Another finish

 Another Friday afternoon with my quilting friends, and this time we celebrated Christmas in July, and the unveiling of the latest quilt challenge.
The ladies had outdone themselves with yummy festive fare, ranging from sausage rolls, dips, mini quiches, smoked salmon sandwiches, fancy cheeses, scones, and so on. Plus a little 'special' orange juice thrown in (also known as a Mimosa). Everything was very delicious, and enjoyed by all.

Most of us had done the "Miniature Quilt" challenge, and in the top photo it's some of the group and more in the last photo. Below are some more close-ups of the individual quilts. Again, everybody did a fabulous job. Challenges are such fun!
The first one was by Pat, a fun quilt in Kaffe Fassett fabrics. Once not a fan of KF, I'm now quite addicted to these fabrics.
The next mini quilt is by Helen, and it will be a dolly blanket once it is finished. Just perfect for a little miss. The two pillows in the background were Edwina's, one each for her granddaughters. Lucky girls!
The next photo shows a few of the quilts. Top row, left to right - The abstract quilt is Paula's, trust her to come up with a novel design. Beautiful fabric combinations. Next to it is a heart stitched by Julie, which will become a very pretty cushion. The tiny little pieced quilt is very intricate, made by Gabbie. So pretty! The big (mini) quilt is mine, and used up some of my Liberty fabrics. I found the pattern on Pinterest, and thought I'd give it a go. Marg made the sweet pears quilt, , quite gorgeous. Ann made the the black and white quilt with a dash of red, again very intricate and lovely.  Ann also made made the

small shadow quilt, which is really nice, great idea also for a large quilt. It's part of another challenge, to make something with Tania's Little square packs.
Janice made the tiniest quilt, a pretty nine-patch design with the tiniest pieces of Liberty fabrics. Amazing! Melva made the flowerpot quilt, a lovely traditional design. Maxine's was gorgeous, a little cottage, quilted and extensively embroidered, a real little treasure house.
Paula had also done another abstract piece, which looked so good! A very talented lady.
I'm very happy to be in this group, such a lovely group of ladies, and so very talented.
Finally, a quick photo of my ripple blanket, finished last week. It's very warm and heavy, made of 100% wool.