Pineapple Pretty is such a happy quilt , it makes me smile whenever I look at it. January’s challenge was number 6 and that for me was “Pineapple Pretty” with fabric designed by Tula Pink and produced by Free Spirit. I am just one block away from being done , I almost made it by the 31st . The flimsy will be finished tomorrow though.
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| Finally back into my sewing space after what seems years. |
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| Piece by Piece it’s coming together |
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| One small section to go but it will happen tomorrow. |
I hope all my Aussie friends had a great Australia Day. We had friends and family over for a barbecue breakfast with lamb of course. It was quite hot but not too bad in the scheme of things. I’m glad B was cooking. There was also some pool relaxation.
This past 6 months has been so crazy that I didn’t even blog about the spring retreat in Baradine . Chooky organised it with Deb from the shop in Coonabarabran . It’s a great shop if anyone is down that way. “The Crafters Cottage. “ There were some faces I knew and some I didn’t but we had a lovely weekend and went away with new quilty friends. I made a couple of very useful basket bags from Tula Pink fabric.
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| Deb had a pop up shop |
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| Brenda had recovered from the fall she had at the last retreat. |
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| Spring daisies from Donna’s property |
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| Chatting as usual |
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| Then there were two One for me and one for my SIL for when we go on our next road trip |
This is my first project for the 2025 Chookshed Challenge. Found the pattern and cut it out. I love this quilt the Tula Pink designed fabric is so happy and bright.
Well all I can say is that when you really give the sewing sewing room a good clean out you get this over arching feeling of guilt that you started a very simple quilt a very, very , long time ago . It has stared at me through a big plastic box everyday but was never touched. So today was the day. The top is finished now even though it’s a bit wonky. This quilt goes back to my early days of quilting when I didn’t know to cut plaids on the line of pattern not just using the ruler . Consequently it looks a bit wonky in places but it will keep someone warm. Note to self “ don’t use chenille again. There is blue fluff all over the place, very messy. May be that’s why it went back in the box all that time ago.
I should be working on my pineapple quilt for the challenge . That will be tomorrow.
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In the beginning when this first came out from the deep depths of the sewing room… Ha! Ha! How embarrassing! |
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| A wonky start |
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| It’s done ready to be quilted. |
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See I knew , in my last post I said Deana would come through with a challenge list . Thank you . And it is number 6 for January !
My Challenge List
1. Work on Coverdale House
2.Finish hand quilting and bind a toile quilt
3. Annie Downs project bag
4. Quilt “My Favourite Things”
5. Quilt New Zealand Quilt
6. Finish Pineapple Quilt Flimsy
7. Quilt Pineapple Quilt
8 Work on Lucy Boston again
9. A Christmas Project
10.Finish Confetti Quilt
Hopefully while I’m working on these I will slip in getting started on Sunshine and Lolly Pops by Annie Downs.
Happy Quilting
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Well here we go, a new year, a new adventure. Happy New Year To All . I hope it is happy, healthy and prosperous. Especially on the quilting progress front.
