First Finished Flower for WQS

Well 1 of 18  done. At the gathering today, we where asked to put a border of hexagons around half of our flowers. The fabric was given out and I made ready to do most of this sewing while I am away for the next 10 days. That and the continuing of the quilting of the 2 lap rugs, will keep me with plenty to do.

Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 10 - Iowa

Iowa or Snowball

Loving this colour combination. Simple one to do. 

Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 9 - Quilt Shop

For this square there where instructions for paper piecing, so I attempted this. Worked mostly, though it was a bit short in places.

This square was to highlight our favorite or local quilt shop. While I would have loved to highlight my local, The Patchwork Tea House in Warburton, I could not resist honoring my all time favorite shop, that is owned and managed by my mum, Grams Treasures. Love you Mum.

New Challenge for local Quilting group

The Warby Quilters and Stitches Group in Yarra Junction make a quilt every year that they then raffle off the next year with the proceeds going to a charity. Current groups, to my understanding, are the Cancer Council, Flying Doctors, and a few others.

I decided to help out and challenge myself to help out. This year they are doing a Grandmothers Garden (hex flowers) . Everyone is challenged to do 2 flowers per month for 9 months, a total of 18.

The only requirements are 1) one inch hexes 2) centre to be beige, either plain or slight beige pattern 3) petals can be of any fabric.

SO... I'm in. Here is my start.

Do I look like I'm enjoying myself? I am.

I am still working on quilting a couple of lap rugs. Squee.....

Splendid Sampler Challenge - Block 8 - Friends Around the Square

Friends Around the Square

Sewed this one while attending a long afternoon with the delightful ladies at the Warby Quilters and Stitchers in Yarra Junction. So I did it with New Friends around a nice Square (well, rectangle) table.

I love the colours in this one and I loved working on it (could have been the great company).

They also got me interested in helping with their special project, but more on that later as I get it started

Splendid Sampler Bonus Project 1

Folding Block Station

Fun little project. Might have been easier with a machine as hand sewing it was a real hand number. It is filled with a reflective padding that allows it to be used to do those small pressings of seams. The front has a pocket for a ruler, but I do not have one that size, so we will see what it is useful for.

First seven Splendid Samples