I have seen a few Falling Charm quilts in recent years and a friend posted one on Instagram recently it prompted me to into action! This is a free pattern from Missouri Quilt Company.
The pack of charms has been in my stash for 5-6 years! It was quick to make the blocks, but I had trouble putting it together because of the weave in the solid pink - my needle unthreaded everytime I had to sew over a seam of pink fabric. So it got shoved in the pile, until I could consult my Sewing Brains Trust and they successfully advised a heavier needle was required.
This found quilt top finally got quilted with some stitch in the ditch and straight lines. It is going in the donation pile for a kids charity.
As well I finally put a small plain border on this star quilt. I have just purchased a backing for it. Had a complete brain fade and purchased extra for binding, only to find I had already made the binding from the leftover grey! Its way bigger then I normally make a cot quilt (50" approx), but I am pleased with how the pattern turned out, so next time I will just make smaller HST.
I want to make another version with pink and grey, just need to find the right fabrics. I also need to do better calculations so I purchase the right amount of fabric, as I ran out of background when I made this.
Dad and I had a morning of driving around the district, picking up donated fleeces for our local fleece and flower show. Driving past our farm (we called in to see my brother and progress with his renovations) we saw three kangaroos in the front paddock and they ran parallel to the road along our boundary. I don't think I have ever seen kangaroos in the front paddock so close to the houses before, normally they are way down the back paddocks of our farm - because that is where the scrub is. You tend to see them later in the summer looking for feed and water, but there is plenty of feed this time of year. Unfortunately that is not the only wildlife sighting we have had, as my husband chased a 5 foot brown snake out of our yard, into the neighbours and then back into ours...and lost it! So I am now very careful where I put my feet in the garden!
Happy quilting Sue.
More cute quilts keep showing up. I think I'd like to look up and see some kangaroos in my yard, but no snakes!
ReplyDeleteHope that snake will soon get his destiny, before you step on it.
ReplyDeleteI hope the snake has moved off. But thanks for the reminder - it is the time of year when we have to watch where we are walking.
ReplyDeleteVery happy quilts you are putting together.
ReplyDeleteYikes, I hope you don't meet the neighborhood snake anytime soon!
The wildlife you see on your farm is a LOT more interesting than the skunks and raccoons we see on ours.
Lovely quilts! Oh boy, be careful with the snake...
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