WIP: Modern Maples

I have wanted to make one of the Modern Maples quilts for a while now so as soon I saw the Pantone colour of the year was Marsala I thought this would be a good chance to do it, so that I could incorporate it along with some other autumnal tones.

I went through my fabrics and not surprisingly, found quite a few in my Denyse Schmidt stash, including a few of the burgundy/maroon/brownish prints that fitted in with the Marsala colour - well kind of anyway.

I cut all of these fabrics into the sizes for the Maples block and have been working on them whenever I get a chance...

So this is the where I am now up to with my Marsala Maples quilt ...

Just need to sew these blocks together and start quilting!

Linking with WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced.

Kirsten.

Aussie bag swap

Last week I mailed off a swap package for the #aussiebagswap2015 and because my partner was in Australia this time, it didn't take long to get to her.

I made a Noodlehead 241 tote bag using some Cotton & Steel prints - the front is a patchwork piece...

 And the back is the butterflies print from the Moonlit range. 

The strap features the canvas arrows print with some black denim on the inside.

I lined the bag in an Alison Glass streamers print as she was another one of my partners favourite designers and they also shared the same first name:).

. I made a little matching pouch from some of the scraps and some metallic denim.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory.
This was on my FAL Q1 list for this year so I will also be linking up with Adrianne @ On The Windy Side.

Kirsten.

Sweet Heart

I have seen a few of these pixelated heart patterns around and thought I'd do one for Valentines Day.

I went through my stash and found a few red and pink prints to use, along with some tone-on-tone white fabrics.

There are quite a few different heart designs - some use squares only and others have a few HST on the edges.

I used the Colour of My Heart pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop but downsized it by cutting 2 1/2 inch squares like Jennifer @ The Quilted Cat did. 

I quilted it in a cross hatch grid design using a variegated red Gutermann thread and backed it in a cute heart patterned print.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt story.

Kirsten.

Cotton and Steel mini quilt swap

If you are on IG, you will have seen that there are quite a few swaps going on at the moment! One of the swaps I couldn't resist joining is the Cotton and Steel mini quilt swap - I think there are over 600 participants in this swap and this time I am also a swap mama with a team of about 46 stitchers!

Cotton and Steel is an amazing fabric range that came out last year from a team of 5 designers and they have taken the sewing world by storm - the second line of fabrics have just been released and they are just as gorgeous as the first!

I used some of the "August" fabrics my Sarah Watts in the belated birthday "Leo" Super Tote for my mum last year.

This is the mosaic I posted to the group  - this swap is not due until June but I have already been sewing with some of the fabrics for another project:)

Linking to WIP Wednesday @ Freshly Pieced.

Kirsten.

Hanging organiser

This week I sewed up a fun hanging organiser using some bright fluoro canvas prints.

And my spotty ironing board cover even matches it too:) 

The original pattern had a noticeboard at the top but I replaced it with some chalk cloth to make a mini blackboard.

I stitched the chalk cloth on using a denim needle which accidently ironed over one corner of the  chalk cloth which has left a bit of a mark but it isn't too bad.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quilt Story.
Kirsten.

Sunday Stash - Doe

A few days ago I received a lovely bundle of Doe from Westwood Acres - I really love the neutrals in Carolyn Friedlanders prints!

I am trying to not make too many fabric purchases until I work my way through my stash, but as this was pre-ordered late last year it doesn't really count??:)

Linking up with Sunday Stash at Molli Sparkles.
Kirsten.