A Few Flimsies

Here are a few recent quilt top finishes. The quilt top below is a charity quilt made by the ladies of our church group. I'm prepping the backing this week and I will pass it to our friend who will long-arm it for us. The lady who assembled it said all of our blocks were the right size and it all went together beautifully. For anyone who has put together a quilt with blocks made by different people, you know how amazing that is.

This next quilt is flannel and I only had 5 fabrics in total. I had to leave the last couple of blocks until I finished the layout so I knew which ones to make. The backing is flannel as well, in similar colours. I'm not adding borders. The blocks are 14" so the top is 56"x70" - a nice twin size for a child. This is a good pattern for feature fabrics and I'll likely use it again.

This last top is a scrappy strippy made out of solids. I didn't like it at first, but I think now I really like it. I'll de-thread it and get a backing organised in the next few weeks. I've not measured it yet, but it's a good size.

So that's me for today. I may have success with blogging more regularly if I don't over-think it.

Win this FREE Pre-Cut Quilt Kit! A Beautiful Scrappy Quilt

I love the fabrics in this kit! But the pattern looks great and I can imagine all my scraps in use! Or a collection of fat quarters.

Happy Christmas to me🤗

 

I bought these secondhand books online. Really pleased to add them to my library. I’m looking forward to reading them and working through them in the new year. 

Last minute Christmas gift idea...

 Tutorials for these sweet pincushions can be found at Joe, June and Mae. Click here.

On the home run

 

A little finish

 Pincushion. Wool appliqué filled with crushed walnut shells. A gift for my sister in law. Pattern from Hatched and Patched. 

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Chain piecing

 Unpinning and separating I Spy charms sewn in to a four patch. Final block setting not yet determined.