And it's back to...

And it's back to the hexagons... Here is another diamond shape...

I've started fitting two of these together...

Then for something different I am starting to make a large star with lots of hexagon pieces... these are the first identical parts of the star.

These little pieces are so convenient to carry around... I'm loving them at the moment...

That is, until I can get my machine out and about next...

Little little hexagons....

I've been carrying around a little bit of hand sewing.... loving these little hexagons...

I've finished two diamond segments... And started another one.... I just realised why I'd put them aside for a while (there is always a reason isn't there??)... and it's because I needed another ice cream container lid to make a hexagon template... mine was getting worn out...

I'm not entirely happy with these photos... they were taken on my phone.. but I'm blogging on a laptop now, and it's better to blog on the run than not at all.....

Pokey Puppy on the go

Thank goodness for sewing gatherings or I wouldn't get anything sewn!!

I actually worked hard at a sewing night with Fiona and Debbie, and I've made about one third of the Pokey Puppy quilt top. I need to finish it quite soon. It's for a baby due in April. I've made its twin the Saggy Baggy Elephant Quilt, which is already finished.

I've just realised I haven't posted a finished pic of the Saggy Baggy Helephump!! I asked Mum to quilt it with large monsteria leaves - I think it gives a perfect jungle feel...

The quilts are both gender neutral - I don't know yet if they are boys or girls...

I think it's past time to share these photos...

I've put the inside cover printed square on the back as the quit label.....

I hope I can get some of the Pokey Puppy sewn before the next group session...

Sensible or Seussical?

Sometimes we are so excited with a quilt top finished in one day, then we hang it up to take a photo of it, and realise its too small...

So, after hanging it (thank goodness this blog makes me take photos of my sewing progress), I could see that it wasn't a very useful size.

Now with these simple borders, the quilt is a single bed topper. Much better than a cot sized quilt. And that's how you make a sensible Dr Seuss quilt!! LOL!

I'm going to ask Mum to quilt large bubbles in an edge to edge design, then I plan to use vanilla coloured binding.

Memo to self: be sure to take photos with your camera as well as the phone! The phone pics, just aren't as clear.

Introducing... Be Seussical

With the excitement of the Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the fast progress on the quilt top, I'm feeling quite spurred on... so I'm taking a step towards another literary quilt.

I love vintage and whimsical quilts. I guess that's why these last two have appealed to me so much... and I've been in the mood for fast and easy, but also creative sewing.

These are pieces I've cut from the Cat In The Hat fabric panel. Fusible web strips are fused around the outer edges of each piece.

Then I've chosen other fabric from the range to use as backgrounds. Machine blanket stitched on. Now that's fast.

I love the rocking motion as I've appliqued the panel pieces on at varying angles. It replicates the whimsical and nonsensical (or should that be Seussical??) feel in the Dr Seuss books.

So, there is a quilt top in a day...

When it gets old...

Ta-da! I've achieved my goal.. kept working at it until I had a vanilla border all the way around the snowball blocks... then I've managed to work in two other caterpillar fabrics - the food print and the little caterpillar print.

I've left space on the inside and outside of the pieced caterpillar, as I plan to hand-embroider feet/legs and little hairs on the body. It's a good sized quilt - I think it will be great on a single bed.

And so, that's the first phase of the quilt top complete: now to hand-stitch the hairs and legs, eyes and mouth.

Mum has a fantastic panto of a caterpillar that I will ask her to quilt on here - especially in that large empty space.

I posted this pic on facebook... my friend Rob says that when the quilt is old and full of holes it will still fit the theme! Oh! He made me laugh!!

Every now and then one gets on a roll... a project starts and keeps going... this is one of those, and it makes me very happy...

Can you tell what this will be yet? I've spread the blocks out and I'm wiggling the caterpillar so that it appears to be crawling along...

Then adding bits at a time to the snowball blocks before calculating the next bit...

There's a bit of calculating involved... but it IS patchwork, so I'm joining pieces all over the place, and it can't really be seen....

I'd love to have the centre finished tomorrow, and borders added.