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It has been a long summer of feeling under the weather and not sewing as much as I would like.  However, things are improving and I am starting to once again work on the rosettes for my La Passacaglia quilt made from Liberty Tana Lawn fabrics. The four large rosettes are complete and I am sewing my way through the numerous smaller rosettes that will surround them in the finished quilt. Here are two completed and very different small rosettes from the past few weeks: With luck I will have enough of the Cranford fabric to complete all of the centers.  I am out of the grey and the brown Cranford now, but have hot pink, dark purple and light pink fabric remaining. There is something about those little faces that delights me.  They look like little ghosts in strange bonnets making faces at you, don’t you think?  Or is it a “Queen Victoria” thing? Happy quilting! Susan

Roses are the theme for the fourth and final large rosette in my La Passacaglia quilt, what fun! Liberty Tana Lawn has some gorgeous rose fabrics to choose from. I went with classics in red, blue, purple and hot pink this time around. What do you think? I still need to finish the last half row of stars so stay tuned...

This is a time-consuming but fun project.  I am a slow quilter using my sewing machine, which means that I move at a snail’s pace sewing by hand. Here is my third of the four large rosettes for La Passacaglia.  I wanted to make flowers in the outer border at least once, and this is the result. Liberty Tana Lawn is a dream to hand piece with and the range of fabric colors and patterns is awesome indeed. Happy Quilting! Susan

Finished my second large rosette for La Passacaglia, hooray! I had fun with the red and blue fabrics. My favorite piece might be the little skiers in the outermost stars. Or the dragonflies. The butterflies. Or the little Cranford faces in the middle... guess I can't decide. Happy quilting and Merry Christmas! Suspect

Well, I am having fun working on my La Passacaglia rosettes.  Progress is slow and steady. Here is a picture of the big rosette in reds and blues that I am building now. I also recently finished a T-shirt quilt, have a look. Learned some new skills for stabilizing knit fabrics, too fun. Happy quilting!  Susan

My goodness, are my fingertips sore from all of the hand stitching.  I have not found a device that works for me to protect my fingertips while sewing by hand, although I seem to be getting a bit more coordinated over time.  I have finished my first large rosette, woo hoo! There is one small rosette (see my previous post for a photo), a second small partial rosette that is pretty cute and this big beauty. My next Tana Lawn rosette is going to be mainly navy and red, which is quite a color change from the rosettes I have done so far.  We shall see where those new colors lead me. Happy quilting! Susan

Time for some hand piecing! When I saw the cover of Willyne Hammerstein's Millefiori Quilts , I just had to make one of my own. My La Passacaglia quilt is going to be composed of 100% Liberty Tana Lawn pieces. This should be a great way to use up some of my Tana Lawn scrap fabric collection. The rosette centers will all be made from Grayson Perry Cranford in several colors. I love those little faces in the bonnets. Some centers will be pink, some will be purple, some will be brown and some will be grey. If I had the other colors, I would use them as well.  Unfortunately, I do not have them and they are pretty much impossible to find now. I have finished my first small rosette. Here it is in its first close up... And here it is from a distance... Oh my goodness, what a lengthy project this will be. What do you think? Happy quilting! Susan