Sunday Sewing and Quilting catch up

Anyone else like me and have several projects on the go at once?!

Probably why I have so many WIP's!

This week I've been working on a few different projects. First up is curved piecing. I grabbed some fabric from my stash and love the outcome. More of this to come soon!

This cute eco snack bag was made with a free pattern from Minki Kim. Such a quick make and a great idea for snacks or an alternative for gift wrap. Thinking this would be a good idea at Christmas time in cute Christmas fabric! Minki also has a free You tube video for making it too. Check it out here!

Of the quilts I have made I started and finished them myself including the quilting. The basting process is the stage I really don't enjoy and probably the reason for lots of quilt tops being complete but not finished! I enjoy the quilting process and although I sometimes struggle with squeezing my quilt into my Bernina Artista and having to wrangle with it I like the process of walking foot quilting and free motion quilting. Recently, I was lucky to purchase a new to me Freestyle Quilting frame. This is an old style frame from Cotton Orchard Quilting. So far I've only had a bit of a play but am really looking forward to loading up a quilt and having a go at different designs and not having to put my back out basting the quilt top on the floor!  

Last up on the sewing table this week is an old WIP. This is the Maker's tote by Noodlehead. I've had the fabric cut out for ages but finally managed to make some progress! I do love a bit of colour matching and happened to have the perfect colour zip and Aurifil thread to use!

So, yes lots of different projects being quilted or sewn up this week and loving every single one!

What have you been sewing or quilting this week? Would love to know!

Happy Stitching!

Instagram Quiltfest 2021

Did anyone else feel that March flew by? I sure did, however was happy to take part in Amy Ellis' annual QuiltFest on Instagram for the month of March. It was such a fun month to learn about and discover Quilters all over the world. If you didn't catch it you can still go and check out all the inspiration, just use the hashtags #IGQuiltFest2021 or #IGQuiltFest. 

As Amy describes it "#IGQuiltFest2021 is all about quilters coming together in a positive space to chat about quilting, and show off our fantastic quilts! Let us know how you got started quilting, and just how much of an obsession it is for you."

So every day in March I posted a photo linked to a prompt. It was such a fun challenge, I got to discover lots of new quilters and got loads of ideas! 

If you are on Instagram and want to see beautiful quilts and be inspired go check out the hashtags! 

If you are new to Instagram a hashtag is a searchable word or phrase with no spaces, so if you search a word for example #quilting you will see all the posts from anyone who has added that hashtag to their post even if you don't follow their account. If you search #pinkstitches you should see all my handmade makes! 

Here are some of my posts from the month:

Happy Stitching!

Quiet Play Pattern club 2021

I love challenging myself with new quilting skills and techniques and this year I am so happy I signed up to the Quiet Play Pattern club.

If you've never heard of the pattern club I highly suggest you check it out!

It's run by Kristy Lea of Quiet Play Designs and this is the third year Kristy has run it. The first one for me!

The 2021 patterns are focusing on a feature block with a border design, which I am loving. You could leave the border off the block but they are too great not to use. 

At the start of each month a new pattern arrives in my inbox, along with lots of tips and tricks and even bonus patterns. 

The blocks are all foundation paper pieced, which is now becoming one of my favourite techniques, as I love the accuracy you can achieve with lots of different shapes and patterns. 

Kristy is a lover of rainbow and I have seen some amazing rainbow blocks. I decided to go with a slightly different colour palette with my usual hint of pink, although have now decided I am loving the blocks so much I am also going to try a rainbow version too!!

Here are my January and February blocks....

If you want to check out the Quiet Play Pattern Club pop over to here. No affiliate links or anything like that just loving the club!!

Hello!

How are we all? Well, what a year 2020 turned out to be, and to be honest 2021 has taken off in pretty much the same style. We've been in a national lockdown here in the UK since the start of the year and continue to be in one. Working from home has become the new norm, but I am so happy I have a creative outlet to focus on!

Quilting and just generally playing around with fabric has been my happy place, and if I didn't have enough fabric to play with I received a Cricut Joy for Christmas and have also delved into bullet journalling, well my own take on it! So plenty to keep me busy and lots of plans to make!

IG is still my go to place for the quilting community, inspiration and sew alongs but having seen a few others lose their account and having that happened to me before I decided I wanted to return to here to also document my quilting adventures. 

On my last post I left you all hanging on Week 6 of the Mini Series Sew Along. I had so much fun with the sew along hosted by Giucy Giuce and Alison Glass on IG and love my final makes. So here they are! I used all but one of the blocks to make a quilt, using some of my favourite fabrics Ombre by V&Co (Moda) and for the backing Ikea Britten Number fabric. 

Quilt measures H 156cm x W 140cm, quilted with Aurifil 50wt and Hobbs cotton batting (80% cotton / 20% polyester).

With the remaining block I made a project pouch, using vinyl for the front, which I love! 

So, I hope you are well, let me know what you have been stitching and if there is anything you want to see round here! I might even start up doing tutorials again! 

Happy Stitching!