Let's try again.....

Attempt two at today's blog....

So, it's finished!

Testing, testing

Can't get today's proper post to publish, so am trying to force it!

WIP Wednesday

Just a quickie today, if the mobile will handle the link thing!

Happy to say I have finished hand quilting the raw edge circles, so today I'm deciding on a binding.

Yesterday I made a start on putting Megan's quilt together and got the pink side done..... Except when I drew it out I didn't allow for seams, so it's a bit smaller than planned.  No drama though, as I reckon it'll look great with a plain pink border to frame

Hope the picture worked! Linking up with Freshly Pieced.

On the mobile....

I'm on holiday at the moment in lovely Cornwall..... OH is fishing, I get to do lots of sewing and walking of dogs on the fantastic beaches.  I'm trialling mobile blogger, so goodness knows how this post will come out!

Anyway, just wanted to let you know the spiral quilting is finally done! Just got to decide on binding now.....

A wee pixie....

got out her photoshop and made everything better!  Hopefully this header solves all the bigger name issues and I love the colours!

All plaudits go straight to Charlotte!!!

Been thinking....

I know, I know, it's dangerous, I'm not normally allowed to think....  And maybe the bit of thinking I did today wasn't such a good plan.  But Lynne at Lily's quilts got me pondering.  

I've had a shabby, almost but not quite, totally unprofessional blog header since I started.

So I thought I'd try a revamped header, but now I've done it, I'm not sure.  

What do we think?  Should it be logo only or logo + photos?  

Is the font right for the tone of the blog - I suspect it's not quite informal enough.  

I might have more playing to do yet, but I'm off on hols on Saturday, so I might change it again tomorrow, or I might leave it till I get home.

All feedback, same as Lynne, honest rather than kind please, will be very much appreciated!

WIP Wednesday

I got a bit busy in the sewing room over the weekend, not only cutting out Megan's double A-side quilt, but also tackling the brown batik challenge set by Charlotte while I was convalescing.  It's taken me a while as I couldn't decide if the brown batik would drag down the lovely accompanying fabric in whatever I made, or if the lovely stuff would lift it to acceptability by association.  Well, you tell me....

I used the FQ retreat goody bag, and a Google image for inspiration, which in itself was I think drawn from a Cluck Cluck Sew tutorial.   I used Innocent Crush for the leaves and hand stitched them on with perle.  I haven't decided yet whether to line the bag with a patchwork Innocent Crush made with the remains of the charm pack I have.

Today I went over to Charlotte's to pick up the Snow White fq, check the layout of the double A-side on her design wall..... oh, alright & to cuddle the puppy!

I took this photo of the Heather Ross side in the office at the weekend, and for some reason the proportions look odd, but trust me, in reality, they are fine!  The gaps at top and bottom will have the Snow White fabric in them.

Much as I love this, I wasn't sure it would fill the requirements for a pink quilt, and so you may remember I did another side with Aneela Hoey fabrics which definitely fits the brief!!  If you don't like pink, look away now!

 Hopefully it will all work out - there may be extra sashing needed to make up for seam allowances etc, but fingers crossed it will all come together wonderfully!  


So, that's what I've been working on this week, together with the raw circles hand quilting, which goes without saying!!  

Linking up with WIP Wednesday on Freshly Pieced.