I’m making the Tea Kettle quilt by Lori Holt in honour of my mother-in-law who passed away in the Spring. She was the one who taught me to enjoy tea and we shared many a teapot together. I got the kit and my daughter and I went through and chose the pots and handles together. There is 15 to make and I have finished the first one. It went together well and I am looking forward to seeing the variety of pots.
I completed it for my Friday Night Sew In
I completed Penguin Party last month for my daughter. She and I are both thrilled with it. She wanted to have the plaid colours alternating and I really like it that way. I started it on a quilt retreat last October on my featherweight. Pattern is by Elizabeth Hartman and quilting was done by Quilt’n Things for you. I bought the pattern and backing at a quilt store after attending my husband’s uncle’s wedding. She has been using it, which is always a great gift for a quilter.
I have been working on the Penguin Party quilt for my daughter. I have some of the Penguins completed and am working on getting the eyes completed for the rest. I started this quilt late last fall at a quilting retreat. I am hoping to get it done for the summer.
My Friday Night Sew-In was spent working on my flying geese for my chevron border of the Botanica Park quilt. This is the last section I need to do and then I can sew the sections together. This quilt will be my main focus for the next couple of weeks. I am happy that I am now seeing the end.
The quilt I have started years ago for my son is now done. I started it at a quilting retreat, put it away and took it out every so often. I finally got to the flying geese border last Fall and took it to the same quilting retreat I go to every year to finish the flying geese. It was completed last week and will now be going with him to college. The pattern is I Wish I May by Border Creek Station. I did have it sent out to be quilted. I tried a fairly new technique for me of using a meandering stitch on my machine to sew done the binding. I really like the effect because it fits in with the quilting. My son is very happy with the quilt.
My Friday Night Sew In was spent starting on some placemats for my Mom for her upcoming birthday. It came as a kit with a diagram on how to cut the shapes and sew back together. I got one of the tops done. I am going to make them first and then trim them to the same size.
I used my Easter weekend -Friday Night Sew In to work on my Simple Whatnots Club -Season 11 from Kim Diehl. This is my first time signing up for the club. Last year I got an individual kit from a previous season and really enjoyed it so I was happy when my LQS was hosting the one this year. I love all the fabrics and I am excited to have small kits to work on and hang up in my quilting room. Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.
