A lovely Year of Finishes : Scrap Attack Quilt top

This post is part of the A lovely Year of Finishes, April Goals:To-do list and 2013 FAL

Yeaa I've made it !!
I accomplished my April goal! I finished sewing this Scrappy String quilt top today. It was part of a Quilt Along that I joined in 2012, hosted by Chrissy of Sew Lux Fabric & Gifts .
 
It's a bit wonky here and there since there are two sizes of block but anyway I love the result.
 

 Description:
Name: Scrappy String Quilt
Size: 73" x 73"
Started : January 2012
Quilt top completed: April 2013

 

 I'm linking at Fiber of All Sort 
 

and  Scrap Attack Quilt Along Flickr group

Happy Sewing!!

Value Added Quilt Along

Hello everyone!!

One of my new project that currently in progress is this Value Added Quilt Along. It was co-hosted by Rachel(Stitched In Color) ,Leila (Where the Orchids Grow), Amy (Badskirt),and  Jolene (Blue Elephant Stitches).

I choose the Jacob's Ladder pattern by Jolene of  Blue Elephant Stitches 

Following are the beauties that I choose from my stash.. for this project....combination of Good Fortune by Kate Spain,Thread Wind by Ashley and Vintage Modern  by Bonnie and Camille.  All these are FQ bundles that I've bought at Sew Lux Fabrics.

I am still in the process of cutting all the tiny pieces.... personally I would say this pattern was the first that I've ever follow which need a lot of cutting. Below are the work in progress which I arranged using mosaic.  The last photo was the first block that I've finished... I love it so much.  It  turn out so satisfying...

and last night I finished another three blocks and my first diamond shape block created.  I still have a long way to go...but surely I will reach there.

Happy Sewing everyone!!

The Great Granny Along

Hi Everyone!!

It has been a while...I am too busy with my working life, anyway thanks to the long weekend. The Hindus in Malaysia  are celebrating Deepavali today,13th November. At least during the weekend  I managed to sew and finish up some of my Quilt Along projects.   The first project  in my list is the Great Granny Along...

and I am so happy so say that I  managed to finish the quilt top today. This is how the result looks like...

The are many other Great Granny Quilts that you can inspired from at The Great Granny flickr group, visit them  HERE ...you won't regret.

I am sharing my sewing project at Plum and June linky party...

Happy Sewing to All!!

Blogtoberfest Day 21 : A Finish

Hi Everyone!!

Day 21 of  Blogtoberfest

I'm indeed not able to commit as promised. It has been three days I did not post anything at my blog.  I was busy sewing the Garden Steps quilt top during the weekend...

 
It was not my intention to finish it up so quickly, but once I've started working on it, I just couldn't stop!

 I used Domestic Bliss and some Ruby fabric which I bought from Sew Lux Fabric & Gifts.

Here is the result of the finished quilt top and I LOVE it!! It measures about 63" x 82".

Happy Sewing!!

Blogtoberfest Day 8 : Garden Steps - Block #12

Hello Everyone!!

It's day 8 of Blogtoberfest...

 I finished stitching the last block for the Garden Steps Quilt Along that joined at Clover & Violet.
  This is how the label block looks like...

I choose November month as the month to finish up the quilt...

With that finished, I have to look back at the layout on how to sew all the twelve blocks together.

 Till then...

Happy Stitching!!

Blogtoberfest Day 7: Quilt Along

Hi Everyone

It's day 7 of the Blogtoberfest.

Today I'm doing some sorting and  

          re organise my scraps by color getting prepared for a Quilt Along.

This is how I arrange my scraps...

I hope I manage to finish it in time to join the Scrappy Stash Quilt Along

 hosted by  Jennifer at  Ellison Lane Quilts.

  

There are so many prizes offered to those who are join.
The QAL kicks off date is on Tuesday,October 9th.

Click HERE to get all the details about the Quilt Along.

Happy Sewing!!

Garden Steps : Block #11

Hello !!

I finished stitching the Garden Steps Block #11 yesterday...and here is the result.  For this block it's a butterfly!!

 I used  a lot of chain, satin, and back stitch with French knot stitch for stitching the butterfly.  Among the 11 blocks that I've stitched, this is the only block that I used three colors of thread.

Having this Block done, it means the Garden Steps Quilt Along is coming towards the end with only one more block left ... Block #12.  

 

Till next time ... Happy Stitching to everyone!!

Scrap Attack Strings: Show & Tell #05 & #06

Hi Everyone!!

I've joined the Scrap Attack Strings Quilt Along hosted by Chrissy of Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts sometime in January this year.  Today I am sharing the latest scrappy string blocks that I've recently finished...

and here are all the blocks that I  have done so far... total of 52 pieces of scrap strings blocks. The total number of blocks that we need to have for a quilt size of   44" x 55" are 80 pieces.

I am sharing my work in progress at Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts blog

Happy Sewing!!

Garden Steps : Block #10

Hello friends!!

I am sharing the Garden Steps Block 10 which I just finished stitching it today...

I used back stitch, and daisy stitch for the flowers.  For the center of the flowers I used french knot stitch.

The stem stitch were used for all the leaves and for the basket I used chain stitch.  I am really enjoy playing with the colors while stitching this block ...

and here is the Garden Steps block #10 from far.

Happy Stitching!!

Garden Steps : Block #09

 Hello friends!!

Another week is gone and here I am to share another block that I finished stitching during the week end.

 Garden Steps Block 9

Happy Stitching!!

Garden Steps: Block #07 and #08

Hi Everyone!!

I am so happy today to accomplished my mission to finished both Garden Steps blocks during the week end.
 This is how my block #07 looks like.

I used back stitch for the flowers and  stem stitch for the leaves outlines.  The center of the flowers and the leaves, I used satin stitch.

and this is the Garden Steps block #08 looks like. I used a lot of back stitch for this block especially for the bird house.

 
 For the butterfly I used satin stitch for the center and back stitch for the outline. The center of the flowers and the bird's eye I used french knot stitch.

Happy Stitching!!

Beginner's Quilt Along

Hi Everyone!!

I stumbled upon another quilt along in the Internet today.  It is a Quilt Along tailored especially for beginners hosted by Pat Sloan at Quilting Gallery.   Beginner's Quilt Along basically aim for beginners who wish to learn simple quilting pattern.  If you are interested to join the fun click HERE for more details.

 

Happy Quilting!!

Garden Steps : Block #06

Hello Everyone!!

This will be a quick sharing.  I finished stitching the Block #06 for the Garden Steps QAL...  I need to finish it by today since tomorrow I will be visiting my mother.  I will be away from home and office for five days... Projects that will travel along with me are my hexagon, yo-yos and crocheting.  So without further adieu, here is the result of my block #06.

 

 and below are all the six finished  blocks ...  

hope you enjoy.

Happy Stitching to All!!