We are waiting for your pictures!  Meanwhile we will be posting pictures of quilts which may give you some ideas as to the type of thing you can make.  Do keep coming back to have a look and see what is going on.

Please send a photograph of your quilt (as a jpeg) to agiftofquilts@yahoo.com

Jenny and helper Jane with the fabrics donated by Coats Crafts UK for A Gift of Quilts

More of the fabrics showing the wide range of colours and patterns that were cut up on the day.  Coats sent 320 metres of fabrics and matching threads.  The fabric was cut into 1 yard lengths and then packed in 2 yard packs with matching threads.  All done on Valentines Day 2010 in Salisbury.

A smiling Jenny at the end of the cutting session and before we started packing the fabrics into packs togther with the matching thread.     p.s. She was still smiling at the end of the day!

                             In the Pink by Angela Crook - Cornwall

Above: Cathedral Window showing how circles can be incorporated into your quilt without infringing the Olympic rings!

                                Above: Maple Leaf by Jenny Rundle

     Below:  Quilt No 132     by Judy Hickman, Winchester

Tilting Squares and Triangles  Made by Meta Snell from Gosport Hampshire. Registration no. 136

Quilt No 30 made by Mary Hewson, New Milton, Hants

Land and Sea, Registration No 137.  Made by Meta Snell.  This shows part of the quilt made by Meta with sailing boats, fish in the sea and the beach. With the sailing events taking part in Weymouth more seaside themes might be inspired by this quilt.

Quilt by Helen Elgar

Quilt by Caroline Hampson using Kaffe Fassett fabrics

Quilt Reg No 1: Jenny Rundle - Nine-patch Pizzaz. This was long-arm quilted by Mandy Parks. Please see our Interesting Extras page for Mandy's contact details.

A detail of the quilt above showing some of the quilting done by Mandy. What can not be seen is the way that Mandy outlined the flowers and gave an oriental authenticity to this quilt in a very distinctive way.  Mandy Parks is one of the long-arm quilters who have offered to quilt tops for Olympic quilts for those who are unable to do so themselves. We hope to bring more information about this generous offer by the long-arm quilters to you in due course.

Below - Just an idea.  This block is from a workshop titled Jubilee Logs. Worked with a selection of fabrics including Kaffe Fassett's. When completed the blocks appear to spin and quilting can emphasise this. Maybe you have been to a workshop where you can take your UFO and develop it into a stunning quilt for this Project.

This quilt, registration no 109, was made by the Clifton Quilters.  It is done using the Stack n' Whack method. All the roundals came from one fabric with a large pattern. See the close up picture below for another image of the technique.

Detail from Clifton Quilters Olympic Quilt 2012

A Mariner's Compass design. A good way to show that the participants in the Games come from all points around the world! Made by Pat simmonds Reg No 130.