Picnic quilt finish

Presenting the Picnic quilt ~

All done! And ready for use - now we just need some sun and warm days....Well it's only March, gotta' reconcile myself to the fact that it's going to be a while yet...



This quilt was done as part of Aneela's Pickledish QAL. It was a fun project and used up a nice set of fat quarters and some other added fabrics from a set Elizabeth put together for Sew Mama Sew.


I think I like the back more actually - I think that's because I like things pretty simple and this quilt is pretty busy. Since it's destined for outdoor use I decided just to go easy on the quilting and do some free-motion allover quilting.


It'll be perfect for summer outdoor concerts, festivals and the like.
Just in time for a sew-n-tell Friday finish.


Happy Sewing!

Fallish Quilting along

You may have noticed a new button on my sidebar ~ the Pickle dish Quilt-along which is being run by Aneela of Comfortstitching. I have always wanted to make a double wedding ring quilt and this one is very similar to that, so I decided to join in. Mine is going to be in very non-traditional? or at least very current colors. It's a palette of black and citrus and gray.

I have absolutely no plan for this quilt at the moment. Picnic quilt? Xmas gift? No clue.



So far I've made 27 pairs of these arches - you need 8 arches for a block and I'm going to be making at least 12 blocks (possibly more, haven't decided yet), sooooo I've got a long long way to go.


Here's a jist of what the blocks will look like ~


Should I be working on a new quilt when I have umpteen higher priority projects to do? Nope! But sometimes you just have to go with the flow of your creative juices.

Happy sewing!