School Days Charm Quilt

I collected quite a few charm packs to make the "100% Charming" quilt and from those had loads of pink and red/pink charm squares leftover.  While having a look through the Moda Bakeshop website I came across "School Days Charm Quilt" and realised it would look lovely in red/pink with black and white pinwheels.

Last night I stitched down the binding.

The finished quilt is ~65" x 66".  One of my very favourite fabrics is on the outer border

and I love the backing fabric from Bonnie and Camille's "Vintage Holiday" range.  The orange peel quilting looks lovely (Quilting on the Coast).

Karen has been busy this week - 100% Charming

and Orange "Sugar Plums" are both quilted and waiting to be bound.

ChaCha is coming to stay tonight and tomorrow we are going to my great-niece's first birthday party - should be a fun time for all the little cousins.

Change of Plans

I came across a pattern called 'School Days Charm Quilt" and thought it would work well to use up a load of Bonnie and Camille charm squares I had in my stash. Made one block on Wednesday night to try out the pattern.

Started sewing up the rest of the blocks on Thursday

and had a completed quilt top by very late Friday night.  Really enjoyed sewing with some larger fabric pieces.

I've bought the pretty bow fabric for the backing and hope it will arrive in the next week or so.

The border fabric is probably my most favourite Bonnie and Camille fabric ever.  It's from their "Vintage Modern" range and I bought all the fabric on the bolt when Sarah and I went to Quiltsmith in Sydney for a class with Camille in 2014.  I have a bit less than a metre left now.

My weekend plans changed so I had some extra sewing time - thought I should try to finish up the "100% Charming" quilt top.

This is the finished quilt top as per pattern.

Borders were added (to use up more fabric) - the quilt will fit better on a bed now.

Yesterday I starting making "Sugar Plums".  I love having a few quilts cut out and ready to sew when I feel like a change.  I'm thinking of making this quilt in "The Good Life" as well.

Dropped my Bernina and embroidery machines off for a service yesterday

so have been using the Pfaff - gosh this machine sews fast.  I bought it at the end of 2011 to use on my quilting frame and it's hardly been used.