It is finished

 I have finished playing around with the leftovers. Decided on my layout.

I used a simple serpentine stitch through the centre of the blocks.

Here it is quilted

It is only a small quilt that measures 44” square but I like it. I was going to add borders but wasn’t happy when I placed different fabrics around it so it stayed as is.

I donated it to my husband’s radio group for their agm raffle. 

They were thrilled with it.

Playing with leftovers.

 Having a play with my leftovers from the mystery weekend. I had extra blocks made,  then the blocks for the step outs and the scraps of fabrics. I didn’t want to put them back in my stash or in the bin so I have designed a small quilt.

This was the design of the mystery but on a much smaller quilt it didn’t suit.

Then there was the op point look. I didn’t like the look of some rows not having the white through it so I kept playing.

Then this layout happened and I am happy. The border swirls are the leftovers from the flip corners on the blocks. I haven’t trimmed them yet but will trim to 2”. I also added the set in side and corner triangles in a small dot fabric.

I’m here. I can’t believe it’s been over 2 months.

 Wow, how distant I have been. Unfortunately I have not had any interest in doing a blog post. I have not even been reading blogs regularly, I do apologise for not leaving comments on all the posts I have read.  But I am here now. I will post today about my last weekend sewing then hopefully catch up on what has been done in my absence.

So, last weekend I held a mystery quilt weekend with my local quilt group. 22 ladies attended and it was a lot of fun. I had given some preparation clues out over the last few months so the quilt top should be finished during the weekend.

It was a true mystery as no one guessed the layout.

Here is what we made. This one is mine

There were 2 ladies that wanted to use up a pile of 2 inch blocks. They put together 16 patches to make up the required size. When joining the blocks together there were no seams to match. Whereas the 9 patches ones had 3 seams to match per block.

This was made by a new member. She was given lots of scraps and when she made her 9 patches at home she wanted them in a colour theme. Everyone had to make a tot of 48 blocks. So that she did. Then after the reveal of the top she wanted to make a colour wash theme and made her blocks fit that. I’m amazed how it all worked considering she didn’t know how many of each colour was needed. Looks amazing.

This ladies husband thought the black wasn’t going to look good so decided on a lighter grey. It’s a much softer looking quilt.

This lady want to use all her black/white scraps but it didn’t quite stand out like it was supposed to so she changed the layout a bit to create a black bat feature 

This one was created by some pre prepared squares for a planned quilt in 2020. Her project never eventuated due to the gathering being cancelled in covid times. Well, they are all used up now.

Then there was one lady who just forgot to make her 9 patches. So down to spotlight to buy some fabric to replace with full size squares. At least the design worked and she could still take part in the weekend. She has completed the top and it looks great. I just didn’t get a photo

 

This one was made with a floral light fabric instead of white and a patterned dark instead of the black. It has come out a very pretty quilt.

 

I had a couple of friends over last year to try out the pattern so this lady had already made her blocks up. So on day 1 hers were hidden as she had the layout pinned and ready to share to the group on day 2. To keep herself busy she decided to make the blocks out of 1 inch squares. The block itself will measure 4 inches. She got about 50 made on the Saturday and has about 100 still to do. These will look amazing. Sunday she completed her original top.

I did not have a pattern. I had only seen a picture of this quilt. I do not remember where I saw the photo so sorry to whoever designed it. I did my own measurements, directions and border design. The weekend turned out to be a lot of fun with a few ladies wanting to make a second quilt.

So it was a success….

Now for blogger and inserting photos. What a nightmare. This post has taken over an hour to do. This maybe why I have been avoiding doing posts. Anyway, it’s a start and I’ll try to do some more when I have the time.

A few things happening in April.

 I have a finish and it’s ready for Scrub Stitchin’. My binding is sewn. I love it too.

it looks so lovely laying on the green grass. The colours are so pretty.

I also have our sew along ready to piece together for Scrub Stitchin’.

too. Chooky and my adjusted Simply Serene.

And I have some secret sewing for Scrub Stitchin’.

too. Mmmm I wonder what is going on here!!!!!

I have been busy but I managed some PINK sewing for April.

too. This is a project I will work on soon. It will become a project bag with a clear plastic window front.

And I have these flowers popping up in my garden.

As for the Chookshed challenge # 10, mine was left as to do anything. This worked well and fits in perfect for Scrub Stitchin’. I have picked up a few new projects and a couple of old ones. I’ll choose at the end of the month to share more on my progress.

I am really looking forward to next week.

I’ve quilted my quilt.

After finishing the latest Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.. LUPINE and LAUGHTER it sat in the bag for a while. I booked in to our local quilt shop Lesley Mays to quilt it. They hire out the quilt frame and you can quilt it yourself. 

They load it for you, set it up, fill the bobbins, stitch the ends and you’re ready to go.

I am happily quilting along

And 4 hours later I have my quilt quilted. I chose the Baptist fan design to soften all the straight lines.

This measures 80” square and is made of all scraps.

Now I just have to trim it up and get the binding on.

Oh happy days.

Bonnie Hunter Mystery borders & reveal

I have been working on my Bonnie Hunter mystery… Lupine and Laughter.

All my blocks are done. I am loving these colours.

I have prepared the pieced borders. Lots of flying geese

Now to sew them all together.

Well what a day. I put my audio book on and away I sewed. I was determined to get this beauty together. And I did.

This is one of my favourite mysteries I have done. I found it to be an easier one. Maybe because I am home so much and have the time to focus on it stress free and I have plenty of fabric scraps. I have worked on it a lot during Chooky’s zoom days. Thanks ladies. So the top is done…..

Sorry about the colours. My sewing room hasn’t been photographing well and outside it was a very hot, cloudy and gloomy day. It is a pretty quilt though.

Hopefully I can hire the quilt frame at the shop and get it done soon.

It measures 80” square.

 

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY, zoom & GREEN sewing for Betty

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY

last night Chooky held a zoom session and continued today, AUSTRALIA DAY.

https://chookyblue.blogspot.com/

It was so hot here today so it was best spent inside and under the air conditioner.

I think we got to 45 degrees Celsius, 113 Fahrenheit.

Tomorrow is supposed to be 48 Celsius, 118.4 Fahrenheit.

I finished the day working on my Bonnie Hunter mystery, Lupine and Laughter, border.

I started Sunday night and continued on Monday with my sewing for Betty @ https://rainbowconnectionquilters.blogspot.com/ for her charity rainbow row quilts. I decided to jump ahead and do a green row of terry Roland blocks. These measure 4.9” finished.

And here they are all joined together in a row.

Now, on the blogger, google and apple (iPad & phones) front for doing posts and adding photos. What a nightmare. I have spent hours trying different things. Signing in and out, a different log in, emailing to blog and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. So if you see a photo know that I have been pulling my hair out.

So cheers to everyone for a great AUSTRALIA DAY.

 

Lupine & Laughter mystery clue 8

 I was up to date with Bonnie’s mystery but a special project took over. I am now back to it. Clue 8 which is the last clue and reveal. I feel that this quilt has been easier than a few of my others I have done. Maybe because I am no longer working I have managed better.

Anyway, next pieces are all cut.

I have started sewing the assembly of my blocks. Just taking my time. 

Block ‘a’ is half sewn. No to iron before the next sewing day.

Clue 7. Bonnie Hunter mystery

Mmmmmm, there was an update with clue 6. We needed an extra unit. The first bits had been made so just needed assembly . So all done….

Next up was clue 7. Around 100 units. 

All done.

The sew and flip extra bonus units have been sewn. All these HST units measuring 1/2” cut have been completed 

I’m ready for clue 8.

Lupine and Laughter Bonnie Hunter Mystery

 I love sewing along with Bonnie Hunter over at Quiltville Inn. This is a mystery that starts at end November and goes through to mid January. I have made about 5 others and it was time to do another one. They have lots of pieces but I manage to enjoy making them. 

So for clue one we had to make hundreds of hour glass blocks

Clue two we had to make hundreds of flying geese

Clue three we had to make hundreds of half square triangles

in 3 different sizes.

Next up was clue four. Yes hundreds of half rectangle triangles

Oh boy, that was some work. This brought us up to the Christmas week. Bonnie gave us an easy clue five this time. Cutting more squares and assemble with blocks made in clue 1.

These didn’t take long at all 

Clue six was another story. Assemble parts from clue 3 & 4. Sounds easy.

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had trimmed my 100’s of hst to the finished size and not the cut size so I had to make them all over again.

Thanks to Chooky having a zoom session on New Years Eve and another one all New Year’s Day I made progress.

and they are all completed

Ready for clue seven on Saturday.