Focus Cutting Sew Along 2025

Sorry for not posting the last two weeks, we booked a last minute 2 week cruise and had a wonderful time. I did take some hand sewing but didn't have time to do any. So this post is an update for this years fussy cutting (focus-cutting) blocks, hosted by Naomi. I'm so happy that Naomi decided to do the alphabet again this year. It is so much easier to find fabric ahead of time. The shape for this year is hexagon thirds, so I had to make my own templates. I made them the same size as previous years so they will all fit on one quilt. Of course, I am behind already, these are January blocks.

Block 1 -above - is A for Australia, motif.

Block 2 - A for Australia, matching (sort of 🤣).

Block 3 - B is for bugs, motif.

Block 4 - B is for bugs, sections.

I can't promise that I will do all the matching blocks, or even all the 52 blocks but I do enjoy the process.

Link Up Parties: 

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilt

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

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Put Your Foot Down - Quiltery

 

Echo Modern Triangle Quilt Parts 2 & 3

What a strange week. With a cyclone (hurricane) forming along the coast, we were cyclone proofing our house. We have experienced two other cyclones when we were living in far north Queensland, so know what to do and what to expect. However, this is the first time since 1974 that a cyclone has made land so far south. This is cyclone season in Queensland and many cyclones formed up north this year. So an interesting week.

I was able to complete parts two and three of the Modern Triangle Quilt - Echo. The sample block I made was an 'oops!' - see above - but it did look good. This is what it was suppose to look like.

While making part three, I decided to change the quilt pattern a little. I love the block and the colours, but I am going to place them slightly differently in the quilt.

Now waiting for part three in April, and cyclone Alfred.

Link Up Parties: 

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilt

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

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Where to Start

Have you ever been away for a few weeks and return to your sewing room and NOT know what you are working on? That happened to me. I walked into my room ready to start a new project, and looked around and thought what was I working on?!? I knew I had Bonnie's Old Town mystery to finish, and the next row for Sugaridoo's Between the lines, and now my new project, but what was the orange and purple on the design board? Took me a while, in fact I had to look at my computer to see what I was working on. Merry Mayhem's mystery. Don't think I ill finish that one. I will keep all the pieces and use then elsewhere. So I made a list - I really need my small white board repaired to hang up.

This new project is a block of the month quilt by Bryan House Quilts. I have made a quilt using a Modern Triangle pattern before (see below) - you can read about it here.

 

I really like the way this new BOM is set out and I am enjoying the process - so far. I can't promise that I will do this for every Modern Triangle quilt but it is working so far. 

Choosing colours is always hard for me , and even following instructional videos, it is still my least favourite part of the process.

I often use paint chips, but this is the first time I have matched the chips with corresponding pencils and I liked that.

So colours are chosen,

and part one complete.

Part 2 this weekend, and scrappy colour of the month for March is YELLOW.

Link Up Parties: 

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilt

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

So Scappy