Civil War Quilt–Log Cabin

I’m not sure why Barbara Brackman chose to make 8” blocks for her sampler quilt.  I find 8” is quite a difficult block to work with.  This one came together well enough, but I think the maths is so much easier on different sized blocks. 

It rained it’s head off last night.  Each time it rains, we lose our (very expensive) driveway off down the street, so biggest daughter and I spent ages shovelling it back up.  I’m not complaining one bit about the rain – given our very measly annual rate of rainfall it would be churlish of me to do so! 

But I’d love a nice, soft rain that lasts all day, rather than 20ml in ten minutes like last night.  Still, beggars can’t be choosers, I guess.

Till tomorrow

Suzie

Civil War Quilt–Birds In The Air

Another one of Barbara Brackman’s Civil War Quilt.  This quilt needs fifty blocks and I think I’ve made ten or so.  I think I’m going to sash it the way that she suggests, with the triple sashing joining at a nine patch. 

I had to starch the stuffing out of it, as it was all done with triangles and I have always been a lazy quilter, so triangles are not my thing.  But it worked (kinda) and it measures the right size (kinda) and the points are all okay (kinda). 

So I think I’ll kinda keep going.

Till tomorrow

Suzie

Catching Up–Civil War Quilt

It’s no secret it’s school holidays, and very little gets done during school holidays.  It’s late here now in Australia, the little people are in bed and this has been the only time to myself I’ve really had all day.  Ahh, the serenity.

I’ve had little time to sew, but I did manage to do one block today:

Only because I had pre cut it, I think.  It’s from Barbara Brackman’s website Civil War Quilts.  I’ve done a few of her blocks for the free quilt on her website, and as is typical of me, I’ve put it away and started on other things, most notably Dear Jane.

However, whilst surfing the other day, I read that she is nearly about to start another free quilt series.  And of course, I will be have to start that, won’t I? 

So it seemed like an opportune time to finish these ones off.  Or at least put a dent in them.  Dear Jane is all well and good, but these blocks, finishing as they do at twice the size of Dear Jane, seem like monsters.  And much more achievable.

I’ve done a fair few of these….want to see?

The rest are over at my flickr stream. 

One of these days I’ll get sick of these reproduction fabrics, and then what will I work on?

Till tomorrow,

Suzie

A Quick Hello

I've got family staying at the moment, and what with it also being school holidays, little or no sewing is getting done, and I'm able to spend even less time at the computer.  Life sure does fly past!

But I did manage to piece a few of the Civil War quilt blocks by Barbara Brackman, and in lieu of a wordy post, here is some piccies:

When I have a little more time (soon, I hope, please???) I'll organise them a little better.  But not tonight. 

Night all.

S.

Civil War Quiltalong

According to Bigpond, the brand new house that I live in is in too old an area to have broadband.  So I must be content with wireless broadband.  In its defence, it's lightening fast.  But that lightening fast broadband means that I use up my 6gig a month well before it's due.  So they 'slow' me.  I'm now on a snail's pace broadband speed until tomorrow, so no large posts from me until then.  But here's my latest Civil War block.  I didn't piece it like the sample, but I figured an appliqued version would be nice too.  And it's done!

Civil War Block No. 1 - Catch Me If You Can

I made this block months ago, when Barbara Brackman first began her Civil War quiltalong.  It was easy.  The next few were difficult and I fell in a heap with them, but I'm slowly working through them and will post more later.

Don't have much of anything to say today.  Hopefully I'll get all my housework-y jobs done tomorrow early enough and I can spend the rest of my free time sewing.  Fingers crossed.

Bye for now.

Sunday Mornings

Sunday mornings are the best.  I generally get to sleep in (the DH and I have an arrangement - he has Saturday mornings, I have Sunday mornings).  One daughter goes out, DH is generally out in the garden, and little DD is generally out following him. 

So I get my time. 

Mostly it's filled up with folding, washing, tidying.  But I do love to get a cup of coffee and surf some of the quilting blogs.

I generally follow a theme.  I'm currently madly into reproduction blogs, and my lordy there are loads of them.  I'm in awe of these ladies and their piecing skills. 

While I had a little time to myself, I took the opportunity to stitch up the latest month of the Civil War Quilt by Barbara Brackman.  This one was called Illinois Roads.  I've made three.  I have a lot of catching up to do!