Saturday, January 6, 2018

Friday Night with Friends Jan 2018

I spent all day sewing for our first FNwF for 2018. Thankyou Cheryll for hosting us again. So what did i work on you ask. I started with piecing another backing together for a quilt ready to be quilted.

Next i chose a quilt from 2 years ago when i spent a weekend at a mystery quilt retreat. I only managed all the piecing & about 12 blocks. Due to so much time passing i couldn't remember how many blocks Susanne had said we'd end up with so i just kept making blocks up until i ran out of the pieces already made.
The right side has 15 blocks & the left has 8. So i worked out the quilt had 35 blocks. Not my best piecing as when i was trimming back some of those section all that time ago I place my ruler wrong & so some points just don't match very well. Oh well it was all done in a bit of a rush. 2 days sounds heaps of time to make a quilt top but the time flies by very quickly.

 I then managed to get the top together
By this time i was hot & bothered so i've left adding the borders until today.

Night time found me hand piecing Icecream Soda
Row 6 almost finished. It needs another 2 full blocks & another half one. 3 more rows to go & then i need to start adding them together. Maybe next week it will be finished. :)

Pop over to Cheryll's blog to see who joined in last night & what projects were worked on.

Happy Stitching.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Jeanette wow i am loving this quilt and your blocks look fantastic ,well done my friend xx

Fiona said...

very industrious.... you certainly get lots done.... it's like after migraine you are super powered!!!
Hugz

Julie said...

Well done Jeanette - seems to me you achieved heaps! Really like the soft pastelly tonings of the new quilt top you are working on.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Your quilt top has come together beautifully. EPP is so nice and relaxing x

Karen's Korner said...

You are on a roll....good progress. I know what you mean about hot and bothered.

Chookyblue...... said...

Very pretty......

Susan said...

The quilt looks great....and the EPP is coming along nicely!

Allie-oops Designs said...

Wow Jeanette you sure do get a lot done, your projects are gorgeous. I wish I had your stamina - I can't sit that long at anything except a good book. Lately, doing handwork, my eyes just close and I want a nap, lol!

Helen said...

Great work....love the quilt top.

Sharm said...

Lots of work getting done!

Anthea said...

Great job tackling the UFOs Jeanette! Very pretty fabrics
x

Janet said...

The quilt may not be perfect but it is beautiful! Fun to see your ice cream soda blocks coming together.

Käthe said...

Wunderschön genäht ! Der Freitagabend war ein Erfolg !
Liebe Grüße
Käthe

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