Off and on

The Millennium quilt has come off the bed and the Gagantuan quilt has gone on. 

It's nearly 90" square

Cafty Monkies workshop

Today I did a three hour Crafty Monkies workshop with Nicholas Ball. It was called Allstar and we covered six techniques from his Inspirational Improv. book. It was very well paced and provided me with some useful tools. If time permits I'll make a piece big enough for a sewing machine mat.

I used pinks from my box of hand dyes.

 

 I washed the Square Chevron quilt and hung it on the line to dry. I used Hobbs Tuscany Poly wadding which I like for these kind of quilts and it's come up very well, light and puffy.

Now I've made a prototype Sewing Machine tidy and will get other kits cut out and as far as as the quilted stage to take to Mary's on Thursday in preparation for our show sales or tombola. We're having a sewing session.

Chevrons

 

53.5x60"

I completed the Square Chevrons quilt on the 12th, one for the donate/sell pile. Next step is to wash it as it was glue basted and add a label. I have six recent labels to do. I like to include a quote or line of poetry which takes time.

Below is the first quilt I made with these free fabrics following the squares and crosses quilt. These were made from layercake squares but I still have a big bundle of fat quarters which will go on a stall at our Quilt Show in August.

Having completed the Square Chevron binding I will postpone the hand quilting I have lined up in favour of QOTC. Having invested so much time and effort I must try and finish it at some point.

Bigger sections to join now

Quay Quilters

Roz bought thisin Australia = quirky and charming

 

It was beginners' night at Quay Quilters and sampler quilts were brought out to show them the sort of thing that might be in store in ttheir upcoming classses. There was also a more general Show & Tell. I might take mine next time.

Bid's runner made in a Bright Headland class

Jill's Bargello for a nephew

Still running

 At our Chartham Hatch day I cut out the wide back and Tuscany Poly wadding for my Modernish Sampler. I'll try to tack it next week.

On the wooden floor at Chartham Hatch

I also finished the Woolie Crosses quilt a very quick and easy pattern but very effective.

As it's tessalated you have to plan out the whole quilt at once.

On my spare room carpet 50.5 x 64"

Detail of cosy faced brushed cotton backing.
Clamshell quilting by Maggie

Belinda brought three super tops to quilt and sell at our quilt show.

1930's strippy

Complex Jan Hassard HST pattern

Bright Stars

Start the New Year Running

 I have been getting round to quilting various sell/give tops and attaching binding so as I sew the edging down these winter evenings I should get quite a few quilts finished in quick succession.

Binding left unfinished tll the New Year.

First up is a Woolie Diamonds knee rug finished New Year's Day, a slight cheat as I left a bit unfinished so I could say it was a 2026 quilt.

The slighly roughly textured woven on the back will make it non slip.

The "L is for.." quilt followed on the 2nd.

This was also held back and I finished it on the 2nd.

 and there are a couple of chevron quilts to bind after that plus the facing on Woolie Crosses.

Chevron quilt tops

One of the bindings ready to sew down

Binding attached to larger chevron quilt.

I still have Africana Squares to machine quilt - I've washed the black wadding to preshrink it and pieced the back ready to go.

Soft flannel weave on the back of Crosses
with facing

I also have plans to hand quilt three peices; the Woolie chequerboard is layered and being tacked. I have no particular plans for this quilt but it just seems to call out fo meditative cross hatching.

Sandwiching

Woolie Chequerboard top

Now done

Next to tack ready to hand quilt will be Modernish Sampler and Scrappy Square in a Square, both intended to be "keepers".

Africana Squares laying on top of squarish squares
in a square

Modernish Sampler lying on top of Squarish squares backing.