A couple of days ago I pulled out "Sylvia's Bridal Sampler" - this has been almost finished for 4 years, after starting in May 2010 when my friend Diann bought me the book for my birthday. We diligently made a block or two a week (each choosing what to make) and then kind of lost steam. A while later I decided to make only the blocks I could machine piece and ended up with 64 blocks, 32 set on point and 32 set straight, and started sewing the blocks in rows. In September 2015 I had 4 rows sewn together and then packed it all away.
as well as the backing and binding. The binding fabric is the same as the sashing and border fabric.
After finishing off SBS, I felt like working on another UFO - "Go Four It" or "Rainbow Rows" designed by Lissa Alexander from Moda Fabrics. I started sorting fabrics for this quilt in May 2015 and commenced sewing the four patches when I went to Quilt Camp in Tasmania, November 2015.
I made 700+ four patch blocks at camp
and sewed some of them into the nine patches that make up the quilt.
I have a boxful of four patches ready to sew into nine patch blocks
and a large bagful of strips ready for when I run out.
A few more blocks have been made.
The quilt is made of block A with 5 four patches and block B with 4 four patches. I have 93 Block A and 92 Block B still to make.
Loads of quilty memories in those fabrics. I'm really enjoying sewing up these blocks - great chain piecing while catching up on some movies.
Two Little Sweethearts came to stay for the weekend. They had such a hilarious time playing on my newly-finished quilt, "Summer Nights", while I was trying to take photos.
Gulliver loves to cook and he pretty much made our dinner - soft-shell tacos.
1 comment:
Well done working on your old UFO, both will be lovely quilts.
Love the photo shot with the grandies having fun..
Gullivers Tacos 🌮 look delicious 😋
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