cut&alter: April 2018

Wednesday, 18 April 2018

FALQ2 :: My list ....

Well I am just sneaking in under the deadline for my Quarter 2 Finish-A-Long list and I hate to say that I only finished two items on it before the end of March (and forgot to link these up) and so I have literally just rolled over the whole list!!! Is that even allowed??!!

1. This was secret sewing at the start of the year but it not secret any more - in fact you can see the almost finished item here. This remains on the list because it needs rebinding ...... I am going to take of the binding I put on and finish it with facing - and hopefully I will be much happier with that edge treatment!

2. UK Travelling Quilt Bee - I want to make some more blocks for this before piecing the top and finishing - progress has been made on this but some blocks still need to be made before the top can be fully pieced.

3. Christmas Quilt - only needs the binding done

4. Charley Harper Hummingbird Quilt - to be bound. I did bind this last quarter but my machine and me were not working very well that day so I unpicked it that night and it still remains in the to finish pile!

5. Villa Quilt from Gloria Loughman class - to finish facing

6. Hexagon rosette - to become a cushion

7. Stash Bee '16 and '17 quilt - this is now quilted but still waiting for the binding

8. Low Volume Scrappy Quilt - this has been started but has taken a very different turn - photos and story soon

9. Union Jack Flag - to finish assembly and decide what it will become

10. Summer Sampler '16 - to decide whether to make more blocks and layout then finish

11. Christmas Tree Wallhanging - to fuse in place, quilt and bind

12. Quiet Play Sewing Machine - to finish paper piecing and decide what to use it for

13. Polaroid Blocks - extra blocks to be made into a quilt for charity

14. Back to Front - to finish front, quilt and bind

15. Crocheted Heaxgons - what am I going to do with these?

16. Black and grey quilt - started for daughter who changed her mind - need to decide what to do with it

17. Birthday Bunting

18. Project Linus Quilt - to be quilted

19. Italian House - sample from Gillian Travis class in 2016!

20. Illuminated Houses - from a class with Anne Moore - first one was gifted so I want one for myself!

21. Caravan Tote by noodlehead

Phew! There are a group of international hosts for this event and you can link up with any of them to join in the fun.

What the Judges said ....... Pt 1

Last year I joined in with the wonderful Sewcial Bee Sampler SAL hosted by Maureen Cracknell and Sharon Holland.

Whilst I was making this quilt, with a limited palette of Kona solids, I did quite a bit of unpicking! The solid fabrics were rather unforgiving when points didn't line up so I came up with a new practice - if required, I would unpick twice and the third time, whether perfect or not, the seam would stay.

I think limiting myself two only unpicking twice saved my sanity!

I entered Wasabi on the Side into the British Quilt and Stitch Village show last weekend and was pleased to read the Judges' comments. It was obviously worth the time to unpick when needed because both Judges gave me an EXCELLENT for 'Quality of Construction - Piecing' along with EXCELLENTS for 'Quality of Execution' and 'Borders, Edge Treatment, Finishing and Hanging'.

I love the texture the matchstick quilting gives this quilt and remember how I was surprised at how long it took to quilt!

Tuesday, 17 April 2018

British Quilt & Stitch Village :: A Review

Today I have a post published on the UKQU website. I am reviewing the recent British Quilt and Stitch Village in Uttoxeter, click here if you weren't able to go and you would like to know more about it .... and of course to see lots of lovely quilts!

I had three quilts entered into the show and was really happy to come 3rd with Where To Next? in the traditional category. It's not really a traditional quilt but it didn't fit the other categories either!