Lots of Sewing and Quilting Time

     Our spring weather has been cooler this week so most has been spent indoors with much accomplished in my sewing room.  My “Sunshine on a Cloudy Day” quilt top is sandwiched and quilting has started. 

 

The free pattern is from Sarah at Confessionsof a Fabric Addict blog and is one of her Rocking Rectangles designs.

     I finished the kids comfort quilt made from a fabric book panel.  This was a quick quilt.

     I added borders to the 4 Patch Swirl so it is a finished queen size top.  I’m happy to get it this far since it was started about 2007.  It is too large to get a great photo without more time.  I have pulled a couple of fabrics from my stash for possible backing but may look more. 

     On my design wall I have blocks for a church group comfort quilt.  The 16 patches were orphans donated by someone.  There are only a few more seams to be sewn.  I laid it out Wednesday but decided it needed more variety of neutral squares and cut more.  

 

      The past few weeks I have been helping with the children's program after our church Wednesday night supper.  Last week I was so inspired by the craft project they started, I came home and made one.  It is a cross out of old clothespins.  Then I found some mini ones at the Dollar Tree store and made the tiny one.  I love them.  The kids seemed to enjoy the project also. 

Enjoy time sewing or quilting.

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Comfort Quilt Challenge

     I decided to participate in the Hands2Help Comfort Quilt Challenge by Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict blog.

  In the past several weeks she has shared free patterns for inspiration.  I am using her Rocking Rectangles pattern called “I’ve Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day”.  I pulled 2 ½” strips from my stash and then cut some more to have enough.  I have started sewing the strips together.  I am about half done piecing strips.

    I have also done some curtain and dress sewing.  I finished an Easter dress for my younger GD.  She chose the fabric from a selection of my stash.  I found the perfect trim to accent the bodice.

Enjoy time sewing or quilting.

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Making More Progress

       This past week our weather was so beautiful that I spent part of 3 days working in my yard.  It feels and looks more like spring.     

      I made more progress on the 4 patch swirl from my UFO list.  All the rows and sashing are together. It also looks like spring.

Here is a close up.

A couple of simple borders are planned and then quilting. I don’t think it needs any special quilting but I will have to think on it.

        I took one morning to sandwich a child’s comfort quilt made from a fabric book panel.  I used a few orphan blocks to make it larger.

        Yesterday the granddaughters were out of school so Lily enjoyed the dolls.

                 

Mattie got some quilting done and just has a little area to finish before binding.

Saturday will be softball and soccer games.

Enjoy time sewing or quilting. 

Happy International Quilting Day!

    

Making Progress

    I have made good progress on the 4 patch swirl from my UFO list.  Monday I used the design wall at church to layout blocks and plan the arrangement. When I looked at the photo I moved one block.

I have 4 rows pieced.

Before I can sew more together I need to finish piecing sashing star points.

    Instead of getting out in the yard to work on flower beds when the weather was nice, I spent a day trimming up scraps for my scrap system and a couple of leader/ender kits plus finishing the cutting to finish a quilt from class sample blocks. It feels good to clear out some.

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A February Finish

    Just in time for the end of the month the rainbow star and brick quilt from my UFO list is finished; blocks were made in 2017.  

It does not look the best in this photo (It could stand to be blocked slightly) because I needed to put it in the wash to get out some water soluble marker dots which I put in the center of the stars. I used a cheaper brand of blue marker and it did not come out as easily as the one I have used in the past.

    I am working on the 4 patch swirl from my UFO list; half of the blocks were pieced in 2007. This is my oldest UFO. I have pieced 9 patch cornerstones and am working on sashing star points. Here is a little preview.

    As spring arrives I hope to get out in my yard to work on flower beds. The weather has been confusing the plants; we are expecting 29 degrees in a couple of days.  Here is an early bloom that I hope will survive the freeze.

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Enjoy time sewing or quilting.