rsc2024 february

 

This month, red is the colour for Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024. There were not quite enough red fabrics in the scrap tubs (they’re not really tubs) to make this block. A sewing buddy let me raid her stash for the fabric I needed. 

 Sewing friends always come through for you.

It’s also a stretch to call then scrap bins. Let’s call it a  Scandinavian minimalist scrap collection.

diagonal

 

Here’s the design board I made using Lori Holt’s pattern. This one is 18 inches square., Turned out alright. Might even make another one. It’s also a good way to use up smaller lengths of leftover binding.

Did I mention that I’ve decided to name the pirate quilt Jellyroll Roger? Pithy I know.

The pattern sets the blocks on the diagonal and then they are meant to be trimmed back to make a rectangle. Sorry folks, couldn’t bring myself to do that. Decided instead to add triangles at the end of each row. 

It’s going to have extra borders anyway so this will help to give it some girth.

That’s it from me this week. I’m off to make some Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin muffins.

 

Happy Stitching!

basting

 

Since this quilt isn’t for anyone in particular (sometimes it’s good to have a quilt on standby), I thought I’d try the basting method that uses Elmer’s school glue.

Still a bit tricky smoothing out the backing fabric on the batting. I think you need to do more manageable sections and take your time to smooth things out well. A bigger table would be good too.

We’ll see what it’s like to quilt. While I’m waiting for a parcel to arrive in the post, I pulled a jelly roll from the stash to work on. It’s been there a while and it was time to make something with it.

This one only has 23 strips and the pattern I chose Fast Track by a bright corner needs at least 32 strips to make the 42 blocks for the  crib size.

So I decided to remove the two middle rows as I only had enough fabric to make 33 blocks. Borders will be added to make it a larger quilt.

Thought I was rather lucky to find a black and white skull & crossbones print fabric especially since pirate fabric is not in vogue at the moment.

Look at me having multiple projects on the go at the same. What is the world coming to?!

rsc2024 - january

 

Wasn't planning on joining soscrappy’s  RSC 2024 but then I saw a block designed by Lori Holt from Bee in My Bonnet and thought it would be a good one to use.

Lori’s block - Daisy Chain - is one that she designed for a Riley Blake Quilt Along back in 2022. The link takes you to all the patterns for that project.

The Daisy Chain block comes in 10” (too small - didn’t fancy chopping up 1.5” squares) or 20” (too big for me but maybe it’s meant to be a centre block in a quilt).

She has YouTube tutorial here https://youtu.be/IqTk87J6bP8?si=kcTG4-Oi0jyk_V_d.

I also changed one of the fabric prints to a plain because I just don’t have the variety of fabrics to make a copy of Lori’s version but that’s okay. 

So this is a 16” inch block and will be sashed, quilted and then joined with the others to be made over the year.  If I don’t have enough of a particular colour one month, I’ll make a harlequin block instead. I usually make a few of these as I prefer a square quilt to a rectangular one - so I’ll need 16 blocks in total.

Now I plan to make some of Lori’s design boards. They’ve been around for a while but I think I’ll give them a try.

Happy Stitching!

materialise

 

Garden Path - a Quilt As You Go project

 

Finished Block size 12 inches

I did finish the Garden Path quilt but after that I took a break from sewing and picked up the knitting needles for the winter.

Life got a little busy after that and well, I’m only now back at the fabric stash. I also have a quilt top needing attention and deciding how to quilt it has been challenging.  

While I dither about it I took out a layer cake from the stash because I’m keen to try a new (to me) way of basting a quilt. I’ll let you know if it works.

Using Brenda Riddle Designs, Ambleside, from Moda Fabrics 2015 and a pattern from You Tuber Sew the Distance.

Also using the iPad to post and comment and having some issues with comments but working through them.

There’s a lot of catching up to do on the blogs I haven’t visited for a while so a cup of tea and some shortbread are needed to sustain me.

Thank you for stopping by. Happy Stitching!