On the wall.

The blocks of my Newfoundland quilt are put together and the finished product is hanging on the wall. As is customary,  I used the Newfoundland tartan for sashing, borders and binding. I think that perhaps it needs a little more quilting, and like many of my projects I've learned from this one, and would make some changes in technique if I were to do it again. But knowing myself, I probably won't make another one. So here is MY Newfoundland quilt, wall-hanging version.

 

 

 And as we are now in December and this will be my last blog post before the new year, I wish each of you all the blessings of  Christmas and love, joy and peace to continue with you in the new year.    

 

My Newfoundland Quilt

Here are a few more of the blocks I've been working on for My Newfoundland Quilt. I use a combination of fusing and applique to make the blocks. They still need some embellishing and quilting but so far so good. I'm halfway to my goal of twelve blocks which will make a good-sized wall-hanging.
The colours in the photos aren't exactly as the fabrics, but close. The first block shows the lighthouse at Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America.

Next is an old-fashioned stove with fire showing in the firebox, a warming oven on top, where you put your bread to rise, a wood box and rubber boots warming by the side of the stove. There was a cat there at one time, but it disappeared!

Every Newfoundlander (and others too, I hope) will recognize a moose. There are so many moose in NL that everyone's farewell as you leave for the highway is "Watch out for moose!"

 

 

The block below shows a boy with a Newfoundland dog standing on a beach looking out to sea. Small boy but big dog.

 

A seagull on a rock is a common sight in Newfoundland, although you don't see as many these days, since the cod fishery collapsed.

 

That's it for this month. Keep watching. You may see some puffins or an iceberg floating by, if it hasn't all melted before I get it finished.