Endgame mini quilt.

Jemina Flendt of Tied with a Ribbon patterns recently hosted a quiltalong to make the Endgame quilt.

I chose to sew the mini quilt version of the pattern which I could make into a pillow.

I used a variety of Tula Pink fabrics, mainly Zuma leftover from the Anchors Aweigh quilt.

The pattern was fairly easy to sew although some of those pesky points just didn't want to meet up!

The quilting was quite simple just following the lines of the triangles.

The pillow is bound in aqua to match many of the fabrics that were used in it.

And backed in a lovely deep blue shot cotton. 

This was on my Q2 FAL 2019 list so linking up with the 2019 FAL team here.

Kirsten.

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.

BQF 2018 - Tula ColorDive quilt

Welcome to the Fall edition of the Bloggers Quilt Festival hosted by Amy from AmysCreativeSide and thank you for stopping by.

Earlier this year I participated in a Tula Pink Charm Square swap and used them to make a Color Dive quilt using the pattern by Anna Maria Horner.

I needed quite a few charm squares so used all of those from the swap and cut the rest from my stash as well as slightly larger squares to make the HST. 

There are quite a few HST's needed for the pattern - it was my first time using a Bloc-loc ruler to trim the HST and it made it so much quicker!

There are prints from many of Tula Pinks fabric ranges as well as some of the new All Stars, Tent Stripes, Pom Pom dots, and solids. 

This quilt finished at 63 x 72" and it was quilt long arm quilted at my LQS, Rainbow Patchwork.

The blue backing is the same as I used for the "Love Cats" quilt that I made a few months ago and the quilt is bound in an aqua solid.

A huge thank you to Amy for hosting such a fun quilt festival - it is always so inspiring to see all of the quilts liked up! 

Thanks again for stopping by and I hope you enjoy visiting many of the other blogs during this week! Kirsten.

Tula Pink ColorDive quilt

I recently participated in a Tula Pink Charm Square swap when I received the charms back, I knew that they would be perfect for a Color Dive quilt using a pattern by Anna Maria Horner.

I only swapped for a about a quarter of the charms I needed so cut the rest from my stash before organising them by colour ready for the quilt.

There are prints from many of Tula Pinks fabric ranges so far as well as some of the new All Stars, Tent Stripes, Pom Pom dots, and solids.

There are also quite a few HST's needed for the pattern - it was my first time using a Bloc-loc ruler to trim the HST and it made it so much quicker!

This quilt finished at 63 x 72" and it was quilt long arm quilted at my LQS, Rainbow Patchwork.

 

The blue backing is the same as I used for the "Love Cats" quilt that I made  a few months ago and the quilt is bound in an aqua solid..

We went down to the beach to take some photos - although it is still winter here in Australia, we have had some beautiful warm and sunny days.

This was on my Q3 FAL list for this year so linking up with the 2018 FAL team.

Kirsten.

"Melba" Caravan Tote

My first finish for 2018 is a CaravanTote as a thank you gift for a friend  who organised our wonderful holiday down to Melbourne.

I have already made a few of these totes as it is such great bag pattern by Anna Graham @ Noodlehead.

This time I used some fabrics by Emma Jean Jansen to celebrate our trip down to Melbourne for the Australian Open tennis.

The tram, magpie, banksia and suburbs prints are all from the Melba range along with the grey leaf print from one of the wide backing fabrics.

Hopefully this tote will remind her of our few days in Melbourne where we had a lovely time watching tennis, exploring new eateries, and also doing quite a bit of shopping.  

This project was on my Q1 FAL list for this year so linking up with the 2018 FAL team.

Kirsten.

Q1 2018 Finish-A-Long

For this first quarter of 2018, I am rolling over quite a few unfinished projects from last quarter as well as a few new projects...

1. Tula Pink - Hurray for Hexies EPP quilt: I have sewn most of the hexies in sets so now need to join them all together...

2.Rainbow ripple crochet blanket: Making for a friend who is expecting her first grandchild soon....

3. Nessie quilt: can't wait to make this cute quilt using the pattern by Elizabeth Hartman 

4. Raggy flannel quilt: using some pretty pinks and greys for a cuddly quilt.

5. Star Bright baby quilt - using the Star Bright pattern by Kate Blakesley @ Swim Bike quilt: quilt top is made so just needs quilting and binding.

6. Swiss mint quilt: Using the Swiss pattern by Thimbleblossoms along with some pretty teal/minty fabrics...

7. Virus shawl: I have already used 2 balls of Bouvardia yarn but may need at least one more to make this shawl a bit bigger....

 8. "Fabled" elephant quilt using some beautiful Art Gallery fabrics: quilt top is done so just needs binding.

9. AMH Painted Portrait blouse: I started this when I was trying to figure out how to sew the yoke lining part so I need to finish it - the fabric is a Cloud 9 poplin "Wild Strawberry" from Garden Secrets by Sarah Watson.

10.Baby flannel quilt: this is the quilt top made from the remaining blocks from the Foxy Flannel quilt so it just needs to be basted, quilted and bound.

 11. Outlander quilt - this is a panel that I need to add borders to make it into a more useable size. 

12. And another AMH Painted Portrait Blouse using some cotton lawn.

13. Caravan Tote: a gift for a friend using some Melba fabrics.

Linking my Q1 list up with the FAL 2018 team here.

Kirsten.