Ziggy Baby & Blue Cot Quilt

Two cot quilts have been finished this week.  Mum stitched down the bindings.  "Ziggy Baby" designed by Cluck Cluck Sew is a fun, very quick quilt to put together.

This baby boy quilt was started by making nine patches with little squares left over from the "Sweet Escape" quilts.  I just made up the rest of the quilt as I went along - love it but wish I'd had more of the green sashing fabric so I could have used it for the binding.

Finally made some masks - these are for Peta, Michael, Matt, Gulli and Miss T.

and these are for Jenni, Kurt, Lynell and me.

Had to try out some trees for the "Santa in the Trees" quilt I've been asked to make.

In April I cut out lots of Bonnie and Camille squares to make another "Cakewalk" quilt - these have been sewn into nine patches and 3 patch strips for the sides.  The white filler blocks are underway.  This is a super-quick design to make up.

Visiting Jenni and Kurt tomorrow afternoon then dinner with friends tomorrow night and, hopefully, Sunday afternoon in the Pink Room.

Lemon Meringue

This quilt was cut out in August last year and the final binding stitches were sewn on Sunday night.  "Lemon Meringue" is a Corey Yoder design (Coriander Quilts) and it has been made with Bonnie and Camille's "Early Bird" range and their "The Good Life" fabric on the back.

I asked Karen to do "Baptist Clams" for the quilting and I love this design.

"Stripe Me Lucky" quilt top is together.  I have so loved making this quilt. 

I have been collecting fabrics (from my stash and a few purchases) to start another Michelle McKillop quilt design - "Chinoiserie".

After all the brights, I've finally added borders to "Checkerboards and Stars"

and the last round of stars and borders to "Gelato".

These three are now on their way to Karen for quilting.

Last weekend turned out so differently than I thought - lots of fun.  Mum came over for lunch on Saturday and to watch a movie.  My brother also turned up for a visit and it was lovely to see him.  On Sunday Gulliver was coming for the day then Elizabeth, Matt and the two little ones visited and Miss T stayed for the rest of the day with Gulliver.  We all went to the pictures to see "Sonic the Hedgehog".  First time I've been to the pictures since lockdown started and the isolation procedures etc were excellent.  I'm not ready to take Mum yet, no matter how much she misses going.

Bright Colours

"Checkerboards and Stars" has come to a standstill - made it this far and put it aside. 

There are two borders to be added but I've been distracted by bright colours - a lovely distraction during this cold winter.  I've been making "Stripe Me Lucky", designed by Michelle McKillop using mostly fabrics from my stash.

I needed a few more stripes to add to the mix and found a lovely selection at Amitie Textiles in Victoria and also the black spot for the borders.

I had loads of solids left over from Aviatrix Medallion, which I've used for the sashing Churn Dash blocks.

One border has been made.  No real rhyme or reason to the border, except lighter fabrics used for the outside flying geese.

I've been asked to make a Santa in the Trees quilt

so some shopping was required to stock up on greens - I had a few in my stash but not enough variety.  The white-on-white fabrics have different winter prints:  snowmen, skates, reindeer etc.

Quiet weekend coming up - Mum might visit on Sunday afternoon to watch a movie or two.  Thank heavens for streaming services these days.

Aviatrix Medallion

Over four and a half years ago an Instagram friend asked me if I'd like join her making "Aviatrix Medallion", so I went ahead and bought a couple of fat quarter packs of Moda Bella Solids along with the silver grey fabric and cut everything out.  I made two blades for the central star and then packed it all away.  Those star pieces were so wonky and this style of block has never been my forte - too many bias edges to stretch.

Over time I've felt guilty about this pile of fabric sitting in a drawer and at the end of May I decided to get stuck into this quilt.  The central block was done on 1 June and the quilt was finished on 14 July.  All the other rounds of the medallion were much easier than the centre.

I'm thrilled to bits with how it's turned out.  Karen used Diagonal Plaid for the quilting and it looks great - adds a lovely texture without overwhelming the design of the quilt.

The backing was a lucky find at Spotlight - I love this fabric.  Should have bought more to make myself a shirt.

Still mostly working from home and a quiet weekend coming up.

Shining Brightly

"Shining Brightly" was cut out in August 2019 and finished on Tuesday night.  This is a Thimble Blossoms design and has been made using Bonnie and Camille's "Early Bird" range - not my favourite of their fabric ranges but it looks good in this quilt pattern.

Jenny, from AngelCake Quilting, quilted it with Baptist Clams and this design looks great in all the white spaces.

Karen, Quilting on the Coast, has been busy working on a few of my recent finishes.  Two cot quilts:

"Crosswalk Charm" table topper

"Aviatrix Medallion" (excited about this one coming back)

and "Lemon Meringue"

Lots of binding over the next few weeks - think I'll ask Mum to sew down the bindings on the cot quilts.

All the various components are finished for "Checkerboards and Stars"

and Thursday night I sewed a couple of rows together.  FigTree and Co fabrics are so lovely, especially the neutral colours like the text fabric in the checkerboards, the spot in the sashings and the taupe in the sashing stars.

Over the past few weeks I've done a lot of internet shopping to re-stock my stash.  An Instagrammer had a destash of Alison Glass fabric and low volume backgrounds, so I was lucky enough to be able to buy a fair amount of what she had for sale.  I finally caught up on a sew-along that started in January (I'm only 6 months late) to make Jen Kingwell's "Gypsy Wife" quilt.

I've also bought 2 more Jen Kingwell Collective patterns to make (one day).  I love these designers' way of putting such a huge variety of mis-matched fabrics together - they look so fabulous.

Working from home and the office during the last couple of weeks.

Little Sweetheart stayed over last night and I'll be spending tomorrow with Gulliver.  Dinner and trivia with friends tonight, so it's turned into a fun weekend.