Hi! Let's look back at oh-too-swiftly passing September, to see what I and my faithful helper Mo accomplished this past month.
Zzzzzzz......
Bitty is coming along nicely!
I did the garland stems this weekend. Mostly they're attached by machine. If someday Bitty is an actual baby quilt, this will make it sturdier. Here it is on the corner cupboard, so you can see the size.
I undid all the lollipop flowers and redid them over cardboard templates. Still have maybe 5 to sew, plus some have center circles to add. And then comes the challenge of removing all the lines I stupidly drew.
Here is a flower with its center dot.
I redid these buds...
This is a quandary, why did just this leaf run like this?
Or is it from the Crayola markers I used? The appliques from the same piece of prewashed batik show no sign of bleeding, so I'm mystified.
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My friend Sue has been busy travelling but she has some Bitty to share too.
Her fabric choices are very nice, more prim and personal than my choices, where I stuck to the original design.
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Here are my Stars , finished, for the Silent Night applique border. I love the deep blue and off white.
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Next is Lori / Humble Quilts' little quilt sewalong. I was up to date but then didn't want to press open the diagonal set of blocks, since I wasn't sure what I'd choose. This is not the final layout!
Obviously the pink set looks much better! The final clues were posted today! Lori always surprises us.
Next Friday [this Friday?] we are supposed to be all done with our little tops , ready for show and tell.
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Mentioned this before--- a Cheri Payne design called Black Lovage.
Doesn't that sound so witches' cauldron-y and creepy? ---even though black lovage was, it seems , a common European cooking herb, entirely edible. The name comes from the heads of seeds, rather like Queen Anne's Lace seed heads, but lovage seeds are black. The flower are yellow, or in this case deep orange. Mine may be blue!? I dyed this linen piece for the backing.
The pattern photo is very dark, so I sketched out a line drawing. The design is quite large, I may reduce it it. I'd like the sew the raw edged wool appliques with black wool or black linen thread.
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And look at this!
Oh I so love these old fashioned odd colors! I treated myself to a fat quarter set of the entire line, Jamestown by Windham.
I had planned to use it, maybe adding black calico, for this Gettysburg Sun pattern.
This is a book of mini quilts but I was, may still, enlarge the pattern to a 12" block. Much as I love these fabrics though I'm not sure how that will translate into a full sized quilt.
Harvest from the same seed pack, mini zinnies!
Have a good week!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach...
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Mini zinnies - love it! They're so bright on the splatterware dish.
ReplyDeleteYou helper looks like he's been putting in ivertime. Out for the count on the moral support front.
Both Bittys are looking lovely. Maddening about the colour run. If it won't come out completely, maybe a thinner stalk with another berry to cover?
Such a feast of fabric for your new project - always exciting.
Where do the Sandpipers migrate to, I wonder? Love the set departure date. Nature's wonderful.
Thank you for sharing your beach and Gully.
Penny
Love the blues in your bitty. You certainly have a lot of projects on the go. Everything looks lovely. And Mo looks extra cozy in his little bed. Happy October!
ReplyDeleteYour Bitty is looking lovely. I really like the Jamestown fabrics but haven't bought any. I'm trying to use what I have. I'm way behind with Loris little quilt. Hopefully I can get the squares together tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOystercatchers not Sandpipers. Lost the plot!! P.
ReplyDeleteThe linky will be open for at least 7 days, so you actually have 2 weeks to get your tops together.
ReplyDeleteLove your bitty quilt; bummer about the run.
I think the sawtooth stars, reversed colors may be a good one for a wedding/eclipse quilt and so much easier than my test block.
What is the Cheri Christmas quilt you are doing?
Bitty is looking great! I'm sure you'll get those lines washed out. Drooling over your new fabric purchase.:)
ReplyDeleteLol, Mo! He looks like he's trying his best to be invisible.
ReplyDeleteBitty is looking very cute.
I have been admiring the sunflower. It's magnificent. Zinnias too! So cute.
Kel
Your Bitty is coming along great! If the bleeding is from the marker I would think it would wash out ok. I'll cross my fingers! Bitty is about the perfect size for a stroller or car-seat quilt, and no one else will ever have one just like it!
ReplyDeleteThe small quilt looks like it will be cute, and I LOVE the star blocks for Silent Night.
Black Lovage is a weird and funky design, would make a sweet Halloween wall hanging. I really like the colors of the Jamestown pack - at first I thought it was a striped fabric and while I loved the colors, I really couldn't see YOU buying it. It made a lot more sense that it was a pack of fat quarters! Put with black, those rich colors would give any quilt a little 'stained glass' flavor, which I love. I can't wait to see what you do with them.
Pretty sunflower! And zinnias in the same pack, lol. Fun mix.
Today was cloudy and rainy and HUMID, even though it wasn't hot it was still sticky. Thankfully ran out of the heavy rain halfway home, so the rest of the drive wasn't bad.
Thanks for sharing!
Your Bitty is quaint and a little quirky and very fun. I love the little plants. Gettysburg Sun/Wheel of Fortune is on my list of blocks to make. The first time I saw it was at Barb Vedder's blog, Fun with Barb, and the blocks were 9 or 12 inches. I love the symmetry of the blocks. I like your color chips for Cheri's Christmas quilt. I can't remember if she's doing a quilt-along or not. If she is, I hope I can participate. I have Basket 9 yet to make.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting my progress on Bitty. The Jamestown fabrics are beautiful. The Gettysburg Sun pattern and that fabric are a great pairing.
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