I've only managed two quilts this year - one finished in January and now this one in December. What a nice way to bookend 2015.
This is my second quilt-as-you-go quilt and I'm more and more enamoured of the technique as time goes by. Last time I quilted each block as I went. This time I quilted complete width strips (two blocks by ten).
I used random lines so that the effect wasn't spoiled by the quilting not meeting up at each join.
The benefit of sewing entire batting strips together instead of individual blocks is that I only ever had to sew two thicknesses of batting together and avoided having to sew pre-joined blocks, like I had to in my last project, below:
There's a place called Pink Green in Worcestershire and every time we drive past the signpost my son has hysterics :). In honour of Tula Pink and a place so amusing it always brings a smile to my face I dub this 'The Tula Pink-Green Quilt'. It's just taken up residence at it's new home, with my little brother. Happy birthday you old git!
I've been so snowed under with works in progress that I haven't had time to blog about them!
Here is a Tula Pink-heavy quilt top that's *nearly* finished.
I love all the leafy, new-shoot, springy greens. The majority of these blocks are made with Tula's 'Prince Charming' and there are a couple of liberty prints in there left over from another project.
And then there's the two identical bed quilts that require a LOT of applique and a LOT of thread!
I've become a real whizz at satin stitch after appliqueing 672 petals - I'm halfway through now, so only another 672 to go! Yay! :-/
I'm also still working on the English paper pieced throw quilt for my parents
and a tee-pee!
I've also had some work done on my house and that involved moving the entire contents of my sewing room into my son's room for a week. Still, it meant that I was able to get some much needed shelving up at the same time.
It's not a perfect system, but at least I can see where everything is.
As an added bonus my two sewing machines, Joan and Pearl, have their own shelf now.
My garden has also lured me away from my sewing to-do list...
What's not to love about cowslips? This one has self-seeded into my lawn and I've mowed around it because it's so sweet.
Spring is a wonderful thing!
Linking up with
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.
