A quick WIP Wednesday today, because although I have lots of WIPs on the go, they mostly aren't at interesting stages. First up is this block I made a couple of weeks ago for Tracey in the Simply Solids bee. It's made using the Star pattern from Faith at Fresh Lemon Quilts' Summer Sampler Series.
I'm particularly pleased with the hot colours in this block - they really make it for me.
The next block is part of my newest WIP, one that I am very excited about. My local guild, Capital Quilters, is holding an exhibition of members' quilts next year. Each time there is an exhibition, a raffle is held, with a quilt as the main prize. I am on the exhibition committee and am making the raffle quilt (although it will get sent out for long arm quilting - phew!).
This is block number one of thirty for the raffle quilt. I am using a bundle of Tula Pink's Acacia collection with co-ordinating solids from Westwood Acres (you can also find Acacia at Stitchbird and Fat Quarter Shop).
The pattern is super simple and based on a Kaffe Fasset design - just eight pointed stars like this with a border. I won't be fussy cutting for every block, but I just could not resist featuring the raccoon in this way - isn't he soooo cute?! I am rather concerned that I won't be able to let this quilt go when it's done... Also, between this quilt and a couple of others, I have a lot of HSTs to trim, so I bought a couple of Bloc Loc rulers to help. I haven't done much trimming with them yet, and will do more of a review when I have, but so far I like.
Have you found any new gadgets lately? I'm not hugely into gadgets, but I'm definitely willing to invest in things that will make the quilting experience better. A good example is the little wee rotary cutter with a 28mm blade that I bought recently. I never thought I would need more than one size of rotary cutter, but it is great for all that HST trimming - I feel like the smaller blade gives me much more control. I'd love to know what makes your quilting experience better.
The pattern is super simple and based on a Kaffe Fasset design - just eight pointed stars like this with a border. I won't be fussy cutting for every block, but I just could not resist featuring the raccoon in this way - isn't he soooo cute?! I am rather concerned that I won't be able to let this quilt go when it's done... Also, between this quilt and a couple of others, I have a lot of HSTs to trim, so I bought a couple of Bloc Loc rulers to help. I haven't done much trimming with them yet, and will do more of a review when I have, but so far I like.
Have you found any new gadgets lately? I'm not hugely into gadgets, but I'm definitely willing to invest in things that will make the quilting experience better. A good example is the little wee rotary cutter with a 28mm blade that I bought recently. I never thought I would need more than one size of rotary cutter, but it is great for all that HST trimming - I feel like the smaller blade gives me much more control. I'd love to know what makes your quilting experience better.
