Zebra Tote can earn Brownie points!

As well as the Lucky Stars quilt I made for my mum for Mothers Day I made this cheeky little tote bag.  I followed the reversible tote bag pattern from Skip to my Lou.  I used quilted panels for the front and back and made it slightly bigger but that was the only changes I made and the instructions were totally great even for a pattern following scaredy simpleton like me.

 

I think he's gorgeous

Finish Along 2014 Q2

Well its not good to be starting a new quarter with 4 items out of 6 from the previous one going at the top of this one, but that is the sorry state of affairs happening around here.
So to start we have the...

1. Marcelle Medallion - progressed to layering and quilting

2. Frankenstein Marcelle Medallion - still needs some borders

3.  On A Whim duvet cover - needs some stitching together and then working out how to make a proper duvet cover - all professional looking!

4.  Giant Vintage Star - still  ready and waiting for some machine quilting.

And to finish we have some that were not carried over - making a list of 6 again.

5.  HST quilt - needs piecing onwards.

 

 

6.  Geta Grama Stairway to Heaven - need to think about starting! This photo is awful so have a look at Geta's blog - stunning quilt patterns.

 

Thanks for looking.

 

 

Finish Along 2014 Q1 Lucky Stars Finish

At last I finished the Lucky Stars for my Mum and it was delivered on Mothers Day.  I started in early 2013 with Don't Call Me Betsy's BOM Club 2013.  I have also added a couple of HST blocks and a block pattern by Lynne of Lily's Quilts featured in Love Quilting and Patchwork.  The fabric was Kate Spain and mostly the Cuzco collection.  The Lucky Stars blocks are all paper pieced and I love the technique but it does waste a lot of fabric which I hate doing.

 The first photo shows  Lynne of Lily's Quilts block which looks great with the peacock in the middle.

 

 

So I managed a grand total of 2 out of 6 - not bad for my first time.  Must try harder, must try harder, must try harder x 100 lines.  My original list is here.

 

I am linking this to the Littlest Thistle Finish Along 2014 Q1 page. 

Thanks to Katy and all the sponsors for the great incentives to do better next time!