Friday, July 2, 2010

Trackies, chocolate and a quilt = The Good Life

That's my night tonight. I have the very sloppy trackies on, I have some choccy in the cupboard waiting for munch time and a quilt to be quilted. Not a bad night indeed.

I got home to a very chilly house this afternoon so I got the fire going and headed upstairs to the 'sewing studio' which is also the warmest room in the house. This Chocolate Lollipop, Anna Maria Horner fabric has been stashed for a few years. I finally decided on the right design and spent the whole arvo cutting out. The photo is average but I love how it is turning out. It's so wonderful when a plan comes to fruition.

This is my next installment for the 1st Wed Block Swap. Megan wanted pink hearts on 16.5" calico blocks. I'm happy with how this turned out. I did blanket stitch around the raw edge. Hope she likes it...
And this little baby is the smallest quilt in the world!
Okay, so that might not be true. It is however, the smallest one that I have ever made. I am going to this wonderful event in Hepburn, Victoria tomorrow and we had to stitch something on a fabric postcard. Since I'm a quilter rather than a stitcher, I decided to make a quilt. I actually machine pieced it without using a foundation. I may have said one or two swear words in the process...
I did manage to stitch my name and I think it's readable.

Time for that chocolate and a cuppa.
Ab

13 comments:

  1. That zig zaggy quilt looks fabulous! How big is it?
    Have a wonderful weekend Ab and oh.....I can't seem to see your bra in any of the photos tonight. XX

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  2. quilt looks good.............sounds like a perfect night in...........fire chocolate and sewing.........

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  3. You don't stitch?? Pardon me while I faint! LOL All your projects look great! How was the chocolate?

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  4. All lookin lovely lovey. :0)

    You....swear.....no! And I'm with Kate, where has the bra gone?

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  5. Very pretty design! Have a great weekend!

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  6. Sounds good just relaxing in the trackies, sewing, eating and drinking.
    Your quilt is looking good. Have fun putting it together and quilting.
    Lovely blocks and wee quilt.

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  7. Sounds like the Perfect night In...Your Quilt looks Great..You must be Pleased...
    cheers

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  8. that chocolate quilt is gorgeous...i love it

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  9. I love your weeny little quilt. Too cute....how big is it?

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  10. hahahaha... the bra thing was my first thought too as I began reading this post. Ummm... you might want to check the rules but I think having a craft thing is actually illegal AND immoral if I am not in attendance.

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  11. Have fun at Hepburn! See you at Craft night Monday week? xo

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  12. Mmmmmm ... chocolate!!!
    (And what's with Kate's bra comment???)

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  13. Love the Chocolate Lollipop quilt. The colours look great in it.

    Hope you enjoyed the evening in with the chocolate and have a good time today.

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