Precuts, we all have some.

Have you ever bought a precut of fabric? The charm squares, a jelly roll or a fat quarter bundle. They have all those pretty fabrics and you get home, with no project in mind. Then you wonder what to make with it? Now what? It sits in the cupboard, or on a shelf with no plan in sight.

A few years go by and you have an aha moment, it then gets used. Prices have increased over the years, so how far can you stretch a fat quarter bundle? A challenge for sure, some you can use all the fabric with no waste if you make a trip around the world. What if you want to use it for applique? A conundrum for sure, unless you want to make that project bag, a baby quilt and maybe something extra?

Adding some background fabrics can stretch one fat quarter bundle to make quite a few projects, be it to keep or to gift. Lets begin, first is a project bag, then a birthday quilt, a baby quilt and a chandelier quilt. Not bad and how much is still leftover?

Yes they can seem expensive, it is all about how creative you decide to be and to utilize the fabrics to create more than just one item.

Butterflies and wedding quilts.

One wedding quilt is now with the happy couple, that all happened this past weekend. It was one very busy weekend and sunday was our rest and recovery day. Today was housework and wash the floors. Perfect opportunity to pin baste the next wedding quilt on the kitchen floor.

Walked to fetch the mail and then check on the lavender on the side of the house. Two little butterflies was playing tag in the lavender. With the extreme the heatwaves the lavender needs the flowers trimmed in order for the plants to manage in the heat. So many of the flowers will be removed but not all, as the bees and butteflies need flowers too. A few years back these bushes had to be trimmed back for the exact same reason.

Baked South African custard tart and dessert requested by the groom to be.

Wedding quilt.

The wedding quilt is done and washed. It just needs the label on the back, before it will be wrapped and gifted on the weekend.

The back shows some of the quilting, this is from before it was finished.

With the heatwave and bad air quality from the wildfires, we are satying safe indoors. Started to trace the first house for Amsterdam on the Canal. This is on heat and bond light.

The quilt is hanging over the top bannister drying overnight.

It is raining.

It started to rain and is just perfect for stitching the binding on this wedding quilt.

Enjoy your sunday with a bit of slow stitching...

It has been a busy few weeks.

Summer heat arrived and so a few projects on the go, to work on and get done sooner rather than later.

Hand quilting on the frame has commenced with the heat of summer. It is just easier to quilt with it on a frame,

One wedding quilt is getting close to being done quilting on my sewing machine.

Learning to quilt on a longarm machine in a practical and hands on way. This quilt, a group of us worked on for a Mother and fellow quilter whose adult son passed very unexpectedly. It was just so very important to make sure this gets to her as soon as possible.

The mystery stitch a long is now up to date for July. Some tidy up happened and sorting out of fabrics and projects. Finished baby blankets and a diaper bag left for its forever home for a mom who is having twin boys in about 8 weeks time.

Finally got a chance to sort panels together, pieced tops and smaller projects. Found some more binding, the leftover binding box is full again. Have one large rubbermaid box with just leftover fabrics from finished quilts. All the little bits is now grouped together and is in one place, making it easier to find. The Serengeti can get some more slow stitching as well.

Purple quilts at the show.

As July is Purple, these quilts are grouped together.

They were eye catching.

Some had bits of purple and others lots.

A few others which may have or may not have any purple in the quilt..

Part three…

This one was special.

The applique was my favourite part of the show.

More pieced quilts.

There was two Afternoon Delights.