While I’m working on current projects, I’m always scheming future ones. These fabrics are a Japanese linen - I’m not sure how they will quilt and wash. Their feel is so much different from the meaty softness of peppered shot cottons. But the colors...I love them.
During 2019 I participated in a one block a week sew-a-long with the Canadian Quilters Association - #52blocks52weeks. The weekly instructions were all in greyscale, which suited my scrap stash perfectly. At the beginning of 2020, with a couple of extra blocks, I put what I had into a layout with generous sashing to make a napping quilt - 60” x 80”. The quilting is simple, it’s batted with wool, and the backing is a wonderful soft muslin. I like how it turned out. And I may have a buyer.
The other quilt I just finished quilting is from a charm pack of Zen Chic’s new line Quotation. I love the other fabric lines she has, and playing with a charm pack lets me see all the fabrics without a huge financial investment. This pattern was a fun one to do: cut each charm in half, mix up the halves, and insert a one-inch strip. I think I will add some more border quilting based on what I’m seeing.
While quilting at my Brother 1500 straight-stitch machine (which I lovingly refer to as my fake Juki), I worked at my Husqvarna on a paper-piecing project for Laura, one of my Chicago Modern Quilt Guild bee mates. I’m not crazy about paper-piecing, but you just cannot get more precise than with paper-piecing. Speaking of bee projects, here’s a tentative layout of my tuning forks quilt - still missing blocks from a couple of mates...
