Blue All Squares

Blue All Squares

My sewing this week has been poor!

I finished the top at the weekend, and have just based it, just need to sew the top to the bottom and add the binding.

It is 9 x 9 5inch squares, should end up about 42" square, perfect for a baby boy!

Kx

A Couple of my favorite things..

I love my red spotty jug

Daffodils in spring

My thrift cup and saucer

And the biscuit tin from M&S

The most expensive tin of biscuits I have ever purchased,

they were divine, but I purchased them for the tin!

Kx

Orla Kiely Inspired

Take some Robert Kaufman Quilters linen

(received these in the post yesterday from USA, and I am not disappointed)

Purchased from freshsqueezedfabrics at etsy

They are 100% quilters cottons, with a printed linen look, wonderful.

They came to $44.00 (£28.00) for the 8 1/2 yards!!

$61.44 (Under £40.00 including delivery).

I thought I would have to pay extra on import duties, but somehow they managed to pass though and land on my mat.

Inspired by this, Orla Kiely

One fab pattern from The sometimes crafter

Retro Flower Quilt pattern

Which I purchased last week, ready to go,

 I will use as a base but turn all the petals in the same direction

To get this ish, which may or may not have black lines

Also will have rounder petals

(but anyway its the inspiration)

The fabrics close up, aren't they just scrummy.

Kx

Finished Candy Floss Pinwheels Quilt!!

Candy Floss Pinwheels Quilt

Finally finished!

Why candyfloss, its just happy, summer, fun fairs, and a yummy sweet shops!!

Made with 48 Pinwheels

Each one in a different pink inspired fabric!

Bubblegum pink spotty binding

from blondesbackyard

All scrummy designer fabrics, some you might reconise

 Just wing it by Momo for Moda, Its a Hoot by Momo for Moda, Soul Blossoms by Amy Butler, Ruby by Bonnie and Camille from Moda, Central Park by Kate Spain are just a few to name.

WIP Pile of Pinwheels

Work in Progress

25 pinwheels (100 quarter pieces)

ready to sew the next step and add to these ones

Kx

Metro Modern Baby Quilt Finished!!

Metro Modern

Half Moon Modern Metro for Moda 

Forgot to post this yesterday!!

33 charm size 5" squares

halved to make 66 and teamed with 66 Kona white triangles

backed in a red polka dot fabric

34" x 34" finished

Finished with Candy Cane red bias binding from my Etsy shop blondesbackyard

Quilt up for sale in my Etsy shop blondedesign

I truly love the primary colours in this range the colours just pop, I will have to stock up on these.

Kxx

A Mini Rainbow of Pillows 'cushions'

Finally finished putting these together, after waiting for the inner pads to arrive in the post,

so I could then get them photographed.

(trying to find a long empty plain wall to do this ended up being a nightmare, sometimes Victorian houses, with pretty fireplaces and no spare spaces, makes me hank after a 1970's super square white box!

No red pillow, as my red stash was low, and no purple, so need to stock up on some of those fabrics.. then the rainbow would have been complete, instead I have a light pink one instead!

Blue 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Blue 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Green 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Green 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Yellow 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Yellow 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Orange 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Orange 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Pink 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Pink 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Light Pink Valentine 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Light Pink Valentine 16" x 16" Quilted Cushion

Saturday Fabric Stash in Red

Finally received a couple of parcels today,

ripping the plastic off leaving a trail in my wake....

I was really low on my red fabrics, and need to more to be able to make more, as red things always sell, but surprising the % of red fabrics on the market in collections is quite small.

(hint!)

I will try an list all those above in case there is anything you see you that you need

(well we always need fabric)

Starting from the bottom going clockwise

Its a hoot Red oval - Momo for Moda

Antique treasures Vintage floral

Firefly by Michael Miller

Red stripe Bar Harbour Moda

Red 'Feedsack II' collection by Sara Morgan.

Tomato dot Kaffe Fassett

Grannies Treasures Nancy Mahoney P&B Textiles

Red Spot its a hoot Momo for Moda

Scarves Cherryade Sherbet Pips Aneele Hoey Moda

Play Dot Red/White Sherbet Pips Aneele Hoey Moda

Delicate Red fern RJR fabrics

Play Dot Red/Grey Sherbet Pips Aneele Hoey Moda

Scooters Red Play Dot Red/White Sherbet Pips Aneele Hoey Moda

Most of these except 4 are from The Eternal Maker, and are on offer at mostly £1.50 - £1.80 FQ, although you have purchase 1/2 metre.

The others are from M is for Make also fabrics on offer.

Both UK shops.

I also picked up this morning a cotton spotty backing for my Half Moon Modern Quilt

And another couple of FQ spots for my stash (you may notice I can't get enough of spots!)

These come from my local store in Eastbourne Owl and sewing cat.

Now off to baste my quilt top to the red spotty fabric!

Kx

Wow check out this competition

Any kind of swing machine or by hand counts...

Follow the link on the right.

Off to sew my quilt top.

Kx

Design Wall

Half Moon Modern Metro for Moda

This is stuck on my design wall at the moment, after getting my Kona White solid and cutting it up.I was finally able to take my charm pack of the Half Moon Modern, I took out all the greys and one other colour charm square so was left with 33 5" charms, cut them in half to get 66 triangles.

 I keep seeing some colours too close to each other and swapping them around, and now looking at the photo I can see the 2 big red dot fabrics (centre) staring at me!

Once pieced I will add a border (I think as this will only measure approx 32" square otherwise). bring it back to 40" x 40".

Perfect for a small lap quilt or best a play mat quilt.

I will be starting the sewing tomorrow night.

Kxx

WIP Wednesday

WIP Wednesday

Due to being away until Friday I do not have a lot to show that I already haven't started or finished!

A tea pot cosy above in the making.

so my list is:

Finished Quilts 1

Ongoing Quilts 3

Finished small projects 3

Ongoing small projects 1

1 messy sewing room 1

Off to see what everybody else is up to. Kxx

Click on the link on the right hand side...

Mug Rug Monday

I saw what I thought was a wonderful idea, which came from fresh lemon quilts a linked in mini quilt Monday's, where everybody shares tiny quilts. But by the time I got around to joining in, it had finished sometime last year!

So to keep me creative and hopefully everybody sharing we can see what little coasters, mug rugs and super cute quilted hot pot mats people are making and selling.

I am trying to produce an HML code thingy for the side bar, but you will have to bare with me as it is my first time! If somebody knows how.....

All I ask is that you when you link-in go visit at least one other blog in the link.

Here are my batch for the week. 

Scrappy Mug Rug

7" x 10"

My Sis-In-Laws favourite colours so will post off to her for a prezzie

In Amy Butler full moon slate & lime, 

Kate Spain Bridle Path in light green and cobblestone in turquoise 

And polka dot binding from my shop

Heart Mug Rugs

71/2" x 91/2"

Just in time for valentines day!

A selection of Kate Spain Central Park Fabrics

With Tangerine Amy Butler Full Moon backing

And a Violet Floral Binding From my shop

Mug Rug pour homme

7" x 8"

(a gift for him..)

Navy & Turquoise mix of fabrics

I just love this and would love to make a larger quilt in these colours

Happy Monday

Kxx

Finished Nostalgic Quilt

Quilt Front

Quilt Back

Deep red with tiny white spots, a large strip of the mustard feed sack fabric and a thin strip of the multi vintage style floral left over from the piecing of the front

Binding

Mustard Floral Binding which I sell in my shop

View from above

Last night I finished hand binding the back this baby at midnight, promptly stuck it in the washing machine and waiting for it to finish so I could get it dry for a photo shoot today! (Otherwise I would have to wait a week and sunshine before being able to go again).

Super soft and a rather large lap quilt to snuggle under on the sofa.

So Quilt 2 for 2012 finished.

Kxx

Belated Saturday Stash on a budget

Just Wing it - MoMo for Moda

Its a Hoot - MoMo for Moda

Ruby - Bonnie and Camile

Sill being the beginning of the year, funds for fabric buying are sill squeezed

and having half finished quilt tops lying around, that I really want to finish.

(for those in the US - our fabric costs end up being double what you pay, if we purchase from the UK or on-line from the US due to postage, tax and anything else the government want to take)

So came up with a rare brain wave, I love all the fabrics above, but having never purchased one of them before, I will be able to check them all out and then put them on a to purchase in order list!

They will be charm packs, and first I will be taking out all the pink squares and I will be able to complete my pinwheel quilt top, which uses a different pink fabric for each pinwheel.

The reds for a dolly quilt set

I can add any grey fabrics to the pile of fabrics, which will become MY quilt.

I have also have a couple of turquoise and lime projects awaiting to start (when I finish the  4 cushions, 3 tea cosies & 3 other quilts on the go.

Which I think only leaves a few chocolate colours which can just go on the very small brown pile of fabrics I have but can be built up!

Off to the beech to photograph a quilt I finished last night at midnight - then promptly stuck it in the wash to I could crinkle it and dry it

(otherwise I will not see daylight for another week at home - roll on Longer days)

Kx

Bias Binding Winners

1st place - 9m of binding

TARA

2nd Place - 6m of binding

CAILLEAN

3rd Place - 3m of binding

SEW SCRUMPTIOUS

Hopefully when I post this the numbers should remain on the page!

I listed out all the entries in order and then generated the winners.

I will contact you all to see what binding(s) you prefer and you home addresses.

hanks all for taking part, I will have to do another give away in a month.

Kxxx

OK so the numbers didn't stay on the page! Poop.
But As I used the generstor and the winners remain

Sewing The Bulgarian Way

Take one Old Sewing Machine

A trip to Bulgaria

4 Days to make loose covers

One Sofa

Armchair One

And Armchair Two

Local Life - The Neighbours

The local villagers do not know what washing machines are,

they wash clothes outside in cold water

Village Rooftops

Mum-in-laws Grape Vines

Everybody makes their own wine here.

Add a 'bit' of snow over night.

And grape vines look pretty

Still snowing now (over 12 hours)

One of the local village boys taking the cattle out

no saddle and a piece of rope for the harness..

Moo

Mum-in-law's House

One sofa finished, OK the fabric very shiny so photos look bad.

One blurred armchair

Armchair two finished.

What I missed about sewing away from home.

My Sewing machine

My over locker

My Left handed scissors

My tiny snip scissors

My huge quilting ruler (would have come in very handy)

Sewing thread that doesn't break every 5 Min's

Perfect sewing tension

A foot peddle lead that I had to wiggle as I sewed to get a connection

Fabric with NO give in any direction

and something other than a biro pen to draw a pattern with!

What I loved

A challenge - my brain hurt every evening

A horse ride in the mountains - western style

A walk in deep 8" snow

Homemade red wine - every night!

A week off work

Being Cooked for (thanks S & K)

Catching a flight tomorrow morning home

fights maybe a little delayed, but all cars have winter tyres

and chains if needed.

PS do not forget as my previous post bias binding giveaway.

I will do the draw late Friday / Saturday.

Kxxx