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

Friday Catch-up.

I tried to catch up with hand stitching this week and working on yellow scraps. It is amazing the paterns that can be made by fussy cutting. The above block was made from this fabric. E is for elephant.

Really had trouble finding D fabric, so my block 8 catch-up is D for diamonds. I did find some dog fabric, so that will be next weeks hand sewing.

Block 12 was matching F for flowers.

I also had time to stitch a few more blocks and spacers onto the quilt - that has been years in the making.

If you look in the centre there is a black and yellow block, that is where I started way back in 2021. I just keep going round in circles.

Another week has passed and I haven't started quilting the Christmas picnic quilt BUT I have cleaned off the 'sandwiching' table ...

 and tomorrow I WILL get started! 

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

This Week in the Sewing Room

Not a lot of machine sewing this week. I finished some purple string coasters for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, but that's about it. I did do a lot of sorting and tidying of my sewing area, and some cutting and some hand stitching. 

As usual I am behind in the focus cutting sewalong, but I did do some cutting for the missed blocks.

Block 6 is sections for C - cactus.

Blocks 7 & 8 were D - I'm still looking for d fabric.

Block 9 motif - E for elephant. Still working on 10.

Block 11 motif for F. F is for flags. I like this ship flags fabric. Amazing how far a fat quarter will go. Still working on 12.

Block 13 was motif - G for gingerbread house. Block 14 could be a while off yet as I have no idea what fabric to use.

So I will keep working on the hand stitching this week and get started on this months Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour of yellow. 

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