WIP Wednesday

It's been a strange week. I've felt restless, but at the same time I've had no desire to do anything. Hopefully it passes soon, I've got a mountain of projects I'd like to get finished.

I've only worked on one thing in the past week, and it's such a tiny thing that's it's barely worth mentioning, only I used some of my treasured stash of Bliss, so here goes. About 10 years ago I clipped a foundation piecing pattern from Miniature Quilts magazine, which I think is no longer being published. After setting foundation piecing aside for many years to work on other things, I've picked it up again, I'm sure due in part to the revived interest in it from the blogging community. Foundation piecing is easy. If you've never tried it, definitely take the time to figure it out. You'll be amazed at the sharp points and tiny pieces you can work with.

Here are four teeny tiny houses made with teeny tiny pieces of Bliss. I would normally keep my fingers out of the picture but I wanted to show just how little these houses are. I am in love with them, and since they take so little fabric, I could potentially make hundreds of them. I should make a bed quilt out of blocks this small, but I'm sure I'd get bored long before I'd made the first 50.

Happy Wednesday :-)

And in Other News.....

My jellyfish has been featured on one of my favourite embroidery blogs! &Stitches posted it in their "Found on Flickr" series. Mine is the one on the bottom left. I made it for my partner in the Wild Olive Stitch Swap. 

See the great company my jelly is in? I guess I'm not the only one trying to face their fear of jellies! I'm absolutely thrilled that my little stitchery has received so much attention. 

1. Jelly   2. Moon Jelly  3. Completed Jellyfish  4.Cross Stitch Brand New Tribute

WIP Wednesday

I've spent a good part of the past week working on my projects for both the Wild Olive Stitch Swap and the Covert Robin. They have now both been sent off to their new owners. I hope they enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.
I dug out a long forgotten project and now it's nearly complete. All I need is some solid grey for the front. Here's the back of a double bed sized quilt for my 13 year old son. I haven't made the poor child a quilt since he was 3. The poor child has had to make do with store bought blankets!

I loved the way the railing behind the quilt looked, so I took another picture. My mind was working overtime on this one, I love the pattern!

I also started a scarf for my daughter Pickles. She's been asking for one since I finished mine a couple of weeks ago.

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Stitch Swap

As soon as I got my partner assignment in Wild Olive's first ever stitch swap I started stitching. My partner lives far away, like on another continent type far away, so I think mail might take a little longer between us. I thought it best to get this done and in the mail quick quick! She said she liked all things nautical. I didn't want to go with a ship or compass, that seemed too cliche, so I decided on a jellyfish. The pattern came in the mail the very same day I got my partner assignment, so I think it was meant to be! I hope she enjoys this little guy as much as I enjoyed making it. 

Have You Heard the News?

For anyone who missed out on From The Blue Chair's Color Wheel Swap, never fear. There's a new swap in town. Get ready for Bianca's Over the Rainbow Charm Swap.  56 swappers, 2 yards each. Head over to Bianca's blog right away to get all the details. Happy swapping!

Modern Mini Challenge

Like many others, I was excited about the Modern Mini Challenge. Not only are the prizes fantastic, but it was a chance to work on something just a bit different. I'm generally a semi modern quilter. What I mean is, I love modern fabrics (hello solids!) and more traditional patterns. This little quilt was inspired by my love of colour wheels, I've seen some beautiful spectrum quilts lately. I rarely give my quilts a name, but I thought this one deserved one. I called it "The Centre of Attention". I'm not a huge fan of the colour red, although I'm trying. Red always seems to stand out, like it's trying to grab all the attention. I thought I might as well highlight it, put it right out there where it want to be! That's what I like about a mini, I feel free to do things I'd never consider on a larger scale. This is a mini-mini-mini, just 10.5" square, hand appliqued and machine quilted.

Goodbye February, Hello March

I've really enjoyed keeping better track of what I've worked on through the month. It's given me a real sense of accomplishment. At the beginning of the month I had four things I wanted to get done. I did a few more than that! A few were big projects and a few were single blocks for bees, but they're all done.


1. Close Advent Stockings, 2. New Apron!, 3. Elfies Pillow, 4. It's a Hoot - Finished, 5. My Love is True - Close, 6. Hook Holder, 7. Crochet Scarf, 8. Dolly Dress Embroidery, 9. Everything Equal, 10. Block for Debbie Sewing Shanty, 11. The Centre of Attention, 12. Wristlet - hanging, 13. Derby Girl, 14. Magic Tiles, 15. Solstice Star blocks, 16. Summer Sampler blocks

I hope to keep as busy in March as I was in February. I'd like to finish the Emmeline apron I started  several years ago. I'm also going to finish a tunic I started in 2010.  Then there's a quilt I pieced for my daughter in ohhhhh about 2007.  Yes this will be a month to clear up old projects! I'm also going to piece my solstice star blocks into a top. We'll see if I actually get it quilted too! There will probably be gardening as well, as long as the weather continues to improve!