on a roll

I have this collection of Japanese silks for a while.

I changed my mind on the initial plan

and so they sat for a bit waiting for inspiration to strike.

And it did as you can see in the last couple of posts.

 And then I thought I might do this little quilt again....

And again with the same block in a different position.

They are just over 10" (26cm) square.

the process

I enjoy lots of things about making quilts, even this part.

Some people make a fuss about "squaring up" blocks.

I am not that fussy usually....

When cutting out the corner pieces for these blocks 

I did allow myself a bit of lee way.

I always do with triangles

so I did have a bit of tidying up to do.

The trimmings are photogenic as well though don't you think?

I wonder how much sharing up others do?

series

I like this pattern so much I thought I would do it again.

I haven't decided how I will hang them yet.

What do you think?

These quilts are quite small, 2 1/2 feet square.

The fabric is from old silk kimonos

and I am enjoying the hand quilting without a hoop.

Piecefull stitching.....

choosing

With the quilting done I had to decide on binding.

I always like my quilts to look good

from both sides.

That left me with the dilemma of what would suit?

So I decided to make a double binding.

It is ages since I have made one but luckily I still had a scrap of an old one to copy.

It is fiddly!

But worth it don't you think?

getting there

It seems I have been working

on this quilt for ages

but I'm getting there......

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Pin cushions

I had a bit of fun the other night.

I have been teaching small local classes for years but decided to branch out.

Remember these little pin cushions?

We hand pieced these at Lane Learning.

I know hand pieced!

 I made up lots of little kits....

The class was only 1 1/4 hrs.

Just a taster really. 

Remember how you got hooked?