Anzac Day Quilt is completed.

 I have been struggling over the last few weeks with my back which is limiting my time sewing. This has really frustrate me. So I have picked the times I sew carefully. I managed to pin my Anzac Day Quilt but the other will have to wait either for my back to heal or until I get help. I have had to keep the quilting simple with just stitching in the ditch. I really wanted to finish this quilt before the Laura Folk Fair as I wanted to have some kits available for sale. Anzac Day is the 25th April so if anyone want to make one they will really to get the pattern and kit ready to give them time to make it up. If they are making the same size as mine it is only a weekend project to complete it.

The fabrics I have used in this quilt are all available in store and online at Cynthia's Ark if you are interested in any of them. Plus I have put this pattern under the Tutorial tab here as it is a great little pattern if you have a feature print for the framed blocks. Just perfect for a I  Spy quilt.

I haven't got a better picture of this quilt finished. I didn't realise I hadn't taken the final picture, before the quilt  went to a new home.
This project is also my April One Monthly Goal project to complete. So I have done well to get it completed, considering it is the only thing completed this month. Pop over to Elm Street Quilts to see how everyone did.

Until Next Time 

Keep Stitching

Cynthia

April's One Monthly Goal Project

It is time to select April's project to work on. I was going to select my Desert Sky quilt which is ready for borders and was last month's project. During the last week of March I was working on a little remembrance quilt from Anzac fabrics that had arrived in store. With Anzac Day on the 25th April, it seem to set itself. I have to finish in time so I can hang it to celebrate our fallen heroes that have serviced our country.

I have linked my post to Elm Street Quilts post, so pop over and check out what everyone is working on during April.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia.

The Anzac Quilt is Developing in to a Quilt

Continuing on from my last post on the Anzac fabrics that had arrived in store, I found myself with a little time at the sewing machines after a couple of hours standing cutting fabrics for kits. I am trying not to spend too long doing one job as I am having trouble with my neck again and now my back.

 I had four blocks made and I set myself to sew up 5 more blocks to make nine in total. It would be easy to make this quilt larger if you want too. Time is what stopped me going further as there is under a week to the Laura Folk Fair and as long as I got this to the quilt top stage I can display it.

After getting the blocks completed I looked at the border, it needed some calculations to get it to work due to the fabric being directional. I only wanted to cut one strip and I didn't want any joins because the border strips would have only of been 2-3 inch short. Once I double check my calculations I cut the side borders first and sewed them on. I took a deep breath and measured the quilt with the borders on and yes my calculation were good with just over a quarter of a inch to spare with the selvedge. I cut the top and bottom borders a little wider because it is such a beautiful poppy print. In a couple of hours I have my Anzac Quilt ready for pinning and quilting. I will see if I have any time to do that over the weekend, with a class on Saturday I will not be able to do it  then, but maybe Sunday or Monday I will find the time. I do need to find some time for pining as I have 4 quilts waiting to be pinned.

Until Next Time

Keep Stitching

Cynthia