First Finish for the Quarter

It's only taken about 4 weeks to get this quilt bound. However, it is now done and is my first finish for the quarter.

Generally, I am not a fan of pieced backs, but I didn't want to buy any more fabric so pieced the back for this one. And I don't mind it.

Carol Fearon did the quilting. Here is the maths if you want to make a one-block-wonder quilt of your own.

I had some trees cut down two weeks ago so probably all of my quilt photos from now on will be on the string I nailed to the garden shed! The remaining trees are either too close together, too far apart, too round, or the 'forest' is too dark for decent pics.

One Block Wonder #2

I am liking this Spring-like weather. But knowing Auckland, it will back to rain later in the week. And I am liking the arctotis flowers that grow like weeds year round on the sunny  side of my house. I hope they might grow out right over the lawn and then I will never have to mow it!

And I love the fabrics in this quilt. The green spot, the background and the animals feel like linen. The green spot is by Echino (I have it hoarded in other colours) and the animals are by Kokka. I did google mustaherukka, and apparently it's the Finnish word for blackberry.

Now if you fancy making your own giant star, the measurements I use are below.

One Block Wonders #1

After weeks of very little sewing, mainly because of a new role at work, last weekend I was determined to get back to my sewing machine. I have been keen to make a bigger one block wonder for a while and I don't think you can go wrong with a 'star' quilt.

The three main fabrics came from the stash. And I was in The Crafty Needle looking for fabric for my second giant star quilt and came across the little grey and white spot I have used in the background. I quite like that I managed to put some random fabrics together and they look ok.

The quilt measures 48" square or 122 cm. It will probably go to Carol the quilter for as little quilting as possible.

It was too windy for Lucy the Cat to venture outside when I was taking photos, so she sat by the open window and the wind blew her winter mane around. And Mocha, the neighbour's cat who spends about three quarters of her day not at her own house, stayed inside in the sun. Smart kitty.

I have cut a second giant star and I plan to get more of it sewn this weekend. I am not sure how user friendly this one will be given three of the four fabrics are linen. However, it will look good!