Hello my lovelies. I hope you’ve all had a brilliant day. The sun has been shining here in my little corner of the northeast of England. Taking my Maisie for a walk this morning was so enjoyable. The sun was mixed with light breezes making it very comfortable.
I got up pretty early this morning because Sarah and I had a plan of action for today. However, I desperately wanted to move forward with my current UFO which I am very happy to tell you that I have joined all the blocks together and I’m so pleased with how the quilt looks at this stage.
The next step is to find something in my stash to use for the outer borders. I’m not sure if I have any of the printed fat quarters I used for the appliqué. Those prints would be great to piece together to turn into the outer border.
Once I finished joining all my blocks, Sarah and I moved onto our plan of action. We decided to piece a few wee quilts. The little quilts only just 16” x 20” in size and we used mainly Jelly Roll strips and other fabric in our stash. I managed to piece and bind two very simple little quilts …..
And Sarah, the big show off, pieced and bound three little quilts …..
I know these five little quilts will be appreciated. So spending a few hours piecing them was a pleasure. It was a good way of using up some of my stash, scraps of leftover wadding and calico for backing. The best part is the feeling you get from doing something useful.
I’m sure I’ve probably mentioned it already, but it’s a bank holiday this weekend here in England. Usually the bank holiday weather isn’t brilliant. I’m hoping that the weather between now and Monday is as good as todays was. I have one or two outings planned not to mention a couple of trips to the tip to dispose of surplus to requirement household stuff. Hopefully I will be able to scrounge up a some packing boxes in order to pack up a few things to be put in long-term storage.
So for this evening, this very happy and super ambitious quilt maker will carry on hand quilting the Sweethearts Dozen. I had set it aside for a while because I had hand quilters block but I’m back on track now. I hope to show you some progress photos next week. I hope you all have a super cosy weekend doing bank holiday stuff. Until you read me again,
Happy stitching
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Thanks Lucie. Have a good bank holiday weekend yourself
Monica
Hi Monica, I hope you have a super time this weekend. I’m hoping to get myself out to the see the Tall Ships. I just need to find the energy to walk over to the harbour. Thanks for popping in today Monica x
I really like your little quilts. I confess I thought they were lovely place mats. The wedding rings are looking good too. I’ve not done any machine sewing for nearly a month now. I have my flat on the market and have to keep the place clean and tidy for viewings, but this weekend I’m making a mess and getting all my stuff out. I’m really looking forward to it. Much as I like knitting and hand sewing, I feel the need to piece a quilt. Enjoy the bank holiday.
Hi Fran, enjoy making a mess this weekend. You’ve got three whole days to mess around. Thanks for popping in xx
Lovely quilts!
Thank you Judy x
I like the mini quilts. What do you do with them? Are they for a specific reason?
I’m just helping a friend bring comfort to grieving parents. Thanks for popping in x
The UFO is coming along nicely and those mini quilts were done in record time. Well done to both of you. Hope you enjoy the weekend, which I believe is going to be quite nice. How lucky to have a long weekend over my birthday (sigh!) Take care.
Happy birthday Susan. I hope you have a brilliant day x