Sewciable

A few of us got together this week for a Sewciable, prepping and sewing Quilts for Survivors projects, a perfect opportunity to start a green scrappy star quilt that I have been wanting to make for some time now. 

I got everything cut and organized the week before, including making all of the necessary HSTs, with the intent that it would make for pretty straightforward sewing. It was, but when you are hosting you never get as much done as you think you're going to. And to think that I wondered if I should have a second one cut and ready! Ah well, it's a good start.

Rather than sewing, Jane opted to be our Girl Friday, spending her time running to the ironing board for us and designing creative layouts for boxes of blocks that were already assembled.

Anne spent the day focused on getting her Second Hand Clothes assembled and did a good job of it; all that's left to do is add the corners and an outer border.

And Linda. Well, she started work on beautiful Log Cabin blocks with teals, browns and dreamy creams, and by the end of the day I think that we had her convinced that this one should be for her.

The centres are cut from a soft collage of birds and plants. The homespun plaids were driving her a bit crazy though. Because the fabric is so soft it's difficult to cut and sew them perfectly straight, but we assured her that it just added to the charm of the quilt.

When she saw a few blocks together on the design wall she realized that the white strip was just too white so there was a job for Jane - rip it out!

We even auditioned borders for it. This is going to look beautiful in her living room. I'm certain that another Quilts for Survivors project will take it's place some day....M