What I've been working on...

I've been turning this...

Into this...

Using this...

I found this pattern http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/06/peaks-and-valleys.html and realised I could use my Accuquilt die to cut all the fabric up in next to no time! 

I needed 256 navy triangles with pink side triangles and the same for pink triangles with navy side triangles. Then I needed 512 of each pink and navy 3 1/2" squares before sewing each block. Here is the order I sewed it in....

I have about 14 blocks to go before I have the 64 I need to make a 96" square quilt. I too'ed and fro'ed between making it 84" square or 96" and decided the bigger size would be better. I'm very happy with this lovely scrappiness. 

And so I shall return with this baby quilted soon.

Be lovely

Vicki

Oldest UFO?

 Today I visited Betty who sent out an invitation for any of our Thread Therapy girls to come and sit in her lovely clean patio. As it happened I was on my last day off of 9 in a row, so we sat in the dry early summers day under her cool patio and did some stitching. I managed to get the last teal circle sewn to the border. The quilt is now ready for basting then quilting.

Betty also gave me a demonstration of her new Bernina. She is much bigger in size than Bernina Virtuosa's. I don't have a photo but I did manage to get one of Betty's Sue Daly's civil war quilt still under construction.

It is a bit blurry but you can see the beauty. Very tempted to try the one out.

I also received a new book this week. I've been looking at Modern Patchwork by Elizabeth Hartman for a while so I decided to treat myself.

I've got my eye on these two first up...

This quilt is also going back to Live in Italy with Ale on Saturday.

Well that's it for today.

V