Wednesday, May 20, 2015

WIP-IT Wednesday: Country Village QAL Blocks & Giveaway Reminder!

Hi peeps!



This was the second quilt I made and my first try at hand-quilting. You'll notice that there is no close-up photo as I don't want you to see the "toe-catcher" hand-quilting stitches…they are truly awful!!! This one lives on one of my quilt racks, so no one can see it.

The quilt started with a remnant of the cute pigs in pyjamas print, which is to the left and right of the center square, as well as the outer border.


How is everyone doing with their Country Village blocks for the quilt-a-long? 

I have ten finished and pressed, including the one block I had to take apart and swap the center out. 

Sorry about the drab lighting, the area where I sew has awful light and I have to sew with a bendy lamp that almost touches my face.


I have the eleventh block all ready for trimming. I like to finish my sewing day with an item that is already started, so that next time I can jump right in!

I wanted to show you my bag of selvedges from Maison De Provence, the fabric collection by Connecting Threads. They are so pretty! 

Piecing with selvedges seem so be all the rage at the moment, so I'm thinking I should at least give it a try. So funny, when I started quilting in the early 1990's, the selvedge was considered waste and now it is a part of the blocks you can make.


*Giveaway has ended and the prize has been claimed*

Don't forget to enter my 1 year Blogiversary Giveaway for a chance to win the 29-piece fat quarter collection of Line Dried from Connecting Threads

Comments close on Thursday, May 21 at 11:59 PM, PST. Comments must be on the actual giveaway post


Sharing is caring!!! 
Don't forget that I am happy to share with your friends…feel free to pin to Pinterest, post on Google+ and Facebook, and Tweet away! Just please play fair and make sure your posts link back to this blog. 

*If you mouse/hover over the top right corner of my photos, a red "Pin-it" button will show up and all you have to do is click it to be taken to Pinterest. There is also another red button right beside it for posting to Facebook and Twitter. Or, you could always use the little square grey buttons at the end of this post. 


Thanks for reading and have a great day! 

Quilty Huggs, 

Jacqueline 

PLEASE NOTE: This blog accepts forms of compensation such as, but not limited to; fabric/notions/patterns/books in exchange for a posted review and/or tutorial. All comments/critiques/opinions are completely my own and are not those of the provider. This blog may also contain affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on one of my links. Thanks so much!

8 comments:

  1. Practice makes perfect :) I love how creative people are using selvedges and they are so cute now with little pictures on and nice writing!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Hi there Lucy,
    Yes, I KNOW!!! I'm just loving the new Line Dried collection! I wish I could win it!!!
    Thanks for commenting!
    Quilty Huggs,
    Jacqueline

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your second quilt is lovely! I hope you can come to terms with the quilting and ultimately use it!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi there Barbara,
      Thanks for your comment!
      When I have the time to re-do my sewing room(it is the family dumping-room now), I will probably put this quilt up on the wall so that I, at least, can see it!
      Quilty Huggs,
      Jacqueline

      Delete
  4. I have that same almost-touching-your-face bendy lamp in my poorly lit sewing area too! Lol! I love your pressed blocks all fanned out like a deck of cards.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi there Ida,
      Thanks for commenting!
      My lamp is a table lamp that has a bendy stem. I bend it to right in front of where I am sewing and it is so hot that I start perspiring!
      Quilty Huggs,
      Jacqueline

      Delete
  5. Hee hee hee...""toe-catcher" hand-quilting stitches" Ha! That totally cracked me up Jacqueline!
    I think a lot of us use those almost-touching-the-face-bendy-lamps at times. Even on my modern machine I have to use that at certain times of the day.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Hi there Buzzy-Bee Lara!
      I am considering investing in a set of mini strip lights that I can stick under the machine arm to light up my sewing bed…they are quite pricey though and I would have to buy 3 sets for my Pfaff, Kenmore and 1948 Singer-though the light on the Singer is quite bright.
      Quilty Huggs,
      Jacqueline

      Delete

Hi there,
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me a comment, you make my day! Kind comments are always welcomed and appreciated. While I do read each and every comment, I may not always be able to reply.