I have lots of flannel scraps left from cutting the preemie gowns for about 4 years. I had to iron them all and then find a coordinating group to cut. I decided the pink ones would have green and yellow in them.
This will be the backing for the 3 mostly pink quilt tops. I don't put any batting in them so they will stay soft and flexible like a blanket.
I have lots more pieces pressed and ready for cutting into squares.
I need to spend a couple days finishing up all of the preemie items for my church sewing circle. I haven't been over there for quite awhile because of the weather and the 23 mile drive. In fact they cancelled twice since November for bad weather. I'm hoping to finish up all of the flannel we have and then turn it over to someone else in the group for the future sewing. I will write a tutorial for them for the preemie gowns.
Even though it wasn't very warm yesterday the sun was shining so it was a good day to run errands, fill bird feeders, etc. I did play with fabric for a few hours but nothing to photograph. Last night I finished one dishcloth with the ends of three balls of yarn and started two more. These are both partial balls of yarn so I won't know until I get close to the end whether I will run out before I finish. I have another ball of the stonewashed denim color.
I had company in my studio yesterday so I worked on several things. I made a couple more blocks for my batik Hunter Star and then cut up the remainder of the strips leftover from the neutral bricks cutting. They are 3" finished size.
I was going through a stack of fabric and pulled out a couple pieces that I just love. I need to cut into this one.
I like this one too. The mottled batiks are so pretty but it is hard to figure out how to use them.
I finished sewing this top yesterday afternoon. It measures 58" x 82". I chose and cut the bright colors last Friday and Saturday and it was sewn by Wednesday. The black and whites were chosen last year in October, cut on Feb. 2 this year. The white background batik is one of Hoffman's early batiks from the mid 1990s.
The top 2 batiks are Bali by Princess Mirah and I think the zebras are a Hoffman but I'm not sure.
The top two in this photo are also Bali brand and the bottom is a more recent Hoffman.
The top one here is Bali, the second one Hoffman, the third one Bali and the bottom one Hoffman. All of the Bali brand batiks are around 20 years old. It's about time that I used them however I still have pieces left of most of them.
These are my favorite 3 black and white batiks. People who know me well would know the zebras are a favorite.
Yesterday morning I pieced all of the remaining pieces for this quilt. The bottom 2 rows are still just pieces on the wall, not sewn together. I tried switching the black and whites in the bottom 2 rows but I really like the dark at the bottom to balance dark at the top. Maybe I'll get it sewn today.
Last night while I watched 3 shows on TV I played with fabric. I pulled 18 more pieces to cut into 2.5" squares for my ongoing cutting project.
When I finished that I tidied up the box that contains the last 5 years of Kaffe fabric. I got them all in numerical order which makes me very happy. (The numbers are on the selvage)
It was so much fun to see my art quilter friends yesterday. The last time they were here was the end of November. We cancelled in January the week of all of the snow and then decided to skip February.
Last night I started working on this quilt again. The bottom horizontal rows are just loose pieces on the design wall and floor. I am making a different size than any listed in the pattern so I wasn't sure how much of each piece I needed. I am constructing the little 3 piece units now that I need to finish the bottom rows. There is also a row of little squares across the top of the quilt so I cut most of them too. I think I just have 2 more squares to cut and then I need to start piecing all of those units. I might switch the blocks in the bottom 2 horizontal rows and see if I like it that way better too. Last chance to try that.
