Pages

▼

Thursday 17 May 2012

My Precious QAL - Update

Yummy fabric...my precccious fabric... 

Used them all except for the bottom one which will be used for the back and binding probably.

A little while ago I decided I should join in with Kelby Sews' My Precious Quilt Along because I had not one - but two piles of hoarded fabric that I just couldn't cut in to!  After this pile of fabric sat in the drawer for, well, forever, I thought that maybe I would make a quilt using huge diamond shapes in these yummy Amy Butler Love fabrics.  The idea was vetoed when I bought a pattern book which had a great pattern in it which used rectangles - so I plucked up the courage and cut it! 

So as you can see here, these are the yummy strips that I cut, all lined up and ready to sew. 


Result - I love it!  I'm happy that I went with this pattern and love the way the colours of the fabric go together.  Rectangles are definitely me :)  I've made 25 blocks and laid them out in a 5x5 grid.  The pattern I used was from the "Happy Hour" pattern book and is called Triple Treat Petite and was so easy.  I'm glad it was easy otherwise I would have hemmed and hawed too much and not got anything done! 


Ahh... what a relief to be done cutting it and sewing the blocks together!  I will finish sewing the top together this weekend, with luck!  And one of the best bits is that I still have some scraps to play with!!  Yum :)  I'm linking this beauty up to Kelby Sews' My Precious QAL.

I'm joining el petit taller's Under 300 Follower Blog Hop, Pieceful Life's Show Off Friday and my creative space.  

I share my creative space on Village Voices
at

11 comments:

  1. Charlotte17 May 2012 at 18:55

    wow - that's quick work! Looks lovely :-D

    ReplyDelete
  2. Liz DandeliondD17 May 2012 at 19:19

    It's gorgeous
    xxxx

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sarah Ashford17 May 2012 at 19:40

    Wow it's beautiful! Can't wait to see it all sewn up. xx PS I think you better amend the typo in the second to last sentence - priceless! ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  4. Andrea17 May 2012 at 20:15

    So pretty! I love your combination of florals and dots. Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Deborah17 May 2012 at 21:26

    I love your fabrics. I can see why you hesitated to cut them......but so worth it for this lovely quilt!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Cherie17 May 2012 at 22:25

    Great selection of fabrics, love all those bright colours! Great quilt pattern. Will be waiting to see the finish =D

    ReplyDelete
  7. Irina17 May 2012 at 22:47

    It's looking great! I'll love to see it when it's finished... Amy Butler's fabrics are lovely!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Amy18 May 2012 at 02:20

    Oh it is just gorgeous! Love the fabrics and the pattern.

    And I completely understand you not wanting to cut it. I feel the same about some of my fabric, but I am trying to overcome that and am starting to really get into my stash.

    ReplyDelete
  9. AudreyN19 May 2012 at 04:54

    Beautiful fabric! I wish I had the patience to quilt, or just the time!

    ReplyDelete
  10. elizabeth19 May 2012 at 05:25

    So pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Paula20 May 2012 at 17:49

    Great fabric! Found you from the blog hop! I am a new follower!

    ReplyDelete

Yay and thank you for leaving me a comment!! I may not be able to reply back to each one but please know that I am very happy that you stopped in and took the time to leave me a comment!