It's been ages since my last post. I have been plugging away at my Sweet Escape log cabins and finally finished the last block on Saturday, and pieced the rest of the top on Sunday. Patchwork takes time but persistence and patience do pay off in the end. This is 80" of lusciousness.
I have a Spotlight wide back in Charcoal ready to back this but am stumped for quilting ideas. I think it would be stunning hand quilted but not sure if I'm up to the challenge.
As I often do, I have used this scrappy version of the Brightly quilt as my leader/ ender. The blocks have a similar number of seams as the log cabin so for every log cabin block there is another Brightly block to add to the collection. I've ended up sewing more of the square blocks, and now just have two of these to make before getting back to the star ones. Then only 10 more stars and it will be time to put this one together. It is a 7x7 layout with 12" blocks. So huge 😂.
Also on the finished pile is this scrappy Transire Quilt which had the last few stitches of binding sewn down last weekend... This has been dragging on so I need to be more disciplined in setting goals and getting the binding finished in future.
A cute cot size the squares for the plus sign nine patches are cut 2". Quilted with an allover stipple and some designs in the border using the fabric pattern as inspiration.
Rainbows... Orange binding... Label... Done!!
As we have now gone back into lockdown in Northland (until Tuesday but you know, could be anytime), it is time to have another look at my WIP list and see what takes my fancy. Although I have a couple of new projects that are primed and rearing to go. Moda Lissa is running a sewalong from her scrappy book... I am not interested... I am not interested.... (As she opens her stash cupboard to see if there is anything that looks promising 🙈)
3 comments:
Sweet Escape looks great! I checked some finshed ones out to see how they were quilted- spirals by Blue Elephant Stitches (if you want to send yourself totally crazy!) Baptist Fan on She Quilts Alot and Loop d'loop by Camille herself. I think you will be inspired to see all the beautiful finished quilts around! Resist the urge to start something new and start quilting! Good luck with lockdown, we are in Week 10, I think!
Yep, NZ Lockdown day 55: but my oh my you are so busy! Loving all these projects! Your scrappy 'Brightly' quilt does look huge, and I'm loving your 'sweet escape' quilt, the two colour is very dynamic!
Luscious indeed! It is stunning and a nice size too.
We are not locked down or masked and the sickness is definitely spreading.
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