Friday, 4 July 2025

RSC Orange Makes for the Month of June

Rainbow Scrap Challenge colour for June was orange. I usually use the scrap challenge as my leaders and enders but last month I was trying to finish the borders for Quiltville Old Town, so didn't use a lot of orange scraps. I did start some scrap squares, and finish one drink coaster and make a Barbie doll quilt. I used leftover cut off half square triangles for the doll quilt. I also made a Modern Triangle placemat - also pictured last month.


July colour is purple, and I still have my purples out for the fairy quilt, so easy.

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Friday, 27 June 2025

Slow Week - Not Really

I try to spend at least 2 half days and 3 full days a week in the sewing room and this week started with an extra day - woo hoo! But all good plans...... both granddaughters were 'sick' on one of the full days, so I never got downstairs.

I did a little bit of hand stitching, and above is block 22 of the Focus Cutting Sew Along - K is for koala, and the stitching was matching. Matching is not my favourite and I have been skipping this prompt, but the fabric I had was pretty easy to match. I also attached 5 finished blocks to the lap quilt from 2023 Focus Cutting quilt - slow going but it will get finished eventually. Should have taken a photo! 

I also finished a placemat using the Modern Triangles pattern. This (obviously) wont be going in the purple and teal modern triangle quilt - Echo. I do like the shape though and will probably make a set - in different colours. They would be perfect for a  round table.


However, I did do a lot of sewing when I was in the sewing room. 'Between the Lines' has all its borders on now, and 'Old Town' has two sides of its 3 borders to go. Why didn't I take photos - I thought about it at the time. So I am happy with what I accomplished this past week, fingers crossed next week will be the same .... but it is school holidays! 

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Friday, 20 June 2025

Moda Blockheads Update

For Moda Blockheads 6, I'm not making one big quilt - I will be making a few different sewing projects. I posted block 1 - Regatta a few weeks ago, and above is block 2 - Crossroads designed by Lynn Hagmeier of Kansas Troubles Quilters. These two and more are going in a photo wall-hanging for our stairwell. The second set of blocks are going around a fairy panel.

This panel is called Enchanted Fairy Panel. I used the colour panel on the selvedge to chose the colours for the blocks. 

I made my second block 1- Regatta by Vanessa Christenson, in a different way using some of these colours.

 
I don't think I will use this block as the light blue is too light, and I don't think it really goes with the panel - but we will see.
Block 2, Crossroads second block is better.

Putting the two blocks together one can see how block 1 really doesn't match.

So I made the other blocks darker to match the panel. I made another block 1 in an alternative design that I liked.

Block 3, Sunday Best designed by Ann Sutton of Bunny Hill Designs
Today I finished block 4, Cats Cradle by Kiley Ferons of Kiley’s Quilt Room. (Sorry I can't link as my firewall would not let me - Google it). A beautiful block and I will make another one in a different layout, but I had so much trouble with the rectangle blocks. Apparently there is a special ruler that would make it easier, so I'll have to try and find one. 

That's it for this week. I am going to try and finish one top next week and hopefully also quilt it.

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