Not quite a finish but pretty close

After a close encounter with one of those automatic flyspray devices (I won't need to worry about flies landing on me for a while) I managed to get quite a bit done on several projects.  Staying well away from the iron, I finished the last of the quilting and sewed the binding onto this one...

Kerryn - that green binding is PERFECT!  Just the hand finishing required to get this on the done pile and gifted to the expectant mum.

And look at those shadows... we have real photos in actual sunlight!  You can also see my dead plants that have looked like this for a few years now.  I plan to give these pots a bit of a makeover during the Xmas break.

I also laid out and sewed the first Tokyo Subway block for December (Block 3) and laid out Block 8 which I'm around 1/3 through piecing.  Stepping into the leader/ender spot was the Robot...

Doesn't he look handsome?  At around 18" I believe, the little bits and pieces weren't too fiddly.

And once that was done, started doing some serious sashing attachment to the Modern Sampler... watch this space!

Me... start a new project... no... you must be mistaken...

Monday the 16th. 

The first real week of the school holidays. 

It has been 10 days since my last confession post.

I may or may not have started a few new projects.

I HAVE been busy quilting the Giant Chevron.  It may even have been finished by now if I hadn't of run out of thread this morning.

We have paisley's in the blue section

Interlocking boxes in the grey...

and the navy...

swirls in the green...

and pebbles in the orange.

Walking foot straight lines through the black.

I also realised on Saturday that I hadn't even looked at the Modern Sampler blocks for the week.

So blocks 85, 86 & 87 rolled off the production line pretty quick.

I may have mentioned some new projects.  Well, this one doesn't really count because I am only cutting out applique templates as I find fabrics that I think will suit...

And this one probably does count, but is what I'm calling a slow sewing project as it involves funny template cut shapes, again cut from scraps as I find the colours that suit.  One shape/ring/quarter at a time.  I'm obviously going through an orange and/or rainbow phase.  The newspaper print may well become a solid as I reconsider the original pattern.

And for a bit of fun... a pieced robot...

To join the stars and rockets...

for a little boy quilt that will be just the ticket for school fundraising plans for next year.  This pattern was a free download from blendfabrics.com.

No, I haven't done any Tokyo Subway blocks.

No, I haven't done any more on the Japanese lady quilt.

No, I'm not going to let the men in white coats in... no matter how loud they knock.

And so it continues...

... as promised, I did get some sewing done too.

The Modern Sampler blocks were not ignored:

And this one belongs to this current weeks lineup.   Not so modern... a good old nine patch!

The little ladies are all lined up in a row several rows... and completely sewn together.

I've cut the sashing for the outer perimeter... and sewn the short ends together.  Just need to cut the correct lengths, add a final border and get this one done and dusted.

Just exactly how many quilts can you overlap on your design wall?

Looks like four!

And photo bombing this one are some new little Tillies Lane units.  Currently sitting at 3.5" (it doesn't really count as a new project when it's a leader/ender project does it?) it just takes a smidgen of scrap fabric to cut the pieces.  They are so cute.

AND the Giant Chevron is all one piece and ready for backing and quilting decisions.  I cannot recommend this pattern enough... simply terrific.  Jess is onto a winner with this one, it can be purchased on  Craftsy or Etsy

I had quite a bit of fun with the fabric selections...

Choosing one black for the bottom section... tiny flowers

And another for the top section...

 And no I haven't forgotten that I was discussing possible options for the binding on the Reunion Playground quilt.  This red is pretty close.  And probably the only thing in my stash that looks even half way decent.  Of course, it is a moot point, as I only have 13" when I really need 18.  The hunt continues...

Just teasing...

What I got up to this weekend.

I emptied this 2L ice cream container last weekend... it's almost full again of scraps small enough to be counted as rubbish.

Tokyo Subway progress... December is dark green month.  Blocks 3 and 8 are the target blocks this month.

I also spent some time putting things away... the stash cupboard is back to being in some sort of colour order (although it doesn't look half as exciting as what it looks in real life).

And I made the final few decisions about how the Giant Chevron baby quilt was going to look... orange, grey, turquoise, dark blue and green.  Perfect for a little BOY quilt... bubs had it's photo snapped last week, luckily I played it safe and kept away from that pink stripe.

The ironing station also had a makeover... the annoying legs were removed and the top attached to a shelving unit... Perfect!

I did get some sewing done too...

To Be Continued...

I was just practicing my accurate 1/4" seam allowance... honest

Because I couldn't wait... and just had to see how it was going to go together, I had a bit of a play with the Seeing Squares pattern, and ended up with a few little blocks :0)

The basic components are large blocks finished at 6", medium blocks finished at 4", small blocks finished at 3" and 2" filler squares.  The trick is how they all go together :0)

 

 

The cutting requirements are either 2.5" or 1.5" based for the pieced blocks, and there are some plain blocks too - so I can start whizzing through those scraps

Meanwhile the ladies are getting there.  This bit is all pieced together.

Two ladies are still awaiting their makeup... and are holding the whole thing up!  But as you can see, there isn't that much more to do for the top to be finished.  Whoop whoop!

Block 78 did grow up to be a fireman get finished...

And I am totally blaming someone else for the fact that I bought this terrific pattern from Jess @ The Elven Garden yesterday, and have started making a throw size for my still to be hatched niece/nephew.  I've used some of the left over FQ from the Tokyo Subway and am pulling the rest from the stash.  Each stripe of colour uses 6 x 10" squares.  The remaining stripes in the pattern are purple and green - I haven't decided yet whether to throw a pink stripe in just in case it turns out to be a girl.  It all depends what turns up in the stash :0)

Simple but oh so effective!

This is the end of the line as far as the design wall/floor goes... so something has got to get finished.  It's getting serious.  Let's just say I'll have plenty to keep me busy over the Xmas holidays (which are not all that far away).

Hopefully you too have had a productive weekend?