WiP Wednesday

Finally coming together - this quilt will finish at roughly 60" x 72" with 1" white sashing (not shown).

Quilt made from infant and toddler clothes

Wip Wednesday

Sorting time!  These are just a handful of the fabrics to go in my next keepsake quilt - this will be for a young boy turning six this year - with clothes that have been saved since before his first Christmas!

Finish it Up! Friday, July 20

I finally finished those two legacy tops that have been knocking around.  It's funny, when I break a needle while quilting my own tops I check my tension (machine and personal), review when I last took a break or ate something and generally look for all the faults in my sewing process.  When I break a needle on a reclaimed UFO, I wonder if the late quilter doesn't like the quilting pattern chosen for her top.  I'm glad to say I didn't break a needle on either of these, so I'm pretty sure the quilter in question likes my work:  

We're all lucky I'm not the kind of spiritualist who actually talks to the deceased, because I'd never get anything done what with asking all about raising kids forty or sixty years ago and whether they really ate that bacon-pimento cheese spread I see in the old adverts. 

WIP Wednesday

This is another legacy project - a Falling Leaves top finished by a quilter who's passed on. I still haven't worked out the binding for this one - there's dark green leaves, purple flowers and blue ticking in the various blocks - all of which would lend themselves well to binding.

Edited: I wound up not making up my mind and went with solid white binding - I didn't break any needles or burn myself on the iron, so I presume the late quilter is pleased with my choice.  You can see the finished quilting here.

in the home stretch!

I'm looking down the slippery slope of a fully scheduled January, so it was fairly important to get this autumn quilt finished before the end of the month. My initial goal of finishing in November flew by with an exhilirating rush that almost made me forget my sprained ankle, but the year-end deadline is much more ominous and imposing.

Almost finished, at last:
She still needs a trip through the washer and spin dryer, but here she is in all her bold colour-blocked glory. I'm so taken with this block pattern I am going to make one of my own next!