And another idea

This time from Pink Chalk Studio: She calls it Hopscotch Table Runner and I think I might make a variation of this for Christmas.

Upcoming Projects

I need to keep reminding myself of pending projects because otherwise - with all these ideas in my head - I will be losing track.

Since mid-July the list of upcoming projects has changed to:

PIF - not done yet, sorry

Coasters - not done either ... but then there's always Christmas

Stashbuster Quilt for my God-Daughter, well, sort of: used the fabric and finished the quilt

2 quilts in a day for new babies: working on No 1

a Big Zig quilt, based on Denyse Schmidt's pattern for yet another baby: this one has gone on the backburner after my cousin sadly miscarried

a long-term project: my first and only sampler quilt was meant for my first-born and to be ready when she starts school. She's in second grade and the thing still looks the way it did in November 2003. Yikes. I have plans to rework it and finish it off eventually. I will not hand-quilt and it will not be the size shown in that post dated January 2005.

And then there are: the WIPs and my Retreat Project. I am always itching to start a new project and have a million ideas in my head. Especially when work is tedious - like right now.

Finished and presented

Wow, this is the quickest quilting project so far: I started on September 2 and spent roughly four nights per week working on this. It was quite the hit with the recipient's family.

Hannah was christened this weekend and I am hoping that this quilt will accompany her throughout her life.

Fabric: Moda, Quilt Pink range plus Makower Pink Spray for the backing and vichy checks for the border.

Filled with Freudenberg 100% cotton wadding

I just had an idea ...

Again, Mrs MonkeySuit gave me an idea. She posted a fairly simple quilt, a variation of Crazy Mom Quilts' Quilt in a Day. And I will pick it up while also putting my failed attempts at Repetition to good use.

Yay!

Almost there ...

With the binding attached, using a zig zag stitch and a relatively unconventional approach of ironing and pinning down, then zipping around the binding by machine, adding a nice zig-zaggy embellishment, I move on to the last and least favourite job: cleaning up all the loose threads.

Half an evening to go! Delivery scheduled for tomorrow.

How can you tell I'm bored at work?

I fiddle with my links and trawl the web for new patterns such as this lovely little gem: Fig Leaves.

I've been hunting for a nice leaf patterns for the longest time! In 2003, just before we moved away from my beloved Manchester, I purchased a set of fat quarters of autumnal fabrics - see UFOs and fabric addictions. Now I know what to make of it.

Zig Zag quilt tutorial

Wading through Flickr-com groups simply because I am bored, I stumbled across this Zig Zag quilt tutorial. This will be an excellent guideline for babyquilt no 3.