Handsewing again

Do you ever wonder where all your batting goes?
I buy it in six to nine meter batches, and then it sits there in my closet, taking up a vast amount of space. I open my closet and there is this nothing in it but batting.
And yet... I finished my table topper (see last post) and my baby blanket, ready to get the quilting started... and... not a single crump of batting in the whole house. Just a few scraps, sewn together not even enough for the table topper....

This has me confused.

I don't get to the LQS before friday, so what does a woman do? Handsewing.
I took my long-term-travel-and-in-between hegaxon project out. There are times I wonder will it ever get finished. And there I times I want to through it out all together. What made me start it?

But today... it actually felt good. Some relaxing handsewing, while watching the latest QI-episode. That is a nice way to spend the evening.

Today's yield. Maybe it will be finished eventually. In a few years time....

table runner in top stage

Hi all!

Last weekend, I managed to fit in some quite sewing time. What a bliss in my current hectic lifestyle!

The first priority was set on finishing the table runner top from lasts post, and I am proud to announce that after lots and lots of ironing seam allowances in the right direction (and sometimes re-ironing in the other direction, because...). The second part of my bargello table runner got ready:

I am so pleased with it, and I love how the the bargello shades give the appearance of a blurry shadow. I am sure, this was not my last bargello-type project. However, this work will have to wait now for a bit until I have time for quilting.

I have a baby quilt in my head and the deadline is approaching. The first step is ready:

With all the sewing going on, I also made a big dent in my leaders-and-enders project. This almost gives me anxiety, because I will have to think about a new l-a-e project soon. Any idea? Do you use leaders and enders?

My boxes of 5x5 cm2 pieces.

The fabric squares were already sewn into two pieces, and this weekend I got to sew two two-pieces together this weekend.

These fabric pieces will eventually turn into 4x4 them, as seen above. I have a bit over 80 squares and I am aiming for about the same amount still. When all squares are sewn, I will either sash them or sew them together with out sashing. What do you think? What would you do?

Sneak preview

Hello all, time for an update on my current work in process. This is a gold-black-beige bargello style table runner. I love bargello quilts, and yet I have never done anything larger than a small block in my sampler quilt. I worked the pattern out with the help of the owner of our local quilt shop. She had a wonderful christmas tablerunner in this pattern. Choosing the right fabric... that was so far the hardest part, followed by deciding on the sequence.

 

Taking picture of the arrangements to look at it every now and then... does this work?

 The tube all sewn and ironed.

 Cutting the strip sets and opening the tubes.

 Nesting the seams works quite nicely. Sewing and sewing and sewing.

 Aaaaand first half done, time for a sneak preview :-)

I quite like how this is coming along. Maybe I need to add a further unit to the end to make it longer, but I'll decide on it, when I am further. Hopefully I can continue soon.

Happy New Year 2017

Hi all,

We have crossed the line and welcomed the New Year yesternight. I wish you all success and joy with your quilting endeavours as well as the other important parts of your life.

Is there some special quilting goal you have set for myself? Drop me a comment, I would love to read what you are planning!

My goal for 2017 is to finish a couple of UFOs and be more consistent with my quilting. A little bit sewing here and there goes a long way, even though I may not have time for a full weekend retreat-style quilting. I would like to master some new technique, but have not set my eye on anything specific, let's see what the year will bring. Maybe even working on free-motion quilting?

And remember: