I cut and chain pieced about 200 pieces for a coin quilt I am making. I'm using a tutorial from Moda bake shop, which actually looks quite easy. I'm still fiddling with the sashing and border fabrics, but the bulk of the work is done, as shown in this pile.
My limiting factor last night was that I really didn't feel like dragging out the ironing board, so I stopped with the chain piecing.
I then moved on to a placemat project. I had cut out the fabric last weekend for 4 placemats. I tried one technique, that did not work the way I wanted it to. Basically I'm trying to use left over fabric and old t-shirts as the inside batting. When you sew woven cotton to knit (like t-shirt material) it stretches and puckers....bummer for me.
So, this is my first Friday Night Sew In. I really like the idea of setting aside time to do something creative. Although I just started sewing, I have a lot of projects that I need to work on.
Cheers~
Marti
Wow... you did get a lot done for the FNSI! A coin quilt... what fun!
ReplyDeleteI love so many of the Moda patterns and it looks like you've made a great start - your fabrics look cool. And that placemat is darling. I agree that FNSI is good for setting aside time for something creative!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you were able to get so much done! Chain piecing is one of my favorite tricks. I think it's a huge time saver.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining the FNSI.. it's really does give us that extra push to sit down and make progress.