My week of sewing

 I am amazed that I have actually done some sewing. This has not happened for quite a while.

The weather has been hot. When it’s cooled down a bit the doors and windows have been opened up. This is when I am most happy.

Anyway, our quilt group met the other night for a charity sewing night. We used fabrics we found stored away in the shed. Beautiful flannelette and soft quilting fabrics.

We cut, we sewed, we ironed and we finished 17 small baby covers for new borns and premie babies. These were made with squares on the front and one fabric on the back. Either flannelette on the front or back. They were bagged with no wadding and are so soft.

I also found a quilt kit in a bag when cleaning the shed. It had all the blocks made. The top had started to be assembled. There was a large piece of blue fabric which was enough for the sashing and bindings. So I laid them out and we started to sew them together. 1 top was done. A member has taken it home to put on the borders, quilt it and bind it. Amazing. 

There were enough blocks to make 2 good sized quilts that on Saturday, our next sewing day, I was able to complete another top up to border stage. I will wait for the other completed quilt to come back so I can use the left over blocks for the borders.  Can you see the stars..

On Sunday at home I continued the sewing of my Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt clue 1 blocks. I did get the blocks all sewn. They are ready to be ironed and trimmed.

Then I moved on to clue 2 and got all the pieces cut. More flying geese. These are one of my most disliked blocks.  The good part about these mysteries I am forced to make blocks I wouldn’t normally choose. 

I feel like I have had a great week.