More sewing ahead for us

What plans do you have for the next six weeks in lockdown?  I'm working on a t-shirt quilt for my son's 21st birthday which, thankfully, is in March next year because it's taking me forever to do!  Do you know how many times the little sod has walked past the studio since I've been trying to display his quilt pieces on the wall?!  Isn't that always the case though when you're trying to keep something a secret?!  

I rescued these shirts from the to go to the op shop pile.  Jâc is too trendy for them now but I thought he'd like them made up into a quilt.

Robyn has started her lockdown sewing.  She's started preparing hexagons and has ordered a pattern from The Birdhouse.  I wonder what it'll be...

Lockdown sewing.

Robyn's mysolation quilt on her design floor.

Ta da!  Some of it was sewn together.  Robyn has plans for the blocks she didn't use.

Glo is up to mischief again leading everyone astray!  She's been demonstrating how to do an easy quilt block and here are Robyn's versions.

Robyn has been practising her free motion quilting!

Sheila has been busy too!  The feather is her own design.  It's made from fabric and paint.  There are two layers of polyester batting under the feather and after Sheila finished the raw edge appliqué she cut this away to leave a thin layer.  The rest was then free motion quilted with cream and gold thread.

Some people are so clever!

Sheila also made this apple blossom.  The design was painted onto batik fabric using fabric paints and then Sheila added beads.  She then put it onto double polyester batting and stitched around the outside.  The rest was then heavily free motion quilted so that the flowers pop.  Sheila has also done the Mysolation quilt and the Laundry Basket Quilt.  She says that she doesn't enjoy piecing and wants to stick to smaller projects in future but what will Glo tempt her with next I wonder?

Apple blossoms.

So, what have you all been up to? Let us know!