Last week at work was super busy and so very little sewing got done. I have made several flowers for the Grandmother's Garden quilt and I also sewed on three flowers. I'm planning on working on this quilt tomorrow but there won't be a lot of time as we're going to an art exhibition with Katy, our older daughter. I've been carrying a small bag with templates, fabric needle, cotton and scissors with me so I could work on basting a few hexies while I had lunch, or waiting to pick up Lucy, younger daughter, from work. This is my Chookshed challenge for this month and I want to get as much done as possible.
I changed the quilt I was starting for my August Chookshed challenge, from the garden quilt to a Christmas quilt. Everything was cut out but I had some half square triangles to make before I could start sewing it together. I'm not sure what was going on in my brain today but I kept on sewing pieces together incorrectly. In fact one part got sewn on the wrong way three times. The pattern is for 6 blocks but I wanted a larger quilt so I'm making 9 blocks. The quilt is being made using up fabric I already have. I had quite a bit of Christmas fabric but not enough to have all the blocks the same. The pattern is called Scrappy Friends and my quilt is certainly scrappy. I spent some time dividing the fabrics up between the 9 blocks. This way I knew there was a good spread of the fabrics across all blocks. I put the fabric for each block into a separate bag.
The quilt is going to be very bright and Christmassy. In spite of all my errors I got one block completed before I packed up to move on to some embroidery. Here's the first block
When I've made all 9 blocks there is white sashing and a star as each corner stone. I'm making this quilt as a gift. Having made one block I decided to quit while I was ahead. I was annoyed that I'd kept making the same mistake so this quilt was packed away for my next sewing day.
I decided to mark up the last of the sashiko stitcheries on the Japanese quilt. I'll show you a photo when I've got the last pattern done. I'll stitch it this evening and then I need to think about the next round on this quilt.
Finally, I'm slowly sewing all the ends in on the crocheted blanket. There are so many ends! I really should have sewn them in as I went along.
Take care
Lyndsey
That's a great idea to keep larger block pieces separated,the Japanese quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh I often need to unpick my blocks several times but they do end up right like your block.
ReplyDeleteNice to have your next Sashiko block ready to stitch.
Maria lifeontheblock
Yes indeed, sewing in ends is a pain! Your new Christmas quilt looks lovely, as does the gorgeous sashiko project you are working on.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great way to organize your scrappy blocks. I like the one you’ve pictured. Barbara @ Cat Patches
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