Summer vacation has officially begun! Report cards are done and I don't have to go back to work for... well, a while! I've been making the most of my time and sewing a lot!
I've been working away on J-Boy's
Good Old Hockey Game and the appliqué on the top is done. There might be a few speed wobbles present, but it's by far the happiest I've ever been with machine appliqué of mine. I don't know how I managed such a dull pic on a sunny day! Q-A and I went on a F.A.R.T (check
Alphabet Soup if you're scratching your head on this one!) and I've got the batting and some
snazzy backing all washed and ready to go.
And here's a blast from the past -
Toes in the Sand! I can't believe I haven't worked on this one since January! On the week-end, I cut all the setting triangles and now the top's sewn together. And I have backing and batting ready to go for this one too! It was just starting to rain as this pic was snapped... oh the silly things we do for quilts!
I even pressed the seams open as directed. What a time consuming process! Don't you just love that
Sun Print Text fabric? It cost me an arm and a leg by the time I got it here, but I just couldn't see a solid as those setting triangles.
Finally, inspiration struck in the
Michael Miller MQG Challenge department! I made a fun pillow a while back, but used so little challenge fabric that it seemed ridiculous! But this second project - this feels so much more... challenge-y! Here are a few progress pics to whet your appetite.
Those are stitch and flip triangles you're seeing.
And yes, those are my new spools of Aurifil lurking in the background. More to come on this quilt in a future post... the top is done and ready to be layered!
It's been a great week of sewing! I hardly wait to get away from the computer and back to the machine! I'm so excited about the progress I've made this week that I'm linking up with
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and
The Needle and Thread Network.
J
P.S. Speaking of link-ups, for all you
Library Project-ers out there, don't forget that this Friday is the start of the monthly link-up!
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Congratulations on such a productive week of sewing! You have so many lovely projects going right now. I totally had to look up F.A.R.T. :)
ReplyDeleteSo happy you had a good F.A.R.T... hmmm... let me re-phrase that! I remember when we F.A.R.T.ed together 2 years ago. Someday, I promise, I will get to the stage when I need your expert guidance again. Hopefully, sooner than later! Love the fabric of your new project...
ReplyDeleteToes in the sand is a great quilt! You definitely needed those setting triangles!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWow...wonderful work going on, but I adore the hockey quilt!!!!! any chance on getting that pattern???
ReplyDeleteGlad your machine applique turned out great. no stopping you now! The hockey rink quilt is just wonderful! Your Toes in the Sand is wonderful too! Gotta get a closer look at that one. Those are some very amazing blocks! Can't wait to see your MM challenge design. Lots going on and now you also have time to kick back and relax.
ReplyDeleteOk that Hockey rink is fab! The borders, the applique, all just awesome! Is this a pattern or something you made up? I bet you could make a pattern out of it... And thanks for the shout out on TLP. Writing the link up post now!
ReplyDeleteI had fun on our F.A.R.T. Can't wait for another one. Both quilts are looking pretty good
ReplyDeleteLovin' that hockey quilt! Canajen, eh? ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the Michael Miller fabrics. I cannot wait to see what you come up with for the challenge :)
ReplyDeleteThe hockey game quilt is incredible.....I love it. You can't go wrong with text on fabric. I've been looking at ordering the same fabric. It looks perfect in this quilt. Ok....you've whet my appetite...I'll try to be patient but I hope I don't have to wait too long to see the MM quilt.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts look amazing!
ReplyDeleteYou are on fire! Loving the hockey quilt-especially the stripes on the border and all the details on the ice surface. You"re going to have a very productive summer!
ReplyDeleteLove the hockey quilt! Super cute! I am not showing my son in law!
ReplyDeleteYour hockey rink turned out so awesome! I love how it pops off the darker border, and the little bits of colour in the border are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSo happy to see toes in the sand again, i was wondering what happened to that one! Can't wait to see these finish up!