Weekend sewing ....

Over the weekend I put the triangles and strips together for my star quilt....  

It was made using left over Jelly Roll strips from Ocean Deep quilt (plus some extra strips) and of course background fabric 

It is the backing for Ocean Deep which I have shown before.... a double sided quilt.

I just need wadding and time to finish it off - I think it will be a lovely masculine quilt to have

Then I prepared sewing for ChooseDay.  I am working with scraps and make such a mess with them all over that I prefer to have them cut and ready for sewing

This is my little pile - on the Bottom are two BlockHeads blocks and in the packets are the little blocks for My Small World.  I had a few doors to hand sew so I got them done and put in the packets.

TV time has brought out the Dutch Treat blocks again....  this one was quite fiddly with those tiny little triangles ……

I also put in the last stitches of Sophie the Social Butterfly for my Angel Story quilt

Righto, Gotto Go... Monday looms....

Sunday at retreat.....

I arrived on Sunday to find my workspace had been sabotaged....  

look at that mess under my table!!! pfffftt…. some people cannot be trusted! (you know who you are)

It was quite funny really and a result of me complaining about the mess in my neighbours area and how clean and tidy mine was.....

On Sunday I carried on working with my Safari quilt and got it all together....

I love the zig zag pieces which are quite tribal

It was hard to photograph the colours to how they really are....

… it's not as bland as this.... I was especially delighted with my border fabric... it just brings out all the other colours.  I will bind in the green sashing fabric...

This pattern was made to show off some NZ fabrics and is called Kiwi visions by Mary Metcalf designs.

I had made up triangles from the left over (plus extra) strips from Ocean Deep and this morning I couldn't resist having a play with them.... 

I love this aeroplane propeller look.... must keep that in mind....

.. but this is what is happening to the triangles this time...

I have beige background to join it all together... but I need to have a bit of a think to make it the right size...

Both this pattern and Ocean Deep are from a book called New Ways with Jelly Rolls by Pam and Nicky Lintott…. they have done a number of jelly roll books and I am constantly amazed at how people come up with the ideas they do..... There are other quilts in there that I am looking forward to making too.

My handsewing lately has been another block for Angel Story...… meet Dimity the Dreamer.....

I really must get back to Dutch Treat this week....

Righto, Gotto Go..... some quilting work to do after playing all weekend.....