Kiwis have a new home. It’s finished and delivered.

 Last months CHOOKSHED challenge is finished and has been delivered to its new home. I have loved doing this big stitch quilting. I can see more in the future. 

I know why Linda . Koshka2quilts makes smaller quilts and hand quilts most of them. They are so manageable. Thanks Linda for the inspiration to give it a go.

It only measure 36” * 39” and used a lot of scraps.

The striped binding works so well.

I used chenille on the back for the first time. It was so soft and fluffy.

When it was washed it came out very different. Maybe needs a real windy day to fluff it up. A lot of the fluff came off and balled up on to the front blocks.

Anyway, here is the difference before washing and after.

Thanks Louise for the Kiwi pattern

Linking up with Anja Quilts

Kiwi top is done - ready for quilting

 I did continue working on my Kiwi quilt top.

Onto joining up the last corner

Borders are on and now to choose the quilting thread.

I was going to use the bigger reel but this is also a 4 ply crochet cotton. It might be too thick. I found 2 reels of a thinner one so I’ll just have to try and see.

All pin basted onto the piece of chenille I had. I did put a thin Pellon as the wadding. The chenille is thick and cuddly enough so no need for a thick wadding too.

I started out with this pile of scraps

and have only a few left

So off to start the big stitch hand quilting.

My weekend of sewing = my kiwis

 I have been playing around making my KIWIs

I decided, with the help of the zoom ladies, what size my baby quilt will be. Also, the design has all been thought out now. This is where I started.

Blocks coming together laid out to work out the size

Enough blocks have been made. I am going to sash with scraps of pink - docket stitched sashings. A small white border.

Appliqué the name on a block for in the corner

I am using the soft, cuddly chenille as the backing.

And have chosen this stripe as the binding. 

Once the design was chosen I was so excited. I just kept sewing all weekend.

Layouts changed

Receipt strips sewn into sashings

Lots of thinking, measuring and calculating.

Until I got this far and it was midnight. 

Bedtime

I think I will be big stitch quilting this with some of mums crochet cotton.

Have a look HERE over at Angela’s for more pink work for the RSC May month.

 

CHOOKSHED challenge no. 5 progress

May .. no. 5

 I have some progress not a finish.

I started with copying the pattern into 4 different sizes.

I pulled out my pink scraps as it was the colour of the month for RSC. May is Pink — RSC  

Also found some chenille and minky as I have decided to make a little baby quilt.

Found some fabrics for the backing.

Started making some blocks in both directions.

And I have a big mess to go with it.

See what others got done  HERE

1st May CHOOKSHED challenge no. 5 with Deana

 It’s the 1st of the month and Deana has spun the wheel. No. 5 has been drawn for us to work on this month.

Mine is to make these cute Kiwi blocks, designed and shared by Louise.

The thing is. What will I make with them?

Since I started blogging in 2013 I have been getting them printed into a book by BLOG 2 PRINT.

Sadly they are closing down but have given us all a last chance to get any printed for a discounted price.

We only have until May 15

I haven’t done any posts yet about my ‘0’ birthday and the Ghan trip.

So to finish of my last book I will do a week of posts to celebrate my wonderful birthday of 2024.