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Saturday 27 June 2015

Sewing Fest Saturday

Today dawned bright, sunny and warm, the sitting room had a blitz even had the curtains down and washed. They are now back up looking much fresher.
Bread is made, white for a change, and I made a Pizza for dinner and used up odds and ends from the fridge, I made a little extra dough just for that purpose.

I stripped throws and cushion covers from both sofas and they have all been washed and are dry and put away.

Then and only then did I get stitching, a few days ago I dug out some blocks that have been idling around for quite some time. At a guess I would say 3 years and counting, these are almost a quilt top now, and will be before I call it a day.


There will be 7 rows of 6 blocks, they finish at 9 1/2" square, above they are sewn into pairs. Most of these pairs have now been joined into rows.


I sliver trimmed and this is the total waste, I am more than happy with that.

I mentioned the 10" strip that I trimmed off my roll of wadding, well here it is.



I cut it in half, then quarters length ways and then stitched them all together. Then as it was so long still I cut that in half again and here is the last join. From a potential waste I now have a workable quilt back 80" square. Once again I am happy with that, I will probably add another off cut to make it 80" x 90"-100", I keep all my off cuts in a large box under the frame.

My yellow Rose has opened some buds, the scent is intoxicating.



I was amused to see the picture on the compost that I have ready for it's pot



The flash has washed the colour, it is almost the same as the real flower.

Now then, have you met George yet, I can not remember. George is American, he has been living here in the UK for several years now. He is a bit of a couch potato, or should I say Bed Bug as he lolls around there most of the time. He was willing to model the last quilt before it went off to the post office.






That;s all for now.

       TTFN                                                                     Pam






13 comments:

  1. George looks very comfy on that lovely, bright quilt. I bet the recipients love it.

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    1. George would look comfy leaning on a washing line, He is just so laid back.

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  2. My teddy - called Teddy! - says that George looks very cosy and comfy in that quilt!! Teddy is a little jealous that he doesn't have a quilt!! xx

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    1. Mmmmm, how big is Teddy, perhaps a Teddy photo share is due.

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  3. Lucky person who is receiving the quilt . You are so fast in making such beautiful quilts x

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  4. George looks like he was having a lot of fun rolling around in the quilt!! How do you use your leftover slices of scraps? They'd make great stuffing for people like George! I was up at 3am reading your blog but wasn't functioning enough to comment, but I'm here now, with a cup of tea. My teddies are little, but the uni one has a giant floppy teddy ( name unknown ) who might just recreate those photos! Xx
    It is absolutely chucking it down right now, so I'm glad I got my gardening done yesterday. Everything is getting a good soaking!
    Have a lovely Sunday Pam x

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  5. I don't even begin to understand all the complicated-sounding technical stuff that goes into making a quilt....but your quilts are so gorgeous.

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  6. He should be lovely George, love your stitching. Stunning yellow rose.

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  7. George doesn't seem to want to let the quilt go! And I'm not surprised, it's lovely. I am so impressed too that you never seem to waste any fabric.
    The roses are beautiful, I love scented roses and they seem few and far between these days. We can never seem to keep them, they die on us. I think maybe the spot we have is too exposed to wind.

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  8. I love your scrappy quilts Pam, your sewing fests are always so thrifty and very pleasing to the eye........I think I dream too much of making instead of getting on with it.

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  9. Isn't George just the cutest? The only other George I've ever known (of) is George Harrison. My favorite of the Fab Four a lifetime ago.

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  10. The quilt is beautiful Pam and I'm sure the recipient will be thrilled with it. Do you use a zigzag stitch to join your wadding, am wondering because I usually keep the pieces in a bin for quilt as you go blocks. So lovely to hear you're enjoying your Gracie, I'm still a little sad I had to let mine go due to not having the room, she has gone to a lovely talented home though.

    Take care

    Peg xx

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