WIP Wednesday 23-01-2013

I hadn't realized until now that this is my first WIP post this year! How did that happen??

Looking back, I see that most of my work this year has been bee blocks, knitting socks, and reupholstering a chair for my sewing room!

However, I am now working on left overs from last year!

Starry, Starry Night is finally basted. Yay! It was not easy I must say. Because I am using voile for the backing, I didn't think I could use spray baste. Then, trying to keep it taped to the floor was a nightmare. So, I ended up doing a very non-traditional baste.

First, I lightly spray basted the batting to the quilt top; then I put the backing on top of the batting and put in just a few pins to keep it together. Then I flipped it over so that the top was on top, and pinned normally! A bit weird, but it worked!

Love AMH voile!

Now, I have to decide how to quilt it!

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I've had a ton of equilateral triangles cut from Chicopee up on my design wall for at least a month, and probably longer!

I finally bit the bullet, arranged them is some sort of random order, found a good tutorial for joining triangles without pulling out my hair, and now I am halfway through finishing them. This photo is older, so the placement of the triangles is different!

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Some bee blocks have been done...

For Janine in Star Of Africa

For Jaclyn in Simply Solids: a modern {bee}

Our Saskatoon MQG is participating in the Madrona Road Challenge, and I signed on for it!

I was initially going to do a table runner, but changed my mind and did a cushion instead.

I used some Kona Ash as well as the Madrona Road.

A hidden zipper in the back, and black piping.

I did a little hand stitching and a bit of FMQ.

I'm just finishing up a Cathedral Window pincushion with the leftover fabrics!

A fun challenge and a first for our brand new Saskatoon MQG!

Linking up today with Lee @ Freshly Pieced for

Have a great sewing week!