Dutch Treat Quilt....

I finished all 196 blocks in October 2018 - I think it took a couple of years to do them all as it was hand reverse applique ....

Then last year I quilted it but this year I have done the binding and now it is a finish....

I used a lovely new cotton sheet for the backing....

I had a peeper round the edge of the joined blocks ... and then added another peeper before I sewed on the binding.... hand sewn binding down on the back....

Different coloured hand dyed fabrics were used for the backs and a soft Tilda was the main fabric

Simple quilting just outside seam lines on the squares and then some ruler work in the border

Finished at 74" square

I'm very happy with how this quilt turned out..... 

Righto, Gotto Go.... sorting out those disaSTARs today.... I think I've worked what happened!

Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the weekend

The week that was.....

Tuesday sewing group I continued putting half hexagons together (EPP)  - it's a big folded up mess in the big bag at the moment....  I think I am about half way through now...

A fair bit of my own sewing and quilting was done...

I finished off the quilting on Dutch Treat.... straight lines between the blocks and a few ruler work curves on the border...

I have added a peeper on the binding edge and the binding is sewn down... just the hand work to do now...

I love the backing... it is a 100% cotton sheet (or doona cover) from the big swedish store.... (I love their sheets for backings)

This quilt top has been in the making for a while - I started it at retreat in August and then have continued on my sew days with the girls.... this weekend I put the final two borders on... (I thought I had finished it before but forgot about the borders... which do make a difference ....

and made the binding .... so now it has gone to the quilting queue....

I pieced the left over bits from the jelly roll together..... I will incorporate these into the backing....

 

Gotta love no left overs....

This quilt went on the frame for some quilting.... repeat feather pods over each block....

I will make and add the binding later today....

... and I pieced the sashing on these blocks.....  a fat quarter quilt but I changed it a bit to add the grey peepers and the sashing - 

Hubz has done this jigsaw..... so many similar pieces but he persevered....

Van Gogh Alive is on in the city so we took a day trip to see the exhibition...

I didn't take a heap of pictures as it is one of those experience things

The outside all changed... I think it was an old warehouse they used ...

He was a prolific letter writer, as well as artist and I enjoyed many of his quotes shown...

In the starry night room.... very cleverly done with painting, mirrors and strings of lights...

In the sunflower field at the end.....

I stood by the picture like Hubz jigsaw.. they made a life size one at the show.... 

Had a beer in the cafe made up like one of his paintings.... was a fun day out......

Righto, Gotto Go..... supposed to be a wet week coming up

3 years later

In October 2018 I did the last of my reverse applique Dutch Treat blocks - sewing started in early 2016 .....  then they were joined together and sat brewing in a box...

Finally I have taken it out for quilting...

Using rulers I am doing frames around each block and some curves in the border.... keeping it simple (though ruler work still takes me a while) so the applique remains the feature.....  I have the binding and a peeper ready made to finish it off.......

On Friday for FNWF (thanks Cheryll for having us)  I carried on with my Christmas decorations and did do a bit of my crochet.... it's taken a very back stage again but it does feel gorgeous...

The colour I am using at the moment is called Pistachio....  I almost need the aircon on at freezing to want it on my lap to work on at the moment.....

We had over 50mls of rain last night..... lovely steady rain for hours.... and more predicted.  So great for us but I do feel for the farmers trying to harvest their first decent crops after years of drought....

The rain also helps the weeds so Hubz and I did a bit of sorting that over the weekend - never ending job....

Righto, Gotto Go.... have a wonderful week....xx

Quilt top is done....

A bit of an overload of posts - but I had fun whilst taking a break from job job....

My version of Dutch Treat ….

 There are 196 blocks altogether

I cut mine at 5 1/2" and placed with no sashing so they could 'float' 

Different colour backs so I sorted into piles of colours and then started in the middle and went round and round till it was 14 squares square..... 

Then I added a blue peeper border and 3" more of the background 

I will add another peeper just under the binding once it is quilted 

This is the back...you can see the colours clearer.... 

The binding is made..... and it is going to wait now

I did fancy the idea of hand quilting but I have never done a quilt before and it is heavy already with the two layers of fabric.

I will think on it....

In my head a Quilt UFO turns into a Quilt Top and can go off my UFO list...

Righto, Gotto Go...… ChooseDay Girls sewing has resumed for 2019

(I'll be working on yet another UFO {and maybe a new project})

On we go....

Keeping up with Blockheads... this one is called Rolling Stone (6 1/2" square)

… and this one is 'Dreamy' and is 18 1/2" square.....

…. and Anchor Point which is 12 1/2" square....

Block 34 - Basket and Vine needed some blanket stitch so that will be night time stitching ….

Righto, Gotto Go..... it's Monday.... back to work!!

… but I did play with this yesterday...…

the blocks are all sewn together and I am just adding borders later today.....

PS... I love it....

a big sigh of contentment................

This is what my Design wall looked like on Tuesday morning.....

all my angel blocks were finished and their borders on …. now to fill in the gaps

… and this is how it looked by the end of a busy day sewing...…

I feel it is all rather busy and all over the place... had a chat with my friend Michelle with some photo sending (isn't modern technology wonderful) and she came up with an idea of doing a double border to bring it together...

I had to go shopping!!!

the blue was purchased and I had the orange (part of the same range I used in the quilt) already

… I am hoping to get to do the borders this weekend

I think all the blocks are tagged so if you want to see close up look at the angels scroll through these posts  HERE …. 

I did a few more red based circles over the last week... they are a handy pick up and go item....

… and I finished off these few Dutch Treat blocks.....

In fact... that green one is the very last block in the book!!!!

 Hooray... and this is what my pile of all 196 Dutch Treat blocks looks like

These blocks were started at the beginning of April 2016 so they have taken a while - though I haven't only done them (as you may have noticed)

.. oh and I did some fun quilting this week too! 

Righto, Gotto Go..... because I have finished those blocks I guess I can start something new?