Quilt In Progress.

This is the quilt so far. All the blocks have been made, I laid it out and placed the blocks in 4 rows of 7. Happy with my layout so I have stacked them in order. Fabric backing strips are 1 inch wide by 10 inches long, and 3 strips are 1 inch wide by 10 inches long to go in between the rows.
The top strips are 2 inches wide. The binding for the whole quilt will be in black.
First I will join them together row by row, then strip by strip.

Aussie Hero Quilt In Progress.

 The quilt I am making is for a female with no preferences, so I am doing another quilt as you go with the orange wattle fabric as a center strip. The strips on the side of the wattle fabric go next to the wattle on the block then the rest come from the bin. All the blocks on the back is a pale peach with white and they will have coloured joining strips and the front will have black so that it looks like stained glass. The bin on the side has all the scraps and left over batting from previous quilts. The batting will be butted up and joined with iron on interfacing to make a block sized piece. Each block will measure 10 inches then a border will be added to the sides.

These are the blocks so far today.

Block Of The Month.

I am very excited! I have just signed up for this free Block of the Month, You can too! Just go here,
 http://jacquelynnesteves.com/sewing-quilting/sew-sweet-simplicity-free-block-of-the-month/
It has already started, but not to worry, you will be able to catch up.
I am sorting out my fabrics already.
I am not neglecting my charity stuff though, I have a quilt already started for Aussie Heroes.

Applique Continued.

 Meggie this morning.

All the pieces have been sewn down onto the background.

Applique continued.

This is what I have done today, ironed it all onto felt, sewed it with a matching thread on the bottom and a clear thread on the top, then cut them out. I am looking forward to the next stage.

Laundry Bags.

 Today I have made 8 laundry bags for Aussie Heroes.

2 boxes of 4 bags.

Applique.

I am so excited I signed up for being a pattern tester for http://sweetbriarsisters.com/
I received the pattern this afternoon and got right into it.

Splendid Snowman Advent Sew Along Week 2 of a 6 week pattern test. 

So very very cute.