Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Progress at Last!

I took some annual leave this week, giving me a 5 day break to do with what I wanted. It's poured with rain most of the time, so I've mostly stayed out of the garden and got in some decent sewing time.

Sassafras is all assembled, and appliqued. Just need to blanket stitch around all the shapes then it's ready for quilting.





I finally got around to quilting Jelly Girl (and got most of it done in one day). Just got the borders to go. I'm not too happy with the batting; it's much softer than the wool/poly blend which makes it hard to push around for free motion quilting. Lesson learnt!


9 comments:

Lynda said...

Sassafras is looking sensational and so is Jelly Girl. I have been acquiring a stack of Patisserie fabrics - so pretty. I can't go passed Matilda's Own wool/poly batting - love it so much I bought a whole roll 2 years ago and now it's almost gone.

Renee said...

Your sassafras quilt is looking fantastic!

And I am envious of your quilting - it looks perfect!

Ariane said...

I love both quilts. The sassafras quilt is just gorgeous. Can't wait to see it done.

Anonymous said...

I'm de-lurking to stand up and say Bravo on the Sassafras quilt. I LOVE it!!!!!!

Lauren The Artist said...

I don't know if I've posted before- but I'm lovin' those large flowers! Looks great.

Jodie said...

Both quilts look gorgeous, great work... You sure look like you enjoyed your time off..

Jodie :)

an encourager said...

Inspiring! I have the Jelly Girl pattern propped up on my sewing desk... Just one more darling dream that has yet to become a reality!

Quilter Going Bananas said...

I always loved this pattern and now seeing yours done up I really love it! Another idea to add to the ever growing list of projects I want to make....

Bec said...

Sassafras looks great! love jellygirl..... so cool to use the strips like that.