Daily Quilting Report

 

Today I started the raw edge appliqué finishing with free motion edging.

It's a bit tricky to see. I am using a dark grey thread so it gives it some definition but is not the highlight of the block. I've done around the windows and door, the hat planter and the shamrock plant.

Yesterday I pulled out my Garden Quilt UFO. I thought I was further ahead than it is. At least now I can make plans to get it finished. I have everything I need ready to go.

Cheers,

Val

Daily Quilting Report

 

Today I had my work table ready to go with the space cleared and just the block pieces and instructions laid out. 

I have been trying to get bit more organised with my sewing. I will be practicing a routine of preparing my sewing work table the night before. I can add that action onto putting my iPad on the charger before I go to bed.

I sewed the last block and the bottom edge of the appliqué block. Next up is sewing round the appliqué pieces.

I now have 3 kits so I found a cube box to store them in. 

Cheers,

Val

Daily Quilting Report

 

February Blocks

I bought the BOM for the individual small quilts for 2024 and have decided to collect up all the blocks and make the full size quilt. 

Today I completed 2 more blocks. The last shamrock block and the third disappearing 4 patch block.

I am working on creating a digital quilt notebook. Once I get that done I will start to plan out how my quilt will go together. Once I have that worked out I can start sewing some blocks together and get started on the free motion quilting.

Cheers,

Val

Christmas Quilt BOM

I've just spent 10 days with no modem. I could only get patchy internet through my phone data. So I had plenty of time to sew my quilt instead of running the doll clothes pattern business.

I'm not a fan of quilting a whole quilt on my little sewing machine so I use spray baster to attach wadding to each individual block. There are 8 combo style blocks.

I then quilt the blocks as I choose.

I love free motion quilting.

As I finish quilting the blocks I trim off the excess wadding and sew them together.

This gives me seams in the wadding. I have used this method a lot and the seams aren't noticeable when the quilt is finished.

Four more blocks to quilt then I will spray baste strips of wadding onto the border strips and quilt them.

Then I'll sewn the borders.

When I do the backing I do some straight line quilting between the main blocks just to hold it onto the backing. Then it's time for the binding.

So quilt a lot to go but I am making great progress so far.

Happy Patchwork and Quilting,

Val