Green and Gold Star 2 - Quilt Finished

Well, it was a very big quilty weekend! It was Guild on Saturday and while I did take a hand sewing project, I literally didn't sit down for the entire meeting!! I ran around like a chook with my head cut off!! I did a mini-demo on using my Sizzix for cutting blocks, I was taking photos for the website, I was getting details of various swaps, giving out little bags of pre-cut blocks for people to sew up into blocks for Community Quilts (which went like hot cakes so I am doing way more for next meeting) and projects for the website and trying to follow a class that one of my friends was giving but which I didn't bring my machine along for cause I already had too much stuff to bring!!

Anyway, I didn't do any sewing once I got home that day but did manage on Sunday to get the second Green and Gold Star quilt top done!

I trimmed to side down to the right width and brought it to work with me to post at lunch time. I was re-checking the address and details and realised it was too long!! It's not a problem, the design can take being cut shorter but it means I need to take it home and will have to post it tomorrow. I showed this at Show and Tell at Guild and lots of ladies were keen to get the pattern off me.

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Green and Gold Star 1 - Quilt Top Finished

Got this one finished last night (which may have involved me actually burning the pasta I was cooking and having to put the pot outside so it didn't set off the smoke detector). This is for Aussie Hero Quilts, so it is just the top. I will send it to them and they will quilt it and have it there for people who haven't requested a specific quilt design. I have another one nearly finished, using the same design and colours. I should get that done tonight.

I love this pattern. Such an easy block that can be adapted to any colours. Great for scrappy quilts, cause all you need to do is make sure the triangles are the same colour and the rest can be anything and the pattern will still work. I would love to do this one in red, white and blue but I haven't been able to get alot of discount fabric in those colours.

In other quilty news, I've decided to stop doing the Block-A-Day thing. It would just too hard to keep up and was becoming a chore rather than a fun thing. I did make it a month, but just not worth the stress. I will keep making blue and white blocks until I have enough to make a quilt.

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Something Other Than Blue and White!

I'm just a little bit blue and whited out! I've managed to keep up with the Block-A-Day but it can be a struggle. I finally managed to do some non-BAD2014 sewing on Sunday.

These the the sections I'd previously made. I managed to get them all sewn up into the final 9" block. It is the same block as in my Field Greens quilt, but using 3.5" strips instead of 2.5". It's a donation quilt so I wanted it to work up faster.

Here is the finished pile of blocks. They just need to be pressed and then the top sewn together. It was just too hot to contemplate ironing.

I had sworn not to start any new projects but I couldn't help myself!! Lots of orange strips. This will be an Orange and Grey quilt. I'm thinking I might do a series. Maybe blue next??

Here are all of them done. I think they work well together. Again, too hot to iron.

And finally, it was Guild Buy, swap and sell day on Saturday. I was hoping for more swapping but not many people brought fabric to swap. Anyway, I got rid of a few rulers I didn't need and some fabric. I bought these. A big bag of 14 Log Cabins and a heap of strips. I thought they were all full lengths, but they were already cut for log cabins. A bit of a bummer but I can still work with them. And 4 m of Jinny Beyer for $20 - score.

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Still Alive and Kicking

I've been absent from the blogosphere for about a month. I stopped sewing as I was trying to get some of my handmade leather journals done for a craft fair. Turned out to be a bit of a waste of time as I only sold one book!! Anyway, here is a picture of what I made.

This is the furbabies helping me with some cutting out. I've been quilting for a while but you never stop working out better ways to do things. I've been using a big folding table for my quilting. I can set it up and take it down quickly and lets me work in the room with the best light.

However, it's quite low. So when cutting it can get quite tiring. I had visitors last week and put my normal table away. Once they were gone and I wanted to do some cutting, I put up another folding table I have, this one is smaller, but it is height adjustable. I put it up to the maximum height, and boy what a difference!! Sooo much easier to cut and no more sore neck or shoulders. I will definately be using this one from now on. I am thinking of getting another one, to be set up at a lower height for sewing. It will be a better set up as it will take up less room, as I can slip one under the other but still have a cutting space and a sewing space.

This is the kitties helping me use my Westalee rulers. I've had them for ages but not used them. They've been great for cutting out so far. I like the idea of sewing the bias before cutting the triangles. These will be for donation quilts.

I just wanted to sew!! Lots of HST in progress and some green and yellow pinwheels for another donation quilt.

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