Hello Dear Reader,
I’m late tonight. I’ve been working like a woman possessed on my dad’s quilt.
It was taken at ten this evening, in the dark and the colours are far lovelier than the photo suggests. I hope you can see the pattern emerging of 2″ blocks for the sashing, with 1″ stripes at the intersections. There’s a way to go yet with six more scrappy 12″ blocks to make, along with more checks and stripes. it contains remnants of all the quilts I have made so far.
Most of the fabric for this quilt has been donated. I can see, shirts, a duvet cover and off cuts of someone else’s quilting projects. I can see remnants of fat quarters I bought at the quilting show. I’ve got bags of bits and bobs to use up and the predominant colour of this quilt is blue with fragments of a few other colours thrown in. I have a wonderful collection of red fabrics for the backing and plenty of red and white for the edging.
I’ll keep you up to date with my scrappy quilt as the week progresses and my preparations for my quilting workshop on Saturday. It’s going to be a wonderfully busy week.
Until tomorrow,
Love Froogs
As usual inspirational. I too have been quilting most of the day. Mine is a Christmas gift to a super sister in law to keep them warm in another cold winter. 'this Thursday is the longest day. Nights draw in then. Love Dianne - Hereford
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Very nice!! He's going to love it 🙂
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Love all the scrappy goodness!! 🙂 Can't wait to see it completed!
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The quilt looks fantastic Froogs, your dad will love it!
x
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I love it! So pleasing to my eye! Have you seen the American quilts by the ladies in Gee's Bend, Alabama? I'm sure you could google it and photos would come up. My library has a book, too. Your patchwork puts me in mind of some Gee's Bend quilts.
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That is fantastic and very patriotic looking, your dad will love it ! I have just finished 2 baby quilts and discovered 'crumb quilting' to use even the tiniest scraps, its a lot of fun and very addictive 🙂
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Hi Froogs.
You are great at designing on the fly! It looks wonderful! I am sure your dad will love it.
I have done a few 'string' peiced quilts-it really uses up all the bits. I use used typing paper to cut out triangles and piece directly onto the paper as a foundation. Then sew them together.
If you use a smaller than usual stitch, the paper peals off much easier. We should have a block exchange one day 🙂
Happy quilting
Barb
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Hi Froogs
I have inadvertently started on my Xmas makings think I will be doing some grannie blankets for people as we all love to snuggle under something cosey watching telly our old uni lectures would cry about lol, The quilt looks wonderful, am pleased that you have a workshop on Saturday. I hope it goes with a bang.
Your dad will love it! all the best
Rachel
Plymouth
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Its fantastic!
Julie xxxxxxx
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Hi, the quilt looks fabulous! You've done such a fantastic job pulling the colours together out of all the scraps you have - very inspirational!
Best Wishes
Debbie
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It's looking really good already, can't wait to see the finished result.
What a wonderful gift for your Dad, love and thought going into every stitch, he will love it and every time he's snuggled up all warm and cosy he'll be thinking of you.
Sue xx
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The quilt looks great. Looking forward to seeing the finished article : )
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It is lovely, I think your Dad will be really pleased with it.
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It looks gorgeous, so big and comfy already x
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That's beautiful, I have a favourite block 🙂 it's the bottom left one. I'm wondering how you're going to do the actual quilting.
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