So while I have been off line I have been busy with Christmas; decorating, present buy and wrapping, cooking and socialising. However I have fitted in some stitching. This is what I have done with my Indigo Crossing layer cake and my Lil Twister ruler. Sorry that its side ways, but looks the same the right way up! I have been to the shop twice and twice forgot to take the top with me to get border fabric!
There is some wastage or left overs when you are cutting the twister blocks, but rather then cut them down too small (they are on the bias) I trimmed them to 4' squares and made a table runner. Just a top at this stage - sorry this picture is a bit blurry. This is going to be my winter table runner, so not in any hurry to finish it.
Here is the finished Christmas table runner I did want to complete. I am so pleased with it that I think I will make another one next year, but not as long. Here it is in the family room, decorating the wine rack...I took the nativity scene off so you could see my echo quilting, but it is forming a nice part of my Christmas decorating.
So with all this piecing I have managed to complete more leaders and enders spool blocks. I counted them (just over 100) and then arranged them on the floor.
I have calculated that I really need about 400 to make a decent sized quilt. I am not interested in sashing them, this project is to simply use up scraps, but I might add a border to finish them off.
This bag is nearly complete. I do think patterns need disclaimers though, so you know in advance when purchasing them that there is hand stitching involved...especially as I went out of my way to skip the embroidery and machine stitched the Dresden plates...only to find out that the "bottom" of the bag needs to be hand stitched on- through two layers of wadding..not impressed, this could well become another UFO!
These cute fabric books were panels that I brought at the SA guilds show in November. I am really pleased with how quick and easy they were to make up. I have already given the Christmas story book away as a gift.
So that's my show and tell! Thanks for coming, happy quilting, Sue SA.
Sue, love that table runner! So gorgeous - did you use pre-cuts to make it. Your leaders and enders are putting me to shame. I am going to square mine up and count them, but I don't have as many as you. I've cut out quite a lot though so should be them done soon I hope.
ReplyDeleteIm crushing on the spool blocks. Thats going to be a special quilt when it;s done. No rush . Long term projects are good.
ReplyDeleteThe Indigo Crossing quilt looks amazing ! Go you! It's all I can do at the moment to keep up with my usual life .
YOu certainly have been productive, and at such a busy time of the year. Well done, all looks great.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very busy, I love the new tablerunner.
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