:Making little bits here and there

I've been sewing bits here and there recently,

including machine quilting this wall hanging I pieced a year ago,

inspired by Sujata Shah and her book Cultural Fusion Quilts.

I made this iPad case for my mother,

using truck-liner felt and some Accuquilt die cuts

for the appliques

I organized myself enough to cut a log cabin quilt

from two jelly rolls and some matching yardage

And I even have some blocks together

Mostly, I did this: bake goodies for my mom's 80th birthday party

and then recover from it all!

I'm linking up with Beth and other Monday makers here.

Not-quite-finished Friday

There's lots of interesting stuff underway here 

but nothing finished, so I'm posting pix of works in process instead.

First up is this log cabin quilt pieced by my mother 

from Moda Grunge fabrics.

The quilt was sold as an idea at a charity auction

and the winner picked the colours and pattern.

It's now in a frame at  the Winnipeg offices of Mennonite Central Committee 

being handquilted by some of the experienced stitchers there.

This Elna Supermatic is also a work in progress.

I saved it from the scrap pile from a local thrift store.

It doesn't have any accessories other than the one foot

and it was obviously made for a cabinet.

I'm going to clean and oil it 

and look for accessories

and pass it on to to the next new sewer who needs it.

I've started hand quilting my diagonal blade quilt.

I'm using a combination of quilting thread and 28 wt Aurifil

and little stitches and big stitches.

I love posting Friday finishes and linking up with others,

but these projects are what happens on the way to finishes.

A bit of cultural fusion quilting

I've been slow to get to the sewing machine

after the holidays and a week away.

I took another look at Sujata Shah's Cultural Fusion Quilts

and fell in love with the blade quilt.

I remembered I had a large package of solid charm squares

(maybe DS, maybe some other solids)

and started playing.

At first I sewed large blades,

but then tried thinner ones.

And started playing with them.

I decided to go with a diagonal setting,

with the narrow blades at the left,

widening as they go.

Now it's basted and ready to quilt.

I'm hand stitching this one,

since it is small (about 17 by 35 inches)

Stay tuned.