Category Archives: Quilting

I’ve sewn all of the blocks together – still have to add the borders.

Despite the simplicity of this pattern, I have still had to unpick rows and sew them back together again. I think it’s because I’ve been trying to quilt whilst doing other things – supervise small children.

I do like this pattern and it has come together quickly, but I now think I should have used a range of fabrics rather than all the same (Freshcut). It’s not that I don’t like the fabrics I just think it lacks a bit of creative zest.

At this stage I plan to just use straight line quilting – probably hanging diamonds or a simple diagonal grid.

I’ve been quite pleased with this pattern. The cutting has been easy and it’s coming together nicely (although I did mix up some of my A and B blocks today – I realised before I stitched them together so the disaster was averted).

No photos today – we have a new camera that needs a new memory stick, so there is no space for crafty photos at the moment.

I’ve been working on my Turning 20 quilt. I’m using Fresh Cut by Heather Bailey fabric.

So far I have made 16 of the 20 blocks. The quilt is going together very easily – the hardest thing is deciding how to allocate the fabrics to blocks.

I’ve been working on my turning twenty quilt…

and

I’ve cut all of the fabric, but only sewed two of the blocks.

I’ve been ironing and cutting my fat quarters …

and

Of course I’ve already managed to cut one wrong. I’ve order a new fat quarter from here.

No word on my sewing machine…

I’ve bound the Alphabet Wall Hanging.

and the back…

and a close up of the binding…

I haven’t quite finished it yet. I need to put a label on the back. My embroidery sewing machine (Janome 350e) and I are having words. Ever since I did the firmware upgrade (to version 1.03) the letters have been stitching out wonky – little bits of letters missing. I can’t seem to find any information on what to do – is it possible to downgrade?

I wanted to make a card for one of my daughter’s friends and it was hopeless in the end I had to dig out my Janome 9000 and use that instead.

I spent the little craft time I had today starching the fabric for the wall hanging binding.