A week of Spring in Melbourne typically means glorious days of sunshine, blue skies and gentle breezes, but don't forget to toss in a warm - 30C+ - day and follow it up with a return to Winter temperatures and rain and you get the general idea of what this week has been like so far. That's Melbourne in Spring.
Summer and I aren't exactly friends, and I am trying to make the most of the glorious days, aided of course by the school holidays and lack of our usual routine. Lots of distractions.
But I have started a new quilt project. I've spent a day or so rummaging through my fabric stash again, cutting squares for a custom order - A modern I-Spy Quilt not unlike the Low-Volume Scrap Quilt completed last month.
And I've spent today quietly stitching squares together into rows, and stitching rows together into a cute quilt top. I so adore these fabrics and have decided that quilts like these are a great excuse for having a - rather extensive - fabric stash.
This custom quilt is for a little girl and I was pleased to find a few extra girly and picture fabrics in my stash which will make for great "reading" and story telling. Every picture tells a story ...
Ready for basting and quilting.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Rita
Gorgeous, as always.
ReplyDeleteIs there any chance you would consider doing a tutorial on how you baste your quilts? I find this a particularly challenging step and would really like to improve as it seems to make a big difference to the quilting process.
ReplyDeleteIs there any chance you would consider doing a tutorial on how you baste your quilts? I find this a particularly challenging step and would really like to improve as it seems to make a big difference to the quilting process.
ReplyDeletesounds like spring in UK...just without the 30C ;-(
ReplyDeletebeautiful quilt as ever, Rita
Oooh some of my favourites in there - I can see Aneela Hoey and Heather Ross. I can't wait to see the finished shot.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lucky little girl! Those fabrics are certainly fun!
ReplyDeleteShe will love it.
ReplyDeleteI love these fabrics they look so fresh.
ReplyDeleteRita it's perfectly fresh, light but still so full of content. I agree - a great reason to keep an extensive stash!
ReplyDeleteShe is a lucky girl.As always , fabulous quilt!
ReplyDeleteHave a fun weekeknd.
What a wonderful idea! It will eventually end up in her college dorm room!
ReplyDeleteThis will be a very sweet quilt! Well done!
ReplyDeleteWe are moving through autumn here in Sweden and in a few weeks summer (and autumn as well) will be distant memories. Good sewing weather!
So cute, Rita. I think I mistakenly donated the Dick and Jane text fabric to our church quilting group. SO wish I had it back...
ReplyDeleteI love the story in a quilt! I am so not prepared for the winter weather we are having today in Melbourne. We've only been here for 18 months and I'm not used to Melbourne weather yet!
ReplyDeleteSo delicate. I love the simplicity ; )
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. The lucky little girl will still love this as she older as it is not 'babyish' like so many other 'I Spy' quilts.
ReplyDeleteJust lovely, as always!! How can I not love it, as always??
ReplyDeleteLindos trabalhos!! Um abraço.
ReplyDeleteAnother beauty Rita, I love your collection of fabrics!
ReplyDeleteWe arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday night, swimming on Thursday, winter coats on Saturday - you gotta love variety!!!!
Christine x
Hi Rita - Looks beautiful! Can you share the name of the cute dog print with the pink and red flowers and bumble bee? It's really cute. I have a feeling it's an older print.
ReplyDelete~ Kathy
Cudowne, rewelacyjne, piękne.
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