Anyway... I've been easing myself into sewing doing small bits at a time, and I have a couple of finishes to show for it now.
First up we have the California Dreamin' quilt. Mum pieced this in an afternoon (when I was poorly and napping) from a fabulous pattern in the Fat Quarterly Shape Workout book. I got my lovely mate Emily to do some meticulously spaced straight line quilting on it, and I did some "organic" hand quilting in the solids.
The second one,( pictured on its side cos I didnt want to get the bottom wet!!!) is my first and probably last entirely Half Square Triangles quilt. Wow, this was soooooo tedious to make. Dont get me wrong, I really like it, and I'm happy with the block I chose, the solid I went for etc. But eugh. So many hsts! Not exactly enjoyable to piece. In fact, it wouldn't have been made at all if I hadnt had mum on trimming duty! I do like the finished quilt though. This was basted by Emily too, and I managed to quilt this one myself with a nice simple grid layout.
Feels so nice to have some finishes to show! I have another quilt top finished tonight, which hopefully I'll be sharing with you all very soon....
Your finishes are lovely. Especially the HST one :)
ReplyDeleteThose are both lovely and I am glad you are getting a chance to do some sewing.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about HSTs - they are a total pain in the arse, but worth it in the end!
ReplyDeletetwo lovely quilts, well done even starting the HSTs! !!
ReplyDeletethe quilts are so lovely. Can I borrow your mum? Just for one little tiny quilt? Take care!
ReplyDeleteOh they are both fabulous, are they FAL finishes? I managed to finish a quilt last night, feels great! Hope you are keeping well x
ReplyDeleteTwo great finishes, don't give up on HSTs they are so versatile.x
ReplyDeleteThey both look great Sarah! Well done x
ReplyDeleteYeah for mojo and mum and Emily! They are both gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteTwo brilliant finishes. Good on you!
ReplyDeleteTwo most excellent finishes. And yay you with all that hst-ing!
ReplyDeleteYay for the return of the mojo, boo for the bump intervening! You obviously need one of those granny muff things for your feet, then you won't need socks ;o)
ReplyDeleteLove the finishes, I would never in a million years have done all those HSTs, well done!
Very glad to hear about the mojo comeback.
ReplyDeleteI love the HST quilt soooo much. It's sublime.
They are both fantastic finishes....and I bet it feels great to have them completed.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have assembled the ultimate quilty A Team!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful both xxx
Great finishes and I wish I had a mum who would trim my HST for me. Di x
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely quilts. California Dreaming was the first fabric collection I ever bought (still uncut - haven't quite got my mojo back!). Love the HST quilt too.
ReplyDeleteGreat, as usual! I particularly like how the longer you look at the hst quilt the more patterns you see.
ReplyDelete2 gorgeous quilts S! You're managing to get more done than me at the moment! Jxo
ReplyDeleteI have a HST quilt that's been in progress for over a year for that exact reason! Lovely finishes :)
ReplyDeleteLove the HST especially, and am so tempted to try one but know I'd find it very tedious too (and my mum wouldn't trim for me, and the kids and John would be a disaster!). Juliex
ReplyDeleteI'm so out of the loop with my blogroll, but I just wanted to say a massive CONGRATULATIONS on the baby news! How exciting for you!!! As always, I marvel at how beautiful your quilting is!
ReplyDeleteHad to click on your blog (via Lily's Quilts) because the name was so intriguing! Love the quilts, especially the first–such a great use of colour.
ReplyDeleteLoved your Oakshott quilt on Lily's Quilts! These additional finishes are beautiful. Looking forward to cruising through your blog...
ReplyDeleteNice colourful quilts.
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