Wednesday 26 November 2014

WIP Wednesday

Got my camper van cushions finished just in time for my cousin to give as a Christmas present - I just love these and in the new year I'm making one for myself!  The fabric was Kona solids with Essex Linen in Steel and fat quarters from the Tidal Lace bundle I won from Anne@Playcrafts.  Still have a good bit of this bundle on hand and am pondering projects...

In the meantime the Christmas sewing is in full swing! 

I've finished up my three carol singing snowmen.  This is for our branch challenge in the Irish Patchwork Society.  We are to make either a Christmas stocking or a wine bottle cover.  These three guys are singing Rudolph's song where Santa asks him to guide his sleigh.  Now just to come up with a back and a cuff and put it all together!
Finally last week, while writing about the Night Sky Quilt-A-Long that Jana is hosting on her blog, I was struck by the red, aqua and white colour combination of this little star.  I'm still thinking of this for a larger project but I had an idea to use the left over triangles from the large blocks in this Christmas Quilt. 
The 16" blocks use flying geese made with the strip and flip method in the pattern, which gives a nice big leftover triangle.  So instead of putting them in the scrap basket, I'm using them for my Christmas cushion swap with the Modern Quilters Ireland.  We had some last minute join ins and my swap partner changed, so I've been having a rethink of what to do for a cushion top. 
I think this shining star would be perfect, so partner I hope you like it!  I found it while having a browse in Barbara Brackman's Encylopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns while looking for something else.  It caught my eye and I had a go at drafting it up to a 16" size.

I have just enough triangles left over in red and aqua and am using a layer cake square for the ray in fabric similar to the triangles. I think it will be really nice hand quilted.  Here's hoping it all goes to plan!

Linking up to Finish it Friday and
Sew Fresh QuiltsWIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

15 comments:

  1. That aqua fabric is familiar! Lovely cushions!

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  2. I adore those VW pillows, they are just too cute!!!

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  3. I really love how the VW pillows turned out, and I love where you are going with the swap design.

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  4. Love love love the VW pillows! So cool! And that shining star pattern is great, can't wait to see your swap cushion all finished and quilted up!

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  5. The pillows are cool, especially all piled up together like that. I love how your quilt is looking.

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  6. You have been busy! I love your singing snowmen.

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  7. You are so talented. I love the VW pillows and the cute singing snowmen. Will you get your Christmas quilt finished? Linking via WIPWedesday.

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  8. you are plowing through your to do list! Yay for all of those Christmas gifts!! Your cushions are awesome and i love how your Night Sky is coming along.

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  9. Your cushions are gorgeous! and that block is just fantastic for a pillow cover...go for it!

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  10. Love the cushions!! They turned out fabulous.

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  11. Your VW cushions are awesome. I can't look at them without giggling -- they're just happy, happy little pillows. : )

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  12. I love those VW pillows. What a fun project for a camper.

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  13. Love those campervan cushions. Do you have a camper yourself?

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  14. Those cushions are beautiful! What fabulous finishes! Looks like you have been a very busy stitcher here. Nice progress on that Night Sky and Shining Star. Lovely work on all!

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