A lot has been accomplished in the past two weeks!

My Small World flimsy is finished. It has backing and batting pin basted,  ready to be hand quilted.

But I had two tops waiting to be quilted and bound and my brain wanted them off the To-Do list.

Above and below is Parlor Tricks lap quilt.

I bought the fabric and pattern from Victoria Findley Wolf's NYC fabric store.

I had a fun adventure finding my way to her store and Gotham Quilts when I visited my daughter.

Making the quilt was a learning experience in how to sew partial seams.

I was pleased with the results but couldn't decide how to quilt it.

The quilting is plain but I think it works.

The next finish was Scrap Dance Minuet.

I followed instructions from Carole @mycarolinahome.

I had some fat quarters I wanted to use together.

I went with a green solid for sashing instead of white.

I backed it with Minky Dots because I plan to give it away and people like snuggly quilts.

Tomorrow our quilt group is having a virtual meeting on Zoom.

I am sharing both finishes in our Show & Tell segment.

Thought this pose looked more like our real times together.

Oh, and then I was straightening up in my sewing space and came across a kit.

It looked like a quick finish. Just iron on the pieces and sew around the edges.

Will be a wall hanging soon.

I have been cross stitching in the evenings to participate in February Embroidery Month.

Pat Sloan had a cute mug rug pattern for free on her blog.

I had to try to reproduce it with things I had on hand.

We had ice and snow here in the Deep South for a week and I never left the house.

Happy sewing!

 

My Small World Flimsy Finished!

This week I finished the flimsy (top) of My Small World quilt.

I made some changes to the hills in the far left bottom section.

The Dresden hill was the only one I did not change.

The hexagon hill was made from cheater fabric.

The rainbow hill was done by appliqué instead of sewing pieces on the curve.

The crown hill was also done by appliqué. 

I looked at all the small pieces that were to be sewn together and knew I was not precise enough

to do it correctly.

My alternate method was to first cut four semi circles from light green fabrics.

Largest below.

Second and third below.

Fourth semi circle is a cute plaid.

Next I cut out the pointy parts on double sided fusible.

It took some measuring to get them the correct size.

Below shows the fusible pieces on the fabric semi circles.

I changed my thread from off white to black.

I thought the contrast looked better on this hill.

Below is the reverse side of the hill.

I started with the largest row.

The second row was sewn on top of the largest row.

The third row was sewn on top of the second row.

Then the plaid was sewn on last.

I cut out the center to reduce the bulk for later quilting.

I tried to get a variety of small bits of fabric for the points.

The last part was to appliqué the block in place on the flimsy.

Another in progress photo.

Finished top featuring the first sections.

The last sections together at last.

The whole world with variations by Janice.

It hasn't been pressed so some seams are not flat.

The next step is making the quilt sandwich and hand quilting it.

I'm surprised I finally finished this top.

If I were doing it again (and I'm not), I would start on the sky to make it more continuous.

The pattern has some errors. I tried to find corrections but had trouble since the pattern came out first in a magazine and then as a booklet. I cannot recommend it to a beginner.

It was fun and I'm glad I did it.

What about you? Any finishes?

 

So Close to Finished

My Small World quilt is so close to finished.

Only two hills (the most complicated ones) left to make.

I took photos of my alternate process for making the overlapping half circles

on one of the buildings. 

I wanted to make these without fusing or hand sewing.

The photos are in reverse order.

Below is the finished block.

Below shows temporary stitching anchoring the half circles.

I used a machine blanket stitch as the finishing stitch.

Instead of fusing or hand sewing I lengthened the stitch and sewed 

on the fold line. Then I pulled one thread to gather the fabric.

I finger pressed the excess down, then pinned the shape in place.

Below is one half circle gathered and ready to place on the block.

I traced the shape on card stock and added a quarter inch on the straight side.

I drew around the shape on the back of the fabric, then cut out the shape, adding

a quarter inch on the curved side as I cut.

Now I have to work on those hills.

See you next week.