Quilting Away

Still quilting away here.

No, I HAVEN'T finished the Sophie's Stars quilt yet.

I had it about half quilted and was weary of working on it (does that happen to you when quilting???).

I was determined to finish it last night but the machine had other ideas. It seemed that no matter what I did, I kept getting those hairy monsters, or nests of thread, on the back of the quilt.

I changed the needle, re-threaded the bobbin and top thread a few times; and even turned the machine off. Nothing worked so I put it away and will see how things go this afternoon. Frustrating, but not doubt if I were more knowledgeable I would have been able to fix it asap.

I pieced a tablerunner that is for my sil and her partner for this christmas.

We will be seeing them soon and they can tuck away their present ready for December.

I used 'Folklorique' charm squares, and will get it quilted and bound in the next week.

Buttons Buttons Buttons.

I love them. I buy them when I see them,because I need some you can guarantee I won't find anything suitable to use!

I am the same with trims, though don't have many here but I am slowly working on building up a selection to choose from.

It's so nice to shop from home, meaning shopping in your cupboard; esp on whim, like say 10pm at night when you just NEED to find that something.... *grin*

I found these buttons last week on my shopping day, a lovely mix of types and sizes.

Recently I was re-introduced to Jinny Beyer.

I had come across her site ages ago when browsing about the web, and while I was quite taken with some of her deisgns I knew there was no way I could ever do them. They were just too complicated for little me.

Thankyou very much to D for suggesting that I look to Jinny for challenging myself. I am waiting on Jinny's new block book to be published in August so also ordered her 'Quiltmaking by Hand'. OMGosh.

I am not very far into the reading but what a new dimension this has added to my quilt knowledge, my appreciation of quilts and what I hold in awe.

I CAN make one of her quilts, and I WILL.

Come December!

This would be a NEW project with NEW fabric so it will just HAVE to wait.

Actually it will be exciting to see what WISPs I can get accomplished in this time; to be rewarded with starting a Jinny Beyer quilt come December. Not to mention that I will be ready to start a quilt then, not just rushing in gung ho.

Oh My Gosh Oh MyGosh Oh My Gosh

How EXCITING!!!

Meet Jinny Beyer

I have to add too; dh doesn't like many of the quilts I make or admire but he does really like Jinny's Window's quilt that is on the front cover of the book. It is really nice to have him like something instead of keeping silent..... *grin* men!

Six Month New Fabric Ban News

I have finally got the side bar up with names, links and how long everyone will be joining me.

Let me know if you want to join - even for a short time; or if I have messed something up and I will fix it.

Remember it is a ban for NEW fabric for NEW projects. Existing projects is fine to purchase for, and it is only fabric not patterns and notions etc.

Chookyblue and Maree are joining until August, when they are both attending a retreat at Cottage on the Hill. Good on you girls, thankyou for joining me!

Myra has previously done this for a year, well done Myra! She did it so she could save up for a new sewing machine - what a fabulous reason to lessen the fabric buying. This is why Jenny is joining me, so she can get a new machine. Way to go Jenny!

My friend K told me a while something that stays with me; there is always new fabric, and nicer fabric coming. She is soo right.

So look out December here we come!

Oh Sew Busy News

The photograhy place that is doing my photos mucked them up pretty bad the other day and now I have to wait at least one week, maybe two until they are able to re-do them; free of charge thankfully.

So my patterns aren't out there yet.

However I will share with you the two that are 'on their way'.

Generations

Baby Woodlands