JRSQA - Quilt Completed!!! YAY

I have finished!

quilting (in the ditch) & binding done!

I love the binding!!!

I have just washed it again to make sure it doesn't fall apart - if it survives, LOL, I will give to my nephew & his wife for their son, Riley.

I hope they like it!  I believe the nursery is just a simple blue & white. 

I needed to do the backing in two pieces, so I thought I would make a feature of the seam.

Close up of back section

JRSQA - completed top

I have finally completed my quilt top.  Since I am making this for a baby quilt, I decided to go with 3 x 3 setting.  I think I am happy with this one ;-)

I am really happy with my sashing - I got about 80% lined up

I chose the block with the most background colour as the centre block

I am in two minds whether it needs an outer border ???

what do you think?  any suggestions??

JRSQA - Block #9 - it's on my wall ;-)

Block # 9 has been posted for our JRSQA (see link on sidebar if you would like to participate)

Here is my block - I am really happy with the way this one turned out!  ;-)

Here is my wall at the moment.

Here is my thoughts on the sashing - not too sure I am happy with this combination.  It does not look the way I imagined it ;-(

What is on My Design Wall?

This my quilt so far for JRSQA - block # 9 has just been posted.

Here is my first solo quilt - a split/disappearing 9 patch in Moda, Old Primrose Inn.

I am making a lap quilt for myself.

Pop on over to http://www.patchworktimes.com/ to see what is on other people's walls ;-)

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #8

yay - finally completed Block 8

I must confess, when I first saw the block - I thought 'OMG that looks hard', but it was very easy and came together beautifully!

Blocks 1-4

Blocks 5-8

Now to make up my mind how I am going to do the sashing - I was originally going to do the plain light blue as the background, but am thinking that some yellow will provide some real pop!

I will have a think and a play with some scraps and see what 'speaks to me'  ;-)

Anyone have any suggestions?

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #7

Here is Block # 7 (see link on sidebar for JRSQA blog)

this was the most difficult to sew up - I am down to the really scrappy bits of my jelly roll now ;-(
I am sure it would have come together better if I had been a bit more careful with my cutting ;-)

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #6

The weather here was terrible today (see my post on http://www.cathy-throughmyeyes.blogspot.com/)

Here is my Block # 6 for JRSQQ (see banner on sidebar)

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Blocks 4 & 5

I am catching up!

Block #4

Block #5

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #3

here is block #3

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #2

I am on a roll ........... here is Block #2

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt Along - Block #1

Here is my first block for the Quilt along over on JRSQA - better late than never ;-)

I am using the left overs from my baby quilt - Alfie Bebe-Blue Jelly Roll.

I am fairly certain I won't have enough to make up the complete quilt, but may have to make up the difference with some fat quarters.

This was a challenge with my cutting and sewing - a few misaligned seams :-)

I am sure I will improve with time.

Baby Quilt Completed! just in time!

I have been frantically working on the second baby quilt for my nephew's twin boys.

Here is the layout

Finished quilt - I decided to add two borders to make it a bit bigger than the first quilt I made. 

I am not too sure what I am enjoying more .......... the actual sewing or the photographing  ;-)

I had all sorts of trouble with the tension during this project.  I guess the old SINGER was protesting about being used so much so quickly - after all, it has spent the last 12 years just sitting in the spare room, only being used very occasionally.

1st Quilt Ever - FINISHED!

Since we got word that the twins arrived earlier than expected (my post here), I have been working very hard to finish the quilt - going between the lounge where the quilt was laid out and the study where the computer is to do searches on quilting techniques and the spare room where the sewing machine and iron is - I should have been wearing my pedometer, I feel like I have walked miles & miles ;-)

One of the most helpful sites has been 1st Quilt Ever with lots of pictures and step by step instructions

I also found these videos How to make quilts  and they were most helpful with the binding bit ;-)

Here it is!  My 1st Quilt Ever - complete with unmatched squares and the occasional crooked line or two :-)

close up - all those lovely squares ;-)

the reason I picked this particular jelly roll - the lovely little hands

my first attempt at quilting on a spare block - didn't like the stitching on every square, so I decided to stitch down along the 9 patch block

attaching the binding

I am really looking forward to participating in the hexagon quilt along making up the hexagon quilt for Baby No. 2 (as soon as I can make up my mind which layout I am going to use).