BLOG 388

Blog 388

 

In those quiet half hours, when you can’t really get stuck into anything too complex, sewing strips onto a paper foundation is a welcome, albeit mindless activity.  However, when the strips are placed in formation on the design wall, it makes me happy to see the progress and it confirms that I haven’t been wasting my time playing Spider Solitaire which is what I really like to do! I use the cheapest paper because it is easier to sew through and it is easily removed after being perforated by the sewing machine needle. As I have used up the stack of papers left over from the last scrap quilt, I had to replenish my stocks. The blocks on the design wall below show what the quilt would look like with light centres or black centres; I’m not sure how I will resolve this yet.

             Paper foundations

 

              Progress

 

                  Black centres

 

I have been soldering this week (what a joy to do!) on the second Contemporary Welsh quilt in preparation for the panels being laced together. This is the centre and the first two rows before and after lacing.

                Contemporary Welsh #2

 

              Lacing

 

 

LINUS QUILT 5

I have a basket of children’s fabrics which I have added to and taken from over the years. The fabrics have been cut into to make quilts for new members of the family, Linus quilts and gifts etc. I decided to see what was in there and if there was sufficient of anything that could be used for the next Linus quilt. There were squares of differing sizes, plain and patterned, strips wide and narrow; quite a confused selection really. I found some pre-cut 4” squares and decided there were sufficient to make a small quilt.

              Children’s fabrics

 

                 Assortment

 

I sewed 9-patch blocks with a colourful centre square using ¼” seam and ironing the seams in the same direction to give tidy backs. Progress was rapid and the effect busy. I decided to separate the blocks and surround them with a black/patterned strip. A final row of half blocks completed the quilt top. Job done; 5 down 1 to go!  

 

                 9-patch

 

               ¼” seam

 

              WS pressed

 

             4 blocks

 

              9 blocks

 

              Completed top

 

              Spring greetings from Willow