Dearie Me

Not enough posting lately. Having been somewhat moribund all Winter and Spring, now the sun is shining and we actually have Somewhere To Go (Festival of Quilts, Birmingham NEC, 29th July - 1st August), stuff needs finishing and patterns writing and such and such

Here is Little Crosses

 Old Oakshott Fabrics "Summer Check and Stripe" charm squares (no, sorry, all long gone) and two whites, improv blocks and conventional-enough sashings. Ages in the making, recently finished 

And 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 22 x 22, for The Modern Group Challenge "It Takes Two" - making a pattern for this soon

And, finished last night

Goth Tiger, my latest Goth Baby Quilt, ready to give away (ETA, now gone to a new home)
This is the back - interesting "Lascaux Caves" print

So, a bit of progress, now I will go and melt gently till after supper, then attack the Post

Week of Minis, Saturday and Sunday

 

Another place mat in gorgeous yellow, ready to quilt. The pink and green ones are finished, as is the French Hen, for which I now have all the pictures for a pattern

Table runner quilted...

And trimmed

Other things on the way, but not yet photographed..

Further Adventures

 Well, after a slightly hair-raising trip to the Post Office, we got together at lunchtime again for further minis-and-miniatures

I've been sorting blocks for a pattern - these will be table mats to go with a table runner, in assorted colours - my little Tigers, trimmed and ready to sew together...

And this is an almost - finished sample for a new pattern - this is "French Hen"

I took photos for the pattern at every stage so it took most of the afternoon, but I'm really happy with this

Shown here with the table-mat flimsies, later layered and I have quilted some, ready to bind tomorrow. The Table runner set will be a new pattern and a video quite soon...

All day working on  one of my nice 99s, they are so quiet and easy to use and don't get in the way of conversation. And this one will be really ready to go to a new home when I'm done with it this week

HB is working on true minature blocks - see how tiny the strips are, and one star...

More tomorrow