Finishing

Well, so pleased with my progress on finishing stuff.  Have finished 2 quilts and a bag - plus another one quilted today but not bound yet.  Binding is made and ready to be sewn to the quilt.  Will load another quilt tomorrow and hopefully get it done also.....not sure which one yet.

Finished spiky a few weeks ago and got the binding done but hadn't got around to taking photos.  So took a few photos of all the finished ones today.  Oh, it sure is a wonderful feeling.  I keep getting the urge to start a new quilt but come to my senses and get out an old project and finish it off.  I hang my quilts along with the backing and the wadding so they are all ready for quilting.  Looked in the cupboard and saw several and thought - hmm shouldn't take me long to get them done.  Then went looking for the binding for the one I quilted today and kept find more quilts.....so guess it will take me a BIT longer :-)


First off is spiky.....all Batiks and a tie-dye looking beautiful backing.

 

 

Next is my Amy Butler bag.  Wouldn't call it a great success.  My lining seems to be way, way to big for it.  And my pockets are all over the place.  Bag making is NOT my favourite thing to do.

 

The last is one of my designs and I'm pretty pleased with it.  Took me for ever to decide how to quilt the spotty area and the greys but once I decided it went pretty quick.

Spiky progress

Woo Hoo Spiky (Stepping Stones) is on the machine and getting quilted.  Hope I get it done today as severe storms are predicted and the machine will definitely be off before they get here.  I'm on my third controller and they don't come cheap!

I'm using Spiral e2e by Nancy Haacke of Wasatch Quilting.  Love her designs.  So hopefully it will get quilted today and the binding sewn on ready to hand stitch.  Mind you I haven't finished the binding on the Fairy quilt yet and I do love to bind.  Been a bit slack this week with it.

Will have to go and see what's next on the list (not that's there is a written list yet, but I have written so many lists in the past I think it's time just to do and not have a written list that I can feel bad about later when I find it).

Borders done and Finishinng Frenzy

After my sewing yesterday I decided to keep it up today and get the Stepping Stones top to the quilting stage.  So  got my borders on it today.  It's not a finish but at least the top is finished.  I never consider it a finish till its quilted and bound, but at least I got in some sewing.  I'm so sick of opening a box or cupboard and finding half done quilts so  I can feel a finishing frenzy coming on.  Will find some backing for this one and then line up some projects.  Perhaps this red and white one which is waiting for me to decide how to do the borders.  Or this NYB which is so close.  Or this which also just needs borders.  So many choices!

Two in one day

This would have to be a record for me.....two post in one day - sometimes I'm flat out doing two post a year, but this is for Nicky who keeps telling me to post more.  But sometimes months go by and I have done nothing by way of quilting.  But today I had the urge to sew.  I was going to do some work on my Amy Butler bag but really just wanted to sit and sew.  There is something about sitting a the machine and sewing quilt blocks, seams, borders or anything.  Pedal to the metal?  Is that the saying?  So decided to sash my Stepping Stones quilt.  I started this September last year but put it on hold to make some quilts for family for Christmas.  Time marched on and I still haven't finished it so decided today I wanted to get some done on it.  Got the sashing done and side borders done.  Just need to do the top borders, then the final border which is a piano key style.

Stepping Stones

Never did get around to putting up photos of the Christmas quilts I made.....and ashamed to say there is one I still haven't finished, so really need to put on the priority list.

This one was for the man of the house so choose lots of animal prints and jungly types......I do love those prints.

This was for a two year old who is just mad on wheels......loves cars but the wheels just fascinate him.

This was for my lovely little niece.  Used Me &My Sister fabrics - just love their stuff it's so fresh and happy  The pattern was a free download from I can't remember where.  Will post a link when I remember.

Easter is over

Well my 4 days of sewing has come to an end.........but I'm happy to say that I'm about half way thru the quilt.  It probably won't make it to our bed this year but I'll keep plodding away when I can.  Got 30 units done.....10 Blocks.

Stepping Stones

Easter Day 2

Another great day sewing and watching The Quilt Show.  Emergency trip to town first thing this morning to get speakers for the laptop........the sewing machine noise is too loud and I miss a lot of what is being said on the shows.  So now set up with speakers and they work great. 

And with the quilt shop  just across the road I just had to get a couple more bits for the quilt.

 This quilt sure is slow going......two days of sewing and I have only done 18 units.

Easter Sewing

Easter is here once again.  I'm having a lovely sewing weekend and have many hours of quilting videos to keep me company.  So I get to spend the weekend with Alex and Ricky and the many wonderful, talanted guests they have on.  Sometimes I have to stop and watch some interesting bits but  that's OK. 

Working on my Judy Niemeyer Stepping Stones quilt.  The rate I have been sewing it up till now it would probably take me four years to complete it, but 4 days of sewing will see many blocks done.  Then again it's pretty slow going, I only completed 7 units in 5 hours today.

 Haven't seen any quilt alongs going on this weekend but will keep looking. Time to do some boring things like washing etc.  But a good start to the long weekend.

New Quilt

I quilted one of these for a friend and just couldn't resist making one also.  So put the Stepping Stones aside for a while and started on Christmas Quilts for family.  It's going to be pretty wild as I've used lots of jungle and animal prints but was determined to only sew out of my stash (apart from "borrowing" some black squares as I have run out of blacks).  And I can't even see where I have been in the stash.

Jean's Quilt

So now I'm on the last round...........very simple and quick quilt.  From the book Cozy Modern Quilts by Kim Schaefer

Stepping Stones has been put aside for the time being but I did cut up the new batiks for it and they are patiently waiting in the background.

Stepping Stones

I can't resist a new quilt.  Wish I could but that's life.  Started this one by Judy Niemeyer and doing it all in Batiks.  It's looking yummy already and I get it done in bits and pieces.  I have it set up at the machine and if I have a few minutes I sew another piece on.  I think I have about 7 blocks done.