Showing posts with label Rockin Robin Quilt Along. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rockin Robin Quilt Along. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Sewing Machine Put Away

I have put my sewing machine away for a while.  There's so much to do while the weather is nice, and we are also having family visiting, so I really needed some excuses to clear the kitchen table of some sewing projects.  It actually feels good to be able to do some other things.  When my son sleeps, I usually do sewing, but now I am working on a digital photo album of a trip to India that I did in January 2005!  Hopefully, I can get that album done quickly... & then I'll have to make an album for my son.  Too much to do & too little time.

I counted all my sewing projects that are in various stages of work... and I have about 10 in all!  That is a lot of sewing!!

I was due to purchase the last (August) block for the "Two Toonies Thursday" (Star Search) quilt along, but the store has closed its doors... and since there are no notices, I have no idea how I could potentially get the last quilt block.  I think I'll have to improvise & make one myself.  It's so unfortunate to see a local quilt shop close its doors... especially when it carried such beautiful fabrics.  

This is block #4 (of 5) for the Rockin Robin Quilt Along.  I still have to do block #5.  The quilt along is actually for a quilt, but I will put a tablerunner together instead.



I finished off the 12 quilt blocks for the Summer Sampler Series Quilt Along.  It was a lot of paper-piecing, but it was fun & good practice.
Here are some of the last blocks & some of them required 12 templates before I could put them together!









All 12 blocks for the Summer Sampler Series Quilt Along


Here is the August block for the Birdie Stitches Quilt Along.


I made some fun, cute baby bibs.

This week I bought some flannel & cotton & made this cute little receiving blanket.  


Friday, July 15, 2011

Sew Busy

I have actually been quite busy with sewing despite the beautiful weather.  When my son goes for his afternoon nap, I hit the sewing machine & sew, sew, sew.

This week's sewing projects:
  • Fandango: quilt top & backing done, quilted, just working on the binding now
  • Black & White: quilt top & backing done, awaiting quilting & binding
  • quilt top finished in blue/teal/lime/white
  • Modern Workshop: cut from 42 layer cakes into 84 squares, re-sewn into 42 4-patch squares; sashing cut & ready for sewing
  • started Rockin Robin Quilt Along (orange/green fabrics)
  • started Summer Sampler Series Quilt Along (pink/brown fabrics)
  • finished a small tablerunner
  • waiting to start the embroidery for the July block for Birdie Stitches Quilt Along
  • picked up the next quilt block (#11 of 12) for the Star Search quilt
  • fabric shopping
  • I'm still trying to find a fabric to be used on my backing for the Patchwork Squared Modern Solids Quilt-Along.

Here are a few photos of this week's projects:
The fabrics I won from Ali at Alone in the Studio

Block 1 of Rockin Robin Quilt Along 2011


Block 2 of Rockin Robin Quilt Along 2011


This is the backing & binding for my Fandango quilt

First 3 blocks (Week 1 of 4) of the Summer Sampler Series Quilt Along.
From left to right: Virginia Star, Greek Cross, Mosaic