Sewing Studio Goings On . . .

Sorry for the lack of blog activity as of late, I took a little vacation which resulted in little sewing.

Before I left I did piece this back for my Short Line quilt.  I wanted to use up all that lovely Sanibel fabric.  I spent two sewing days cutting and piecing this back which surprised me, I figured it would go together very quickly.  But now that it's done I'm glad I spent the time putting it together.

And now that I'm home I've started this pattern, 

Vintage Tulips by Camille Roskelley for Thimble Blossoms. Cindy Lammon/Hyacinth Quilt Designs made a beautiful version that I fell in love with that moved this pattern from my To Do List to my sewing table.  (click here to see Cindy's version.)

Once I started piecing those tulip blocks I couldn't stop, I needed twelve, right now I have 20, 

with maybe more on the way!

I hope you have a great weekend.  I'm hoping to squeeze in some sewing, if the weather holds and my husband gets in a round of golf or two, I should be good!

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Short Line Finish

Short Line is finished!  

Piecing the required 236 blocks was a breeze, connecting all those blocks took me forever.  For some reason I could only stand the monotony for a couple of hours a day.  I'm good when it comes to piecing blocks, the variety in the fabric and pieces keeps me engaged.  I had no idea I had such a low tolerance for repetitive piecing until I tackled this pattern. 

It's interesting what you learn about yourself, even after 10 years of sewing.  Although I never did get tired of looking at that Sanibel fabric.  

So here is Short Line with the blocks pieced, all it needed was a border.

I thought I was on the home stretch.  Then a funny thing happened, the fabric I selected for the border, the fabric I loved and couldn't wait to use, my most favorite fabric in the whole bundle, it didn't look so good once it was on the quilt.

I'm not even sure why.  I thought the smaller strips would play great with the smaller print of that border, but I was wrong.  I wish I could understand why it looks bad, all I know is that it does not appeal to me.

Well I loved that red beach chair fabric so much I wasn't willing to give it up easily, and tried this.

I took off the green inner border and separated the chairs with white fabric.  I didn't like this either.  Then I tried a third option, large scrappy strips of the fabric for a border.  It looked bad too, and I forgot to take a picture, but it wasn't up on the design wall for long.

Then I decided to go with the border that was used in the pattern, and all turned out well. 

 I love happy endings

So this is Lifetime Quilt Number 157

The pattern is Short Line by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

The fabric is Sanibel by Gina Martin for Moda

It finished at 65" x 72"

It has approximately 2,054 pieces.

I love this fabric so much I I'm going use of my scraps on the back.

Miss Rosie's Quilt Co patterns are sometimes hard to find right now, The Corn Wagon Quilt Shop currently has Short Line patterns in stock.

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More Short Line

Here's my progress on Short Line.  I'm not breaking any records for speed, but I am loving working with this fabric and how my design wall is shaping up.

I'm 1/4 the way there, and that's ok, it's not a race, it's my hobby.

The fabric is Sanibel by Gina Martin for Moda, the pattern is Short Line is by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.

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Sanabel Short Line

So remember that Sanibel fat quarter bundle I picked up in Paducah? I think I've found the perfect use for it, already.  This bundle is gathering no dust.

Sanibel is by Gina Martin for Moda.  I was drawn to the colors of this collection of fabric.  You know how with some fabric, it's all about the prints, the designs, and the colors?  And how you sometimes don't want to cut up those designs?  For me, Sanibel is all about the colors, and while the designs are nice, I want to cut them all up so the focus stays on the color.

To accomplish this I'm using the Miss Rosie's Quilt Co pattern Short Line.  There are two versions, one that uses 2 1/2 inch strips and one that uses 1 1/2 inch strips, I'm going with the 1 1/2 inch strip option that only requires 436 strips, if you're using fat quarters, which I am.

My friend Nicole, at Sisters Choice, made both the quilts that you see on this pattern.   They've been on my To Do list for years.  I'm so glad I waited for what I think is the perfect fabric.

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