while i have been sewing since the last post, have also been tackling spring cleaning....vacuuming, washing floors, dusting, cleaning the fridge, collecting thrift items, moving furniture....it's been a while since i could do all this in just a few days! most of my sewing has been hand quilting, hand piecing and cutting up...but this morning betty and i finished these blocks...
barbara brackman's "stars in her crown" sew along....one for each of queen victoria's children...there is a similar star-like border but not going there...gonna dig thru the stash to see if there's a nice border print to finish them off....
for hand sewing, picked up "midnight at the oasis" to stitch up the next step....these "wow" triangles and their setting pieces....
still in my kaffe groove obviously...just can't get enough of these gorgeous fabrics.....at some point in my travels going to be looking for a lime (batik maybe?) print for the narrow borders in this large wall quilt....as for cutting,
cutting up this pile into pieces for future quilts for a friend....now that the fairies wall quilt is just about done (photo later), this project and assembling the QOV top are the last two commitments on my list...2 more UFOs are already in the hoops--a wall quilt and a bed quilt--so continuing on with my goal to FINISH stuff this year.
All that and cleaning too? I'm exhausted just thinking about it. If people ask me how I get so much quilting done, I just invite them to my house and they can see for themselves. No cleaning when I am in a quilting mood! Love that Kaffe block, you are going to need sunglasses when it is finished. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeletewell i was exhausted by 9 pm and went to bed with my old pal tylenol...LOL
DeleteStars in Her Crown is an elegant looking piece!
ReplyDeleteMidnight at the Oasis is a wonderful explosion of color. Kaffe fabrics were a good choice.
You are always so effective in the use of your time. Puts me to shame. Good work, Grace!
ah but janet you have family that need your time and efforts...you'd do the same if you were alone...
Delete