Summer...,maybe!!

paper pieced and machine quilted front

We are officially summer by the calendar but not by the weather. It is getting sunnier but the temperatures aren't that high. That is definitely not me complaining...20-24 Celsius would be just fine with me for the whole summer!

quilt for a little Supergirl

As promised in my last post, the quilt is done.I was working on a paper pieced project and half way through  the decision was made as to who it was for. I have a friend who's daughter is in hospital and I decided to finish it and give it to her. As you will see in the pics, there was an added special touch just for her. I also machine quilted the whole thing. Some free motion and some walking foot. Pretty proud of myself for that as it is not my favorite thing to do!

EQ version of my quilt(close as I could get)

Life throws curve balls all the time and gets you to thinking and wanting to get things done. I have had a project waiting in the wings to be done. You know..one of those ...I will get to it!! So I spent a day designing a quilt. Taking pieces from here and there of projects I have seen in magazines that I liked. Voila.....a quilt is born!! Now to do some deep stash diving to find the necessary fabrics and I was off.
Now your quilt math is only as good as the quilter. I was very close, I mean really close but when you need 32 - 3 1/2" squares.....30 is not enough. I made a few friendly texts and found two friends with the fabric I needed...that was a close one. It helps that we were all part of a fat quarter group so it was only a matter of finding someone who had not used their's as yet!

Today I want to wish my friend Kathy a Happy Bloganniversary! I checked in with her blog this morning and it has been 7 years that she has been slow stitching on Sunday. Encouraging many quilters and stitchers to slow down and enjoy some quiet time! Thanks Kathy for all you do, offering us this chance to meet and enjoy each other's company.

Where does it go!?!

garden pretty!!

Spring antics at the birdfeeder

Time is flying by and I have no idea where it goes so quickly. "They" say as you age, time goes by faster....it can't possibly!!!
Clothes are being hung outside, the garden is almost all in and the grass needs cutting AGAIN!!! All of these things have kept me busy and away from my studio. There have been a few rainy days and of course nothing interferes with my Wednesday sewing day with the girls. So although quilts are not being completed in leaps and bounds, I am making progress.

guild finish...needs two coloured binding yet

future baby quilt

This month is the last meeting for guild and we want a big show and tell finish. We did several workshops this year and I should have at least one project finished. I do have tops completed but only one completed quilt and I machine quilted  with free motion  myself. Those that know me know that that is quite an accomplishment as my heart is with hand quilting.

proud of my free motion quilting

I have been working on a paper pieced block. I finished one and decided(due to lack of enough fabric) to tear the block apart and replace one piece to ensure I have enough of the background to make 6 blocks. 8 blocks would have been better but with paper piecing there is so  much waste and I just couldn't squeeze out those extra 2 blocks. So I will have to make do with the 6, bigger sashing and bigger borders...haha! Hopefully I will have pictures in my next post! These blocks have been my Wednesday sewing project.

 Although I haven't been linking in with my friend Kathy and her Slow Sunday stitching...I have been looking in to see what everyone is doing. She is way more proficient than I am and you learn lots too from everyone that links in with her. Check it out and see!

Well the studio is calling and so it that binding that needs sewing on. Catch up with you later! Special hello to Jeanne...(I know post more).hope you are doing well and I will see you at guild next week!!