June One Monthly Goal

It's hard to believe that in a few short weeks we will be halfway through the year. So far this year I have started waaaaay more quilts than I have finished, so my goal for this month is to finish at least one.

For my Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal June link-up I'm choosing my low volume plus quilt. I only have about half the blocks made so far, but I am having a sew day with friends tomorrow and another sew day towards the end of the month.

The plan is to get this quilt finished and photographed in front of the beautiful autumnal trees before they loose all of their leaves completely.

Kat

I-spy quilt

A couple of weeks ago my twin toddlers celebrated their second birthday. I wasn't able to get it finished for their actual birthday, but I managed to finish their birthday quilt in time for the party a few days later.

The quilt is made of 121 economy blocks with a fussy cut animal in the centre. I've been referring to it as the 'Animalia quilt', after one of my eldest son's favourite books.

This quilt is intended to be used as a picnic quilt or playmat so I used a double layer of batting (for extra softness and warmth) and a bright green Rhoda Ruth Wide for backing (to help hide grass stains). For the binding I used by go-to black and white stripe, hand-stitched in place with big stitches.

I've really enjoyed working on this project for the last few months and it definitely won't be my last I-spy quilt.

I'll be linking up to the 2019 Q2 Finish-along linky when it opens, as this project was one of my proposed finishes for this quarter.

Kat

Meadowland quilt

Just a quick post to link up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and share my finished Meadolwand quilt.

My goal for this month was to get this quilted and bound and I managed to get it done on the weekend, thanks to some basting assistance from my awesome husband.

I quilted it with my walking foot, adding a few diamonds to accentuate the centre of the blocks.

Unfortunately it has been wet and miserable in Melbourne so I haven't been able to get a good photo. Hopefully we'll get some better weather this coming weekend.

I'm also linking up with the 2019 Finish along as this was one of my proposed finishes for this quarter.

Kat

Quarter 2 proposed finishes

I'm linking up with the second quarter of the 2019 finish-along and sharing my round-up of WIPs I hope to finish this quarter. In the past I have posted very long lists, but this quarter I'm being a little more realistic and sharing 9:

• Top left is my double star quilt that I chose for my bee block for last year. I'm still waiting on one last pair of blocks, but hope to finish it soon after I receive them.
• Top middle is a low volume plus quilt that I started earlier this year. I'm about halfway there with 20 blocks already sewn and the fabric cut for a whole lot more.
• Top right is my Tula Pink Freckles WIP. This project has been on the backburner for several year, but this year I am determined to improve my curve-sewing skills.
• Middle left is my I-spy economy block quilt. I hope to finish this for my twin children's second birthday (next month) so it will probably be my next finish.
• In the middle is my Meadlowland quilt top. I'm hoping to get it finished and bound sometime this quarter.
• Middle right is my Lizzy House sampler quilt that I started a couple of weeks ago. I've only made 11 blocks (out of 100) so far but I am really enjoying fussy cutting some of my favourite prints
• Bottom left is a scrap quilt I started earlier this week. This project has been on my mind for a while and when my husband suggested that I make some slightly larger quilts for when the twins transition from cots to toddler beds, I thought this would be perfect.
• Bottom middle is my icecream soda EPP project. I'm over halfway through stitching the blocks and have another batch of shapes basted ready to go.
• Bottom right is a small picnic quilt that I am making that uses upcycled demin. 

As always, I would be happy to even finish half of these. Hopefully I can made some good progress over the Easter holdays.

Kat

A quilt for Baby

I've got one last-minute finish to share for Q1 of the 2019 finish-along - a mini quilt I made for my daughter's baby doll.

I've had these blocks floating around my sewing space for several years. They've made an appearance on several finish-along lists, including my list for this quarter.

I initially thought that they'd made a nice panel for a tote bag, but when we bought an IKEA doll's bed I thought that they'd be the perfect size for a doll quilt.

I also used the mini quilt as an opportunity to try a few new-to-me techniques; matchstick quilting and big stitch binding.

I'm really pleased with how it turned out and am glad to finally be able to cross this WIP off the list.

Kat

April One Monthly Goal

I'm linking up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and sharing my goal for April. This month I hope to finish my Meadowland quilt top.

I've been working on this project for the last 6 weeks as part of the quilt-along organised by the pattern designer (Then Came June).

My fabric pull for this quilt is a mix of lots of different designers and prints, all from my stash. I love how fresh and summery it feels (especially as we are heading into the cooler months in Australia).

My favourite block so far is this one where I fussy cut some foxes from Tula Pink's Chipper collection.

I'm looking forward to getting this one finished and on the bed.

Kat

Low volume plus quilt WIP

I'm linking back up with Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal and sharing my progress on my low volume plus block WIP. My goal for this month was to finish at least 20 blocks and I managed to make it just in time.

I'm really enjoying this project, though I still feel a bit uncertain about some of the more darkly coloured background fabrics. My plan is to wait until I've made all of the blocks and see if any prints are still bothering me before I rip them out.

I'm aiming for a 5 x 7 layout so I still need another 15 blocks. Perhaps that will be my goal for April!

Kat