Friday Catch-up

This week was mostly spent quilting the Christmas picnic rug, while I watched YouTube and caught up on Paramount, Stan and Netflix. I really don't mind half of my sewing room being converted to a 'cinema room'. I didn't have a lot of time in the sewing room as I had computer issues that had to be addressed.

I did finish one of the focus cutting sew along blocks - block 7, D for dog.

The rest of the time was quilting. I sandwiched the quilt last week and this week I took the fact that this was for us, to practice my quilting stitches.

I found it easy to think of quilting stitches for some of the blocks, but some were hard, and I ended up doing different patterns within the one block - that's fine, it's for us.

I did have fun and think I am getting better at the quilting part. The label block I made using some Christmas embroidery that I had sitting in a box for a few years. Perfect for this project.

I started with the centre block and quilted around the eight other blocks leaving me with the outer edge to quilt. I had planned on making binding for the edge, however, when I finished quilting I found that there was enough of the backing fabric to fold over as the binding, so that's what I did.

 

I am very happy with finished quilt, now to wait until December to use it.

 

This coming week I will be back sewing Moda Blockheads 5 and leaders / enders will be the yellow Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks - after I clear off my cutting table.

Link Up Parties: 

Wednesday-Wait-Loss – The Inquiring Quilter

A Pageant of Finishes – From Bolt to Beauty (on a break until May)

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilt

Off the Wall Fridays - Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Put Your Foot Down - A Quiltery

So Scrappy  - Scrap Happy Saturday