Unplanned

It was unplanned that my two ideas would collide like this.

I realise that it was in remaking this quilt that I had

Linda Brannock, Jan Patek and Gerry Kimmel on my mind.

 

I am making progress on my houses quilt

so much so it has out grown the design wall,

that is, the quilt on the wall I have been pinning the blocks to.

But when to stop?

Here's the one I did earlier:

About 20 years earlier!

It's on my son's bed and I had to get him to message me a photo.

Just now. Ahh technology.....

It's from this book.

Glad you kept them? I am.

 

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Old favourites

Sometimes I think I'm done with quilting.

What more is there I want to do?

And people say to you:

"And how many quilts do you have now?"

And then you stumble on a new blog like this one

and I am back at the beginning looking at all the quilts that got me started.

And I am getting started.

Again.

This is my first finish for 2016.

It's from this book by Linda Brannock and Gerry Kimmel

dated 1992.

I have used fabric from the stash for the back

and I'm liking it more and more.

The current project is also from one of these old books.

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Australia Day

Every year the "Eat More Lamb" people put out an advertisement

 to encourage us to wack some chops on the barbie.

Often they create a bit of fuss. 

This year is no exception.

Operation Boomerang!

You can decide for yourself.

With my son living in Austin, Texas

 I am disappointed that Lee Lin Chin did not have him on her Rescue list. 

Year of the House

This year we anticipate getting a bit of work done on our house.

Not looking forward to it.

So I am going to indulge myself and concentrate on houses for my quilts.

Actually I have already started.

I should start one of those "make this with me"

but you can sort that yourselves.

The house blocks are all going to measures 10" x 6" ( so far)

and I have done a few basic ones to start with

and then I have changed a bit.

I am enjoying this.

 

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Tidying up

I have been sorting my scraps.

And "string piecing".

I am amazed how many 8" blocks I made from the off-cuts

without getting into the stash.

Yet.

And

do you do this?

I always have a little pile next to my machine to stitch

so I don't have to cut the threads.

That way I am making these little 4" blocks as well.

How small is too small for a scrap?

New year resolutions

I don't make any New Year resolutions

But I do have a plan.

Well not so much a plan really....

a mission to alway have a quilt at hand to gift

when the feeling strikes me.

That, of course, would mean finishing a few of the "tops" that are in the cupboard.

So I washed a King-size batting (120" x 120") and spread out 4 quilts.

It used up the whole thing.

Now the quilting, you know me, by hand.

Where to start?