Thursday, January 26, 2012

Australia Day Sewing

I am enjoying making this quilt so much, I'm trying to work on it whenever I can. As I don't have a sewing room I have to set up at the kitchen table so at 9am this morning I started sewing and didn't stop until it was time to start dinner.

I first discovered this block on Jodi's blog over at Pleasant Home and immediately I knew I wanted to make it. There is a tutorial by Amber from A little bit Biased and its fantastic. You should check it out of you love scrappy sewing. Amber has made a mini quilt in red, white and blue, its so cute.



I still have 5 blocks to make for the bottom row then I'll have to think about a border. I have quite a few 3 1/2" squares left so I want to use them in a border of some kind.

So Australia Day was a good sewing day for me while the boys watched cricket.





18 comments:

Cath said...

Wow Leanne, it is coming along beautifully!

Jodi Nelson said...

Oh my!!! It's GORGEOUS!!! I worked on mine yesterday but had way too many interruptions. LOL I have 7 blocks done. :) I will definitely have to add this to my last post for the Sew Scraps Along! Thanks for sharing... ooxx`jodi

Gigi's Thimble said...

Man, you and jodi are killing me with how many blocks you have completed already!!! Your quilt is beautiful!!! Can you come over and finish mine for me too? :)

Happy Quilting!
Amber

Jeni said...

Just love the colours and the blocks

Jo in TAS said...

It's looking fabulous Leanne!

Sarah said...

Oh my goodness..... LOVE it Leanne! How big is yours? Thanks for the link too! Looking forward to seeing what you do for the border!

Anonymous said...

Love it! Don't be nervous about scrappy because you are a natural at picking fabrics

a good yarn said...

Oh Leanne, you can't possibly like that quilt? Look, I'll help you out. Just post it to me when it's finished and you'll never be bothered by it again. ann :-)

Fiona said...

Hey Leanne, I love the look of your new quilt. I have decided to start blogging again it is a great diary of our family life. Hope your well,

Love Fiona

Susan said...

Hi Leanne what a lovely quilt i love the colours you have used. xx

LuAnn said...

Leanne...I just love your quilt. Your fabrics are always so bright and happy. Looks like the day at the beach was lots of fun, too.

Susie said...

what a pretty quilt! Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Happy Stitching.

rosie said...

Leanne, it is just lovely...

Pauline said...

very nice quilt Leanne, love the colours AND the design

Anonymous said...

Nice read, I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing some research on that. And he actually bought me lunch since I found it for him smile Thus let me rephrase that: Thanks for lunch!
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Anonymous said...

You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something that I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and very broad for me. I am looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
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Kim said...

I came across that tutorial at the weekend aswell, I decided it was a good scrap buster and so far have made 6 blocks! I'm off work this week and yesterday just could NOT stop sewing. Fabulous!

Quilter Kathy said...

Hopped over from Darlene's blog to see your quilt...it's amazing!

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