Espritpatch

And this is it! A new quilt top ready for quilting.  My Flabellum to is complete and I love it.  All fabric from my stash, which is a bonus really! Linking to  M onday Making ,   Monday Design Wall ,  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and Thread Thursday Celine

  The Flabellum quilt-along started a few weeks back and guess what? Yes of course I am already behind. I was on time to cut all the pieces but then I was working on other (non-quilt) projects so I never started the piecing on time. Finally last week I went through the chain piecing to make all these garlands from week 1. Week 2 was all about cutting off the garlands and ironing the strips.... Week 3 was about making the building blocks, 36 units, which I finally made this week-end In week 4, we are making the blocks, all 9 of them and I am happy to say that they are now finished! And with that I am caught up, yeah! So that's an additional 36 blocks for May! Linking to    Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and Thread Thursday , Brag about your Beauties ,   Off the wall Friday ,  Peacock Party ,    Whoop Whoop  Friday ,   Patchwork and Quilts   Celine

  Well, it didn't take very long after all and I didn't want it to be pushed to the bottom of the pile so I assembled all my HST squares into a quilt top, after rearranging them about 20 times! I like the look of it. Now to find time to quilt it and to select a fabric for the backing. I am so happy this is finally outside of its box on the road to the finish line. Linking to  Brag about your Beauties ,   Off the wall Friday ,  Peacock Party ,    Whoop Whoop  Friday ,   Patchwork and Quilts ,  M onday Making ,   Monday Design Wall Celine

  A few weeks back I received the Nautilus  swimsuit pattern for free from Paprika Patterns so I could to try it out and promote it. I had just the right fabric in my stash (bought a few years back from Girl Charlee UK) but never used... but I didn't have lining or elastic so I ordered those. The pattern is rather versatile as it can be made as a one-piece suit or a bikini and then there are several options for the bikini patterns with different rises for the bottom part and the addition of twist or not. The top can be attached as an halterneck or have bra straps too.  I picked the high rise bottom without twists and the halterneck bra.  The pattern has got lots of details and pictures that are easy to follow. In addition, there are a number of tutorials on Lisa's website to help pick the right fabric/size, make adjustements etc.  This was my first time making a swiming costume and it was pretty easy to make. I didn't need any adjustment but I used different si...

  In 2016, I joined the Modern HST quilt-along with Alyce . I didn't quite follow through but eventually caught up with the blocks in January 2019 . I had all but one block done and a problem: I didn't have enough background fabric left for the last block.  I searched online, ordered some, my order was cancelled because the fabric was out of stock. I launched an appeal online but never got any reply. So I was stuck with 23 blocks, not sure what to do to finish it off.  And finally earlier this month, I decided that I could make the top with 20 blocks and use the 3 extra for the back. Finally this week I found the blocks and the rest of the fabric and started laying it all up. I also found a few extra HST that I decided I could arrange into one last block to be back to the original plan of 24 blocks. So I made this block with a mix of 3'' and 4'' HSTs.  And then I laid all the blocks on the floor... and decided that maybe a square quilt 5x5 would be nicer so may...

Let's try again, I doubt it will keep me focused but who knows....  Quilting: 1. Super Mario quilt - need binding! 2.  Halo quilt sew along - I need to cut the arcs to be able to continue 3.  Boho Heart  quilt -along - I am so behind on this one... 4. Snowflake quilt-along - needs binding,    this will be my   One monthly goal 5.  Modern HST triangles -  I have 23 blocks completed and not enough background fabric to make the 24th block from the pattern. Decide what to do with this 5 year old UFO - I think I have a plan!! Watch this space... 6. 365 challenge - No progress at all in March or April... 7. Fandom in Stitches quilt along - I now have 5 blocks, I need more and there were a few from March and April that I'd like to make. Dressmaking 1 . PJ for C  -  NEW 2. PJ for M  -  NEW 3. Morgan  Jeans - cut 4. Blouse  5.  Knickers 6. Utility coat 7. Nautilus swimsuit Accessories 1.   Moonwake handbag ...