winter

 

We finally had one here in Sydney. A proper cold winter and I spent a good part of it under this quilt.

So happy with how this turned out. It’s my new favourite. After finishing it I picked up the knitting needles as it was more pleasant to be tucked up under this quilt than in the sewing room.

Now that warmer days are upon us, another outstanding project is receiving some attention.

The RSC2024 quilt with its extra blocks is finally under the quilting foot. I'm playing with the quilting rulers again. Easier to manage these smaller sections although it does get a wee bit tricky sewing the rows together doing it this way.

dawdling

 

The last few weekends haven’t seen much time devoted to sewing so progress on this project has been slow.

This weekend I knuckled down (now where did that phrase originate I wonder) and made some respectable inroads. 

Thinking that this might just need a border. There are some left over two and a half inch strips that could work.  We’ll have to wait and see how it looks when the top is together but based on this, it could be just what it needs.

sidetracked

 

Joanne from Canuck Quilter commented that her Leader & Ender projects end up becoming projects.

Well, it seems that happened here. I pivoted from leaders and enders to making a quilt sooner than planned.

Once I laid out the blocks there was no going back. To make the top manageable for machine quilting, I sewed the blocks into rows. Kind of a quilt as you go method.

I’m using a quilting ruler to create the design as I’m not the least bit artistic or particularly good at freestyle quilting. Not that my efforts are display worthy. A bit scratchy in parts for sure. 

Also finished is the April peach/apricot block for  the extended 2024 Rainbow Scrap Quilt. I’ve added extra colours in order to have sixteen blocks for a quilt.

Next month is grey and June is dark pink.

something

 

Some progress has been made recently. 

More Granny Squares. I’m aiming for 49 of these 8 inch blocks. The fabric range is Figtree Fresh Cottons.

The Leaders & Enders project is becoming less of a Leaders and Enders and more of a let’s make blocks - I want it to be a quilt already.

RSC-2024-Extended for April is peach/apricot.  I’m a little short on larger pieces in the scrap collection.  My scrap collection is pretty small and most of my scraps are precut into 2.5 inch, 3 inch or 5 inch pieces.  A crafty/quilty friend has a stash I can raid in return for coffee and cake. 

We were hoping for some cooler weather but the days have been quite warm, hot even. Didn’t stop me from making this recipe for Baked Apple Cider Donuts on the weekend.   Flavours of apple, cinnamon and butter  - what’s not to love.

overwhelmed

 

There are too many unfinished projects in the sewing room right now. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately and obligated to get all these finished.

As a result I’m jumping from one project to another and not enjoying the process. I like to make quilts as a pastime not because I have to. Each project is only progressing incrementally so it feels like there’s nothing to show for all that effort.

Time for a rethink. I’ve been enjoying working on one of these projects so that’s the one I’ll keep working on. When that’s finished, I’ll choose another. 

So you might not see me here as often. I’ll be back when I have something worth posting.

Till then, I hope you are enjoying your projects and making good progress on them.