Top finished...

Stitching done for April!

This past weekend I was able to stitch the designs I am using for the April project.

Now to cut up the fabric. This is for next weekend.

Yay! The Top is Done

Seeing as one certain lady has been getting out the whip, I thought it was about time to show my progress on the SKOW stitch-a-long.  After plodding along, I’m delighted to announce that the top is all together…. and on time.

The best bit is that this was finally put together on a recent visit to “The Chook Shed” and Chooky actually was present for the “Ta Da” moment. 

I think she is being a little cheeky here –pretending it is her finished quilt.

The worst part was all the “Pesky Petals”, as I called them, on the tree block.  There are 55 separate petals, all needing to be started and finished and then tied off at the back.  For once machine blanket stitch was not the easiest option.

Now I just have to trim all the loose threads and will be delivering the top to my friend Val on Tuesday for her to quilt it.  I can’t wait to get it completely finished. 

As I keep saying, I would never have tackled a project this involved without the encouragement and accountability of the stitch-a-long. Thanks Chooky for keeping us on track.

Cheers

Janice

http://jannimary.blogspot.com

Top done!

Just had to get this quilt together on the weekend so it can go to my quilter this week! So exciting to get something finished....well almost! It is such a lovely quilt and has been great fun to make along with my friends here on the Stitch-a-long blog. Thanks to all of you for your encouragement.

Thanks, Chooky, for organising this wonderful blog. 

GJ Quilt - can I have a B, D, E, F, I & borders & Completed Top

OK so it was back in February that I last posted about my GJ quilt...but here it is.... finally! It has been a very slow and long process, but I did bite of more than I could chew, last year and this year. Working on my Gingham Girls Quilt, joining in 2 quilts for Christchurch NZ and finishing off 6 Quilts for Queensland, another Quilt for a friend who lost everything in the Victorian Floods, and various other sewing projects.

But with gentle nudging from Chooky the last couple of weeks, during our emailing, I have finally put it all together. The stitcheries have been laying there just waiting now for the last 2 months. So I am very impressed that it has only taken one long weekend Monday to put it all together.

Block B

Block D

Block E

Block F

Block I

and here she is with the borders. Still not too keen on the green one, but it was with DS's opinion as the red I thought I had seems to not be where it should have been and I was not putting off completing it all on Monday.

Even have pressed the backing and made the binding, Mum is visiting later today, so with her help I hope to get it pinned and the quilting can begin!!!! I still have my Life is Beautiful Quilt on the go and my Vignette Hexagon Quilt as well. So apart from joining in on some projects from the SKOW book, I have decided not join the quilt along this time around! But I will share my projects from the book if I am allowed (wink)

Thanks for all the encouragement to keep at it through some very trying times in my family life. Hope to share some quilting with you soon.

TTS - top done.....

Finally got the top together this weekend...the blocks have been finished for a while......I had my heart set on the paisley for the outer border and didn't have quite enough of it......so made some modifications......ta da!!

Now to quilt it........!

'til next time.....................Lorraine

Top together..........

Off to the quilters......

.........the double narrow border won.......

......just softened it a little before it went to the lighter green wide border.............

Keep Stitching................

Chookyblue

Bec's Top Finished!

I finished my top last week, sorry to take so long in posting. I am so so SO pleased to have the top done! Now I will baste and quilt it!

It's so exciting seeing all the quilt tops coming together!

A finished top

I managed to get some sewing done today, and I'm happy to report that my Gardener's Journal top is now finished! I just pieced the border out of strips and ran them around the quilt. I had done my Polka Dot Girls quilt this way and it really seemed to work with the scrappy look of the rest of the quilt. So now it's on to making the back and getting this one sandwiched and quilted! But that will have to wait until tomorrow! :0)

My Quilt Top is Finished

Love a day of sewing and today I finally got my "A Gardener's Journal" Quilt Top completed.

The Inner Border looks fine

But, note to self - Don't use a fabric that has a straight edge in the pattern as it gives the border the illusion of being curved and you can really notice that it's been cut crooked.

Now to work out how I will quilt it.

I DID IT - Greetings from Finland

It feels so unreal!
but MY TOP of GARDENER's JOURNAL is there
FINISHED
and on time....;)))
(we have here now 7 hours till the new year)

This was amazing stitch along year with you.
I wouldn't be this far on my GJ
WITHOUT you!

HAPPY NEW stitching YEAR 2011!!!

Borders on at last!

I have had the top finished for a while......had pink picked out for the borders but it made the quilt 'too pink'....so had to order some green - it arrived on Friday so the borders are on and now I need to quilt it.....so.....watch this space...!

Not the best pic.....looks a little washed out.....will try for a better one later.......I had to wait for Mark to come over and I was lucky he held it up for as long as he did...LOL....Note my little helper on the lounge in the background!