I finished hand stitching the binding on my checkerboard quilt earlier in the week and then today, my quilt holder did his part for the photoshoot. It was windy outside today, so we picked a sheltered spot on the back patio. Finn watched from the back door--he really wanted to come out to participate in the photo shoot! This quilt was started last year as part of Debbie Brown's Colour Block Challenge on Facebook--I had a lot of black and white scraps to use up and made 25 sixteen patches for this quilt. Yes--I still have more black and white scraps, but this one put a good dent in the scrap bin. Even in the sheltered spot, the wind still made the quilt move around a bit--you will have to take my word for it that the edges are straight!
You can see Finn peeking out the window in this picture.
I spent quite a bit of time this week sorting some of my selvages in to bags by colour. This is no easy task as I have been accumulating this large collection of selvages for a long time. Most of these came from my own fabric but some have been gifted to me over the years.
I'm hoping they will be easier to use in my projects if they are more organized! As you know, one of my Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects this year uses selvages. April's colour is pink and this is not a colour I use a lot in my quilts. I originally started digging in the bin to find more pink selvages so I could make my blocks but one thing led to another, and soon I was sorting great fistfuls of selvages into bags. I even threw some out --mostly because they were too narrow to be useful. I cut my selvages 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches wide so that some of the fabric shows along with the selvage. I should be ready now to complete the rest of my selvage blocks each month. I have not sorted all the selvages yet and hope to continue to do this until I get to the bottom of the bin. Here are my pink selvage blocks for the RSC:
I hope to do some more hand appliqué on my house borders of Coming Home this week. The goal is to finish the doors and windows by the end of the month. In May, I might be able to get working on the corner blocks for this border--birds, vines and leaves. I will link up with Kathy and the Slow Sunday Stitchers on Easter Morning.
My spring flowers are just starting to show some colour this week. I have some crocuses in bloom and my daffodils are going to burst open any day now.
Finn noticed a few flowers in the woods when we were out for a walk this week.
Happy Easter Weekend to everyone who celebrates!
flowers are opening up all over now it seems - except maybe in the extreme north? you have many salvage edges I have never gotten into collecting them as I buy FQ's normally not yardage.
ReplyDeleteGood work on your selvages! They can get out of control in a hurry! Do you top stitch to a foundation piece, rather than sew and flip as in regular string blocks? That’s how I do it, when I do it! :)
ReplyDeleteYourcheckerboard quilt is so pretty - great finish! I love the selvage string blocks, too. You do have quite a collection! Glad Finn is enjoying his spring walks!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your quilt finish and those fun PINK selvage blocks, too!
ReplyDeleteI have made several selvedge items over the years, I know I have an unfinished RSC selvedge bag from a couple of years ago. I even made a knitted selvedge mat to place in front of the laundry tub. The big bag ofselcedges is going down, but really, there are still quite a few lurking about. Sorting them in to colours seems a great idea, why didn't I think of that.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a pretty quilt finish. Love the quilting on it. That is quite a pile of selvedges to work from. Happy stitching.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks so pretty. Congrats on the finish. I have never collected my selvages. Maybe when I am retired and spend more time quilting. Enjoy your stitching. Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt well done on the finish, Fin is adorable it's lovely watching all the spring flowers come to life. Happy Easter to you too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a beautiful quilt, Gail.
ReplyDeleteYou have a lot of selvedges to play. Happy Easter!
I love the pink with the black and white blocks!
ReplyDeleteYour black and white quilt turned out wonderfully. So graphic with the hot pink!
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with the selvage bin. Lots of interesting stuff in there.
Happy Easter, love your black and white finish. I stopped saving selvages, I have enough of a mess with my 3 huge scrap bins I need to get sorted. Lovely floral pictures, and Finn his usual darling self!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous finish your checkerboard quilt is! And...the back is to die for..so very pretty. Your garden is beginning to bloom beautifully. Hoping you are enjoying your Eastertime.
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