Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Clearing the decks

The sorting of the sewing room has come to a grinding halt. There are too many half-made (or as we call them around this house, "half-arsed") projects lying around and I want them finished. So this week is finishing week, and I'm actually kind of enjoying it.

Arithmetic - still joining

The Arithmetic quilt chugs along. I have more than half of it joined, and I should be able to finish the quilt top in the next day or so, just so long as I don't die from boredom first. (Yes I find this ironic. I prefer to hand piece - something many people find extremely boring - and yet I find sewing seams at a machine to be mind numbing in the extreme. Probably why I have so many half-arsed machine-sewn quilts lying around.)

Lotta Hexies - moving on

The Lotta Hexies is back on the boil. When the quilt shop found more of my grey fabric for the diamonds it meant I could fiddle with the design a bit. This quilt is so design-as-you-go it's not funny. But I'm hoping to have the quilt top done by Christmas and then quilted and on the bed soon after.

Bag in the pipeline

One of the shelves which is coming down currently holds a batch of made and unmade bags to sell. Should probably get on that.

Stitch and flip HSTs - on the design wall

And this is the most fun - the stitch and flip HSTs from modern quilt group earlier this month. These have been so much fun to sew and then fiddle with on the design wall.

Stitch and flip HSTs - on the design wall

Stitch and flip HSTs - on the design wall

Stitch and flip HSTs - on the design wall

Haven't tried a pinwheel combo yet - must get on that.

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8 comments:

  1. LynleyOctober 30, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    oh goodness, you're an inspiration ... must ... get ... to .... unfinished.... quilts....

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  2. NikkiOctober 30, 2012 at 9:30 PM

    Ooh - loving that modern number ther e- particularly when it's arranged in diamond-ish shapes. YOu've got me thinking about quilts again, just when I thought I'd got it out of my system....

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  3. AnnieOctober 30, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Love the finish off, the clean up will always be there. Great moderns.

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  4. TaphophileOctober 31, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    Cheering you on from the sidelines.

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  5. Rose RedOctober 31, 2012 at 4:31 PM

    Great idea to clear the decks!
    I love all of those modern quilt options - but how will you choose? I think I would find that almost impossible!

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  6. Magpie MimiNovember 1, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    I really like those stitch and flip designs! They're amazing! Would love to learn how to make them.

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  7. trashNovember 1, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    Oh! Oh! Oh! For days I have been silently, but very forcefully, telepathically pleading with you to give me the deets on how to make those but it doesn't seem to have worked ;-) So I am now asking you visually, pleeeeeease will you tell me how? Is it like the hst version of wonky stars?

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  8. KylieNovember 7, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    I hope that you have achieved lots the past week.

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