Saturday, November 22, 2014

Finishing bit by bit

I have quite a few projects in plastic boxes and I really want to start new things. Since I am a hand quilter, it takes time but then so does sewing blocks together. I figure if I can just work on things a bit at a time, something will get finished eventually.

I'm going to try to get this quilt put together. Right now it's just in pieces and it's been in pieces for a while. If I get the top all done, at least it can be put in the waiting line of things to be hand quilted.
This was a freebie pattern from the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan quilt store 'The Quilt Patch" called Auntie Alice. It's not big - about a lap quilt size. The pattern called for red but since I am not a red person, I dove into my navy blue scraps. The pattern also didn't dictate that I put darker squares into the 16-patch to make it directional. I just liked that idea. It's nice to be able to take a pattern and make it your own.

 I managed to sew up another block on Quilt Doodle Doodle's BOM. I think I have two more rows to complete and then the whole top will be done. I fell behind because I went to BC for a while and I am thinking of revising one of the rows.

4 comments:

  1. Lovely with the blue shades, and your block, greens go so well with the background. Happy stitching, Jean.

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  2. Hi Dolores! I jut love your scrappy quilt and the tree quilt, with your own spin on it, looks like such fun.

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  3. Slow and steady wins the race! Bit by bit always works for me. The blue lap quilt is lovely!

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  4. I didn't see the original quilt but I sure love your version , the blues are perfect!

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