Sunday, April 11, 2021

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!

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

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!