Happy mail and some baby sewing

 A while ago I commented on Mari’s blog that I loved the backing fabric she had used.

https://academicquilter.blogspot.com/2021/06/purple-morning.html

How lucky am I Mari sent me her leftovers…and a few other fabrics.

Aren’t those birds just so cute. More fabric for my stash. I knew of a design I wanted to make straight away.

First up I found some pale yellow to go with the birds.

Cut up the birds into as many squares as I could get in a workable size. 6 1/2” square. Cut some strips of the yellow to border them making a 10 1/2” square.

Then I searched for some other fabrics to match the blues and yellows. I cut them in to strips for the alternating blocks.

Put them all on the wall and cut the strips to fit the spaces. Layout no. 1

Layout no. 2 

One day I will get back to piecing it all together.

Thank you so much Mari for your kindness.

I just can't help myself... I have to join in and sew, sew sew,.....
Sew I am sewing along with Pat Sloan and her 182 day Summer to Winter solstice...
http://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/182-day-solstice-challenge-blocks.html

I decided on using the beautiful pack of fabrics that Mari sent me...

I also added some of my Xmas bargain shopping from spotlight. The lighter fabric has snowflakes on it. This will be used as my background...
Here is the story of how I got the fabric
https://jobutterfield.blogspot.com.au/2016/12/lovely-blogging-friends-to-say-thankyou.html

And go over to see what Mari gets up to. She does amazing work and is so kind....
http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au/2016/11/the-gratitude-sale.html
http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au

Pat is putting up a 12" block every week Sew we can join in and sew along... I will sew as many blocks as I can with this fabric until it runs out. Wether I get 1 or 2 quilts out of it we will have to wait and see. There are 25 blocks in the sew along....

Anyway now for my blocks....
Here is week 1

Week 2

Week 3

A Folder Cover Complete

I enjoy making these folder covers.

They are great for gifts.

I received all these half square triangles from Mari at
http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/hst-overload.html    .

Here is my finished item.

I have sewn another 72" of binding

I got this made the other day so

I am linking up with FNSI with WENDY at
http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com.au

A busy weekend sewing

FRIDAY NIGHT...

 FNSI kept me busy with me piecing my 1/2 square triangles together. Mari from http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au had too many half square triangles so gave them away. Yep, they came to me... This is the pattern I chose and will be making it into a folder cover...

After the piecing was done I went on with machine quilting a friends quilt. I made good progress before getting too tired. This is a basket weave design so I quilted straight lines in the same direction as the weave.
Look at what the WENDY and the others who joined in have done..
http://sugarlanequilts.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/fnsi-sign-ups.html

SCRAP HAPPY SATURDAY....

I am still working out what to make this year for the RSC15 with ANGELA but I am leaning towards this...... An uneven log cabin block. When 4 are sewn together the centre creates a circle. Or is supposed too. The maths was doing my head in. I haven't got it quite right but it will work. This block measures 11" so once the 4 blocks are together it will be 21" finished.

With all 12 blocks done it will be a nice size... I am linking up with ANGELA and lots of others too.
http://superscrappy.blogspot.com.au/2015/01/scraphappy-saturday-still-chipping-away.html




SLOW SUNDAY STITCHING...
I am linking up with Kathy at http://kathysquilts.blogspot.ca today.

 I have spent today quietly finishing another Hexie for Heathcote Quilters ...

Then moving on to a XMAS block. It is 12" square, made with a 1/4" bias and woven in a Celtic style. I'm not sure if it will be a wall hanging, cushion or a table centre. There is still plenty of time to work that out.

Where my winnings came from

I follow the blog by Mari over at THE ACADEMIC QUILTER

On one of Mari's posts she was giving away her scrap half square triangles left over from another project.  Her giveaway was HERE
http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/surprise-finish.html

Well, I was not the winner but she sent me some anyway.

PHOTO OF SCRAPS

Mari said there is 384 of them. Oh boy....what will I do?

LINK TO HER POST OF TRIANGLES
http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/hst-overload.html

It is such pretty fabric I had to go looking to see what she had made with it.

Look at http://academicquilter.blogspot.com.au/2014/05/vin-du-jour.html to see her post.
It is a beautiful quilt.

Now I have to decide what to do with them. I'm going searching on Pinterest now.

Well, this is a start. Not sure I am happy with these layouts. I still have to find some fabric yo go with it. I will still think about it. I am not sure how many blocks there are but I am grateful with what I have.

Thankyou Mari.....

Linking up with WIP WEDNESDAY.