Finish-along list for Q1 2019

I have a few newer projects on my to-do list as well as some carried over from last time...

1.Tula Pink Anchors Aweigh quilt: the quilt top is pieced and is being sent off to be quilted when the store opens after the Christmas break. 

2. Heartland crochet blanket: I have used a couple of the balls of yarn but have quite a few to go...

3. Skipping Stones baby quilt #1: I used a jelly roll of the very cute Big Sky fabric to make this smaller version of the Stepping Stones quilt so it just needs to be quilted and bound.

4. Skipping stones baby quilt #2: as above...

5. Outlander quilt: Fabric pulled and thistles are ready to sew...

6. Tula Pink Hurray for Hexies quilt: most of the hexagons are sewn together...

7. Corner to corner crochet baby blanket: about halfway there on this blanket...

8. Rainbow Fish baby quilt: blocks are sewn and ready to be made into a baby quilt.

9. Deer baby quilt: a baby girl quilt ready to be quilted.

10.  Star Bright baby quilt: another flimsy waiting to be finished...

11. Gypsy Wife QAL:  Colour wheel block made - joining in with the QAL on IG hosted by Scrappy Violet (#2019gypsies  #2019gypsywifeQAL)

12. Swiss quilt: And as I am already digging into my stash of Bonnie & Camille fabrics, I would like to remake a quilt that I made for a gift last year.

Linking up with the 2019 FAL hosts here.

Kirsten.

Tula Sugar Skulls pillow

I have had the new Tula Pink book "Quilt with Tula and Angela" for about a year now so thought it was time to actually make something from it.

One of the many projects in the the book is the Sugar Skulls quilt, and as Halloween was coming up I decided to sew one of the blocks to use for a cushion/pillow.

The fabric is the Diamonds in  Raspberry from Acacia which is one of Tulas earlier ranges.

And I quilted the cushion in a crosshatch design using some matching hot pink thread.

Maybe next year I will make the whole Sugar Skull quilt as the block was quite fun to make.

 

This project was on my FAL Q4 list for this year so linking up with the 2017 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Zip top tote bag

When we were travelling overseas, I needed a carry on bag so made the Zip top tote from Anna Grahams (@noodlehead) book "Handmade Style".

The main fabric for the bag is a Cloud 9 Koi "It's a Plus" canvas along with some of my favourite black denim.

I didn't have any leather available for the handles so also used the black denim to make the straps.

I constructed the bag a little differently than the original pattern, and made the other side of the bag into a pocket large enough to carry magazines.

Like all of Annas patterns, it was very easy to make and I made this bag in one afternoon of sewing.

This was a great bag to use as a carry-on as it also doubled as a tote to throw jackets and snacks in each day whilst we were travelling.
Kirsten.

Tula 100 blocks City Sampler quilt

A few months ago I decided to join in the Tula Pink City Sampler quilt sew -along to make  #100days100blocks where the idea was to sew a block each day for the 100 days.

This started as a great way to use up some of my Tula stash left over from the Pixel Perfect quilt.

I have really enjoyed sewing along with hundreds of others from all over the world on IG and seeing their beautiful blocks each day.

These are my 100 blocks after sashing - I basically followed the colours from the book and even the same prints if I had them otherwise I would still be choosing fabrics for my blocks:)

The layout I decided to use was "Gridlocked" from Tulas book although I needed to rearrange a few blocks that didn't quite fit the colour gradient.

There are quite a few other layout ideas listed in the book and I have also seen some amazing ideas on Pinterest, flickr and IG.  

I had this quilted at my LQS - Rainbow Patchwork, and chose some of the gorgeous Tula Free Fall in Orchid for the backing, before binding in the raspberry diamond print from Acacia.

Thank you so much to the fabulous hosts of this fun sew along - @gnomeangel, @sunflowerquilting, and @sweetlittlepretties!

This was on my FAL Q4 list for this year so linking up with the 2016 FAL team.

Kirsten.

WiP: Tula Pink City Sampler

A few weeks ago I saw on IG that there was going to be an epic quilt-along to sew 100 blocks in 100 days using the blocks from the City Sampler book by Tula Pink.

I initially thought that sewing a block a day for such a long period of time would not be easy to do, but after looking through the book, realised that the blocks are fairly straightforward to piece, and also a great way to use up the rest of my Tula stash left over from making the Pixel Perfect quilt!

Here are my first 9 blocks - I am trying to stay close to the original colours used in the book, and even some of the prints if I have them available. It has been so much fun choosing fabrics for the blocks and I have really enjoyed looking through IG each day (#100days100blocks) to see all of the amazing blocks that are being sewn up.

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory. 
Kirsten.

First finish for 2016 - Carry-all Pincushion

I managed to finish off the Carry-all Pincushion from Anna's Handmade Style book today. 

This is such a great project and it really can hold quite a few of those "essential" sewing notions.

For the pincushion, I used fabrics by Carolyn Friedlander  - a combination of Architectures, Botanics and Doe.

I have my favourite tool - a Hera marker- slipped into the side pocket

This is the first of many projects I plan to make from this book - I love them all!!

Linking up with Fabric Tuesday @ Quiltstory. 

This was on my FAL Q1 list for this year so linking up with the 2016 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Goals for Q1 FAL 2016

In 2016, for the first quarter FAL, I have quite a few projects that I would really like to get finished and also hoping to do some stash-busting along the way for #sewmystash2016....

1. AMH Painted Portrait dress: one thing I want to try this year is some garment sewing. I bought some pretty aqua floral rayon quite a while ago now to make this and I have already made a muslin to check sizing. I made up the sleeveless dress which will be lovely and cool to wear during summer.

2. And also a sleeveless blouse from the same pattern - I am using some Tula Pink Eden elephants for the front yoke and it is all cut out ready to sew!

3. Next up is a mini quilt for the Thimble Blossoms swap due by the end of January - I have the first block sewn together and just need to do the other 3 before quilting!.

4. A "Fancy Fox" quilt by Elizabeth Hartman, using a mix of orange fabrics from my stash.

5. Melba pillow  - I have made one of the Melways blocks to use for a pillow as a gift for our neighbours (The Collingwoods) as they are always happy to mind our cat Simba when we go away.

6. Another stash busting quilt is the "Pineapple quilt" using the pattern by Jackie Padesky - I have one block sewn already and this will be the perfect way to use up some of the stash of yellow fabrics I have. 

7. Skipping Stones quilt for my son - I have the blocks sewn together for the blue quilt but still need to get it quilted and bound...

8. And the green version of the Skipping Stones quilt for my other son needs to be finished too.

9. Fancy Friends MQS: the foxes are already made but I  need to practice making some of the other animals for this mini quilt.

10. Pixel Perfect Quilt using a mix of Tula pink fabrics - I already have some of the "A" blocks made and am loving them so far!

11. Another Jeliquilts Plus quilt this time using some Very Hungry Caterpillar fabrics - I have sewn the main pieces into the rows, but still need to join them together.

12. A Gatherer Cross body bag using the pattern by Anna @ Noodlehead designs - I am using some Koi canvas and so far have attached the piping to the pocket. 

13.  I received Annas lovely book "Handmade Style" for Christmas and I immediately started one of the smaller projects from the book - the Carry-all Pincushion but all I have done so far is the pocket preparation.

14. When I was cleaning up before Christmas, I came across a couple of stray feathers blocks from my Chicopee quilt a few years ago - they are too pretty not to use so I think I will make a matching pillow for the quilt.

15. A little project for Valentines day using a tutorial from here - I have made some of the hourglass blocks already.

16. Lillyella sewing machine mat - my daughter is is the process of moving to the Gold Coast  and whilst I will miss her terribly, it also means that her bedroom will become a spare/sewing room so I am planning on a few things to make it look like a nice craft area!

So there are all of my projects on my list for Q1 - 16 for 2016! Wish me luck!!

Linking up with the 2016 FAL which is being hosted by a great group of bloggers from all over the world this year!

Kirsten.