What's goin on...

So much for a slow, quiet start to the year.  Have you seen everything that's going on in Quiltybloggyland?
First up, as it is especially for beginners, there's a wonderful thing going on over at Fairyface Designs...

There is so much happening in Sarah's {SEW} Get Started that I wont try and fit it all in here, go and have a look!  Anything you could want to know about starting sewing, all in one place.


Then there is this....

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Which is the first of possibly many swaps from my mouthy mates, Susan, Hadley and Cindy.  It's starting off with a nice and easy (hahaha) zippy pouch, and should be great fun.




And then there's the Quilt-A-Longs...  so many tempting quilts to join in making....
Like this one.....

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Yes, in case you'd forgotten, there is also MY QAL!   (Please don't forget!)  Cos I haven't... I've been quietly messing about finalising the design on EQ7, and planning out how to do the posts.  Quite a lot more to take into account than I'd realised to be honest!  If anyone has any pointers of how they'd like to see things feel free to let me know now whilst I'm still planning!
So far, my rough schedule is as follows.  I was asked to keep it slow, and I think this ought to do it!

• Friday 20th January  Quilt details, Fabric Requirements
• Friday 3rd February  Block one (3 to make)
• Friday 10th February Block Two (4 to make)
• Friday 17th February Block Three (5 to make)
• Friday 24th February Block Four (5 to make)
• Friday  2nd March Quilt Top Assembly

I am also thinking of seeing if I can do a google doc that you can print out, with the patterns for all blocks in case you want to go faster!
Now, I'm not going to provide full instructions beyond that, but I will provide a selection of my favourite tutorials and guides to every step that takes a pieced top to a finished quilt.   I've set up a flickr group too so anyone taking part can post pics, and anyone stuck can ask questions.  Call me lazy if you want... but I prefer to think of it as sensible.  I'm still learning myself, this QAL is to show you how I made the Stained Pink Quilt, so I'm talking you through turning the design picture to a quilt top.  The rest of it.. well... if you've read this blog before you'll know I've never gotten it right first time myself yet!  I'll be following the same tutorials as you to get it finished after that!


Meantime, all this excitement online and I've got nowt much to report to be honest.  I was working on a little stack and slash project, but that's now gone into a bag to be looked out later this year when I need something else for Rhonda's Finish Along!  Well...  it was going okay, but I completely lost steam on it.  Too many other things coming up.  Like all of the above, plus round two of  For the Love of Solids (I know, I was so sure I wasn't going to do it, but then Susan...well, lets just say she can be persuasive).  
And, most exciting of all... mum's coming up to visit for a few weeks!  I'm going to supply the fabric, she's hopefully bringing enough sewing mojo for both of us...  carnt wait!