Megsie's Gallery : Pieced Blocks, Patterned Cotton, Spring

Wisteria

Megan Byrne — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:48:27 GMT

I collected all the fabrics in this quilt's background while travelling through the east coast of USA not knowing that they would become a brick wall. I made the brick wall thinking to put graffiti on it, something wild and urban, but I saw my wisteria flowering on my verandah and wisteria wall it became. Sometimes i think quilts make themselves! All the fabrics are 100% cotton, raw edged appliqued on my machine (for the first time!), various threads and the wadding is a thin iron on type I wanted to try.

Hidden stars

Megan Byrne — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:09:50 GMT

I loved this material and wanted something to showcase it. What better than a classic

for the birds

Megan Byrne — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:21:26 GMT

This was a first try at piecing a quilt as well as applique. It's from the book Bloom Creek Quilts. I was living in far north Newfoundland and Labrador and the winter was very cold and snowy and being inside sewing was the best thing. All the material was sent in by post which kind of hooked me on internet shopping!