September sewing

Well, September disappeared somehow and I don't have much to show for it - not as much as expected anyway.  I have done a fair bit of sewing though, so am pleased enough with that.  We're now half way through October, so I had better get a wriggle on to finish some things by the end of the month.  

The second of the "good" baskets for my granddaughter.  Now to make some for myself.   It is still tricky to get them stiff enough to work properly when pulling in and out of the shelves.  Rather than cardboard inside, it probably needs something like a very thin plywood or perhaps Corflute?

A finished I Spy quilt for a young friend's son, who turned one last month.  A bit late for his birthday but I had issues with this quilt that were so frustrating.  Stupid mistakes that I made and had to spend time to fix, including most of the original free motion quilting.  I tried to match up the coloured borders of each block to make it look like it is woven but I think I won't worry too much about matching the colours in a line through the blocks in future quilts.  

I made too many blocks for this quilt so now have almost enough for a second quilt, ready to make for another young person.  

Not sure about the border on this one - it may be too light - but it is finished, so that's the main thing. Eli's quilt.  Finished size:  52" x 68".  Made from stash fabrics, including backing.  Not sure of the name of the pattern - Woven something?  Quilted with a large meander in the main area of the quilt and straight line meander in the border.  Batting is Legacy 80/20 cotton/polyester.  

Pictures of some of the blocks in my ongoing evening handwork - Sue Daley's Quatro quilt.  Rather than row by row, I am sewing it in rounds.  For each round, I make enough of both the coloured blocks and the plain blocks and plan where they will go in that round.  Then I attach the blocks into four edge lengths and attach each length one by one to the quilt.  Each round is of course bigger than the previous one, so it will take a while.  Once I finish this round, I have another two rounds to go before it is bordered.  Then of course comes the sandwiching and quilting.  I'm still of two minds whether I hand quilt it or not.  

I worked on my QAYG quilt but the sashing still isn't lining up nicely, so I have to try again, I think, or do I just put up with it as it is?  It is a donation quilt but I do want to master this QAYG method of adding sashing to quilted blocks.  

How have I done so far with the goals for September:

1. Make one or more fabric baskets - for my granddaughter and/or me.  I've made one more for the grandy.  
2. Make a knitting needle roll for a friend -  this looks like it won't happen in the near future so I am taking it off my goals list.  
3. Re-join QAYG blocks into sashed finished quilt - have done this but the sashing still isn't lining up nicely.  
4. Finish sewing the elephant wallhanging top - still at the planning stage!
5. Quilt the Sawtooth Star quilt; add binding and label - spent time on Eli's quilt instead.  This one is next to be quilted.    

Goals for October

Not much left of October so I won't be too ambitious.

1. Quilt the Sawtooth Star quilt; add binding and label
2. Finish sewing the elephant wallhanging top
3. Pin baste music quilt ready for quilting in November

September 2021 fabric tally:

I've bought no fabric this month!  With lockdown, I haven't been near any shops to speak of.  

The fabric basket used 2m of fabric.  The I Spy quilt used 3.5m backing, and approx 4m for the front.  

    Fabric brought in:    + 0 m             Fabric used:   - 9.5 m

    Total for September:    - 9.5 m       

    Running total for 2021:    -  21.8 m