The quilt top is basted and ready for hand quilting, and I went ahead and made then sewed the binding to the front. The bright yellow thread is the basting.
I made my daughter a Kindle case. I shall take pictures later. I actually made two. The first one was about 1/2" too narrow. She requested a pocket on the back for the charger cord. After I made the too-small one (not too small on purpose) we realized it would not be a good idea to have the charger stored with the Kindle, because it would be easy to crack the screen with a sharp-cornered smaller object being stacked up with it like that.
So when I made the new, larger one (same fabrics), I made a flat pocket for the back for her to put a credit card, license, etc. in if she wanted to. It turned out very nicely.
I also sewed the vertical seams on these blocks:
Due to my recent I Spy and men's recycled shirt obsessions, I have not sewn with Thimbleberries in quite some time. This top (above) is the first in a while. Well, second if you count the apple pie quilt top, which I am happy to say is going to a good home on Monday.
Toodles!
~Joan
My Grandmother's Flower Garden wall hanging...finished? Sorta--meaning the hand piecing is finished. This was nearly finished for so long. Don't know why it got put on the back burner so to speak. I hope to get the borders sewn on this AM. I think I will do a couple. Maybe a thin one then a wider? Hmmm...
This Thimbleberries green is one of my favorite greens. Off to audition borders, then on to the basting and hand quilting.
We are taking a l-o-n-g car trip next weekend, so it will be nice to have something to be hand quilting on the journey. More incentive to get this bordered and basted, yes??
~Joan
I will be out of town for the next few days, so I won't be posting. ANOTHER new project started today. I saw a lovely Le Moyne star project someone else was working on. I didn't want one quite so small (her stars finished at 3"), so I dug out an older quilt book and made this one tonight:
Yes--it is hand pieced. This will be my in-the-car project for, well, a really long time!
I just eyeballed the seams (as opposed to marking them). The block came out the perfect size--5-1/8" square. Each star will be with a cream background, pinks and browns. I don't have a layout in mind, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to make a hundred stars or so before I decide!
~Joan
Since I was so close to having all the blocks for 8 rows finished, I went ahead and made the last 3 so I could take it off the design wall and start webbing...tomorrow!
Here are the blocks laid out:
It calls for a 2" border then a 6" one all around. That will make the finished size 62" x 77" or thereabouts. Large enough, I'd think, for a throw for a single guy.
~Joan
Last year while we were visiting in OH, I found a quilt book in JoAnn Fabrics that I really liked. There were several quilts in it I wanted to make. Yes, I'm on a start-a-new-project kick. It's as if hand-sewing (bindings, etc.) does not count. I want to be at my machine!! I think I need a comfy chair down in the sewing room to sit and do hand sewing in.
Anyway...I started a Northern Comfort quilt today and have made quite a bit of progress. The original quilt only has 36 blocks. I probably will add another row around the perimeter at least. As is, it will measure 61" square.
Here is the progress from the first 9 blocks:
To 19 blocks:
To my final count of completely finished 28 blocks:
Except for 2 cuts from bolts, this is all from scraps. It calls for 2-1/2" strips. I even used up some 2-1/2" squares that I found in my pre-cut fabric drawer. I keep 4 clear plastic shoe boxes on top of my bolt storage for scraps that are fairly small (smaller than a FQ).
I really like this! The blocks are 8-1/2" square unfinished.
Off to finish laundry and make some more blocks.
~Joan