Omigosh Redux Quilt Finished

My Omigosh Redux quilt is finished!!

I started and finished the quilting on ANZAC Day and then bound the next day. A simple cross hatch based on the blocks. I stuffed it up a bit. I was going to do quilt big gap quilting but miscalculated. And it was easier to add more quilting than to take out what I'd already done. But I still looks good. There are a couple of bumps from where I went back and there were movement.

Here I am squaring up the quilt. I always really enjoy this step. Makes the reality of finishing immediate. I also really enjoy binding the quilts. Although that is a bit of a struggle at the moment with the vision problems I am having.

Here is a close up of the finished product.

Here the quilt is finished being quilted, but not squared up yet. Miss Hattle says it's very comfortable!!

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Progress Report - Omigosh and Log Cabins

I was able to get two tops sewn together this week after work.

Omigosh Redux is top is done. I love how it looks. I will go with simple quilting. Not sure what colour binding to go with though. Might have to consult some quilt shop ladies.

Pink and Grey Log Cabin is also done. I am thinking of putting one more round on two sides as it's a bit smaller than I thought. I will have a think about it over the weekend. I will be doing straight line quilting following the zig zags. I am thinking of a pieced back for this one.

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Oh My Gosh Redux Test Blocks

It's been a while since I posted. Work has been absolutely mental the last couple of months.

I have been sewing but just haven't had time to post about it!

Below are the two test blocks for this project, one is an enhanced Shoo Fly with a little Four Patch in it and the other is a Nine Patch in Nine Patch block. All the patches are 3" for a 9" finished block. This is based around Sue Garman's pattern, but the sizing in that was just too insanely small for me to contemplate!!

As you can see, I'm doing it in 1800's Repro fabrics. I did a swap recently and am using just about all the fabrics I got in that in this quilt.

I haven't decided on borders yet, but I do want to put a border on it.

Here are the little 3" nine patches. These were surprisingly easy to get right as far as sizing goes.

These are the little four patches in a square for the Shoo Fly blocks. I made them oversized and then trimmed down. No way was I getting this right any other way!!

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