Rain, rain ,rain!

Yes its still raining.Summer seems to have passed us by, the local carnival was very muddy and soggy and Formula 1 at Silverstone awash.I do hope it improves before the Olympics.
Anyway - the rain means my overgrown and very lush garden wont be getting much attention today so i can devote the time to sewing- yay!
I'm an avid reader and spend a lot of time in my small but local library. Not long ago I managed to find Pam & Nicky Lintott's 'More Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts' on the shelf and was inspired to make this:

 Stash Bags!

Random loop machine quilting.

Its actually made using a layer cake and is so so quick and easy and the  longest bit was hand appliqueing the bias handles. I have a penchant for a good handbag and have a 'modest' collection. Any occasion such as a wedding, event etc I always have the bag for it - not the clothes or shoes but definitely the bag! The fabrics are all from my own stash ( hence the name) and to be honest didn't make much of a dent!. I fancy scaling the pattern down to make little wall hangings etc adding embellishments and so on.

Its still raining - off to sew!

Time flies!

well hello!
As usual life has got in the way of making quilts. Had a very busy and stressful few months at work which has left little sewing time but did manage  some  knitting and now I have a pile of UFO's.
Looking back I see I haven't uploaded pics of my shirt quilts. I collected lots of cotton shirts from charity shops and made quilts with them - I didn't realise how many different colours I had! The best haul was a pile of XXXL shirts- enough fabric in there to make a dress!The shirts were all worn and washed and the fabric was beautifully soft and easy to sew. Anyway , here goes:

 Small lap quilt machined quilted.

 Detail of stipple quilting.

This one was made with just a palette of blue and white - so fresh! I added old shirt buttons in the corner squares and quilted the names of shirtmakers in the borders. Handquilted.
Till next time! Gx