Saturday, 18 April 2026

Two Full Weeks of Whatever

I love this print. It's great for binding . . . 

unless you sew it wrong. Sigh! 

Baby quilt drive progress. 
Last Tuesday, we had our Artisanat meeting and some baby quilts came back to me. I attached the label and took some pictures. 


Isn't the binding awesome when sewn properly? Lol. 






Last year, when we gather to cut the batting for the baby quilts, I had yardage of this Dalmatians print. Lise, a member of the Artisanat, took it and gave herself the challenge of turning it into something for the cause. She said "it is too pretty not to use it". Well, she was right and she did an awesome job! 



Look at the quilting on these!! (She had all 4 quilted by a long-armer.)


Thank you, Lise. Your contribution is greatly appreciated. 

Working on Friends' Favourite, I have all the colours on my cutting table but I was told that the colour of the month is PINK.  So, I cut some with Pink too.  


I sew these up while quilting 2 baby quilts. Yes, I did quilt and not just sew. It was fun! 

What started as crumb blocks turned into two Stained Glass blocks. I will add the black "lead" around these during the weekend. 


This too was fun and it was lovely to revisit all the Stained Glass blocks already made. 

Then I went and read some blogs. I love to do that too but . . . 

Melisa from Pinker N Punkin is hand quilting her "Pretty in Peach" butterfly quilt. I fell in love with the block she was working on so much so that I had to make one...


Lest I forget, right? Am I looking at my RSC2027 block? 🤨😀

Well, now that the blue scrap bags are out, guess what? This happened.



But the colour of the month is Pink so I made a pink Rail Fence, just to keep myself on track. :^D

The baby quilts I quilted are being bind by a lady in the Artisanat group. I will take lots of photos when they come back. Promise. 
Also, the cleaning/reorganization of my sewing room continues. More on that in a later post. Promise. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the wood, or city. We are finally having sunshine after a week of rain. That's all I was praying for, some sunshine, but someone decided to add the heat to the sunshine. It's supposed to go up as high as 28Celsius today. Why? 21 was not available?!! Sigh! 

Enjoy the sewing because nothing else is right in this world. 
;^)

P.S. Thank you for all your wonderful comments regarding my MIL's passing. You are so appreciated. Thanks. 🧡

Check these ladies' link-party for more inspirations
Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching
Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

9 comments:

Fiona said...

Fabulous seeing the baby quilts on the line. Yes, I love a striped (and spotted) binding..... and sewn the right way does make a difference!! haha
Hugz

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

The Dalmatians are super cute and the quilting is perfect. . .paw prints couldn't have been a better choice! Melisa's block would make a great RSC block!

Lin said...

Another lovely collection of baby quilts - your ladies are doing you proud. Nice pinks - and blues. The sun is shining here too but it's only going to be in the mid teens. Light frost this morning. Have a good week. xx

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Ta bande de finition est très belle, j'adore les rayures noir et blanc, et c'est sûr que dans le bon sens, c'est mieux ;)) Bravo à toutes pour tous ces bébé quilts, et tes blocs roses et non-roses sont très réussis. Déjà un projet pour le RSC 2027 ;D Prends soin de toi, bises

Nann said...

I acquire stripes thinking, "These will make a good binding." Your quilts demonstrate that perfectly. Great array of pink blocks for RSC!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I love that 9 patch top in your header photo, Chantal! Looks like your group is finishing lots of fun baby quilts, too. I like that block from Melisa's blog, too - yes, definitely give it a try for an RSC quilt!

MissPat said...

I've used a blank and white stripe for binding several times. I also often use rainbow colored stripes for kids scrappy quilts. You are making good progress with your kids quilts and your RSC projects.
We were near 80 degrees F a few days ago and in the 40's today with something between hail and grapple early this afternoon. Poor flowers.
Pat

Pat

Sue said...

Yes! That would be a great RSC2027 block. It would be a lovely quilt. So much eye candy to see here on your post!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

What a great display of baby quilts! I love the stripe for binding - its just perfect!