New blocks for Nature's journey

Can't believe: I'm working on Nature's journey... perhaps I'll not finish it in 2020? :)))

Red & grey

Only 6 blocks and I'll pass finally to the central pannel... love this flower, love this quilt!

Lovely dragonfly

Too much busy, a difficult year because of illnesses of the little ones and too much job, but I do love Annie Downs and this wonderfull project!!! So, trying to find out an hour a week, on Sunday, sewing in multitasking while listening at the recordings for my job... one stitch little by little!!!! Falled in love with this sweet dragonfly!!!

September - Done and Dusted - The Quilt Top is Finished

I made it!  The first time I have been able to keep up with a stitch-a-long all the way through. I'm loving seeing all the other versions.  So many girls have been able to meet the deadline, which is great.

At the beginning of the month I was very good, cutting some each day and then piecing them into two patches and nine patches.  My little fabric baskets came into their own.

Then I seemed to stagnate. I think I was worried that they wouldn’t fit.  After reading the pattern and realising that I had to trim the quilt after the previous border was attached, everything came together nicely. 

It was fun working out the placement.  Joey was a great help.  He’s not usually allowed anywhere near a quilt that is being worked on, but it was a little hard to do anything about it when the quilt was on the floor. He was very well behaved.

Here we are with the first border attached.

Next to trim down all the appliqué blocks.  Measure twice, cut once.  All good.  Here they are attached.  I was pleased that no two of the same blue background ended up next to each other.

Finally, last night I attached the final two borders. So, in what seems to be my usual style, the month’s progress was completed with one day to spare.

I’m really happy with how it has turned out.  It is much brighter than it thought it would be, as quite a few of the fabrics are fairly dark.

I’m also happy that then entire top is made from scraps and from my stash.  No fabric was bought.  Mind you, it doesn’t seem to have made much of a difference in my fabric piles.

Now I have to give my friendly custom quilter a call to arrange to have it quilted.  The end is nigh.

Thanks so much to Chooky and Susan.  As I’ve said before, there is no way I would tackle a quilt with this much work without the threat of the whip and the camaraderie of all the other girls working away with me.

And finally, I must mention Anni.  Aren’t her designs just awesome.  We are so lucky to have her in our midst.

Cheers

Janice

June (I think) Blocks complete

Getting there............
Love putting together all these scraps (although perhaps a few of these 'scraps' were purchased for this project.........oops).

Happy Stitching

Susie

Progressing slowly, but it is progress

feeling the whipping pressure, but just so you know this is from last week a few more have been done... another photo coming soon.

Broken ankle, not much sewing

Since I have to keep my ankle up most of the time until I get my cast off September 1 not much sewing at the machine right now (but I'm sure I'll figure out something!) lucky I'm done up to the end of August! My friend Holly came to visit yesterday! It's great to have such a good friend to raise your spirits! 

Lori Leaskdale ON Canada