Jen's Quilts

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 36 Being a long weekend, I headed out on a day trip to New Norcia on Sunday.  It was a great day for a drive.  While relaxing at the New Norcia Hotel, I checked out the block for the week.  Just the one this time, but a little tricky. I got stated Monday evening, working on the diamonds, and I did a little more on Tuesday, but then it sat there unfinished but almost done until Saturday.  I worked late most days for the rest of the week, and just didn't feel like sewing. But Saturday I completed it.  It is not my best effort.  It is a little wonky and I lost a diamond point or two, but it will do.  Hopefully you won...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 35 After last week's less than exciting applique, I was very happy to get a straightforward block.  Blocks, actually.  Four 3 1/2" squares, of a manageable design.  I zipped through these easy enough on Sunday afternoon. But that wasn't all.  I also had the next set of assembly instructions, and pulled out the other light 3 1/2" blocks I've done recently.  I zipped through them on Monday night. And then the exciting part - adding them to the quilt. I am quite excited that the diamond shape in the pattern is now visible.  The quilt is now almost as wide as it is going to get.  Only the border parts tha...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 34 All I have been wanting to do is finish the baby quilt, before the child becomes an adult.  So over Saturday and Sunday, that is what I did.  But then to binding.  I decided to add a bit of a border as an afterthought, using some leftover fabric I had, but I didn't have enough of anything I could use for binding except white, and I was not going to put a white binding on a quilt for a baby. At grandma's for dinner on Tuesday, I showed off what I had done so far, and we then started digging around grandma's stash for possible binding.  Mum came up with a scrap of purple that would work, and my rough calculations figured there...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 33 After four days hiking, I was looking forward to sitting.  My legs, feet, knees, shoulders etc needed a rest.  So I was more than happy to get started on this on Sunday.  I had pretty much everything cut out before I headed off to see family for Father's Day, so when I returned I could get started on the seams.   Nothing tricky this week.  Eight 3 1/2" blocks, made of  1 1/2" squares or quarter square triangles.  A lot of fiddly pieces though.  A handful of seams each evening meant I was done by Wednesday evening.  And they are pretty spot on for size too. I'm hoping to get a chance to do more ...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 30 I finally had a chance to get back to the baby quilt on Saturday evening.  I finished quilting the coloured squares in purple thread but decided it wasn't enough.  So I've now started quilting the lighter rectangles. Here is a preview for anyone playing along at home: When the new block was released on Sunday, I was pleasantly surprised to find a single, 6 1/2 " block.  Wow.  I was out most of the day, but when I returned in the evening, I had it cut out, and then started to put it together.  I decided to call it quits that night even though I only had two seams to go. I managed to sneak one of them...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 30 Simpler this week?  Well...  I have another eight blocks to make, but they are at least a little smaller, being 3 1/2" blocks.  They are also constructed of flying geese, and I have done plenty of those so far for this quilt.  So really not much to report this week. Just some cutting, pinning, sewing, ironing, cutting, pinning, sewing, ironing, trimming, pinning, sewing, ironing, pinning, sewing, ironing, pinning, sewing, ironing, typing, photo, typing. It is nice using some different colours, now that we are working on the outer part of the quilt.  And now that this week is done, I can spend Saturday working on the b...

This year I thought I would take on a quilting challenge, so I signed up for Aves , a Block of the Week quilt by Kathryn Kerr of Green Avenue Quilts . Every Sunday starting 21 January 2018, I receive the instructions to complete one block for the quilt. The plan is to complete the current block before the next one is released. Week 30 If this is week 30, then I have 15 weeks to go. And I'll be overseas for three of them, so I guess I won't be finishing on schedule. After last week's big border construction, I was really hoping for an easy week, and simple 6 1/2" block. I was half right. It was a 6 1/2" block, but I had to make eight of them. With a lot to do last week, I got started on this late. it was nothing technical, but there was just so much of it. I had 32 sub-blocks involving covered corners and 64 foundation pieced sub-blocks to make. Its a good thing there has been a lot of tv to watch while I sit and cut and pin and iron, while intermitten...