From the beach..

Been away in the van, and catching up on Orca Quilt.

 These are all the bits and pieces from home - all sorted and ready to sew. 

I added the blocks to make the first row.

This is the second row all sewn.

First lot of rows ready. BUT - I ran out of pink material for the strip piecing triangles.

So now I will have to wait until I get home to make some more to finish the top.

See my little quilting iron - great for quick block ironing.

 While away I had to go to Spotlight to buy some material - like I need material - but quilters out there will know that one's stash can never be too big.

There was a special on fat quarters, so I ended up with 20 of them.

 I also got some new release fabric that was on special. I'm going to make some cushions for Bethie, and some little girl lap quilts. With the cakes the little ones will be good for applique and the big ones in a alternate block quilt - maybe a nine patch.

 When I had done as much as I could of the Orca blocks I decided to make a quick baby quilt with the nursery rhyme material and some of the fat quarters.

I cut 2.5" off the end of the fat quarters and proceeded to sew them together at random lengths.

Peter then arrived, so sewing machine was packed away under the bed until next time.

NOW - the plan is .... a bit of housekeeping - provided I don't get scared by the mouse - and then sewing. 

Don't want to think about school work for at least another two weeks!

Happy sewing.

Allison

Craftsy BOM

 I'm in a FaceBook Quilting Group and the members are so great. Someone is always looking on the net for new projects. This is one of them. It's a Block of the Month quilt, and each month two blocks are made. By Christmas I should have a lovely quilt.


http://www.craftsy.com/class/The-Craftsy-Block-of-the-Month/50

I love seeing what everyone else is doing.
I started while away on holidays, and I am using many of the colours I used for both the Orca Quilt and the Chips and Strips Quilt :-). I like these colours.

I did HAVE to go :-) to the local quilt shop to purchase some more fat quarters.

Here I am all set up. I have the Craftsy BOM instructions on my ipad. Beautiful day in Forster. 

Block One - slashed block

Slashed Block Number Two

Here they are pegged up on the awning of the van.

Now to February Blocks Three and Four - using half square triangles.

Now I'm home I can go to my stash to get extra fabric - this is what I can up with.

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Block 3

The Balkan Puzzle Block

I tried the layout two ways and decided on the dark in the centre.

 

Block 4

Chunky Chevron Block

So here are the 4 blocks so far

I think tonight I will get out some Christmas material and make some more blocks :-)

Happy Quilting

Mayhem Mystery quilt top finished

Wow, it's been a busy week. Stayed up until 2am on 2 January, to start the Mayhem Mystery, only to be so tired I had to go to bed before starting. Woke up at 4am and started sewing all the strips together - at 7am I had to pack up all my sewing to go on vacation in the caravan! That was Monday. Tuesday I had the chance to do  little more, so I sewed all the squares together. That took what seemed like hours and hours. Wednesday we did a day trip to Maclean - The Scottish Town in Australia, so no sewing. Today I was determine to finish the top and I did.

I am very happy with the way it turned out. I did change the long borders by adding a row of three squares in the center.

The colour strips I chose.

I did multiple layers for cutting

 My sewing area while camping.

 All the pairs cut and waiting for matching

  

Some of the strips waiting to be cut and squared.

 

Squaring the 61/2" squares

  

Half of the rows sewn together 

I'm really happy with it

Happy sewing
Allison

Next Adventure Starts Tomorrow

I've just spent the last two hours sorting material to take away in the van, only to realise what I wanted to make would mean taking too much material - I know, I know - one can never have too much material BUT I do only have limited space. So after selecting and sorting and putting some back and taking some out I decided not to do the project I planned, but to make a star wall hanging from a kit I purchased almost a year age - 2nd October - in a quilt store in Kitchen Kettle, Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

Our Adventure this time is only short, and local, well in the next state. Still have wonderful memories of our U.S. Canada trip - this time last year we were in Memphis, staying at the end of Lonely Street at the Heartbreak Hotel.

An early start tomorrow, so goodnight.