Catch up 2

 It is New Years Eve, so to be ready and all caught up before January 1 2021, I have a few more finishes to post. 

If I am looking for a photo of one of my quilts, I always look here. I find it a useful resource, which, unfortunately hS been woefully neglected. 

This is my first finish from 2020. It is a row quilt, with a row completed each month in 2019. Design is by Alice from Blossom Heart Quilts and fabric is Blueberry Park by Karen Lewis

A group of ladies in the US, held a year long event to encourage cutting into  hoarded Tula Pink fabrics. I participated in 3 of the month long quilt projects. This one Hanging with My Homies , a design by Stacey Day. It used Tulas holiday Range-  Holiday Homies. 

I finished a few quilts close together during our lockdown in April /May. 

This is Meadowlands, a very popular pattern by Along Came June. I used a long hoarded bundle of Mimosa by In My Minds Eye for Wyndham Fabrics.

During our lockdown one of my daily sewing goals wS to make a block a day for the Pokem9n Quilt. It was a Quilt Along of  couple of years ago,  by Kelli Fannin.  

This is for our Son-in-law- Brendon. It was a fun quilt to make, and very satisfying.

I was playing with bonus half square triangles from Theo hedgehog quilt. This is the block I came up with. I really like the square star in the block. I made it up into a cushion for Theo. 

I also made a quiltvtop from the block, which is still unsuited, so should appear later.

This is another of the Sew Samler Box projects. The quilt is Apple Crisp, using Orchard fabrics by April Rosenthal. I expanded the star and added borders to make the quilt bigger and so more useable.

Another daily Lockdown task wS to make houses for The Village - a pattern by Carrie Nelson. This was another Tulapalooza project using Tula Pink fabrics

My last finish for 2020 is Stomping Ground by Wendy Sheppard. This is a quilt along with Pat Sloan. I got carried away and got it done in a few days. Fabrics are True Colours by Tula Pink.

I have several other quilts in progress

I hope I can get some unsuited tops from 2020 completed early in the New 

2020 A Summary and Catch up

 2020 has been such a unique year in our history.  A year of lockdowns, and of reflection. 

New Zealand has had an easier time than more highly populated countries, the benefit of it being an isolated country at the bottom of the world.

We enjoyed our 6 weeks of isolation from March 26.  I spent it mainly at the sewing machine. I had daily challenges to myself, and goals, which were surpassed mostly.

In the spirit of goal setting I have decided to join the Rainbow Scrap Challenge for 2021. I started several years ago, but other things got in the way halfway through the year. This year I plan to finish this quilt - Boxy Kites by Bonnie Hunter in months were the colour is not already completed.

Also I will make 3 blocks in each month- 2 of 6 inch and one 12 inch. My block will be Pretty Birds by the sewing loft

 https://thesewingloftblog.com/pretty-bird-quilt-block-blocks-2-quilt/

In order to give a Kickstart to blogging again, I need to go through my photos to catalogue what I can of the quilts I have completed since my last entry. I will need to do this is more than one post.

This was a swap project- a cushion cover. The pattern is Locked in Dots by Diane-  From Blank Pages. Fabric Tula Pinks All Stars

This is Penguin Party. Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman. Fabric- Blueberry Park by Karen Lewis

Norm and Nanette Gnome was made with Elizabeth Hartman fabrics. The pattern is also one of hers.

Hazel The hedgehog - my 3rd quilt of this design. This one was made with giant blocks, for our new Grandson, Theo

This is a cot quilt of X Marks the Spot. The background is a pastel floral is a Spoonflower fabric.  This went to a baby called Charlotte

Another cot quilt. This was a Sew Sampler Box project.

During the Covid lockdown, one of my daily goals was to make 5 houses. This was finished quite quickly this way. The Village by Miss Rosies Quilt Co. Fabrics all from various lines by Tula pink.