from the bus stop at the airport ( bus terminal stop G ) to the hotel PI ( Northway NEC ) but if it's too far to walk I expect there'll be a taxi 
I'm trying to decide what I need to buy, what I need to wear, what I need to take and how to split my time between the quilts and shopping. Is anyone else staying at the PI ( apart from myself and Iminei )? What's the best time to get to the NEC ( I've heard there are queues first thing)?
Now.......will I need a shopping bag??? 

I have put a post in "Sewing Professionally" but it has just occurred to me that some of you accomplished seamstresses, although not necessarily professionals, could point me the way forward. Please look at my post as it has a pic. to illustrate my dilemma.... and I know you like pics  Thanks 

Having been given the pattern for this quilt by @Iminei for Christmas, I've been bumbling along with it.
Finally, it has come together as a an entity....sort of.....
More tweaking to do and lots of finishing off, but you'll get the gist of things from the photos ( hopefully ). I'm quite pleased with how things are progressing

Having felt very iffy this morning ( I put it in the Today thread i think )  I decided this afternoon to go into the workshop and begin my Linus quilt ... yeah! I have cut out all the squares and hopefully before the day is out I will be able to have started the subcutting and the piecing ... ( where's the excited smiley @Francesca @Acorn  - I thought we were getting extras  )
My 2 colours are looking good and I know how I intend the finished blocks to look..ish 
Back in there when I've watered the garden... onward and upward 

I haven't ventured into the workshop since the end of January 
The weather has been gloomy and miserable and so have I...... but........no longer
While it's been so miserable I have snuggled indoors with my needle felting ( see attachment for the sort of things I make ) but, no more....... I have my Fancy Forest quilt to finish and my cushion cover to make, then lots of ideas spinning around my head ... hoorah 
I was going to have my machine serviced ( I can't clean it / defluff it myself as I can never get it back together again  ) but as I'm now raring to go there's no time 
I have 3 quilts I made ages ago to go to Linus and that'll free up space in the crate...so.....it's all systems go.....watch this space!!