Baby Soul Blossoms {WIP}

Soul Blossoms baby quilt top. All ready for quilting with a pieced back and black and white stripe binding.

I'm on a roll. I now have 5 baby quilts ready for quilting.

Enjoy your weekend x

WIP Wednesday: Low Volume Baby Quilt

Today I'm auditioning binding for this low volume baby quilt top I made on the weekend. 

I'm trying to use up as much of my scraps and stash as possible at the moment. I really need to stop buying new fabric and start using what I have. So far, it hasn't been a challenge!

Linking up with Freshly Pieced.

Binding To Go

Progress!

Would you believe me if I told you that I worked on the scrappy improv block quilt today? I decided this morning that those blocks have been languishing in the WIP basket for far too long so I pulled them out and turned them into a quilt top.

I'm so glad I did.

Just the two side borders to go and it's finished.

Lazy Saturday

Making a fabric covered baby wipes container for a gift. I love Prints Charming fabrics and this one is so beautifully soft.

I managed to do a bit of fabric shopping at my local quilt shop this morning, and had a parcel delivery this week, so come back tomorrow for Sunday Stash.

WIP Wednesday - Some Rainbow Goodness

An unfinished baby quilt top. White/neutral base fabric borders yet to go on. Stay tuned.

Belated WIP Wednesday

Yesterday I received the last of my Great Granny Square blocks from my fellow bee's in QCA Bee # 2. 

I laid them all out last night and discovered that I only had to make one more of my own to have enough blocks for a quilt top. Which was a relief after how many I had to make for last years quilt, the red and aqua string block quilt. Note to self: choose large bee blocks. 

Some people were very generous and made two blocks. Kate made me a block and added some more squares in so that I can make another. Here it is on my design board.

I cut into these fabrics for my final block.

I also received my Scrap Vomit squares from my swap partner. This is what I sent her.

And this is what I received back.

I'm looking forward to starting a scrap vomit quilt, although I think it will be that I make blocks here and there in between other projects that I am working on. So for now I'm just stashing 2.5" squares.

Next on the list is finishing a quilt top with my Scrappy Improv blocks now that I have purchased the perfect backing fabric for it. I acquired it from Spotlight the other day when they had their 30% off sale. It's great what you can find when you aren't even looking. It's a sign that I need to get this one finished.

And speaking of the red and aqua string block quilt, I have almost finished hand sewing the binding. One side to go.

A Little Bit Of Progress

Just a few things in the last week.

My red and aqua string block quilt has been quilted. I picked it up from my local quilt shop a few days ago. I'm very happy with it. Now to hand sew the binding and it's done. Only a year after it was started. Stay tuned for more on this quilt.

Two more Field Study stars (which are actually sideways in this photo).

I finally found the perfect pattern for Master 2's pirate quilt. Spinning Stars by Anna Maria Horner. You can find the free pattern here. One block down, 8 to go. 

Speaking of Master 2, it's his 3rd birthday tomorrow. Time sure does fly.

Some Saturday Sewing

Master 2 (almost 3) was out and about today so I had some time alone. Of course, I spent it sewing. Something I haven't done all week.

I got this shabby chic baby quilt top finished.

Polaroid 9 patch block for Fiona at Finding Fifth. She is in the QCA Bee # 1 group and this is her block for February. She is going to use these blocks to make a quilt to donate to a child who has lost everything in the recent bushfires here in Australia. I'm not in her Bee group but as I want to do more charity sewing this year, and I have lots of polaroid blocks from the Say Cheese! Polaroid Block Swap, I decided to make her a block. You can find her tutorial here.

Last night I was looking at all things Nightshade online, looking for some quilt inspiration for these fabric remnants I was given (that's right....given) by my local quilt shop. So after I packed up and was waiting for Master 2 to return I had a bit of fabric play.

I also have some of the other prints to put with this. At this stage I'm thinking of doing random improv blocks of different sizes and then just filling the spaces between with a tone on tone black print. What would you do with it?

My New Design Board

I'm excited to be using my new design board for the first time today.

Shabby Chic baby quilt top

I have seen these in the blogging world and in our online quilting group, Quilt Club Australia, and have wanted one for ages. When I discovered that my best friend Fiona had one, she told me all about how easy it was to make AND gave me her left over flannel. Thanks BFF! Here is her design board....with her amazing blocks on it.

Source: Primal Hippie Girl

It's a piece of cornflute from Bunnings covered with flannelette and hung up with two skirt hangers. Simple but oh so practical.

Living in a two bedroom unit and having a 2 year old who has more stuff than me, I have a serious lack of space. Usually I will move his playmat off the floor at night to lay out quilt tops. I will still have to do this with larger quilts but now for my baby quilts I can just put it up on the design board.....and be able to leave it there! Hooray!

Working Through The WIP Basket

My goal at the moment is to work on only whatever is in my WIP basket. It's been very satisfying to get some small projects finished and get some quilts to the almost completed stage.

Quilt top finished, backing pieced and binding made for this one. Blocks were already made and sitting in the WIP basket.

Quilting finished on the Cameo quilt and the binding sewn to the front. This is the first quilt that I have made for myself so I will be hand stitching the binding down. Could take a while.

Re-made the fabric covered baby wipes container that was supposed to go with the Scrappy Zoo baby quilt.

Some reusable snack bags for my cousin. I used this tutorial but instead of sewing down the outside to enclose the inside seams, I just overlocked them. 

Christmas placemat made from a left over block from the Very Merry HST BOF. I have finished the quilt top but I just need to take some photos.

Ok so this wasn't in the WIP basket. It's something completely new. In all fairness I had the idea and I just had to do one block to make sure it was going to turn out like what was in my head :)

WIP Wednesday: Plumb Quilt

Last night I pin basted, quilted, and put the binding on the front. I'm very happy with the quilting on this one.

It's a bit overcast today and Master 2 wanted to 'help' me with the photos. 

I have also finished quilting this one and sewn the binding onto the front. 

I used this black and white spot binding. Now I just need to get to machine binding and I will have three finished quilts!

 

Linking up with Freshly Pieced WIP Wednesday.

A Very Merry HST BOF: Block 6

Ornament.

Now to re-do the Tinsel block with these fabrics and put them all together. Still deciding whether to make a large table runner or a wall hanging. 

One Pinned And One Quilted

I have been busy this week trying to get a couple of quilts finished for Christmas presents. One was pinned, quilted and binding sewn to the front.

The other was pinned last night and is ready for quilting.

Stay tuned.

A Very Merry HST BOF: Block 5

Christmas Star.

A Very Merry HST BOF: Block 4

Christmas Wreath.

Red & Aqua String Block Top

Last night I finally put together all the blocks for my Quilt Club Australia Block Bee 2 quilt. My red and aqua string blocks.

The top measures 45" x 60". I had originally planned for it to be 60" x 60" but I just couldn't bare to make any more blocks. I was over it. It's still going to be a nice lap quilt and it's more about showcasing the blocks that my friends in the Bee have made than making a specific size quilt. 

I have chosen Perfectly Perched Nesting Chairs In Celebration for the back, which I need to order, but I can't decide on a binding. Later in the week I will take it into my local quilt shop and audition a few fabrics.  

What do you think would be good for the binding?

A Very Merry HST BOF: Block 3

Playing catch up.

Block 3: Poinsettia