wonky wheel

This is the latest block I have done,  a wonky pinwheel,    sorry I did not write down where I found it and cannot remember but I rather like the effect.

I have also done the little bunny BOM for august which is the missouri star,  one more to go for the 12 but Alison is going to give us some additional ones to make as well.   I can`t tell you how much I have enjoyed doing these blocks.   Each month Alison gives us a choice of 3 blocks and we vote for the one we would like to do,  I think the last one I have voted for is the bow tie but it all depends on how others vote,   whichever is chosen will be okay with me.

My crazy block for august is also done and met with Helen`s approval.

On friday I am going down to Birmingham for three days to the festival of quilts,    so looking forward to it,   there will be about 1000 quilts on display so if that does not inspire me nothing will.  Plenty of photos will be taken as I will charge the camera up each evening. There will also be over 300 stands with lots of wonderful things to purchase,  I do have a list but I am sure I will stray from it and be tempted.   Have today watched a video on applique pressing sheets and that has been added to my list as I must have a go at applique and if this will make it easier it is a must have.  Along with the quilts and temptations there are workshops and demonstrations on the stands too     what a great time I am going to have.


I am saving my EPP block for august to do whilst I am away in the evening,  this month it is a sun.

Tomorrow Heidi my 22 year old bernina is going in for her first ever service ,  I am sure she will be the better for it and will be a lot quieter when she comes home next monday.  Now I am quilting she will need to be serviced more often as cotton makes fluff etc.  If I feel the need to machine stitch in the mean time I will get my new home out which is about 35 and has been serviced once!!

Think that is all for now,   happy stitching

patchwork blocks

This morning I have typed a long blog but it was to doneoto the accounts I set up at the beginning that never worked so will start again now! I have 2 blogs that do not work which I would love to delete     has anyone any idea how to do it.

Have been successful in transferring my google reader to bloglovin last week and it all seems to be working okay.

I have been having another go at patchwork blocks,   still working in poly cotton as I still do not really know what I am doing.

Thought I would use some templates I have bought but not too sure of them yet. The templates are the easy angle which makes half square triangles and the companion angle which makes quarter square triangles.

Maple leaf, road to Oklahoma, Missouri star and  snail trail  were done without the templates on monday but  box, calico puzzle and economy I did yesterday ( tuesday) using the easy angle and companion angle. I do have a problem working out which are half and which are quarter squares, any tips gratefully received.

I also tried to put the photos into a collage on picaso, it seems to have worked but could not put them onto the blog, must be missing a link out.



Well if you persevere you sometimes get it right,    had to send the photo to my email address and then copied it to this blog    wow I am getting better! I am sure there is an easier way but until I find it carry on ding it this way. Having viewed the blog I see the photos have not gone on right after all, never mind one day I will get it right.

Photos in order from top left     box, snail trail, maple leaf,  Missouri star,  calico puzzle, road to Oklahoma and economy.   They are all from the Quilters Recipe book except the Maple leaf and that is from Lyn Edwards  the Sampler Quilt book.

Other templates i have bought are,   5 point star  ( have not taken it out of its wrapper yet, looks far too complicated) , flying geese, fat cat, easy dresden plate, clamshell/drunken path, tri rec and tri mate, hexagon that makes assorted sizes, 45 and 60 degree diamonds, 30, 45 and 90 degree triangles, the dear Jane templates and the Australian jelly monster, jelly pointer and pin wheel.

Now you can understand why I have to become proficient at patchwork   with all these templates surely I can achieve something worthwhile!!