Brigitte Giblin Quilts, patterns, kits and related information

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I will do my best to update at least once a week!!

Feathering The Nest

Brigitte's new book to be launched in France April 17

Click here to pre-order your signed copy for A$55.00 + shipping

A CLOSE UP OF DANCING DOLLIES REVISITED - DOLLIES' DRESSES!

THE CENTRE OF TESSELLATIONS II - USES FUSSY-CUT FABRICS AND ENGLISH PAPER PIECING

HEXAGON MADNESS IN "JOSEPHINE BAKER MEETS CARMEN MIRANDA"

Here is one last look at the 19 quilts ready for shipping.  It was quite daunting to put them into 2 big boxes, lined with garbage bags, and wait for the courier to collect them for shipping to France!

It's one parcel I definitely tracked all the way to Quiltmania near Nantes in France.

They arrived safely and are being photographed by Guy for my book which is to be published by Quiltmania in April, ready for launching at the 2012 Salon-du-Fil event in Nantes.

Its all too exciting!! Can't wait to go to Nantes!

I have finally bitten the "blogging" bullet and will upload some close-ups of the quilts in the weeks to come.

Hopefully I will get better at fixing the size of photos with practice.

Happy quilting.

Some of the 19 quilts, including "Baby Hexagon Quilt",

"Tessellations II","Dancing Dollies Revisited" and "Hexagon and Blue Star Quilt"

My tessellation quilt project has just appeared in the September/October 2011 issue of "Quilter's Companion"  (issue 51).

If you're interested in pursuing a similar project of your own, my tessellation papers can be purchased here.

The tessellation papers pack contains pre-cut paper pieces for English paper piecing of the tessellations quilt as seen below.

HEXAGON PURSE - this photo shows the hexagon

panels appliquéd to the background fabric.

BACK OF PURSE PANELS -  this picture shows the back of the

panels - before ironing on the pellon or batting

TAKING SHAPE - The purse with lining, ready to be attached to the frame.

Align the centre of the purse with the centre of the frame and baste-stitch

through the 3 centre holes to hold the frame in place.  Now you are ready to

push the fabric into the frame slot and start back stitching.

Do the same for the other side of the frame and remove your basting stitches

once the frame is sewn to the base.

PURSE STRAP - make a strap using 2 small "swivel lobster clasps"

(available from bead shops). Cut a length of braid double the desired

length of the strap and a single length of rik-rak.  Thread the 2 clasps

onto the braid and bring the 2 ends together into the centre and pin.

Now sandwich the rik-rak between the braid layers and baste in place.

Machine stitch close to the edges on both sides of the braid and across

the ends near the clasps. Whip-stitch 2 hexagons (with papers) together

on either side of the strap to hide the centre join.

PURSE STRAPS - made from braid, rik-rak and swivel lobster clasps

Brigitte's next quilt pattern project coming soon:

Naïve Dancing Dollies Quilt.