A whole lotta love......

 This year i decided that Moda Love would be a great quilt to do together...........

Some of the girls joined in.............

Maureen made a mistake on cutting so hers ended up a little smaller then the mini............she hand quilted it and bound it while on retreat..........its so cute........

Janice @ Jannimary found a variation of the 3 sizes.........love it.........Denyse Schmidt Quilts fabrics

Pat made hers in purples and it looks great...........

Raewyn and Susan made the same size quilt but its amazing the changes in look you can get by placement on fabric........

Raewyn used the Charm pack she got from Scrub Stitchin' 2019.........

then Raewyn added some borders to hers...........

Lynda made the charm size also..........love the range..........

Jo made a mini I am thinking but it could be a little bigger............it matches her dress perfectly............lol

Another variation on the setting...........pretty cool.........

Lianne made a layer cake quilt............not sure of the range but its a pretty one also..........

Jenny's mini is set for Christmas...........

and surprise shock horror to those who had left early or straight after breakfast I started a mini on Sunday morning.............

Yep I was really sewing............

I made some more progress when Gail was still here but as the Chookshed is OUT OF ACTION for some works to be completed I packed it up like this and put it away..........

Maybe I'll finish it at the Chookshed birthday.........

Last but not least this is Jude's quilt.......lovely and bright................

She also made two charm pack size blocks and then decided that 4 was going to be to big for her idea so buffered these two out with some extra blocks to make it a little wider and added a border.........

so many different ideas and colours from everyone............I love seeing everyone's size choice, colours, and then variations..........

thanks for playing along girls........hope I have not missed anyone........

Who else played along at home......

I know Janet @ Rogue Quilter joined us......

Ok best go......been a little busy here hence the quiet, got to go hang out the washing, paint boards for the Chookshed.......see if I can get another post written over the weekend.........

have a great Saturday.........

Catch you later......

Chookyblue.........

Group project..........

    So the optional group project at Scrub Stitchin' this year is the Moda Love quilt this year...........

I have three of these quilts..........two I made and one I helped Fairy Girl make........

The pattern is great and goes together pretty quickly...........

You can use a layer cake (10" squares), Charm pack (5' squares) or a mini charm pack (2.5" squares)

you can find the pattern here Moda Love

I will be making the mini charm quilt which will finish at 12"

What do you think...........do you want to play????

For those not at Scrub Stitchin' you could sew along at home.......

stinking hot day here again today.........

currently hiding in the Chookshed chatting on zoom again.......

Catch you later.........

Chookyblue.....

nameless...(updated name Mobstar Quilt).....

EDIT Thanks to Jude and Pat I names this one Mobstar as per there suggestion.........mob of sheep and the start pattern.

9/9 bindings this one was finished weeks ago but I had to try and get pics..........

I started this quilt back in 2017 and it was the first quilt that Kris @ Tag Along Teddies kicked my butt on that started the crazy Christmas sewing blitz of 2017

 

"So what do I think of this quilt?????"

"Hang on let me have a look......."

"I need a really close look..........checking out the seams and quilting........."

 

Well as I took photos in the woolshed last time I mentioned mustering and Carole @ From my Carolina Home asked me "what is mustering".........

Mustering is when you go out in the paddocks/fields/pasture and check all paddock and find the stock be that cows or sheep in that paddock and muster them ie bring them back to the holding yards to do work with them mostly.........or move them to another paddock......

You can do this by vehicle, motorbike, horse and sometimes dogs with you..........we use bikes and dogs sometimes depending on the job........

We have 4 wheel motor bikes........its a bit slower then usual at present as the grass is so long and dangerous as you don't see logs, holes and stumps etc but it is a good problem with all the grass.........we have feed..........

I took some pics first on the gate and tree and then had to wait for Mr Chooky to be the quilt holder............yes he thinks I am nuts having pics taken in mobs of sheep but hey........I met the stock challenge for Rose Marie........not cows but at least sheep.........it's far to wet to get to the cows.........

Golden hour was in full swing the other afternoon and the colours were amazing and I just loved mustering..........this afternoon I was moving them from one paddock to another to be closer to the yards for the next day.........

the sheep just kept running around him while he held the quilt up...........

the grass heads were catching the light..........the temperature was pretty nice for autumn..........

If you look close in this pic the sheep are winding like a big long snake almost to the top left of the grass in this photo...........the grass is long and they just were following each other as when the others went thru they knocked the grass down a bit........

Trying to be artistic I threw it over a tree branch............

This is my second quilt using grey.........

3rd Moda Love Quilt between Fairy Girl and myself..........

The gate was useful............and look at that stunning custom quilting by Jude............gorgeous custom quilting......

These sheep were penned up to be drafted where we sorted them out between ewes and big lambs that had got mixed up.........Last week we shore all the lambs..........next week hopefully we will be shearing the ewes.......weather has not been with us shearing wise.........sheep need to be dry to shear...........

So now I need your help..............

this quilt needs a name.......I did get one but it doesn't suit..........

Name ?????HELP

Started 2017 -2022

Fabrics Washing Depot by Denyse Schmidt

Size 68in x 68in

Custom Quilted by Jude @ News From Jude

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Stay warm its a wicked cold week in my part of Oz........

winter sure hit with a bang........

No sun yet today so I best go turn the heater on in the Chookshed as that is where you will find me today unless it is TOOOO cold and I will be back in near the fire........

Its nearly 8am and still only 3.7 degC and the wind is supposed to pick up again today..........Looks like it could be cloudy all day.........bbbbrrrrrr

Keep the love of blogging alive......

Catch you later........

Chookyblue.....

FG Love......

This was the first Moda Love quilt that I made.......

This one got finished 24th April but I had to many other posts to do so posting now...............

The pattern can be found here........It works with a layer cake, charm pack and mini charm pack......

I love quilt photo shoots but restricted myself to share only 6 pics here............

this photo was right when I finished it.............

I started this quilt back on Oct 2014 and finished it a few days later......links here and here.........I started using a layer cake but as I had used a few pieces from it in something else I added some French General fabrics from my stash...........with a couple of others thrown in..........

Honestly cannot remember who quilted it..........its been languishing in the binding pile for to many years.............But love the quilting design on it.........and its got a nice high loft......feels very snug............

I was thinking of calling it French Star back then but as my love for French General has grown it will be FG Love aka French General Love..........

reflecting the fabric and pattern designs.............

I decided it didn't want or need borders and measures 72inx72in quilt............

I just adore this backing fabric............

I thought this one might be given to someone but really not sure I can part with it............

Thanks for the push Rose Marie.........

Now in one of those posts about this quilt it mentioned and shows a pic about making a mini quilt with the same fabrics............no idea where that is or the fabrics and I am sure I had not sewn it together.......OMG...........better send out the search party for that one...........

Have you made a Moda Love Quilt???? 

It's a great pattern as very effective and quick to make up........

Keep the love of blogging alive......

Catch you later................

Chookyblue...........

When push comes to shove.....

When push comes to shove maybe I should say gentle encouragement...........no actually she was talking whip cracking to keep me on task so lets leave it is was..........

I was laying on the lounge in the Chookshed looking at the design wall with bits  of a quilt on it................I text Kris @ Tag Along Teddies about a parcel.............the long and the short of it is she got my A%$#$#SE moving and I got motivated to sew..............I kept sending her photos of my progress to remain accountable........

The fabrics are from Washington Depot by Denyse Schmidt and I got mine at The Next Stitch ..............I used the Moda Love pattern that I have made previously and I love it as a quick effective design...........I didn't quite have the right size blocks as I wasn't using a layer cake so I cut everything 1/2inch smaller.............I think it will measure about 68x68in now.
So here is Christmas Star as named by Kris............
this is my second quilt using grey and surprise surprise I am really happy with the quilt........

So after all that sewing I was very motivated and pulled out Framed (my first grey quilt)..........I started this one back in June? God knows why I never got back to it..............Fairy Girl packed it up from the design wall when we were cleaning up the chookshed..............loving how this is coming together too and I'm running out to the Chookshed to get a little done before I head to work.............

Not sure whats wrong......boxing day my machines even did something unheard of.......never knew it was possible.......I actually mended 3 items.......inbetween my 4 nanna naps..........

Catch you later.....

Chookyblue.....
PS after a 1000 texts back and forwards thanks heaps Kris but how is the pattern writing going?????

2 tops in 10 in days......OMG.......

With a bit of a delay due to sleepover Aunty duties...........

finally......second quilt top finished................or maybe not............

this is without boarders..............72 x 72inch square.

border options................what do you think???

the big floral would be not quite this wide..........

I do have to get some more yardage which should be fine...........

closer up..............

And with a top together i was inspired to work on another old one.............

it's been in and out a bit lately............

even made it to the design wall and got pull back down................

another block nearly finished and most of the sashing done.....

Need to measure them all but I think the sashing has been cut 4 3/8 instead of 4  1/2 inchs............

It will work out but AARRRHHHH.........

loved the holidays and the long weekend.........

Fairy Girl is playing in a bundle of scraps, selvedges etc...........

no direction really, no rules to follow just having fun joining fabric together..........

also added in a few random left over blocks, stuff ups etc.............

Anyway hope you have enjoyed your weekend..............

So border or no border???? 

Help.......need your thoughts.............

Catch you later

Chookyblue

French star?............

I saw this pattern - Moda Love Quilt online - printed it and put it in a safe spot for a rainy day............well I haven't had a rainy day but I thought it might be a good one to try.............supposed to be made from a Layer Cake, Charm pack or Mini charm........plus some yardage.....

trying to sort out the mini charm fabrics to replicate the big one............

Started making this one yesterday lunch...............

I have incorporated a few more French General fabrics as I had used some of the fabrics in the layer cake in another project..........................

I wasn't happy with the layout of the side squares so I moved them and changed them..............

Less then a hour this morning and it is all pinned on the wall........moved to final positions and ready for me to start sewing once I get back from town.............
I can't wait.............OMG 2 quilt tops in one week now that would be a record........
I can't show you the other one yet.......you will have to wait a week or so..............
Catch you later

Chookyblue