Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Girls day out again

 Finally we got another day out. C, DD and myself went to a small quiltmarket and exhibition last sunday.

Less booths than we were used too at this location; it seemed that store holders are not as keen as they were pre-Covid. Maybe because we all got used to shopping online?

The exhibition was nice, but I`m not into art quilts that much and I get an overload of that quickly. The `old fashioned` bed quilts appeal to me the most. 

A pleasant surprise were the quilts of a Russian(?) lady called Galla Grotto. She makes, in short, faces. It`s not the actual faces I like, but I was stunned by the technique and the craftsmanship. Amazing!!

However: we enjoyed ourselves and I got everything on my list. Yes, I made a list because I tend to forget things I said I needed to buy. So I got that thimble and those sewing machine needles. A bottle of Best Press was on the list too, but we couldn`t find it. DD had one at home she didn`t use as well as handquilting needles nr 11. Ofcourse I needed fabric too! 3 Bindings for 3 Granny Squares and some fq`s for the Granny quilt 3. Not that I ran out of fabrics that I used in 1 and 2, but some fresh, new ones spike the creativity. Let `s keep it at that:)

I pre washed the new haul yesterday (with retayne;I had a bleeding quilt once and I am still not over that)
Then I ironed and folded to make a pretty pile: fq`s on the left, binding fabric on the right.

(Those who know me, will be surprised by the fact that I bought PINK. The colour I really dislike, to put it mildly. Truth of the matter is, that no matter if I hate pink, the grand ladies love it, and I`m making a quilt for them, not for me. It`s C`s fav colour and she`s talking me into more pink items now. LOL. Not going to happen dear!)

Late in the afternoon, we dropped DD of and drove home again. Since this time I was not the one driving, I had the chance to take some pics on the way.



The western part of the country is very flat, as you can see.Nice, beautiful skies, but I`m always happy when, further south, I see an actual forest….


Thursday, April 07, 2022

Square in a square

 Never underestimate the amount of effort, time, fabric (and coffee breaks) the square in a square blocks take.

For each granny square quilt, I need 70 for the borders. And since the quilting on quilt 1 is done in the foreseeable future, it is time to get on with sewing nr 2.  I already finished the main part, so now it s time to get to the borders.

I`ll take you through the process of my way of making the square blocks..and I skipped the fabric cutting part. I used leftovers from the quilt for the first batch.
Chainsewing the first triangle to the inner square. I `pinch` Both the fabric pieces in the middle so I can align them perfectly.
Sewing the opposite triangle, using the first `pinch
Cut the dog ears and press and repeat for triangle 3 and 4
Repeat for triangle 3 and 4

Press again and cut to size


I made 25 today.. not even close..