Five Friday finishes

I made some pouches with this great Melody Miller typewriter print

in a linen/cotton blend.

It it trimmed with a wheat coloured linen and a handdyed cotton.

The back has the word Qwerty free motioned on it.

And I found another typewriter print in cotton for another set of pouches.

The back has the same grey and white typewriter keys as the trim on the front.

My mother is a long time quilter and teacher

but lately has been knitting more for her church's prayer shawl ministry.

She also cleaned out her stash to the bare minimum

so I gave it new life with a couple of quilt kits I put together.

The top was a sale price jelly roll paired with a half hexie ruler.

I put together this kit for her birthday last month.

I cut large HSTs with my Accuquilt Go cutter, which finish at 6 inches.

I had purchased the fabric months earlier for this purpose, but then stalled on the project.

These are bright, large prints, with 40 HST in each colour.

Two weeks later, she's sewn all the HST together 

and is now pondering designs.

I took this photo for everyone who asks me about waste from a die cutter.

This is what was left from four metres of fabric cut into half square triangles.

Some slivers and those 1.5 inch bits at the bottom.

Here is the completed log cabin top before the backing went on.

I quilted wavy diamonds on it with my walking foot .

I quilted it to a flannel backing at a recent sew-in,

and my partners-in-crime squared it off and trimmed it for me.

It is waiting for the perfect binding,

which ironically I may have to buy.

Everything else came from the scrap bin on this project.

I'm linking up with

Confessions of a Fabric Addict

and Crazy Mom Quilts.

Still quilting over here

I have a couple of small finishes to share, 

starting with this silk infinity scarf for a friend

who purchased a dress made from Liberty Art Fabrics on sale

but didn't wear it because it needed some alterations.

I used the sleeves, the front and the skirt panels to make 

a soft, drapey scarf which she loves.

Not sure what to do with the leftover polyester lining though.

I've also been on the road, and one recent stop was Toronto for Quilt Canada 2017,

where I saw M-R Charbonneau's Canada 150 display.

I saw her work on it via her blog and IG feed,

and I was pleased to see it in person.

I purchased a patchwork-y green knitted wool poncho/scarf

from Henrietta Park while visiting London last month

and saw a quilt or two at Dover Castle in England.

I know it's a recent make, but I love the strong colours

and improvisational piecing.

I also made some VW van pouches using a novelty print

sent by Heidi from Germany and fabric from the ripped canvas tent 

from our own VW camper van.

And another set of small finishes: seven luggage tags in bright colours

for the last trip and any future identification needs.

I'm linking up to other Friday finishers here and here.