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Thursday 10 January 2013

Dashing...

Today I have dashed from pillar to post, work, meetings, Tesco, school, post office, (fat fabric package that wouldn't fit through the letterbox).  Back home, quickly outside for a brief photo-call before it got dark...

Who's that dashing young chap?
This is the first of the pair of quilts I need to have finished this month for Sizzix.  This one used just three dies, a 4" square, 4"x 2" rectangle and the smashing 4" HST die.  Given this selection, a churn dash block seemed the rational choice. 

I used Klona white and a selection of those lovely C&H Fabrics crossweave cottons along with my favourite Klona Jade for the backing.

It measures in at 48" x 60", all stitched up in Aurifil 50, grey (2612) for piecing, off-white (2021) on the top and a light turquoise (5006) on the back for the minimal quilting.  Jobs a good'un.

As my lovely Brit Bee ladies are already finding out, (mwah), not having to trim HSTs is rather refreshing and this all came together very quickly.  I am still finalising the design for the second quilt. which will incorporate the same dies plus 2" squares and HSTs.

Day 10 and I am happy to have my first finish for the year, and it's a whole quilt, albeit a small one.  Not sure I am going to be able to manage a quilt a week, oh can you imagine?!  But it is looking scarily like I could have 3 clocked up in January!!

30 comments:

  1. and breathe!
    Looks great, very tempted by that sizzix thing

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  2. very cool, you overacheiver you! ;-)

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  3. Brilliant! Not sure which is more of a machine- that Sizzix or you!

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  4. That looks fab, and i think i have all 3 of those sizzix dies, yay! :)

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  5. Well done! I've just got the binding to sew on a quilt and that will be my first finish of 2013. I'm looking at buying a Sizzix with my Christmas money but can't decide on what dies will be most useful.

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  6. Looks great Hadley, I really like the churn dash block, and your quilt-holder is very dashing :)

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  7. It's fabulous!n I love your colour choices and your quilt hanger is very handsome!

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  8. I love it, what backing did you use?

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  9. I was thinking the same as reply No3 who is the machine you or the sizzix.

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  10. Great use of the dies, I'm not sure I'd have managed to think of that!

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  11. Now you are just showing off!!

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  12. Clapping and cheering from across the pond! It's a lovely finish

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  13. You're fast becoming the sizzix queen! This looks great! Jxo

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  15. Deadlines sure do help with the finishes. I love churn dashes, the quilt is lovely and your helper is dashing.

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  16. Very nice quilt. Love the simplicity of it. I was contemplating a sissix or go baby. You clearly love yours.

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  17. Great job there O, didnt realise you were so tall! I'm not usually a great fan if churn dash, but from your colour choice (yummy colours) this time I saw the pattern of diamonds And rectangles in the negative spaces, much more of a fan now, wonder what it would look like with the fabrics swapped?

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  18. Love your churn dash! Do you get to go with the quilt then?

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  19. really no trimming? Wow. How about the bias edge issue? Tell me all!!!

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  20. This is great...love the colours and design. Well done!

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  21. What a gorgeous quilt. I love the colours!

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  22. Looks great as does the quilt model. You didn't seriously think you could make a quilt a week did you? Think how much fabric and wadding you'd need to buy. That would put you off lol!

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  23. Like I've said before - you're one scary lady!

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  24. Love the block, love the quilt, love your choice of colors! Fabulous job!
    Churn Dash was the first block I was taught when I learned to quilt, and so it is near and dear to my heart!

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  25. LOL if anyone could manage a quilt a week I'd put my money on you... I was about to say "my hasnt he GROWN!" but then I noticed the bench... lol

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  26. I would expect nothing less that 52 quilts ;-) Oooh, now that's a challenge should I ever win the lottery or alternatively move to the States. It's a perfect finish and your assistant is indeed very dashing.

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  27. What a super finish! Absolutely beautiful!

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