String Quilt Blocks

This week-end was very busy with gardening, cooking and finishing the string blocks. They are now ready to be sewn, and I expect to receive the fabrics I ordered for the sashing and backing.

Tonight I baked a panettone for the quilting bee party tomorrow at home. Waiting for it to be cooked, I took this picture of the beautiful gardenia that my daughter offered me on the first of May. There are great smells in the kitchen : the gardenia flowers mixed with the smells of the brioche almost ready.

I always have a little anxiety opening the stove, shall I have a bad surprise... no it's ok, it seems perfectly baked!

We shall taste it tomorrow morning with a good cup of coffee. In the meantime I wish everybody a great Sunday evening!

Christine

String Quilt Progress

A dream fulfilled : I have a design board in my studio! After years on the knees to arrange the disposal of my blocks on the floor, after years of pains and stiffness I remembered that they were some isolating panels in the underground, remains from the building of the house, and that I could use them for this purpose!

As they were too high to put them vertically, I installed three panels horizontally, one over each other, using adhesive tape all around, to maintain them together. I will have them cut one day, to set them vertically.

For the time being it's ok. This is really an essential tool, especially for this kind of project.

I spend a long time re-arranging the blocks, and at the end I think that not one remained at the place I had chosen at the beginning!

Little problem here.

This is much better!

This tool is as well essential : instead of standing, each time I sew a stripe, to iron it, I press it with this

"ecologic" iron and it makes the job alright!

 Today is the first of May. Here it's a holiday and the tradition is to make a wreath with fresh spring flowers
and hang it on the door.

My daughter and her boyfriend are doing this perfectly!

Have a beautiful day!

Christine

Pink Baby Girl Quilt

Fabrics

Two months ago, my dearest friend became the grandmother of two adorable little twin girls. This quilt is the second I prepared for them. The first one was the zig zag quilt, shown here : zig zag quilt.

This is the simpliest baby quilt I ever made and it's my favorite one!

In one day it was done.

I assemble the blocks, then the bands.

I chose a stripe darker pink fabric to frame.

Finished top

As I found too cute the fabric with the toys prints, I did not want to cut it in small pieces, and decided to use it as large bands all around. For the binding I chose an aqua fabric. Now time for quilting!

I chose the colors of the fabrics according to the taste of the grandmother who likes delicate tunes, especially tender pink. Let's hope the mother will like the quilts. As regards the little girls, growing older, I am sure they will appreciate them, as all little girls love pink!

For you, the first rose of my garden.

Have a great week!

Christine