Taking Stock

Posted in Project Linus, Quilts, WIP Wednesday by wombatquilts

WIP Wednesday seemed like a good time to take stock of what I have “in progress” at the moment. So here goes…

1. Blocks almost ready to be made into a top…

Paper Piecing Monday blocks… one block to go!

Granny squares ready to go

2. Quilt top needing the paper pattern removed…

3. Quilt tops waiting to be basted and quilted….

Sunburnt Country top

paper pieced square in square modern scrap quilt

Square in square quilt top

1001 Peeps square in square quilt top

4. Quilts ready to go to Project Linus…

7. Ongoing project that may take me years….

Hexagon flowers… all hand done!

6.. Very old quilts that have been sitting in my cupboard (or in storage in Australia) for YEARS…

My first ever quilt top… circa 1997

1930’s Star quilt… circa 2000

Kaffe Fassett floral quilt top… circa 2008

Novelty rainbow quilt top… circa 2009

So where do I start…. It is all so overwhelming!

6May2013

Paper Piecing Monday

Posted in Paper Piecing Monday by wombatquilts

I am running a little behind today… but I have finally got today’s block done and ready to post.

With this block I am only one block away from finishing up my red/aqua star blocks. I am going to lay out all the blocks this week and see what I am missing, so that the last block is a perfect fit! Now for today’s star…

Another fabulous star from Carol Doak’s “50 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars”, this time I used the Maine Star pattern. A simple 56 piece star that has a lot of impact. As I am nearing the end of this project I used more of the scraps I have accumulated over the last couple of months.

Now I am off to enjoy this glorious day. The sun is shinning and the weather is warm. In Portland you have to make the most of these days when they come!

3May2013

An abundancy of turquioise

Posted in Quilts, Scrap quilts by wombatquilts

This month there are a couple of resolutions in our house, that may or may not work. Firstly my husband thought it would be a good idea if we did not eat any processed sugar during May. I do not remember agreeing to this at all, but it seems that sugar is off the menu. If the posts get erratic, the colours get to bright or I stop making sense, it is because I am suffering withdrawals.

The second resolution for May was to finish up more of the quilt tops I have floating around. This resolution came about as I finished another two quilt tops this week and the pile of UFOs grew to an embarrassing level. More quilting less piecing. Combine this resolution with the other one and it could be an interesting month!

Anyway the two tops I finished up this week are both from the same pattern…. I blogged them originally here. I used this pattern…

..to make this quilt.

This was a fun scrap quilt to make – lots of turquoise, navy (my favorite colour) and pink/purple. I really like this colour combination, which I stumbled across while playing with my piles of fabric.

The other quilt top I finished was my 1001 Peeps top.

I was battling the wind when I was taking these photos. It is the problem of photographing tops as opposed to full quilts – there is no weight to hold them in place in even a gentle breeze.