sewing

I know I’ve been quiet for the last while but I have been really getting the house organized and the projects moving! It seems I can’t do and blog at the same time. This week I will reveal some of what I’ve been up to (when I remember to take photos). I had someone ask me to make an adorable “little piggy” themed baby blanket with the poem written in German. This is what I came up with… It was the first time I “wrote” on a quilt. It was so much fun! It is also the first quilt I

I am loving this circus panel quilt. Such bright colours and the quilting really brings it together. I am selling this on Kijiji if you want more information.

Over the Easter long weekend my mother-in-law and I went to a lovely quilt shop that was having a sale on panels. Great deals and I did purchase several. The thing is, I have never used a panel before and I was nervous to start on it. My new sewing buddy and I had a sewing day and I decided to take the plunge and finish this quilt. I was amazed at how quickly it sewed up using my Little Gracie II frame and a Kenmore sewing machine. The entire thing took one hour and maybe 30 minutes to bind.