In The Sewing Room ...

Started the week by turning this finished applique into a table runner. As I had yellow scraps for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge already out, some light coloured fabric was perfect as the backing.

 

I used some scraps to make a place mat - that now gives me a set of 8 different coloured mats.

I then moved on to a block designed by Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter  for Block Mania. The theme for this month is the night sky. Jennifer's block was a sunset over the mountains and I had some sunset fabric - but couldn't find it so I changed my block to include water. I have this scrap that I found in a scrap bag some years back, and it was perfect for the water.

I machine stitched the applique on, as this will be a wall-hanging rather than be included in a quilt. I then hand stitched the rough looking stars 😀in the design in the Cancer Constellation - my birth sign.

I really liked this block and I think I will make some more variations of it for the family, maybe with things they like - cruise ships, something Japanese etc.

I have been wanting to make another postcard block for a trip we did to Norfolk Island back in 2020 so with the left over water and sky fabric I made it.

 

It is roughly 6"x8" and I machine stitched the tree and over the foreshore. I hand stitched us in the water. Beautiful Emily Bay, Norfolk Island.

I took a close up of the tree and was surprised at how the close up makes the scene look stormy.

I have one other photo I want to make from this trip. This was the first postcard block I made. It is a scene from K'Gari (Fraser Island), Indian Head, and I think I'm getting better.

Link Up Parties for Inspiration: 

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilts

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

Wednesday Wait Loss - The Inquiring Quilter

So Scrappy 

Finished top - YAY

This past week I finished the top of the Sugaridoo Sew Along. I did make a few changes, most deliberate, but a couple of mistakes. This sew along started last November - who knew we would have so much time at home to make it! - and at first I was making two quilts, one for each daughter, but ended up making Bonnie Hunter's unity quilt for the girls instead. 

This is not the first modern mystery quilt I have made. Way back many years ago I made this quilt, which goes on our bed in Winter, to brighten the season.

So what did I change? I didn't like the two circular rows, so replaced them with a row of triangles, and a row of squares. I also changed the order of a couple of rows. My mistake? Well one I have noticed 😀 is I made a row and forgot to put the accent piece in ..... and I'm not unpicking to replace it!

I finished the last block in the Partners in Design By The Sea Quilt Along. Now I have to decide how to make the top. I'm really liking the quilt top Laura from Slice of Pi Quilts made, and will maybe, probably.... do something similar. This was my first Partners in Design Quilt and I really enjoyed making it - even the applique.

A few months ago I won the lucky draw for the first four blocks of the By The Sea QAL. One of the prizes was a subscription to Make Modern Quilting Magazine. In the current edition there is a fabric post card article by Kristy Lea, that was really interesting. As I am interested in making more fabric postcards - only made one 😉 - I checked out the blog post mentioned in the article at Saroy. It is a step by step process of how Sarah makes her fabric postcards - well worth a read. Here is my first fabric postcard, and later today I will design my second - of Emily Bay, Norfolk Island.

I was happy to see the Midnight Quilter back on Youtube, not as part of Craftsy, but under Angela's Quilting is my Therapy. Midnight Stars quilt look wonderful and I'm thinking I should 'quickly' make it up before starting to quilt my red, white and blue 'ROOSTERS' quilt........ mmmm. Watch this space!

Link up Parties:

Whoop whoop Friday

Wednesday-Wait-Loss

Off the Wall Friday

Finished(or Not) Friday

APageant of Finishes

Peacock Party 

How Many Projects Do You Have?

I don't think that I have a lot of projects, until someone points out how many I have 😮. I do like to do mystery quilts and sew-alongs and I am doing three hand sewing projects, which would normally be done while we are travelling. Sadly not so much in 2020, and although I do try to do some hand sewing each day, not a lot is getting done. No Stress - I will finish them one day.

I have been trying to catch up with Moda Blockheads 3 by doing the current week and at least one catch up week. It has sort of worked. This is Block 35.

 Block 06

 Block 09

  Block 08

Clockwise from top left: Blocks 10, 11, 12, and 36

I must admit I spent more time the past week sewing curtains and more masks .....

I have been up to date with the Simply Colorful Mystery quilt - until this week LOL. Clue one I posted about last time, 6.5" blocks that look like roads.These lovely pink houses are part of Clue two. It also included some sky blocks, some of which I did. I must say I wasn't expecting so much paper piecing and did my houses a little different, without using paper piecing.

 

The next clue, 3, was a big clue. It included more paper piecing houses in black and white with trees AND some paper piecing mountains AND some brown 'earth' blocks AND some string tree blocks AND a worm block. I started on the black and white houses and trees and did a variety of one and two trees house blocks. I couldn't see a way around paper piecing the mountain blocks, especially since they are in pairs, so that is what I'll be doing next - before I start clue 4. I did get out browns to use but didn't cut the blocks - I may not use them in my finished quilt. I was lucky with the string trees as I already have a batch of green strings, so they will be easy, when I get around to them. I'm not doing the worm!

 

Clue 4 came out last night and boy what a doosy. Red wonky houses with trees, a cat block, a dog block, car and truck blocks, (I'm now thinking with these blocks I may make at least two different quilts), and more of the road blocks made in clue one, these will have applique on them. No, I think I will piece the cars and trucks as I've made cars and trucks before. But that will be a few weeks away yet.

I did make my very first fabric postcard view from a photo Peter took a few weeks ago while at Fraser Island fishing with the boys.

I think I may add Peter's car on the beach. What do you think? Do you like my thongs (flip flops) in the corner?

This week's Link Up Parties:

Whoop whoop Friday

Wednesday-Wait-Loss

Off the Wall Friday 

Finished(or Not) Friday  

From Bolt to Beauty