Month: December 2024

Started Ends n.20 Donation Top

Ends n.20 start
Ends n.20 start

I am trying to use up all the ends from various quilts. This is another group of fabrics from the BAMaQG IRR quilt with a few from Pointillist Palette n.4 thrown in. The pieces seem to be a random assortment of sizes, so I am doing a bit more fiddly piecing than I normally would.

The PP fabrics on the right are a little heavy, so I may move one of the pieces to the left. It will kind of ruin what I have going with the grey strips, but maybe I can create something better.

I hope to get this done before Saturday’s meeting, so I can hand it in. We’ll see.

Brimfield Tablerunner Plans

Brimfield Block
Brimfield Block

I got a sample of the Brimfield Block at QuiltCon a million years ago. I might have bought the templates for one block. I can’t remember. It is from a company called Brimfield Awakening. I am a little put off by the name. Somehow it reminds me of brimstone.

Anyway, I finally dragged out this block to have some handwork to take on vacation. I have no knitting going, the needlepoint project is too large and La Pass is also too large. I came across this block and decided to work on it.

The table runner will be for our buffet and will comprise 3 blocks.

I spent the Sunday before we left cutting out small pieces of fabric, organizing templates and making sure I had everything. I was sure I would be glad when I could just pull a piece out and start sewing, but it felt like a waste of a day. I didn’t get to sew much at all.

One struggle was  that the illustration on the pattern cover was very distracting. I looked up some samples on IG and found a sort of layout I liked, then I rummaged through my fabrics to find my favorites.

I hope to show you some progress soon.

Gift Post: Holland Pouch

Black Cat Holland Pouch
Black Cat Holland Pouch

I finished the Holland Pouch while I was in Portland in October. It was a pretty quick sew – ~6 hours from start to finish. I  wasn’t feeling my best, so I knew I could make it faster.

Center Street Quilts directional fabric chart
Center Street Quilts directional fabric chart

I bought this pattern at Stitch during the July trip home from Portland.  The fabric was also purchased during that trip at Sewlarium. It was a great choice for this bag.

The directions show how to position fabric if it is directional, which is the first time I have seen such a feature in a pattern, that I can remember. I’d love to see this type of chart in all bag patterns. I know most say something like “all cutting directions are width x height”, but having the visual makes a huge difference for me. Even before I saw this chart, I drew little pictures of how directional fabric should be cut in my various patterns.

Black Cat Holland Pouch - interior
Black Cat Holland Pouch – interior

I used some hippo fabric and hope he remembers visiting the hippo at the zoo when he was young.

This is the first bag I have made for the YM. I hope it is one he likes and will use it. I sent it off to him for his birthday, which was on the 30th.

Sort of Christmas Pillowcase

Stateside Travel pillowcase
Stateside Travel pillowcase

This is not really a Christmas pillowcase, but since it was red, I thought it would be a good one to send off in December.

This one has all the states. I am not sure why some states are in a larger font than others.

Travel doesn’t have to be around the world. There are a lot of interesting things in the states as well as I have found traveling around California with DH. If the youngest nephew can’t quite make it out of the country, perhaps he can do some stateside travel?