Well I had planned to do some much needed "catching up" on quilting during January, but the best laid plans can go astray. Whilst I've been waiting for a machine part to arrive, I've pulled out some of my UFO's. 2012 is going to be the Year of completing my UFO's and I've promised myself to not start on anything new.
I'm a fan of Scrappy quilts.......... so I thought a half square triangle quilt would put a dent into my stash. Here's a peek of it laid out. Cassy, can you spot the mistake???
A little closer, and shuffling of pieces makes the world of difference.
My dresden. This has been finished for some time, but I've been tracking down that "just right" fabric for the border.
I found it!!!
A beautiful fabric range, by Free Spirit. Did you know that the colour for 2012 is tangerine??
And after much nagging (from Cassy.......LOL,) The string quilt. I had originally wanted this for the lounge, and thought the 3 blocks (3 x 5) would be fine. I pieced the borders, originally the aqua colour, but I just wasn't.........happy with the way it looked and sat. So much unpicking, and now more blocks to make.
A closer look for Cassy............. she's making the same quilt, and I'm not around to show her the how/why/where's, ............ this electronic age is wonderful to keep in contact with family, and proving to be helpful for us to spur each other along with our quilting. I've decided to go with a different colour for the border.......... but that's a way to go!!
I still love my curved cross hatching. I never tire of seeing it in quilting.
Take care
Judy
I'm a fan of Scrappy quilts.......... so I thought a half square triangle quilt would put a dent into my stash. Here's a peek of it laid out. Cassy, can you spot the mistake???
A little closer, and shuffling of pieces makes the world of difference.
Judy
I'm a big fan of scrap quilts also...to the point that I don't have much of a stash now...love the orange border fabric!
ReplyDeleteI love the half square triangle quilt. Was it hard to make? And that string quilt is really cool too. Love the tangerine fabric.
ReplyDeleteLove your scrappy quilts and your curved xhatching looks beautiful!!!
ReplyDeletedo hope you get the machine part soon, not fun when things arent working as they should. What part are you waiting for, seems like a long time.
ReplyDeleteJudy
I also love curved crosshatch. It looks great in this border. I like this trellis quilt with the applique vine border. very pretty quilt ..and of course I love feathers!!
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