November / December Drop-Off Dates 2023 - Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

 

The Gift Giver

Thank you to all my customers who have kept me extremely busy over the past few months. I am pretty much up to date with my longarm quilting work, so December is surprisingly a good time to drop off your quilts, currently with a fortnight turnaround.  Also, if the family are asking you what you want for Christmas, how about getting one of your UFO's quilted?  You can see the pricing on the tab on my website. Here are the dates when I am taking in quilts up to Christmas

Wednesday 22nd November
Friday 24th November
Monday 27th November
Tuesday 28th November
Wednesday 29th November
Thursday 30th November
Monday 4th December
Tuesday 5th December
Thursday 7th December
Friday 8th December
Monday 11th December
Tuesday 12th December
Thursday 14th December
Friday 15th December
Monday 18th December
Wednesday 20th December
Thursday 21st December
Friday 22nd December

Back again in January 2024

Anne's Lollipops and Licorice Quilt, using Jen Kingwell fabrics

Anne's Lollipops and Licorice Quilt,
using Jen Kingwell fabrics

Anne has made this clever 'Lollipops and Licorice' quilt, a design by Krista Moser, using the Lollipop fabrics which Jen Kingwell designs.

Anne's Lollipops and Licorice Quilt, using Jen Kingwell fabrics

You can see the details of the longarm quilting pattern on the reverse on this luscious Moda Grunge fabric

'Late Night' pantograph, by Patricia E Ritter

'Late Night' pantograph, by Patricia E Ritter

November 2023 - Drop Off Dates Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

In gathering up the dates for this month, I realised how close we are to C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.  This is always a busy time of year for everyone, but if I can  help with getting a quilted gift ready in time, please get in touch, Email: frances@fabadashery.co.uk .  I have also included dates I am out giving talk to some local quilt groups - hope to see you there.

Tuesday 31st October
Wednesday 1st November - Talk - Bristol Quilters
Thursday 2nd November
Friday 3rd November
Saturday 4th November - Talk - Ladybug Quilters, Pontypool
Monday 6th November
Wednesday 8th November
Monday 13th November - Talk - Westbury Quilters, Bristol
Tuesday 14th November
Monday 20th November
Tuesday 21st November
Monday 27th November
Tuesday 28th November
Wednesday 29th November
Thursday 30th November
Friday 1st December

Fabadashery - Out on the Road Autumn 2023

 

I will be out and about with my quilts over the next few weeks, giving talks about about my quilts.  I would love to see you there.

Saturday 28th October 2023 - "My Quilting Journey" Region12 Quilters Guild Day, Iny Llangynidr Village Hall, Crickhowell, NP8, South Wales, 10am - 4pm 

Wednesday 1st November 2023 - "My Quilting Journey" Bristol Quilters, Redmaids Junior School, Bristol, 7.30pm

Saturday 4th November 2023 - "My Quilting Journey" LadyBug Quilters, Pontypool, 10am

Monday 13th November 2023 - "The Final Stretch" Westbury Quilters, Bristol

If your Quilt or WI group is interested in a talk about quilts, please get in touch frances@fabadashery.co.uk

October 2023 - Drop Off Dates Fabadashery Longarm Quilting

Welcome to October - I am geared up for the busy weeks which lead up to the festive period, so get in touch if your quilt top is ready.  frances@fabadashery.co.uk  Tel: 01291 629120.

On Saturday 28th October I will be speaking at the Region 12  Quilters Guild Meeting in, Crickhowell. 

Wednesday 4th October
Thursday 5th October (PM only)
Friday 6th October
Wednesday 11th October
Thursday 12th October (PM only)
Friday 13th October
Monday 16th October
Tuesday 17th October
Wednesday 18th October
Thursday 19th October
Friday 20th October
Monday 23rd October
Tuesday 24th October
Wednesday 25th October
Thursday 26th October
Friday 27th October
Monday 30 October
Tuesday 31st October

Lella's Sampler quilt - The Essential Sampler Quilt by Lynne Edwards

Lella's Sampler quilt
The Essential Sampler Quilt by Lynne Edwards

Lella brought her quilt top to Fabadashery Longarm Quilting after it had been stored in a cupboard for a number of years, waiting to be quilted.  She chose the fabrics with Ann Stuart of Busy Bees, Newport, when Ann was based at Taurus Crafts, near Lydney, and really enjoyed the workshops to put it together.  It was a large quilt, finished off with a lovely piano key border.  The longarm machine can make light work of the quilting of a quilt, and within a few days of delivering the quilt, Lella was back to pick it up.  With the binding attached as part of the services offered by Fabadashery Longarm Quilting, Lella is now able to do the final stitches of her project and have it on her bed in time for winter 2023.

Lella's Sampler quilt
The Essential Sampler Quilt by Lynne Edwards

The blocks are from Lynne Edwards 'The Essential Sampler Quilt' and the pattern we chose was 'Birds Eye View', stitched in Light Tan Glide thread.

'Birds Eye View' digital quilting
 design by Barbara Becker

Rosemary's HUGE Hexagon Quilt

 

Rosemary's HUGE Hexagon Quilt

Do you know of one of these types of quilts lurking in a cupboard somewhere? An English Paper Pieced quilt top, featuring fabrics from yesteryear, shoved in the back of a cupboard waiting for the day when it will be quilted?  Well, for Rosemary, the day came this summer  (in fact, I have done quite a few this summer...). This quilt had been with her for 25 years and she had picked it up in a Charity Shop, so it had a bit of history.  There were lots of Laura Ashley gems in this one and the few paper pieces still left in included cardboard from a vintage Kellog's Frosties packet. It was huge, 114" x 84", which required the extra wide wadding I supply and to bring it closer to the finish, Rosemary took advantage of the Fabadashery Longarm Quilting binding service.

Rosemary's HUGE Hexagon Quilt

For the pattern Rosemary chose a Floral block pattern, from my Art and Stitch catalogue.  This is a block pattern, so we were able to flip and mirror the blocks to create our own pattern.

Floral Repeat (Art n Stitch)

If you know of one of these hexagon quilts sitting in a cupboard, pull it out and get in touch to see if Fabadashery Longarm Quilting can help to finish it.

Floral Repeat (Art n Stitch)