Getting Tidy

 Lots of work in the sewing room 

makes for lots of mess . 

It would be nice to have it all cleaned up.

The work table is really quite a tip.

I've become quite enamored with spray basting,

but it does require washing after completion.

The adhesive is a bit fragrant and nobody wants that.

All the cutting backing and batting really loaded 

up the work table.

Some binding was made though so

deifinitely a win there. 

Big Bernina is giving me trouble 

so I think I will watch some Bernina Jeff and

 see if I can figure out why I am getting an impact error.

Then current projects will be organized and

 maybe I'll even finish up one more little I spy.

The first brick I Spy could use the

 column sashing and 

then it would be ready for layering. 

Good tidy complete.

Not a scrap in sight! 

Just a nice cup of hot vitamin C , 

still in recovery mode!

I did complete the double rows of color blocks

for my next RSC top.

They definitely look promising!

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Oh Scrap!

Scrap Avalanche

 Well, it seems my scraps are winning the battle.

They need a little bit more direction and guidance.

I was gifted another box of strips so I'll sort those out,

and file them so they can be used easily.

They are 2 1/2" strips so they are just my size!

The first brick patterned I Spy has made it to the design wall. 

A few of the fabrics are more directional than I 

thought so a quick edit is in order before I add the sashing.

There also be seem to be a lot of those Tweety Birds showing up!

I'll have to find a Sylvester to move in with him!

I preempted myself and made a bunch of binding

 for quilts I don't have quilted yet. 

It will make finishing up easier.

Have a great week!

I'll leave you with a little bit of inspiration.

At a recent coffee meeting, we saw a quilt by a new quilter.

She had quite a pile of scraps and bits

 so she thought she would start with the crumb quilt.

Here is the result!

She also had some more bigger bits so 

shee add those on the back.

Now this first quilt is double-sided!

Here's the inspirational part. This first time quilter,

starting with a double-sided scrap quilt,

is 94 years old!

May we all grow up to be this woman!

Have a great week sewing !

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I Spy with My Little Eye

 Wow, do I have a lot of I Spy  fabrics,

or should I say , " I buy fabrics!"

It doesn't really seem like a lot but 

when you're cutting 5 ", 61/2" or even 10"

blocks, you can make a lot of  projects!

I'm currently jonesing on 5" and 6 1/2"  squares. 

There's also the one quilt out of  bricks, 3 1/2" x 7 1/2"

from leftover bits I just couldn't throw away.

Add to that some short bits that were

left over from making the brick quilt,

and I've got a wealth of  I Spy projects on the go.

Once again I enlisted the help of GKs

to lay out blocks. It turned into a few games of I spy

and lots of creativity on their part.

Sharing blocks, adding little bits of blocks to the centers of others 

and adding some appliques made lots of fun for all involved.

I certainly have a lot of stitching to do!

The last thing I did before the retreat was oil

 my featherweight so it was good to go.

Here is the progress report!

The Pretty Yellow

with the floral centre was the first one stitched up.

The centre was gridded to hold down the applique.

The centre got straight stitching 

around the applique pieces anyway.

It always pays to keep your pieces in place.

Then came a 6 1/2" block I Spy. 

Lots of interesting things to see there!

It was bound in dark blue which 

also had little Santas frolicing all around it.

Then came a quilt of leftovers.

 Using up a stack of little nine patches, 

as well as some 5x5 colour blocks

created a lovely stroller quilt.

Then the 5"  squares were up.

First,  a complete quilt of nothing but squares. 

It was very cute and bound 

with some leftover beige from another project

Finally more 5" squares with an alternating 

stack of precut blue blocks came together quickly.

It was pillowcase turned so even more speedy!

Each of these quilts have flannel backing.

They certainly made a dent in the flannel bin!

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Slightly Less & Garlic is Good

 So I had enough time and space on 

the design wall to lay out the garlic knot blocks.

There are enough blocks to make a good sized baby quilt.

They will get stitched together and get a  bright 

binding to curtail the blocks.  

It can  go off to the Northeast Babies next month. 

It took a few tries to get the right layout.

First, one of the blocks did not play well with others.

Do you see it?

Once I got that straightened out,

 I needed to figure out what

 the design was going to be.

This way,

That way,

and finally blocks dancing across the rows,

like rockettes!

It looks very interesting and 

will certainly delight its new owners!

I can't wait to get it all stitched  together

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Divide and Quilt

 The second Irish chain quilt has hit the sewing table.

The first was the orange one with the interesting binding. 

Only six more chains to quilt up, yikes!

Also,there are  two or three full sized tops

 hiding amongst the chains.

The major decision when the layering is done,

 is always a tough one for me. What to quilt? 

Where to quilt? What colour to use?

 I really have difficulty deciding.

This time I just matched the backing 

color with a beige-greenie thread.

The front will be using up all my small spools of yellow to 

stitch vertical lines up and down the quilt.

It certainly makes you aware of where your seams don't line up!

The goal is not to stitch into the ditch 

but to stitch very close to the edge of the ditch.

This task is always difficult for me because I can never choose

how much quilting to put on the quilt!

Always needing options, I leave the decision open ended

 and divide the number of rows

by how much quilting I want to start with.

This top ended up with quilting stitches every three rows,

Unfortunately, when I decided to increase

 the number of rows stitched, there was no even number.

 I ended up stitching every vertical row of the pattern.

It was fun and I think it looks great as it complements the design.

I have emptied three spools of thread too, so, bonus!

When the quilting is all finished up, I will roust out

dazzling yellow for binding and put it all in a pile. 

There is one more legacy top to quilt up . 

This pale green, lap sized top will get a zigzag treatment,

to emphasize the zigzags on either end of the design.

Good practice for the new machine operator too!

A matching red print binding should enhance the red in the fabric. 

The binding will be made and added to the finishing pile.

These will get bound up one evening before the 

next pinning frenzy begins. 

If the work tables are empty,

I like to pin a batch and spend a few days happily quilting away.

My new machine really gets humming.

Enjoy a great week of quilting!

Stay safe and sew on!

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