WIP Wednesday!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 5:10PM Well. I've been busy getting stuff done this week! Hooray for me. And a big thanks to my burly, amazingly patient husband, who helped me get everything (more or less) accomplished. Whew! Let's talk achievements!
I am linking up with Lee for WIP Wednesday!
FINISHES:
I am going to put the Rainbow Parterre quilt up to include as a finish since it is actually the only quilt I've managed to FINISH this year! Even though I blogged about it last Monday, I missed last week's WIP, so here it is!
I also managed to swap rooms around in the house and finished converting the baby's room into a new sewing space/study. Man, is it ever awesome! I am loving being IN my sewing space now that it's actually a sewing space...and not a sewing closet. I know people work with less room and do amazing stuff, but I am going to go out on a limb here and say that I am not one of them. I enjoy the space. Now I have more of it. Win!
NEW PROJECTS:
I had a 30-pack of Liberty pieces I bought from Calico & Ivy a long time ago (with the amazing fellow co-curator Jenna) but it wasn't quite enough, so I went to get a few more prints. Calico & Ivy is sadly closing down. Their last day is May 4th, so if you're in Sydney, go in and take advantage of the big sale. Their quilting fabric is all 50% off, and the Liberty is reduced in price, too. That makes stash-building very affordable (she says guiltily). ANYWAY, long story short, I got a few more prints and managed to organize a quick quilt top. I added in a few Michael Miller solids, but I kept it otherwise strictly Liberty.
STALLED WORKS:
Okay, my quilt show quilt is still just strips. I need to finish assembling the top! It'll only take an evening, it's just sitting down and doing it that seems to be the problem...because after that comes the batting, backing, and quilting, which I have not yet decided on. I am a bit nervous. It's a show quilt! My first! It has to be pretty great. So....yikes.
I also haven't done a thing with my Washi Windows top. It is meant to be quilted!
Or either Trade Winds quilt top. These are meant to go up in my Etsy shop in the near future, once a bit of the destash has cleared. I can't find pictures of the tops anywhere, so the stack will have to do! :)
Oh yeah. That Swoon quilt. Urgh. I love this block and I need to just MAKE this quilt already. If I did just one a night it would take me two weeks to get the whole thing done!
What else? My Os quilt is stalled. I doubt I'll go back to it, actually, and it's a shame I've already cut out the pieces. I might put them together another way as a scrap quilt, though. I am thinking of a nice cushion cover out of the existing Os. :)
And I haven't done anything with this though I really want to revisit it soon! I love this stack and the block I drafted (based on this excellent one from Film in the Fridge) is really perfect. Again, it's all cut out, and ready to make a quilt with!
It looks like I have lots of work to do! I better get busy. How about you guys? Link up with Lee and share the linky love! Hopefully next week I'll have a bit more to report!
Penny xx
Reader Comments (7)
Wow, you have got so much on the go. I love it all. I especially LOVE your sewing space. You wont be able to keep yourself away from it. Those Swoon blocks will be completed in no time!
Wow! I'm exhausted just looking at your post! You're on fire! Love your sewing room......I'm in what is commonly called a "store room", but I refer to as the show box - aka sewing room.
WOW! the Rainbow Parterre quilt is amazing I love it!
You have so many wonderful projects going on and your rainbow finish is spectacular.
Wow that quilt!! And your other quilt tops are fabulous as well. I love the look of your new sewing space! Your fabrics is so pretty on display.
That rainbow parterre is stunning!! W-o-w!
Wonderful body of work you have going on. I love the finished piece and your show piece with the HST.