I started with The Raven. So far I've only made ...
I started with The Raven. So far I've only made ...
I can check another finish off my UFO list.
Going through my UFO's I found this quilt.
I don't remember how long ago I started it, but I have always loved house quilts. So this will be my next project to quilt.
read moreI have been lucky enough to attend two retreats this year already. The first was in January and organised by Jersey Modern Quilt Group (JMQG) and the second was last weekend and organised by Modern Quilt Club (MQG). There are still a few spaces left for the July Modern Quilt Club retreat - more details here.
The two retreats could not be more different:
JMQG retreat is local to me, the venue is a youth facility with bunk rooms and communal showers, it is a budget retreat and one of our members provides all of our food.
MQG retreat is in ...
read moreI made some more blocks for the Spa Quads quilt. I have one more set of 4 quarters cut and need to cut enough pieces for 3 more large blocks (12 quarter blocks).
I have fat quarters of these 2 eBond fabrics that might get used. I only get 2 quarter blocks out of a fat quarter of fabric so I need to go through the stack one more time and see if I can see another couple pieces that will work.
I had 3 hours of TV last night so I did a lot of hand stitching on this ... read more
I missed out on a Miniatures Group sewing evening recently, but when I saw the tricorne bowls that the other members had been making, I wanted some of that action!
Simple to purchase, and the PDF was sent to me quite quickly.
In not much time at all I'd read through it, cut out some fabrics and made my first bowl.
Perfect for Easter treats, or at least, it would have been, if it hadn't been swiped ...
read moreI hadn’t mentioned this quilt in awhile as it had been put aside while I was catching up on the applique of the circles for Happy Daze and the Mercantile sew along. The other day I finished thread basting the hexies for the next section I am working on so before I got to any […]
read moreOur Little man is now 4 years old. It's hard to believe that the Covid Isolation/Lock down happened so long ago. Anders was born on the Friday before lock-down hit us. We were on one of our wonderful retreats at Alison House in Cromford when he was born. Life changed immediately and he was several months old before I met him, I saw him over the garden fence but that's not the same as a snuggle and squeeze is it. Here's a linky to the post about the first quilt I made for him.
4 years ...
I told you that I went to the Stitchery Nook a couple of weeks ago looking for all of the Needlework Market goodies. Admittedly, I bought a lot but that’s okay. I’ve been putting money aside for it…and to my shock, a couple of you sent gift cards and they were waiting for me there …
What I Bought from the Stitchery Nook… Read More »
read more900+ hexagons so far with one border left to add.
I managed to finish another quilt, Blue #2! It was hard to decide how to quilt around the cameo flower area, but once that was settled, then it was relatively fast stitching.
Blue #2 is completed! |
Always good to have improv. strips in the hoop |
Before I start this, I want to thank all of you who have send good wishes my way. The funny part is that it wasn't a Heart Attack but a blockage. My heart is healthy with no damage - I can be very thankful for that. Your well wishes have lifted me up! I appreciate you taking time to let me know. It warms my heart! ---
This morning Patrick went golfing. I was okay with that. Trouble was, I went to bed early last night and couldn't go back to sleep. So, I was up around 8:30 am ...
read moreI had some red and black pinwheels at my retreat and a red and black panel.
The ladies at my table convinced me to put them all together.
So, I did.
I am donating this to our guild's Kids Quilt program.
They like the binding done by machine.
I think my binding looks like I'm drunk,
If they have someone who will take it out and fix it, that would be great.
Otherwise, it will stay as it is.
This is two UFOs off my list!
Middle of another week already!
Interesting design to start with, but I have to admit not one I would consider making, but there are plenty of choices. There are over 270 quilt designs in this project file, all using just two different blocks, and I don’t think I have included the more basic layouts!
The second design would look ok with regular Log Cabin blocks, and I like the Thick and Thin version too.
I like the one above!
This one uses the alternative colourway of the Thick and Thin Log Cabin block, using the same layout as the ...
read moreWow it is easy and fast to get behind with quilt-along that have weekly new blocks! I knew I had some catch up to do on the Birthday Blocks quilt-along but I hadn't realised I was already 5 blocks behind. Well I have finally caught up with all of them. I made February blocks in red and March blocks in purple to follow with the Rainbow Scraps Challenge.
Here are blocks #8 & 9 from February
and blocks # 10, 11 & 12 from March
And all 12 blocks together
All ready for the next one tomorrow!
Linking to Put your foot ...
read moreIt seems that I have had a little more time for sewing this week, despite lots of other priorities too... Time for another list anyway
Let's look at the list I had written last week...
This is just a reminder that the Happy Scrappers will meet this coming Saturday, March 30th, at the Attic Window Quilt Shop. Yes, it's already the last Saturday of the month! So, come one come all. Just bring a project you want to sew on, scrappy or not, and sew and socialize with us. I always look forward to this ...
read moreI'm ready to quilt my son and future daughter-in-law's quilt. It's so big that I loaded it in 2 steps. This is how it looks after just attaching one side of the backing and quilt top to the longarm. It's about 92" wide so pinning to the leaders took a while. I stopped after that and did the rest the next day.
I'm ready to quilt my son and future daughter-in-law's quilt. It's so big that I loaded it in 2 steps. This is how it looks after just attaching one side of the backing and quilt top to the longarm. It's about 92" wide so pinning to the leaders took a while. I stopped after that and did the rest the next day.