Red Shot Cotton Table Runner

This a Table Runner that I made in just a day or two. It really was that quick and fun to make.

It is using range of Shot Cottons - a set of fat eighths in fact plus the binding.

It is one that we have as a kitset for at the shop and we had a sample on loan

 from the fabric suppliers but they needed it back - oh bother!!

I think it will be great for Christmas time too.

Modern Dear Stella Quilt

Over the last week or so I have been working away on my machine making a modern quilt. Most of the fabrics came from a new Dear Stella range.

I used Karen Davis' "Dawn Chorus" pattern. On her original quilt she has

applique birds added to her solid panel, but I have fussy cut some flowers out 

from the feature fabric and used.them instead. They are just fused on and the quilting 

holds them in place.

I do loved the quilting that Karen used on hers so I have done my in a similar 

fashion - just not quite as close together as hers was. In case you can't quite see the 

quilting it is wavy lines going across the quilt - but never touching.

That was just an impromptu deviation from by 1930s quilt - now I had better get back 

to it and piece the alternating blocks!!

1930s Blocks - Final Three

The last of my 1930s applique blocks are done and I don't know what the alternating

pieced blocks are going to be!!!! But they will be pieced - maybe Nine Patches

or something simple.

New blocks

The set

Back soon with the answer - what will those alternating blocks be?

1930s Progress

Two more blocks are made and two more prepared for stitching. 

Then there is just one to go - how cool is that.

I am pleased with the progress.

But the plan I had for the alternate blocks isn't going to work as these blocks 

are already on point  and the plan I had needed them straight!  Oh darn. 

Back to re-designing  - not to worry. I haven't done any cutting or sewing 

of the pieced blocks.

Japanese Taupe Challenge 2

You may remember my previous Taupe Challenge Post on 2 April - well this is

the second one. We have to make a 9" square piece each month and each 

of the nine people in the group get to  set the topic. I was up first for Month 1 

and chose "Leaves No Flowers".

Month two was Cindy's turn to choose a topic and she chose "A Pieced Block". 
This is my month two piece.

As you can see I am working n a specific colour palette. I really enjoyed the 

embroidery that I did down each seam line. Now it is off to think about the

coming month. We will be exhibiting them at the shop at the end of the year, so 

you will be able to see what everyone else did and of course they do look so much 

better in real life - a photo is good but not that good.

1930s Blocks Progress

I have two more blocks made in my collection of 1930s fabrics.

They really are so very quirky these blocks, but I love them. I will need to start thinking

about the pieced blocks that I want to use alternating with these applqiue blocks.

I now have eight blocks made and need four more. Back soon with more.

More 1930s Blocks

Now I have six blocks made. I will need 13 for this quilt.

These are the latest two.

These blocks are fun and quite quick to make and such a change for me - I am 

really enjoying it. They will be mixed with alternate pieced blocks.