Wednesday 9 July 2014

Bits and pieces

My last post was about the naughty triangles quilts. The points weren't matching and I was so put off finishing it. I was given a few good suggestions to overcome the not matching points. What have I done? Nothing! I sewed a few lines, did my best to tackle the problem. The bloody thing is still up on my design wall and looks like it will be a permanent display item there. I hate this side of me but I just can't help it. When I get disheartened, especially when something doesn't go as I planned it, I tend to leave it alone for a while. I think and think and when I am ready to deal with it again, I go for it. I think I still need some more time to go back to this quilt. I am a one-thing-at-a-time person; should learn how to have a few projects going on at the same time LOL.
Well, at least I caught up with my do.Good Stitches Cherish Bee blocks.
Made a very cute pincushion for a friend with some scraps.
Since I was desperate to make something else-other than the damn T quilt-I cut up some fabric last night to make a tote bag for myself. I have had some lovely Michael Miller fabric which I bought just for this purpose. The big, lovely prints have given me a chance to practice my free motion quilting.
I quilted some of the prints more densely. 
 And kept some of them quite simple.
I had four hours-four free hours!-to quilt today. I started quilting the second panel for the tote bag. I am not sure what has changed over the night but my sewing machine didn't cooperate with me. There was something wrong with the top thread tension which I couldn't fix even after spending four precious hours. I ended up wasting lots of thread- I mean lots!

Is there a "forever going" project that you can't seem to finish for some reason? What makes it "forever"?
Till next time,
Happy quilting!
Linking up with WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

7 comments:

  1. I made a quilt out of that grey fabric...love it! Looking foward to seeing what it becomes :)

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  2. Today I finished off the backing for a quilt. I have been working on it all year. It dragged on and on and finally got it done. I enjoyed doing it but man some of the niggley things that went wrong along the way.

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  3. I have an "x plus" quilt top that I've been working on for months. I think I'm nervous about quilting it and so dragging out the piecing process!

    I love your quilting on that fabric - gives it a whole new dimension!

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  4. I love the way you have quilted on the bag fabric - such a clever idea.
    And your quilt blocks are looking good too.

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  5. Sometimes a project just needs some time away. I have one in long term storage that I may pull out some day. If I do, it will probably turn into something else - the pattern just didn't work for me. So until I dream up a way to re-purpose what I've started, it will remain there!

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  6. I like the way you used the floral design to quilt your tote bag. Cute pincushion, too. Both are great ways to use up scraps. Thanks.

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  7. The tote bag quilting looks cute
    .. you will get back to the triangles one day

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