I sew!
and sew
and paint!
The house needs a new coat. Of paint that is. It was painted over 15 years ago and it has been flaking for the last 2-3 years. Before it starts to look too much like an abandoned home, we decided to repaint it. Chipping the old paint away, patching and caulking here and there, followed by primer, we are very slowly getting it done.
I do take the time to sew too. What's a long weekend without sewing? A boring one that's what!
Over the weekend, I dug out some light blue and it took me offroad.
Light blue blocks. Right, okay.
These were assembled after.
It definitely needs more green, maybe another dark green and one more yellow, I think. It would then be a 6 X 7 rows quilt and a pretty good size too once the sashing is added. I'm happy with this one.
I'm so thrilled even if there were no dies with it. Cutting is my least favourite part of quilting so you can imagine how over the moon I am about this. Now, if I could find a few dies it would be perfect. Let me know if you know someone who wishes to downsize her collection. Pink also gave me a thimble. I am curious how this one will work out for me.
Two light blue Jericho Wall blocks. I have a lot of blues but light blues aren't as abundant. I had a hard time finding some that wouldn't disappear with all the white pieces around. I believe two is good enough.
I wanted to know where this quilt was at. I took it outside and got blown away.
I'm so in love with it!!
I also took a little bit of time to go down south to see my dearest friend, Pink! I brought her lots of fabrics that were gifted to me and she had some for me too. I came back as rich as when I left, lol.
She had spotted a machine in a second-hand store and she got it for me. Look what it is!
Oh, the sun just came out, time to get the sewing machine outside and finish those red blocks.
Enjoy!
;^)
Also visiting
Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
and Cynthia for Oh Scrap!
11 comments:
Cool looking quilts that you're working on!
Wow, Jericho Walls is turning into a bright, happy quilt. Good luck with finding some used dies for the Accuquilt. It looks like a wonderful system, but expensive to collect enough dies for all the projects you would want to make. I hired someone to paint my front porch this summer. Oh what a difference it made (although now, the very old aluminum siding is looking pretty sad). A homeowner's work is never done.
Pat
It's very busy at your place. Painting is such a big job too. I love that you have your machine outside to sew. I do that occasionally too but today is too cool and windy. Jericho blocks quilt is just fantastic... I can see why you love it so much...
Hugz
A long weekend without quilting is a lot of things. I can't think of enough adjectives, but you're right - it is, to say the least, boring! House painting, though! So much work, but it will look so good when it's done. I think you have convinced me to start a Jericho Walls quilt!
Major task painting the outside of a house - I remember it well! Your blocks do looks stunning all laid out like that and where on earth did you find the time to go visiting!xx
Les blocs Jericho Wall tous ensembles sont magnifiques, j'adore ! Beau travail ;)
What a fun design wall and I love your quilt! What a score for the Accuquilt. If you have a guild nearby, they may have a sharing library of them or even at your library. Good luck and happy quilting.
Preparing a house for painting is a long slow job, good luck with that. Your Jericho blocks are looking great, it's always so nice when we are "almost there" with the block making.
Painting is a big job, but the house always looks so nice with a fresh coat! Your Jericho Walls quilt is going to be so beautiful - I love how those blocks come together. Glad you got to sew outside, too!
Your Jericho walls look fantastic! What a gorgeous quilt it's going to be!
Happy painting! It's a big job, but so very satisfying!
And happy GOing, too! I hope you can find a good source for dies!
Wow, your Jericho Walls blocks are gorgeous. That is going to be a stellar quilt!
I have some Accuquilt dies that I would be happy to pass on (give) to you. I bought my first cutter used, and it came with several dies that I know I will never use - like clamshells, drunkards path and probably a few others. Let me know if you’re interested, and I can do a little list of possibilities for you. I get scraps donated to me for Quilts for Kids, so it’s nice to be able to pay something forward!
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